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 ...

Google launched a new system of digital addresses called Plus Codes, enabling anyone to create a short code representing a location anywhere on the planet.

In April, Google Maps released Plus Codes — or Open Location Codes (OLC) — to identify hard-to-find locations across the globe. Starting today, Plus Codes can now be searched both on Google ...

Two years ago, Google open-sourced Plus Codes, a digital addressing system to help billions of people navigate to places that don’t have clear addresses.

Update: Plus codes, also known as Open Location Code, were first developed by Google in 2015. [Thanks Gary!] In India, we know how challenging it can be to reach a given residential address.

Google adds that the technology behind Codes is open-source. If you’re looking to share another location, hold and press on the map location, and you’ll get a Plus Code for that location too.

The Google Open Source blog is announcing about the new source code browser for Google code’s project hosting feature. The browser features easier navigation through an open source project’s ...

Plus+Codes are short codes for locations, for places that don't have their own street address. Gregor said on Google+: google maps now supports open location codes ...

A bipartisan group of attorneys general sued Google on Monday, alleging that the technology giant has used “dark patterns” and deceptive practices to track users’ physical location even when ...

Now, Google has a solution that lets Android users share a six-digit Plus Code with their specific location straight from the Google Maps app.

Google Code is to join the long list of Google projects that have been consigned to the dustbin of history. The open source project hosting service will no longer be accepting new project ...