Maps, but no maps: Three words, one world
I live in an apartment called Regency Park, Gurgaon. But if you need the exact address of my doorstep, it is ///harp.straying.shelf.Input these words on what3words website or app, and it will bring you to my doorstep via Google Maps, Waze, Bing Maps or, soon, HERE maps.
What are these three words?
A start-up called what3words (co-founded in London in 2013 by Chris Sheldrick) has divided the world into a grid of 3 metre by 3 metre squares, and given each square a unique combination of three random words.The world’s total area, including the oceans, is about 510 million square km, or 57 trillion 3×3 metre squares. What3words has used about 40,000 English words, which helped it create 64 trillion addresses – covering the entire world, with seven trillion to spare!