Re:3-word code is address of 57M 3-square-meter patches on e...
by saalweachter on Thursday August 11, 2016 @08:57AM
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Or how does 911 know which fire company to notify when you call and say your house is on fire? When the right fire truck is en route, which street do they turn down to reach you?
Or when you ask the local pizza parlor, "Do you deliver to my address?", how long does it take anyone to figure out the answer to that question?
Or when you want to take a taxi from point A to point B, and the small local taxis charge flat fees between different neighborhoods -- as many do -- how do they give you a fee estimate without plotting both points on a map?
Addresses need to be more useful than GPS coordinates as well as more memorable, or else you've just turned every-day life into the sport of orienteering.
Or when you ask the local pizza parlor, "Do you deliver to my address?", how long does it take anyone to figure out the answer to that question?
Or when you want to take a taxi from point A to point B, and the small local taxis charge flat fees between different neighborhoods -- as many do -- how do they give you a fee estimate without plotting both points on a map?
Addresses need to be more useful than GPS coordinates as well as more memorable, or else you've just turned every-day life into the sport of orienteering.