[datameet] Re: TED Global - Three word address for every place on Earth

2017-10-27 Thread Justin
> > W3W is a gift and a curse. It is a commercial product. Several nations > have somewhat embraced it (Mongolia, Liberia, and a few others I believe), > but locally it may run into difficulties. People will not understand what > cow.goat.cat means. Facebook is also in development of such a >

Re: [datameet] TED Global - Three word address for every place on Earth

2017-10-27 Thread Thejesh GN
Yes. It works offline because its algorithmic. May be we can raise a request at OSM for this feature. Javascript library https://github.com/google/open-location-code/tree/master/js Thej -- Thejesh GN *⏚* ತೇಜೇಶ್ ಜಿ.ಎನ್ http://thejeshgn.com GPG ID : 0xBFFC8DD3C06DD6B0 On 27 October 2017 at 16

Re: [datameet] TED Global - Three word address for every place on Earth

2017-10-27 Thread Nikhil VJ
Thanks, I'd been looking for this, had seen a video on it long ago but forgotten the name and everything. (openlocationcode). It works on google maps, and on my phone's maps app when offline too. Doesn't work on OSM yet. I understand it's a mathematical computation with each pair of letters repre

Re: [datameet] TED Global - Three word address for every place on Earth

2017-10-27 Thread Thejesh GN
I prefer http://openlocationcode.com/ Example : 7J4VWJHG+J5 They are open and works offline. They also work in Google maps. Thej -- Thejesh GN ⏚ ತೇಜೇಶ್ ಜಿ.ಎನ್ http://thejeshgn.com On 27-Oct-2017 12:52 PM, "Craig Dsouza" wrote: > What do you guys think of the new geocoding system .. three w

[datameet] TED Global - Three word address for every place on Earth

2017-10-27 Thread Craig Dsouza
What do you guys think of the new geocoding system .. three word addresses? Anyone working on this? Chris Sheldrick: A precise, three-word address for every place on earth https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_sheldrick_a_precise_three_word_address_for_every_place_on_earth/up-next -- Datameet is a c