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 ...

Addresses aren't as ubiquitous as you may think. According to Google, billions of people don't have an address, or if they do, it's not very accurate. To remedy the problem, the company created a ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Google launched Plus Codes back in 2015, something I wasn’t aware of. Plus Codes are digital addresses made ...

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.