I agree with Ian's comments but note that, just as for
longitude/latitude, the system on its own does not constitute a delivery
address.
Just a few days ago I received a delivery from a courier who complained
bitterly that the he'd had to call at several doors before finding me.
The sender
Ian--
Thanks for the explanation. That answers both of my questions.
Easier to remember, and less-likely for someone to mis-write one of the
characters. I can see where there are applications where those qualities
would be helpful.
A lot of houses & cottages already have names, and so wouldn't
Hi Michael
Yes in the western world the 3m resolution either allows for a bit of fun, or
nice precision. I have hovered over all of the squares covering my flat and
picked the most memorable to tell visitors (it's in my living room), how ever
if this system caught on i would definitely pick
Two things that I ask someone to explain:
1. How does the 3-word position-designation work? Aside from the names of
the positions, what is the co-ordinate system? Latitude & longitude? How
are the 3 words chosen for each of the 3 meter by 3-meter locations?
2. What's wrong with latitude &
Hi Michael
From reading the web site, as I understand it, they have chosen the words from
a big dictionary file. The interesting points were that they deliberately
choose smaller words for built up areas, going to larger words elsewhere on
landmass and the biggest words out to sea. This was
