[OSM-talk] Without an address, an Icelandic tourist drew this map of the intended location (Búðardalur) and surroundings on the envelope. The postal service delivered!

[Colin Smale]

w3w solves the problem of you not having a (compact) answer to "what´s
your address?" if you want to have something delivered. The fact that
you only have to remember three words is for humans. But indeed the
delivery person needs a computer.

//colin 

On 2016-08-30 19:43, Florian Lohoff wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 07:24:02PM +0200, Colin Smale wrote: 
> 
>> I am going to say this very quietly.... what3words
> 
> I dont think what3words solves the issue of structured Addressing.
> 
> Addresses are typically strict hierarchical and offer some serious
> concepts you cant build with what3words.
> 
> "Fuzzy" or "Blurry" addresses - You cant express something like
> "between housenumber 5 and 10" or - "Across number 10 High Street".
> 
> Its exact in every aspect. 
> 
> Or a concept of "Naming all streets after birds in the north
> of the village and all streets after mammals on the south"
> every child can tell you the direction to walk and from the
> Name you get a rough guess where to head to.
> 
> When you tell them where is "allgemein.ausfüllen.fahrpreis" everybody
> will look a little confused.
> 
> What3Words is not made for humans, its made for Machines.
> 
> Flo
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