Re:What3words, the GPS app that can find anyone anywhere
by eliaspro on Friday June 29, 2018 @11:39AM
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"plus codes" [1] are a far better approach:
- no language involved, only ASCII chars and + signs
- open source algorithm to derive location codes
- works completely offline, as codes are generated on-the-fly
- no central DB of statically defined keywords needed
- no dependency on a company which might go bankrupt at some point or change licensing terms at will
W3W looks to me more like a strategic sell-out - implementing an already existing idea, hype it up, cooperate with some big brands (e.g. Daimler/Mercedes-Benz [2]), sell it for profit…
- no language involved, only ASCII chars and + signs
- open source algorithm to derive location codes
- works completely offline, as codes are generated on-the-fly
- no central DB of statically defined keywords needed
- no dependency on a company which might go bankrupt at some point or change licensing terms at will
W3W looks to me more like a strategic sell-out - implementing an already existing idea, hype it up, cooperate with some big brands (e.g. Daimler/Mercedes-Benz [2]), sell it for profit…
[1] https://plus.codes/
[2] https://blog.daimler.com/en/2018/03/28/what3words-mercedes-b...