Editing Geocode (section)

=== In use, alternative address ===
Geocodes can be used in place of official [[street or road name|street names]] and/or [[house numbering|house numbers]], particularly when a given location has not been assigned an address by authorities. They can also be used as an "alternative address" if it can be converted to a [[Geo URI scheme|Geo URI]]. Even if the geocode is not the official designation for a location, it can be used as a "local standard" to allow homes to receive deliveries, access emergency services, register to vote, etc.

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!Geocode !!Inception!!Coverage!!Formation!!Ownership!!Rep. entity!!Context and description
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|[[Open Location Code|Local OLC]] (Cape Verde)|| 2016 || globe || encode(latLon,precision) || free || grid cell
| OLC is used to provide postal services.<ref>(2016-09-08) "Correios de Cabo Verde testam novo sistema de endereçamento da Google", https://web.archive.org/web/20170209155133/http://aicep.pt/?%2Fnoticias%2F1%2F2534</ref>
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|[[Postal addresses in the Republic of Ireland#Eircode|Eircode]] (Ireland)|| 2014<ref>{{cite news|author=Dept of Communications |url=http://www.dcenr.gov.ie/news-and-media/en-ie/Pages/PressRelease/Minister-Rabbitte-launches-Eircode-the-new-location-codes-for-Irish-addresses.aspx |title=Minister Rabbitte launches Eircode the new location codes for Irish addresses |publisher=[[DCENR]] |date=28 April 2014 |access-date=2015-07-15}}</ref> || Ireland || encode(latLon,precision) || copyrighted<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eircode.ie/legal|title = Eircode Terms of Use}}</ref> || grid cell
| It is used officially as ''alternative address'' and as ''postal code''. Limited database and algorithm access. It is a kind of ''fine-grained postal code''.

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