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every spot on earth now has a searchable address made up of three words places that have postal addresses and places that don't Yellowstone national parks Old Faithful geyser is at communal frolic pizzeria a startup called what three words is the company behind this idea it's carved the surface of the planet into 57 trillion 10-foot squares and given each one a unique three word label it's easier to remember and share than complicated latitude/longitude coordinates and it's more precise than street addresses say I want an uber driver to pick me up not in the front of my office which is decreased mime crab but at the loading dock which is epic noses upgrading to use what three words the company offers a free mobile app and website they'll let you look up the three word label for a location you want to share or look up the location of a three word label that somebody else gave you what three words isn't built into any big mapping services like Google Maps but the company hopes it will be someday what three words already is built into Mongolia's official post-office system one spot you might see it soon is in your car dashboard what three words locations are easier to speak than street addresses and easier for a car to understand maybe in the future you'll be able to use what three words to tell a delivery drone we're in the backyard you want to drop a package because in the 21st century street addresses just aren't good enough