This is a web application which shows a chosen location in coordinates and
English words, and generate a geo: link to the coordinates.
The words are in the format of what.face.words, and can uniquely identify
places on Earth accurate to 3 metres. It is designed to be easily spoken,
although I cannot guarantee that similar-sounding phrases aren't found close
together.
This Progressive Web App (PWA) can be run in the browser, or can be installed and run offline. While offline, maps may not be shown, and place name geocoding doesn't work, but geolocation and conversion between words and coordinates work offline.
If run in the browser, the hash is automatically changed to the words of the chosen location, such that it can be bookmarked. When loaded with a hash, the app jumps to the location denoted by the hash. For example, appending #alone.sings.dark to the end of the URL opens Charing Cross.
A location can be chosen by one of the three ways:
- By geolocation, which is automatically done if a location is not specified in the hash.
- By searching in the text box. Words, coordinates, or place names (online only) are supported.
- By tapping on the map.
Regardless of how the location is chosen, the app jumps to the chosen location
and shows a popup containing the words and coordinates, where the coordinates
are linked to a geo: URI.
This web application runs wholly on the client side, with the exception of resolving place names and loading maps. No special features are needed on the web server apart from serving static files.
If you want to deploy your own instance, you need to:
- Install the dependencies by running
yarn install. - Compile the code by running
yarn build. - Copy the contents of the
distfolder onto a web server.