One place. One code.
Anywhere.
A postcode — or ZIP code — for anywhere in the world. A mathematical algorithm turns any location on Earth into one simple LocationCode — just 9 characters identify a small area anywhere on the planet, no street name, town, country or postcode system required.
One location. One code. Worldwide.
We only ask when you tap.
A postcode only works in one country. A LocationCode works everywhere — down to the exact spot.
Traditional postcodes and ZIP codes get you to an area, a street or a group of properties. A LocationCode can identify the actual place you mean.
Already have a code?
Someone shared a code with you? Type it in — it works like a postcode or ZIP code. The box turns green as soon as the code is valid.
Standard, Precise and 3D codes all work here — see Standard, Precise or 3D? below.
Standard, Precise or 3D?
Every code comes from the same mathematical algorithm — pure maths, no database or lookup table behind it. Start with the nine-character standard code, go precise when every metre matters, or add height with 3D.
Standard Code
Cardiff Castle, Wales
9 characters
The everyday code. Always the same format — three groups of three — and it pinpoints an area about 5 metres square. Big enough to find a gate, an entrance, a parking spot or a meeting point, and short enough to read out over the phone.
- Perfect for sharing places with people
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Precise Code
Buckingham Palace, London
12 characters
For when metres aren't enough — equipment, survey points, machinery. It narrows a place down to about 15 centimetres, and it always starts with the standard code: the first nine characters are the standard code, plus three more.
- The last character is a built-in check
- A mistyped code is refused — never misread
The check character
The twelfth character is worked out from the other eleven. It carries no location information — it exists purely to catch mistakes. Type one character wrong and the code won't validate, so a typo can never quietly send someone to the wrong place.
3D Code
Top of the Eiffel Tower, Paris
16 characters
Location doesn't stop at ground level. The mathematical algorithm behind 3D codes encodes height as well as latitude and longitude, so instead of simply identifying a building it can identify a position above or below it. Shown as four groups of four, so you can tell it apart at a glance, and it carries a built-in check character to catch incorrectly entered codes.
From buried treasure to the 20th floor.
Whether you're marking buried treasure, identifying an underground asset, meeting someone in a skyscraper or finding a door on the 20th floor, a 3D LocationCode describes where you mean — horizontally and vertically. It can represent positions from 1,000 metres below the reference level to far above the world's highest mountains. Latitude. Longitude. Height. One code.
Device height accuracy can vary. A 3D code can describe a precise vertical position, but a code generated from a phone is only as good as the height that phone reports — so it describes a height band rather than proving an exact floor.
Type any length into the box above — it turns green the moment the code is valid, and for precise and 3D codes that green tick means the check character passed.
No language barrier.
LocationCode isn't a name — it's a mathematical algorithm. It doesn't depend on street names or translated words: the same code represents the same location wherever you are and whatever language you speak.
One world. One location. One code.
Addresses describe properties. LocationCode describes places.
A postcode might get you to a street.
A LocationCode will get you to the door.
An address will get you to a building.
A Precise LocationCode can identify the letterbox.
Latitude and longitude might get you to the right place.
A 3D LocationCode will get you to the door on the 20th floor — with error checking built in.
And somewhere without an address? It can have a LocationCode too.
Why LocationCode?
One fixed-length code for any location — wherever you are in the world.
One code. Worldwide.
The same LocationCode represents the same place anywhere in the world. No country code, postcode or town required.
Simple by design
Every LocationCode has exactly the same easy-to-recognise format: XXX.XXX.XXX. Nine characters. Three groups. Simple to share, type and store.
Consistent and precise
LocationCodes are mathematically derived from geographic coordinates, providing a consistent global location system.
No language barriers
A LocationCode doesn't need translating. HDP.VN4.536 is the same code regardless of the language you speak or the country you're in.
Find more than addresses
Street addresses aren't always where you actually need to go. Use LocationCode for:
Share the place that actually matters.
Built for business
Add LocationCode to your own software with the LocationCode API. A simple integration lets your applications generate and resolve LocationCodes without building their own location system.
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Meeting someone, deliveries, gates and entrances, breakdowns, rural addresses, events, businesses, engineers and field workers.
Find it. Share it. Get there.
One simple location system — from everyday places to precise 3D positions.