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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It’s a way of communicating locations, not determining where you are or anything like that. After all the words aren’t painted on the ground.
If you ring someone up, how would you tell them exactly where you are? Your phone knows where it is, but it can be surprisingly hard to communicate that location.
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