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I’ve never thought about this, but what3words could be hugely helpful for me. My house is essentially located between two streets, and the street name in the address isn’t the actual street where my mailbox is or where you’d enter the gate, so loosing packages is common and it’s hard to explain to friends how to find me

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It seems like what3words is precisely as helpful as standard coordinates, with the exception that coordinates don't depend on a proprietary company.

It seems to be me to be roughly analogous to the hostname <-> IP mapping; they both describe the same place, but one is more memorable and easier to communicate.

This company seems a far cry from ICANN, however.

Have you ever tried to memorize a precise coordinate?

I used to live on an alley with a 1/2 in the address, people always had trouble finding it.

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