Re: Open Location Code

Hi Frans, 

[Thanks for pointing us this initiative. I’ve never heard it before… 
> Le 21 août 2015 à 11:26, Frans Knibbe <frans.knibbe@geodan.nl> a écrit :
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> Besides this being an interesting development in the area of locations and addresses, I wonder how such a new way of identifying a location could be used with the Location Core Vocabulary. It is an address-like thing, but it does not seem to fit the INSPIRE Address Representation data type <http://inspire-twg.jrc.ec.europa.eu/data-model/approved/r937/fc/#_C2538>. It can be used instead of an address, but also be  part of an address (see the example "P9FW+6M Pisa, Italy”).

Looking at the requirements used to build OLC https://github.com/google/open-location-code/blob/master/docs/comparison.adoc#desired-attributes <https://github.com/google/open-location-code/blob/master/docs/comparison.adoc#desired-attributes>, it’s clear that INSPIRE data type is not mention maybe because it’s too difficult to handle? 

In the same doc [1] they mention other initiatives, like the one pointed by Raphael, and add two more services. Could be interesting to understand why in their study, they didn’t mention INSPIRE at all. 

What I see really interesting here is in their design goal: “OLC is especially designed for places where buildings aren't numbered or streets aren't named.” 


Best,
Ghislain

[1]https://github.com/google/open-location-code/blob/master/docs/comparison.adoc#web-based-services <https://github.com/google/open-location-code/blob/master/docs/comparison.adoc#web-based-services> 

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