[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!

[Stefano]

2016-08-30 19:24 GMT+02:00 Colin Smale <colin.smale at xs4all.nl>:

> I am going to say this very quietly.... what3words
>
>

IKEA furniture is more recognizable than english words
http://www.what3ikea.com/

/s

Cheers,
Stefano

>
>
> On 2016-08-30 19:12, Florian Lohoff wrote:
>
>
> Hola,
>
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 05:03:39PM +0200, Iván Sánchez Ortega wrote:
>
> Warning: flame thread about to start.
>
> El tirsdag 30. august 2016 16.50.14 CEST Oleksiy Muzalyev escribió:
>
> It is clear that in Iceland there are street signs. However, a growing
> number of people on Earth is living in slums [1] or slum-like areas,
> where a classical system of addresses from the 19th century is not
> affordable.
>
>
> Oh for fucks sake. Tell me what's not affordable about spray-painting
> letters
> on the sides of buildings?
>
>
> http://www.upu.int/en/activities/addressing/addressing-the-world-
> initiative.html
> http://www.upu.int/fileadmin/documentsFiles/activities/
> addressingAssistance/brochureWhitePaperEn.pdf
> http://www.upu.int/fileadmin/documentsFiles/activities/
> addressingAssistance/brochureAddressingTheWorldEn.pdf
>
> Although i think the Upu has some serious conflicts in their members and
> goals.
>
> Deutsche Post and British Postal Service are both members, and both claim
> copyright
> on the postcode database. So the members of the UPU do not conform to the
> claimed "public good"
> of addressing.
>
> I think OSM could be a major piece in generating addresses for the billions
> currently unaddressed - still - its a huge task.
>
> Flo
>
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