Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Thursday 21 June 2018

3 Meter by 3 Meter ? And vertically too ?





Amazon wants to deliver , no matter whether you are on top of a mountain , middle of a dense jungle or living in deserts of Kutchh  !



Here is proof ( of its intention ) :



Amazon to strengthen its logistic service with Geo-tagging and new age tech

 
https://inc42.com/buzz/in-war-with-flipkart-amazon-to-offer-shopping-experiences-in-indian-languages/?utm_source=Inc42+Main&utm_campaign=morning_newsletter_22_jun&utm_medium=email




Extract :


Amazon India is now looking to strengthen its logistics capabilities with geo-tagging and new age technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning


Reportedly, the company is trying to map the entire country through geo-tags to create efficiencies in its delivery network. It is further working on a technology to get around the challenge of unstructured addresses in the country.


With the help of AI and ML, Amazon will extract different entities related to an address such as flat number, building number, building name, street name, the locality, the city, etc.


Based on the entry by the customer, the address is given a score of high or low in case critical inputs are missing. The customer is then prompted to help with more information.




Context :



Here is what I wrote to www.What3words.com , on 22 April 2018 :




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 )

On 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 (https://uidai.gov.in/) “ 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 :
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#Aadhar #Property #Benami



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#BenamiProperty #Bitcoin #BlackMoney


Nami or Benami ? Why Differentiate ?


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Warm Regards,
Hemen Parekh



Here is what Chloe replied :
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



I would not be surprised if Amazon offers to buy out What3Words , considering what Chloe wrote to me ( below ) :





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!




Chloe Day (what3words Support)

Apr 23, 10:07 BST

Dear Hemen,

Thank you for passing this on! 

We are working on several more Indian languages at the moment. Hopefully they will all help with adoption in India.


All best wishes,

Chloe

what3words support


22  June  2018

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