Granted, this is not a perfect system. As some have already stated, it dot not address elevation, and the words are not in a predictable order. This is not supposed to replace GPS, it is, in a small, easily *PRINTABLE* or storable form, a way to refer to places that don't have conventional addresses, and do it in a way that a person can easily remember.
This is invaluable for hikers, campers, archeologists, doctors, aid agencies. Pretty much anyone that needs to find a place in the back of beyond, or convey a location in the back of beyond easily.
As as to elevation, should the need arise, it is fairly easy to tack on "3rd floor" or "10 meters up" to the address to get an exact point in the universe.
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Granted, this is not a perfect system. As some have already stated, it dot not address elevation, and the words are not in a predictable order. This is not supposed to replace GPS, it is, in a small, easily *PRINTABLE* or storable form, a way to refer to places that don't have conventional addresses, and do it in a way that a person can easily remember. This is invaluable for hikers, campers, archeologists, doctors, aid agencies. Pretty much anyone that needs to find a place in the back of beyond, or convey a location in the back of beyond easily. As as to elevation, should the need arise, it is fairly easy to tack on "3rd floor" or "10 meters up" to the address to get an exact point in the universe.