[OSM-talk] Is it technically and legally possible to add the Open Location Code to the OSM search?

[Vao Matua]

It is a good idea for the unconnected part of the world. If you have access
to a website you might as well use three-silly-words.
If you have a stand-alone app with the Plus Codes on the buildings then
someone can easily communicate that information.
Internet connectivity is not world wide.

On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 2:27 PM, Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On 08/09/2018 10:48 PM, Vao Matua wrote:
> > The Tanzania Development trust has calculated the Plus Code addresses
> > for 17 million building points in Tanzania and have added a sample
> > village (1800 points) as a test.
>
> This is not a good idea. Please don't do it. It does not make sense! If
> someone searches for a plus code on a web site, the site can compute the
> lat/lon and take you there, WITHOUT having to add billions of plus code
> points all over the word.
>
> Bye
> Frederik
>
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