Three Word Address

What do you think of this system that has now been adopted in some regions? http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38262877 The three word system for precisely identifying every 3m by 3m location in the world seems like it could have some advantages particularly in disaster situations where the infrastructure of any former address system based on road names will like be destroyed, hampering attempts at a quick response. It also seems like the system is still heavily technology-dependent. In the context of broken infrastructure post-disaster it would potentially give an advantage to outsiders over locals in assuming authority for action if the outsiders where the only ones with working GPS devices to locate exact addresses. What might be other implications, positive or negative, for survivors of a catastrophic disaster in a region using this three word address system?

Bjorn

You’ve got to ride it to believe…

The link below is a short excerpt from a cute documentary that tells the story of the company that popularized the cargo bike in America. What Xtracycle came up against in trying to promote their cargo bike is the same phenomena that we’ve come up against and which Joe Partridge pointed out to us, which is that most folks have a hard time seeing the bicycle as a tool for cargo and for transportation and instead see it as a toy or a piece of recreational equipment. https://youtu.be/uWMd6yyYs8E

Bjorn