Comment on Show HN: An API to encode and decode coordinates using GeohashparentComments−shhsshs6yThe point of a geohash is that it’s super short.−alexchamberlain6ySo are the coordinates, right? I thought the point was that they were easier to remember and communicate?−shhsshs6yA geohash is 6ish characters and coordinates are usually 10-15 digits. They are both pretty short either way, but a people can remember/communicate 6 characters way easier than 10-15.
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The point of a geohash is that it’s super short.
So are the coordinates, right? I thought the point was that they were easier to remember and communicate?
A geohash is 6ish characters and coordinates are usually 10-15 digits. They are both pretty short either way, but a people can remember/communicate 6 characters way easier than 10-15.