Chris Sheldrick : A precise, three-words address for every place on earth

Chris Sheldrick : A precise, three-words address for every place on earth (transcript)

Summary

According to an application-what3words, our company is located at “salt.launched.chucks”.

This TED talk is about an application that can show your place on an online map by using  three unique words wherever you are.

In fact, in the world, over billions of people are still living without an address.

When the speaker who worked in the music business knew that many musicians couldn't find where their gigs were held and many products companies couldn’t bring the equipment to their gigs, he hit upon an idea.

This is one of the problem of map address because the map that shows latitude and longitude are too complicated. He and his friend decided to make a new system for a precise map. They created an application called “what3words”. It divided the world into three-meter square and gave each one a unique three-word as identifier and it called a three-word address.

It can show all places precisely not only in English but also in 14 languages.

By using it, musicians can find where their gigs are held. Ambulances can also find patients more quickly, letters that couldn't be delivered will reach you, and you can eat hot pizza because delivery man can find your home easily. It can give many businesses huge efficiency.

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This is the magical three-word for every place on earth.

Words in thiss story

identifier /noun/a person or thing that identifies something.

identity-noun

identify-verb

delivers-action word

delivery man