Thank You , Chris Sheldrick

 

Thank You , Chris Sheldrick

[ CEO – What3Words – chris@what3words.com  / chris@csheldrick.com  ]

 

What for ?

For accepting my suggestion to bring What3Words to India in a big way

 

When did you suggest ?

Here is my email :

Sun  19-11-2017  10:37

It is time you come up with HINDI language version for India’s 1.3 Billion people , where millions live / sleep on footpaths ( sidewalks )

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Did what3words reply ?

Yes. Here is their prompt e-mail reply :

Chloe Day (what3words Support)

Nov 20,   09:45 GMT

Hi Hemen,

Thank you for your email. We are working on Hindi as we speak and it will be released early next year. Keep an eye on our website and newsletter for the latest updates.

All best wishes,

Chloe
support@what3words.com 

 

Where did you read about What3Word’d BIG PLAN for India ?

In following report in today’s Economic Times { Print Edition } :

UK’s What3Words Chalks out a Plan for India Mkt

UK-based location services provider what3words, which assists in sharing an address with anyone using just three words instead of complex coordinates, wants to become a household name in India, said its cofounder and chief executive Chris Sheldrick.

The free-to-use application has divided the entire globe into  57 trillion,  3x3 metre squares, each with a unique three-word name. Instead of sharing complex GPS coordinates, users can share the three words associated with any location.

“We aspire to become a standard in India like we have done in the UK. In the UK what3words is basically a household name and that is absolutely our goal in India “, Sheldrick told ET via videoconferencing from London

The company said, it has seen a 183 % increase in users in India over the last year, without disclosing the actual size of its user base

“ India presents a very very large opportunity for us “ , Sheldrick said

“ A lot of the Companies that we deal with internationally also perceive India to be really important market for them. So as part of our global business development strategy , India is clearly a huge market “

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh

hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  01  Nov  2022

 

Related E Mails to What3Words :

 

Sun  18-02-2018  12:59

To : support@what3words.com

 

Dear Chloe,

Any further progress on HINDI version ?

 Warm Regards,

 Hemen Parekh  /  Mumbai

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Chloe Day (what3words Support)

Feb 19,  13:40 GMT

Dear Hemen,

Thank you for your email. We are still finalising our Hindi map, and it should be released quite soon. 

Thanks again for getting in touch!

All best wishes,

Chloe
what3words support

Tue  20-02-2018  11:36

To : support@what3words.com

 

Dear Chloe,

Many thanks for your prompt response

Here is a question :

As far as I can make out , your system is  two-dimensional ( surface area based )

How can it be improvised to track / locate properties located 1000 ft above the ground level , in a multi-storied building ? ( 3 dimensions )

In each floor of a residential or commercial building , there are apartments / offices , belonging to different owners

Local governments ( eg; Municipal Corporations of towns / cities ) , do assign / allot an ID ( alpha-numeric digit number  ) to such properties to keep track and collect property taxes . This results in a large number of local databases , each differently designed / accessed . Quite often, these are paper-based !

But there is no CENTRAL / COMMON  DATABASE of all the properties ( not merely land parcels ) in a country, which can be accessed by different government agencies from any city

At least in India , this ( lack of a CENTRAL / COMMON DATABASE of apartments – offices etc ) has become a BIG issue since billions of dollars’ worth of properties are purchased with BLACK MONEY , in the names of non-existent persons !

Indian Government is looking for a solution where each and every property is given a UNIQUE ID and also linked with Unique “ Aadhar Numbers “ already issued to over 1200 MILLION persons over the past 4 years

Do you think your system could provide a fool-proof solution ?

In this connection , you might want to look up :

 #Aadhar   #Property   #Benami    [  21  Nov  2017  ]

#BenamiProperty  #Bitcoin  #BlackMoney [ 22  Nov  2017 ]

 Nami or Benami ?  Why Differentiate ?  [  30  Nov  2017  ]

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Chloe Day (what3words Support)

Feb 20,  15:18 GMT

Dear Hemen,

Most postal or address systems only work in 2D (e.g. ZIP codes or postal codes in the UK). These always need additional information to specify height: e.g. Flat 6, 5th floor, 12 Lonsdale Road. With a 3 word address, we recommend a similar approach, e.g. Flat 6, 5th floor, index.home.raft In terms of indoor addressing, what3words covers all locations in 2D, but the supporting technology (indoor positioning, indoor mapping, indoor navigation) is not yet widespread enough for there to be any great benefit of specifying a point with height included. However, if and when height becomes helpful to specify, we have various options for including this information with the 3 word address.

Thank you for the information on India's search for an addressing solution - I'll pass it on to our sales team.

All best wishes,

Chloe

what3words support

 

Sun  22-04-2018   11:28

To : support@what3words.com

 

Dear Chloe,

Following news could be of interest to you :

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/soon-hiring-uber-cabs-will-be-just-a-call-away/article23620556.ece

http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/to-prevent-misuse-of-licences-bmc-set-to-issue-biometric-identity-cards-to-hawkers-5145748/

I believe , integrating your upcoming HINDI version of What3Words , could be an ideal solution for both , UBER and Bombay Municipal Corporation

Warm Regards,

Hemen Parekh

 

Thu   26-04-2018   12:00

To : support@what3words.com

 

Dear Chloe,

Good to know that you are working on several Indian languages

In the meantime , following might interest you :

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/policy/in-maharashtra-you-can-home-in-with-gps/article23661902.ece

 

Fri   22-06-2018   13:34

To :  support@what3words.com

Chloe,

Thought you might like my latest blog

Ø  3 Meter by 3 Meter ? And vertically too ? ……………………….[ 21 June 2018 ]

 

Sat   07-07-2018   09:54

To : support@what3words.com

Dear Chloe,

Thought following might interest you :

 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/02/technology/delivering-amazon-india.html

 

From: Hugo from what3words [mailto:hugo.winn@what3words.intercom-mail.com]

Monday,  July 9, 2018  1:49 PM

To: hcp@recruitguru.com

Hi there, I am picking this up. Thanks for your message and passing this interesting piece on.

Best wishes,

Hugo

Tue  04-09-2018   10:03

To : Hugo from what3words hugo.winn@what3words.inbound.intercom-mail.com

 

Dear Hugo,

In my following blog , I have referred to what3Words

Thought you might be interested

https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2018/09/drone-charya.html

 

Wed  12-09-2018  10:44

To : hugo.winn@what3words.intercom-mail.com; Hugo from what3words <hugo.winn@what3words.inbound.intercom-mail.com>; what3words Support support@what3words.com

 

Dear Hugo,

Following news appeared a few days back

Problem ( in nut shell ) :

In India , dozens of FAKE companies , use identical / same , POSTAL ADDRESS as their “ Registered Office “

This is one CLUE to suspect that these are FAKE companies

But can a 3M x 3M square be given a SINGLE three word location using What3Words ?

Or is it so that , a dozen persons , occupying that same square ( of office space ) can each give it , a different 3 word combination ?

 With regards,

 hemen

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/modi-government-plans-smart-move-in-its-war-on-black-money/articleshow/65755394.cms

 

From: Hugo from what3words [mailto:hugo.winn@what3words-1cd9e0d715ed.intercom-mail.com]

 
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2018  4:52 PM

Hi Hemen,

Thanks for this information and pointing out this important problem!

We have given every 3x3m in the world a unique 3 word address, what people choose to do with these addresses is up to them, so it is possible that more than one person can inhabit or use a 3 word address, they are not registered to individuals or organisations.

Does this help?

Best wishes,
Hugo

 

Sat  20-03-2021  17:10

To : support@what3words.com

Dear Support Team,

 Some 3 years ago, in my following mail, I asked:

“ How can What3Words be used for giving location-addresses to flats / apartments in multistoried buildings ? “

In this context , following news report offers an opportunity for your company to offer a solution to the Indian Census Authorities , which will soon launch a Mobile App to carry out “ house-listing “ of 290 million homes/households in India :

Self-enumeration by public in next Census not limited to 2^nd phase alone 

“ Self-enumeration for the house-listing phase will allow residents to enter details like housing conditions, housing amenities, and assets possessed online through the Census App or Central monitoring and Management System (  CMMS ) portal “

Regards,

 

From: Naya from what3words [mailto:nayanjin.tsoodol@what3words-1cd9e0d715ed.intercom-mail.com] 

Monday,  March 22, 2021  3:54 PM

Hi Hemen,

Thanks for getting in touch with us.

 

I will share this with our BD teams working in the market of India.

In the meantime, if you have any other use cases in India, do let us know as we would love to hear where we can be useful.

You can do so by staying in touch with us through our newsletter https://what3words.com/newsletter/.


Have a great week ahead.

Best regards,
Naya
--
Nayanjin Tsoodol | Customer Support
what3words
///sooner.intention.nest  

 

Fri  16-04-2021  10:38

To : Naya from what3words nayanjin.tsoodol@what3words-1cd9e0d715ed.intercom-mail.com

Naya,

My following recent blog ( sent as e-mail to all Policy Makers, including the Transport Commissioner of Maharashtra ) , might be of interest to your India market BD team :

 Dhakneji says : Pahile APP  

 With regards,

 

Mon  17-05-2021  08:54

To : Naya from what3words nayanjin.tsoodol@what3words-1cd9e0d715ed.intercom-mail.com

Naya,

A Startup in India just launched a mobile app with functionalities which are very similar to your own What3Words

Here is that link > https://pataa.com

You might want to prepare a “ Compare and Contrast “ tabulation of the salient features of the two offerings

I would love to look at some such comparison

With regards,

 

Related Blogs :

Ø  An IP Address for Homes ? ………………………………….[ 17 Nov 2017 ]

Ø  A Home without an Address ? ……………………………..[ 28 Sept 2018 ]

Ø  Thank You, What3Words…………………………………….. [ 11 Feb  2022 ]

 

 

My tango with Shortly

 

My prompt ( what I typed in this AI software ) :

 

" Would voters be enthused to come forward to vote , if  latest info about ALL of those candidates was available at finger-tips on his Mobile ( authenticated by Election Commission ), eliminating hours of " searching " on the Net and hours of " filtering "

 

Shortly lost no time to reply as follows :

 

“ By leveraging technology, including mobile phone applications and SMS messaging, the Indian Election commission can include SORA-like data for each candidate into Ballot papers.

The citizen seeking to exercise his / her franchise then is presented with a ready-to-go printout of all information about all candidates.

A similar idea can be taken up for the new generation Voter ID cards."

 

Hey !

 

This somewhat resembles my own following 6 YEAR old e-mail to Cabinet Ministers :

 

Ø  Filtering Candidate Information ? ………………………………[ 18 Sept 2016 ]

 

Extract :

 

#  If each voter takes a ONE page print-out of those 10 candidates , that will

    be 8,500 million printed pages

 

   (incidentally, how many voters have access to internet-connected PC and a Printer ? )

#  By the time, voter enters the Polling Booth , he would have forgotten what

    those 10 pages contained !

 

#  Would voters be enthused to come forward to vote , if latest info about ALL of

    those candidates was available at finger-tips on his Mobile (authenticated by

    Election Commission ), eliminating hours of " searching " on the Net and hours

    of " filtering "

  ==============================================  

 I believe Shortly is , right now , just an infant . It is growing

If it manages to outlive dozens of similar AI software currently jostling with each other, it may manage to grow into a beautiful damsel , with whom I may tango every week  !

info@shortly.com

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh

hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  31 Oct 2022

 

FAQ from Shortly website :

 

How does it work?

We are using OpenAI's GPT-3, one of the world's biggest neural-network powered language models to write with you. GPT-3 has been trained on a lot of text (nearly half a trillion words) in order for it to 'learn' how to write.

As part of our contract with OpenAI, using Shortly for 'backdoor' access into GPT-3 (instead of using it as a writing assistant) is prohibited.

What is it and why?

We are using advanced AI in a way that no one else ever has - to extend your creativity, to write for you. Just click the button and the AI will continue writing for you.

Imagine having one of the greatest writers in the world helping you write, at the click of a button. That is what we are working towards and you can help support us on this mission.

 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

New AI Kid on the block ?

 

Hugging Face

I have no idea but it is fun – although I may not use it frequently

It is an AI application that “ extracts a gist “ or gives an answer, out of a long write up

Look at the following example :

 

Step # 1

Enter any long text here

GIMME STUFF TO STUDY 📚

I entered following :

For one of the largest deployment of smart meters in Uttar Pradesh, leading energy and infrastructure players including L&T, Adani, GMR have placed bids. Intellismart which is a joint venture of state-owned entity EESL and NIIF has also shown interest. The Rs 23,000 crore tender is to install 28 million smart meters across the state.

These smart meters will be installed in the areas of four of the five power distribution companies of UP, namely PuVNL, PVVNL, DVVNL and MVVNL. This covers the whole state except the area under KESCO distribution company which is Kanpur City.

UP till yet has 11 lakh smart meters installed across the state.

Recently, union ministry of power also issued country's largest ever tender for procuring 10 million smart meters. Close to a dozen meter manufacturers and leading power sector conglomerates have participated in the pre-bid meetings and are likely to submit interest for the same, this paper reported recently.

This includes infrastructure companies such as Adani, L&T, Robert Bosch, EdF, Tata Power, India Power, and Ashoka Buildcon. Leading meter makers such as Landis+Gyr, Schneider, Secure meters, Anvil Cables, Avon have also participated in the pre bidding discussions and are likely to plavce bids.

The smart meters roll out is part of the newly launched power distribution reforms scheme of the Centre. The Rs 3 trillion Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) aims to improve the operational efficiencies and financial sustainability of state-owned discoms/power departments by providing conditional financial assistance.

The Scheme has an outlay of Rs 3,03,758 crore with an estimated gross budgetary support from the Central Government of Rs 97,631 crore. Out of this, Rs 10,000 crore has been allocated for smart metering infrastructure across the country. Government estimates indicate deployment of 25 crore smart meters for domestic consumers.

RDSS envisages smart metering on the OPEX mode and provides financial support to discoms opting for prepaid smart metering “

Click >  Study this

 

Step # 2

ASK ME ANYTHING FROM THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE GIVEN

So , I entered :

“ What is the advantage of Smart Meters to Discom ? “

Click  >  Ask

 

Step # 3

Here is your Answer

Hugging Face gave following reply :

 “ provides financial support to discoms opting for prepaid smart metering “

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Not bad !

Of course, this App is far from perfect . I suppose it will improve over time

 

It could “ improve “ much faster if the developer were to make a provision for users to give feedback through “ Rating “ of the answers

 

CC :  Julien Chaumond – Co-Founder { julien@huggingface.co }

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh

hcp@recruitGuru.com  /  30  Oct 2022

 

Amazing AI

 

 

I just came across an AI called Shortly

 

I used it to help me “ write a blog “ and the result is as follows :

 

Sentences in GREEN are my “ prompts “ ( what I wrote before clicking “ Write for me “ )

Sentences in RED are what Shortly filled in

 

For letting the politicians take us for a ride , we have no one to blame but ourselves  !

We have miserably failed in coming up with a citizen’s “ CHARTER  OF  DEMAND “,

which :

-  shall stake out the position of the common citizen in all public matters,

-  shall be as brief and lucid as possible,

-  and shall be binding on all sections of society.

 

The unwillingness of citizens to band together in this way is our own worst enemy. 

We must create a new set of standards by which our country will operate or it will surely fall apart.

 

Here are specific steps that citizen need to take before the election :

 

1. There must be a set of demands that citizens should put up when they go out

    to vote.

2. These demands shall guide their votes and should be binding on the politicians,

    who constantly in their election campaigns promise the moon and stars to get a

    vote.

    

3. If the politicians do not concede to these demands, it is perfectly alright for the

    voters to punish them by abstaining from voting or by voting for another

    party or candidate who does agree with    your demands.

 

    

Here is what citizen can do if political parties hesitate to commit to Citizen's CHARTER OF DEMAND :

 

The advantages of doing this are :-

-  It will give us a voice in deciding the direction our country should take.

-  It is a way of making politicians accountable for their promises.

-  We can be sure that we are being taken seriously.

 

The word "demands" is used in the title, but this work is not about the demands to

be made by various parties and the various platforms they have put up for the

coming election.

 

Difficult to believe that AI could write just like a human !

 

Absolutely – and here is why :

 

Some 4 years ago, I wrote following blog(and sent as email to Cabinet Ministers) :

Ø  Citizen’s Charter of Demand…………………………… [ 29 Oct 2018 ]

 

Extract :

 

Dear Voters ,

 

For letting the politicians take us for a ride , we have no one to blame but

ourselves  !

 

We have miserably failed in coming up with a citizen’s “ CHARTER  OF  DEMAND “,

which :

 

·         Lists our demands

 

 ·         Groups these into,

 

                 #  Urgent but not Important

 

                #  Important but not Urgent

 

                #  Both , Urgent as well as Important

 

 

 

·         Devise / launch a Mobile App to solicit citizen’s response to the above, with

          PRIORITY RATING for each  listed item ( 1 = Low  /  2 = Medium  /  3 = High )

 

           

·         Then arrange in descending order of priorities

  

·         For each item, lays down “ Quantified / Measurable “ targets , with target

          dates

 

     Send this CHARTER of DEMAND to each political party , insisting that the Party

     comes out with a public statement , accepting to implement the Charter ( if

     voted to power , of course ) and also publish this on its  web site

 

 

          Charter will begin with following “ Declaration of Intent “ :

 

 “  We the people of India , submit the following Charter of Demands to the

    political parties contesting 2019 General Election and ask them to accept the

     same for  implementing , if voted to power

 

  

   We will not vote for those parties which refuse to accept this charter

 

 

   However , if several parties accept this Charter , citizens will vote for those

   parties and their candidates , who will begin their every Election Rally Speech

   with re- affirmation of its acceptance

 

    Once a party has accepted the Charter prior to the election , it will need to

    publicly  confirm its support to its implementation , even if it fails to form the

    government  and sits in the opposition. “

 

   Using the same Mobile App, every quarter , compile citizen feedback on their

   perception of “ Actual Achievement %age as against Target “ and provide this

   FEEDBACK of People’s perception , to the  government

 

              

 

 

Dear Readers :

 

Our PM Shri Modiji has repeatedly urged our citizen to provide FEEDBACK on

various govt reforms and on things that will make their lives “ Easy to Live “

Here is your chance to take help from Shortly , to write down your DEMANDS and

e-mail these to our Policy Makers at :

 

CabinetJuly2021@recruitguru.com

chiefminister2021@recruitguru.com

bjpnationalexecutive@recruitguru.com

office@rahulgandhi.in

assocham@nic.in

info@cii.in

 

  

With regards,

Hemen Parekh

hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  29 Oct 2022

 

Related Readings :

 

Congratulations, Anand Bhandare

Context :

Citizen groups begin drafting BMC poll manifesto; edu, water key issues  /  TOI  /  17  Oct 2022.

Extract :

Citizen groups, which have come together to formulate a citizens’ MANIFESTO for

the upcoming elections  , held the primary meeting to draft the policy on Sunday

The MANIFESTO will be declared on Nov 15, after the demands and issues listed by

the representatives of various organizations working in the field of education, water

transport and healthcare, among others, are examined by experts

“ Representatives of various organizations working in the field of water, education,

 transport , health, hawkers , roads, environment, and women’s rights among other,

 presented their views at the meeting

The views and DEMANDS will be examined by subject experts and then included in

the MANIFESTO. The manifesto will be published on Nov 15 “, said Anand Bhandare

from Nagarikayan Research Centre

CC:

Jalindar Sarode  (  Shikshak Bharti  )……………. sarodejalindar@gmail.com   /  sarodejalindar1@gmail.com  

Shilpi Syal, ( Centre for Promoting Democracy ) ……… info@cpdindia.org