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Re:What3words, the GPS app that can find anyone anywhere by throwawayqdhd on Friday June 29, 2018 @05:32AM (#17423437)
The problem with this approach is of course language limitations.

Can we bypass this with a combination of numbers and universal symbols?

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Re:What3words, the GPS app that can find anyone anywhere by mstef on Friday June 29, 2018 @05:42AM (#17423481)
it has been done ages ago, is called the maidenhead locator system, it is better in many ways, for example you can choose the granularity of the grid providing some privacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maidenhead_Locator_System
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Re:What3words, the GPS app that can find anyone anywhere by edent on Friday June 29, 2018 @05:40AM (#17423476)
Numbers are not universal. In that 8 can be represented as Ⅷ, ב, ၇, 八 etc.

But I like your idea of a mapping system based on emoji :-)

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Re:What3words, the GPS app that can find anyone anywhere by wingerlang on Friday June 29, 2018 @05:51AM (#17423510)
Except not all devices show emojis, and the discrepancy between symbols across operating systems. Not to mention, how do you even explain (say) some of them?
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