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

[Mark Wagner]

On Fri, 10 Aug 2018 09:32:50 -0700
Vao Matua <vaomatua at gmail.com> wrote:

> Plus code can be calculated on the fly, but if they are
> to be used we will need to have hardcopy maps with the addresses that
> can be used to direct aid workers to a specific location.

Plus codes form a hierarchical grid, so supporting them on hardcopy
maps can easily be done when the maps are prepared for printing.

I don't know if you're familiar with the UGSG topo maps, but if you
aren't, I recommend looking at one of the 1:24000-scale maps from the
late 1970s/early 1980s.  It's got three location grids on it: UTM
coordinates and latitude/longitude markings on the outside, and PLSS
township/range/section markings on the map itself.  Adding a plus-code
grid to the map would be no problem, and wouldn't require importing
billions of tags into OSM.

-- 
Mark