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Re:Open Location Code: An Open Source Standard for Addresses by abdullahkhalids on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @07:01AM (#20745515)
Where do I find them in Google maps? what is the plus.code for the Eiffel tower? https://www.google.com/maps/place/Eiffel+Tower,+Paris,+Franc...
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Re:Open Location Code: An Open Source Standard for Addresses by michaelhoffman on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @07:12AM (#20745566)
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Eiffel+Tower/@48.853909,2....

V75V+8Q Paris, France

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Re:Open Location Code: An Open Source Standard for Addresses by FroshKiller on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @07:16AM (#20745588)
I don't know about that specific listing from your link, but I dropped a pin right on l'avenue Gustave-Eiffel behind the tower and got the code V75W+43 Paris, France. Plus codes appear right under the address line.
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Re:Open Location Code: An Open Source Standard for Addresses by abdullahkhalids on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @07:41AM (#20745757)
Thanks. It seems you have to specify a pin, and not an area to get a plus code.
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Re:Open Location Code: An Open Source Standard for Addresses by drinckes on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @08:20AM (#20746046)
Hi - plus codes founder here.

We display the plus codes in Google Maps on all business listings.

We don't display it on political features or boundaries (typically because having a lat/lng for "France" isn't super useful).

That particular Eiffel Tower result is for the area, not the tower itself, so it doesn't get a plus code.

The entry specifically for the tower, https://g.page/toureiffelofficielle?share, should display the plus code on it.

If you're on mobile, you can get the plus code for any location by just holding your finger on the map, and then expanding the card that appears. It should include the lat/lng and plus code.

Hope that helps!

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Re:Open Location Code: An Open Source Standard for Addresses by notatoad on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @01:21PM (#20749468)
The eiffel tower search result is the whole park, which is larger than the area spanned by a single plus code and therefore does not display it's plus code.

picking a smaller location displays the plus code, for example https://imgur.com/0YoSuWz

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