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Plus codes as coordinates?

http://forums.skydemon.aero/Topic33249.aspx

By chrisn - 4/13/2021 6:57:16 AM

Hi!

The latest update on my phone mentions in the version history that the upcoming version will support MGRS and UTM coordinates. Excellent new features!

Whenever I use google maps, it is easy to get a "plus.code" from there. As an example, Zurich airport is FH63+F9 Kloten, Eiffel Tower V75V+5W Paris, France. I think it would be really convenient if we could copy/paste those into SD as well. 

The http://plus.codes/ are free to use, usable offline, there's an opensource library to do the conversions. I have no idea how much it would change the binary size though.
By chrisn - 4/13/2021 4:11:24 PM

Tim Dawson - 4/13/2021 9:46:39 AM
Would you like me to move this to the suggestions forum? I've never heard of these things, so it might be useful for others to weigh in.

Oh, I should have scrolled down for a better forum. Yes, please do.