DIGIPIN, or Digital Postal Index Number, is a 10-character alphanumeric code assigned to a 4m x 4m area in India, providing a precise location, unlike general PIN codes. Developed by India Post, IIT ...

In April, Google Maps released Plus Codes — or Open Location Codes (OLC) — to identify hard-to-find locations across the globe. Starting today, Plus Codes can now be searched both on Google Maps and ...

Open Location Codes also known as Plus Codes are an initiative by Google to provide addresses to parts of the world that do not have Street Names or other easily traceable or official addresses.

Gregor J. Rothfuss, the technology lead for the Google Maps team, announced on Google+ that Google Maps now supports places without addresses. This is also known as location codes or plus codes.

When you need to give someone your location, you usually point them to an address. Here in NYC, you often point them to an intersection instead. But sometimes an address is just difficult to find — or ...