Plus code support

[renne]

Actual behaviour

what3words-addresses not supported

Expected behaviour

Please add a address field for what3words-addresses in the contacts app. Additionally it would be great to add the what3words-API to convert addresses.

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[Henni]

also: plus codes, which have are also supported by google maps https://plus.codes/

But I'm not sure this is a feature we want in the contacts app, as it is extremely specific.

[tflidd]

Perhaps we should first add coordinates (as the most precise and most general representation) and then offer different representations in the UI. If someone wants to enter a location with what3words or other, we just add the coordinate of the center of the square.
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6350#section-6.5.2

[karussell]

Additionally it would be great to add the what3words-API to convert addresses.

If you care for open data and open source you should not support them. Read more about it here and here.

(If you really need an alternative use plus code which is open location code)

[skjnldsv]

Yep, we'll go for pluscode if we get this in

We designed plus codes to be used as broadly as possible. We are excited by the potential of plus codes to map areas that were previously unavailable, and we can’t wait to see how developers use this technology.

To that end, we have made plus codes available for all to use under the Apache 2.0 license. As such, plus codes are available for a broad range of use - commercial and non-commercial alike. You may also use the plus code logo in connection with an application or website that incorporates the plus code design.

Developers interested in using plus codes may access the open source packages on GitHub. The Google Maps APIs also support plus codes and serve as another avenue for interested developers. Please do not use this site for development as it is designed primarily to share information about plus codes.

[spoorun]

Would it be better to label this 'Geo location support' - to support the GEO property of vCard 4 (as averred to above)?
Then the string could be posted into whatever service the user wanted to use (it may required a separate app to do that, dependant upon the app).

[skjnldsv]

GEO support: #1250