<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On 11/22/2015 2:39 AM, Colin Smale wrote:<br>
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I have heard a few times recently about what3words, a new novel coordinate/addressing system for the whole world.<br>
Could/should we be doing anything to support/facilitate/implement this system in OSM?</blockquote></span></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I don't think it belongs in any way in tags,</div><div>but it could be nifty in nominatum. It is just another data source.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>As for the "not open" or "can't depend on it", the company does have a FAQ topic that's on point:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><i>If we, what3words ltd, are ever unable to maintain the what3words technology or make arrangements for it to be </i> </blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><i>maintained by a third-party (with that third-party being willing to make this same commitment), then we will release</i> </blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><i>our source code into the public domain. We will do this in such a way and with suitable licences and documentation</i> </blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><i>to ensure that any and all users of what3words, whether they are individuals, businesses, charitable organisations,</i> </blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><i>aid agencies, governments or anyone else can continue to rely on the what3words system.</i></blockquote><div><i><br></i></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div>