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Open Location Code

encoding of geographic coordinates into a short string of characters and digits, named plus code
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Open Location Code

Summary

Open Location Code is an algorithm[1]. It draws 173 Wikipedia views per month (algorithm category, ranking #55 of 337).[2]

Key Facts

  • Open Location Code's instance of is recorded as algorithm[3].
  • Open Location Code's instance of is recorded as technical specification[4].
  • Open Location Code's instance of is recorded as geocode system[5].
  • Open Location Code's logo image is recorded as Plus Codes Logo.svg[6].
  • Open Location Code's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[7].
  • Open Location Code's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.4[8].
  • Open Location Code's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.0[9].
  • Open Location Code's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.1[10].
  • Open Location Code's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.2[11].
  • Open Location Code's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.3[12].
  • Open Location Code's has use is recorded as geographic location[13].
  • Open Location Code's has use is recorded as physical location[14].
  • Open Location Code's has use is recorded as toponym[15].
  • Open Location Code's language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content[16].
  • Open Location Code's publication date is recorded as +2014-10-00T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Open Location Code's official website is recorded as https://plus.codes[18].
  • Open Location Code's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/google/open-location-code[19].
  • Open Location Code's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Plus codes'}[20].
  • Open Location Code's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11b8tn0djm[21].
  • Open Location Code's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[22].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include algorithm[3], technical specification[4], and geocode system[5].

Why It Matters

Open Location Code draws 173 Wikipedia views per month (algorithm category, ranking #55 of 337).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Open Location Code. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/open-location-code
MLA “Open Location Code.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/open-location-code.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_open-location-code_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Open Location Code}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/open-location-code}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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