A SpotZip is an area on the map with a zip and phrase, about 4 x 4m square.

The premise is that the phrase is easier to say and remember than the gps coordinates, and the 10 characters are easier to write, type or store.

SpotZip is based on zooming into the map. The more you zoom in, the longer the zip gets and the more words are used.

Remembering the first word will get you into the right part of the world. The second word will most likely get you in the right city and so on.

To find your own SpotZip Zip

• Open the map page and find the Search by section
• Use the Find your current location option:

• (This will use your device's GPS)
• Move around on the map, zoom in etc until the centre of the map is representing the location you are interested in.
• Share it or store it for later. Better still, try and remember it!

If you have been given a SpotZip Zip or Phrase

• Go to the map page and use the search tool to enter the Zip or Phrase to find the location, or just zoom in on the map and see the words or codes directly.
• If you have been given a QR Code just scan it from the Scan QR screen.
• Once found you can
• Store it for later retrieval
• Print a label
• Show a QR Code
• Share it in many different ways

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If your company is storing addresses for delivery (or any other reason)

• Use the SpotZip website to find the SpotZip Zip for an address.
• Use one of the address fields on your forms for users to enter the zip - it looks just like a Post or Zip Code
• Speak to us about other integration options.

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If your company is storing addresses for delivery (or any other reason)

• You can download the SpotZip functions so that your own systems can easily move between zips, phrases and latitude and longitude - no need for expensive post-code lookup software. If you're displaying the SpotZip zip or phrase you can link to the SpotZip site with a simple URL: https://smap.world/map/ **code**
• You can put a full SpotZip search tool within your website. This allows users to select their SpotZip visually on the map without leaving your site.
• Speak to us about other integration options.

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We tried a lot of different groups of characters and a lot of different word dictionaries. The driving forces are as follows:

• No vowels because then you can form rude words.
• We need characters that don't look like other characters. For example the letter S looks like the number 5 so we chose not to include S.
• The words in the dictionaries must be as easy to say and spell as possible.

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So we chose:

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We found that basing SpotZip on a 5 x 5 grid with two characters per word was the best compromise. The main rival to this grid was the 4 x 4 grid with 3 characters per word, but that required too many words in each dictionary which made them hard to spell and say. A smaller dictionary also meant the lookup lists would load faster and we were able to remove a lot of words with rather negative meanings.

Take advantage of the fact that people you communicate with in the same city probably have a SpotZip that has the first one or two words the same as you. For example:

• Central London is all Potent Halls, and in fact all of london is one of Potent: Halls, Spaniels, Tags or Origins.
• Everywhere in Lusaka is Witty Spices.
• Paris is one of Potent Hints or Potent Laptops
• Barcelona: Ongoing Highways

You might find that 4 words are enough to describe where you are. 4 words represent a 100 x 100 m square

SpotZip works best in full screen mode, especially on the Map. One way to put your phone into full screen mode is to rotate it into landscape and then back into portrait Mode. Android users also have a button on the home screen title bar: