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Products that do what 3locators does

The World in 2 Words: Precise 1m addressing via City Codes

1G7
Give 7B people an instant physical address▲415
2016 · github.com
2
what3words 3.0▲131
Helping everyone talk about everywhere
2018
3
Mapfit▲220
The hyper-accurate Google Maps replacement
2018
4
Plus Codes by Google▲270
Street addresses for places that don't have one 🗺️
2018
5SL
Spacetime locates a contact on a map by texting them a link to click on▲89
I find myself often texting people, "where are you?" so I wrote this little iPhone app that lets me text them a special link. When they click the link, it uses the HTML5 geolocation API to report their location and shows it on a map. http://whru.at/ It's only as accurate as the HTML5 geolocation API, but I've been finding it pretty useful. What do you think?
2012
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PlaceKit▲159
Worldwide geocoding API and address autocomplete
2023
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Ping▲335
The world’s smallest global GPS locator
2017
8WO
WhatFreeWords: Open-Source Geocoding for What3Words▲113
2019 · whatfreewords.org
9MA
MapChat – A simple location based chat in 300 lines of code▲205
2015 · idoco.github.io
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Mapkin▲162
The first GPS w/ crowdsourced voice guidance
2015
11FP
From Photos to Positions: Prototyping VLM-Based Indoor Maps▲55
Just a fun hack I did while bored over the weekend. My wife was busy shopping, it got me thinking that can VLMs solve the indoor location problem in a mall? Can I just show a VLM a map and an image and have it doa good enough job locating me? I hacked this P.O.C and it seems to work.
2025 · arjo129.github.io
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Proximi.io▲105
Build apps that react to the physical world
2017
13TF
Tiny FOSS Compass and Navigation App (<2MB)▲137
Jan 2026 · github.com
14HA
Host a planet-scale geocoder for $10/mo▲127
For the uninitiated, a geocoder is maps-tech jargon for a search engine for addresses and points of interest. Geocoders are expensive to run. Like, really expensive. Like, $100+/month per instance expensive unless you go for a budget provider. I've been poking at this problem for about a month now and I think I've come up with something kind of cool. I'm calling it Airmail. Airmail's unique feature is that it can query against a remote index, e.g. on object storage or on a static site somewhere. This, along with low memory requirements mean it's about 10x cheaper to run an Airmail…
2024 · blog.ellenhp.me
15
Locations Code▲2
Universal 8-character geocoding for modern logistics.
Apr 2026 · locationscode.com
16
Weblocale▲66
Localization management with automatic translation
2018
17
Tethras▲95
Simplified localization for mobile apps.
2015
18
Points▲71
The most advance wayfinding system on earth
2013
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Locations Code▲1
A Open Source alternative to Plus Codes and what3words
Apr 2026 · locationscode.com
20LL
Loc2country – Location coordinates to country in microseconds▲42
2018 · github.com
21PG
PlaceKit – Geocoding API and address autocomplete▲17
We’re thrilled to announce PlaceKit, a worldwide geocoding API and toolkit! It’s the successor of Algolia Places, a discontinued product. Nico (my co-founder) and I worked at Algolia for 3 and 6 years respectively before launching PlaceKit. Unlike big competitors Google Places and Mapbox, it’s a single REST API, with a unique and transparent per-request pricing. PlaceKit combines OpenStreetMap, local datasets and the Algolia engine into a unique sub 50ms worldwide address search. We’ve made our JS libraries from scratch to make them lightweight, customizable, and compatible with any stack.…
2023 · placekit.io
22GY
Geochat – You are your city. Speak to the world▲20
2016 · geochat.hackclub.com
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outmap.lol▲12
Put your link on the map
12d ago · outmap.lol
24
Glimps▲15
Explore the world, one glimpse at a time.
Jul 2026 · glimps.social

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