[Talk-GB] Google "Plus Code" Locators

[Mark Goodge]

On 28/02/2022 15:01, Paul Berry wrote:
> Looks like it was discussed in depth three years ago. Not sure what came 
> of it: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposal_Open_Location_Code 
> <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposal_Open_Location_Code>
> 
> The main issue I have is that if the codes can be automatically derived 
> from latitude and longitude then they don't contain any original 
> information and don't need adding to OSM. If a particular user wants to 
> show Plus Codes on an overlay or similar then they are free to do so but 
> it wouldn't be part of the map data.

They certainly shouldn't be part of the tag data, no. The original 
proposal, as I understand it (having just had a quick look at the wiki 
page in question) is simply to add a resolver to the openstreetmap.org 
website so that an OLC in the search box would convert to 
latitude/longitude and then display the map at that point.

I think there would be some value to that, particularly given that 
Google Maps now supports OLCs so the map-using public may be starting to 
get used to them. But, on the other hand, I think that public awareness 
of them remains low, and I'm not sure whether adding OLC support to 
openstreetmap.org would be a justifiable use of time.

Mark