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codeduck on July 18, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Mapcode – A short address for any location on Eart...

  Mapcodes are a free, open way to make every house or location on Earth 
  addressable by a short code. With nothing else except your mapcode, 
  for instance, a navigation system will bring someone to within meters 
  of your front door.

So what happens if you live in a multi-story block of flats?

bitJericho on July 18, 2014 | | [–]

I think this is to improve on postal codes, not address multiple-person dwellings. The flat/apt/suite number would take care of that.

micheljansen on July 18, 2014 | [–]

Presumably, for car navigation, that doesn't matter (that's what the address is for).

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