Comparison between w3w and StatusQuo
| w3w | StatusQuo | |
| Goal | Global alternative to lat/lon, mainly for delivery purposes | . Standard for all orientation tools: imagination, signage, cartography and electronics . Global, urban and indoor altenative to lat/lon . Alternative to post codes, house numbers, room numbers etc. . Against right/left and East/West confusions . Education: awareness for locations, directions, distances and angles . Safety: Orientation Esperanto for emergency cases, evacuation with loudspeakers etc. . Also adequate for the blind, illiterate, children etc. |
| Content | 3 aleatory words | . Area identifier: global, urban, land, indoor . 3 values . Prefix identifiers for: hour, minutes and radius |
| Precision | 3 meters fix | Adaptive: 10km, 1km, 100m, 10m, 1m, 1dm, 1 cm, 1mm, miles, percentage etc. |
| 3D | ???? | 4th value: prefix "e" = etage/elevation, prefix "u" = underground Example: graves within Cheops |
| Appearance | Good but always enigmatic | First unfamiliar but easy understandable for those who can read a clock |
| Navigation / Geocaching / VolksNav | NO | YES, .Also imagination-only, maps-only, signage-only or app-only |
Beneficial influence on cartography |
NO | YES, imagination + zoomable search grid see MagicGrid |
| Beneficial influence on signage | NO | YES: codes for crossings, stations, stop points, bridges, tunnels etc. Pointers for north, downtown, airport, all exit doors etc.
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| Uniform language | NO, example: english/french | YES, worldwide |
| Uniform characters | NO, example: kyrilic | YES, worldwide |
| Search based on values | NO | YES, see VolksNav.de/search |
| Land registry | NO | YES, see volksnav.de/LandRegistry |
| Future applications / Digital Economy | ?? | YES |
| Source code | NO | Partially, to avoid proliferation of standards |
| negative comments on web | "brainwashing" what3fucks.com |
"I can't read analogue clocks" |
