2025-04-19 08:23:10

The linked post is worth a read. W3W seems so good on the surface, but dig a little and it’s really not.

There are better alternatives:

Open Location Codes (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_L) are implemented by Google as Plus Codes (maps.google.com/pluscodes/)

And if you’re in the UK there is a free Ordnance Survey locator app (App Store: apps.apple.com/gb/app/os-locat)
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