I understand the basic concept, ie dividing the planet up into small squares, each with a unique reference, but surely somehow you need to know the 3 words involved in order to find that precise location? And if you know the location to begin with, through eg Google Earth/apple maps etc, does it not become a bit redundant? If you’re in trouble somewhere and actually have a connection to the web/GPS, then surely a decent enough OS/map reference would suffice?
I’m not 5 but still confused! Thanks…
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The point is that it’s *much* easier to communicate and remember three relatively common English words than a string of numbers. It’s basically [correct horse battery staple](https://xkcd.com/936/) for locations.
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