What3words: a magical way to address record-what3words-IT information

IT information news on June 24, in a number of developing countries, address the incomplete remains a very serious problem, the effect on urban management, logistics, transportation and other very large, while a United Kingdom startup what3words launched 3-Word address system, can solve this problem.

The so-called three-word address, is just the Earth is divided into 57 trillion 3 metres by 3 metres, each with a unique address consisting of 3 words using algorithm of randomly generated strings of short chain (3 words) defined anywhere on the Earth a 3 metres by 3 metres square location. It is better than Google, Google map links are much shorter (total about 57 trillion).

Now, Mongolia has taken the lead in using this address, Mongolia 3 Word address of the post office announced that it will use what3words to provide technology, Mongolia's territory was divided into 3 meters by 3 meters, every regional words, users can use the free what3Words Web site or application, the user can use Mongolia language find the location of these three words.

What3Word and real-life coordinates can be converted to each other, and street address, zip code, latitude and longitude, or moving than short links, three-word address to make a speedy, convenient, unambiguous access to exact location.

what3words：一个神奇的地址记录方式 - what3words - IT资讯

IT资讯讯 6月24日消息，在不少发展中国家，地址库残缺的问题仍然很严重，这对城市管理、物流运输等的影响非常大，而一家英国创业公司what3words推出的3词地址系统，能够很好的解决这个问题。

所谓三词地址，就是将将整个地球分为57兆个3米乘3米的区域，每个区域有唯一3个词语组成的地址，采用算法随机生成的短链字符串(3个英文单词)定义地球上任意一个3米乘3米见方的位置。这比Google、百度地图的链接都要短得多(共计57万亿左右的数据)。

现在，蒙古国已经率先采用这套地址库，蒙古邮政宣布将采用what3words提供的3词地址技术，将蒙古国全境划分成3米乘3米的区域，每个区域三个词语，用户可以使用免费的what3Words网站或应用程序，用户可以使用蒙古语查找这三个词的位置。

what3Word和真实坐标可以互相转换，与街道地址，邮政编码，经度和纬度，或移动短链接相比，三词地址能够迅速，方便，无歧义地获得准确位置。