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by roberdam 4305 days ago
Hi heshishei Thanks for your comments , Im Robert the developer behind the idea.

I totally agree with you in that there is no way a single algorithm can produce pleasent result in every language, what sounds fairly good in Italian or Afrikaan might sound illegible in Japanese.

But even then, might be a little easier to send a SMS saying "Meet me at NALADU-MAMOKE" than "Meet me at 35° 42' 36'' N, 139° 38' 24'' E ".

If the resulting name does not work for you as name you might want to use, see it as a tool available to handle easier "35° 42' 36'' N, 139° 38' 24'' E "

>Finally, street names have an advantage over UBI's. Street names are usually formed from words in the inhabitants' native language, so they sound more natural and will of course be easier to pronounce.

You can use Location Aware Street Names, using not generated names, but words in your language that form street names, like "Doctor Stifus" for example, and using street numbers on it, so you can say I live at "Doctor Stifus 50" so your address will be "Doctor Stifus 50@gazado-fifene"

I made a non animated and "cut to the chase" slideshow you can acces on a "Slides are too slow?" link now on the website, there you can check the Street Names concept.