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
Dear Chloe,
Any further
progress on HINDI version ?
Warm
Regards,
Hemen
Parekh / Mumbai
===================================================
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
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
Dear Chloe,
Following news could be of interest to
you :
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
Dear Chloe,
Good to know that you are working on
several Indian languages
In the meantime , following might
interest you :
Fri 22-06-2018 13:34
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
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
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
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
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 2nd 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 :
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,
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