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A position as three words.
Also known as: Three word location, Word-based geocode
The proprietary geocoding notation naming a three-metre square by three dictionary words.
Names a three-metre square by an ordered triple of dictionary words.
Contexts: Navigation, Maps
Words are easier to say and remember than digits, which is the scheme's whole claim; the cost is that similar-sounding triples can name distant squares and there is no check digit to catch a substitution.
Contexts: Navigation, Maps
Proprietary rather than open, so a reference cannot be converted to coordinates without the operator's service — a dependency the grid and code schemes in this batch do not have.
The scheme is proprietary; conversion depends on the operator.
Contexts: Navigation, Maps
Three ordinary words separated by dots, naming one three-metre square anywhere on the earth.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.