Plus codes: the google alternative to locate any site on a map

Google officially presents the plus codes. It is an alternative to the traditional street and number based address system. We are facing an initiative that seeks to provide coverage to millions of users who live in unknown streets or areas where there is no registration. That is why this project is born. It was initially intended for India, although it appears to be launching globally.

Plus Codes: Google's alternative to locate any site on a map

What Codes Plus does is divide the world into small areas and assign each one a code. This plus code is made up of 10 characters. Six of them for the area and another four for the city in particular. Many see it as the system that will change traditional directions.

Google Plus Codes

These codes are already open to developers, so they can be implemented in any application. They are based on Open Location Code, something that already appeared years ago in the beta version. Although now they are improved and promise to be very useful. For example, they represent an area and not a specific point. They can also be understood in all languages.

Google Plus Codes represent areas. Therefore, they leave it up to local organizations to add additional numbers if their precision is to be improved. Or in the case of wanting to name a specific building. It is a project that the company has decided to implement in Google Maps.

Without a doubt, it promises to be a project that is going to give a lot to talk about. It can be extremely useful in many situations. So it remains to be seen if its use is extended in more applications.

Source Google Blog