THE region's most remote areas could in the future be mapped with a new way of pinpointing locations on a map. Launched last Friday, the technology will allow people to identify any place on earth within metres, using a unique code. Developed by Pieter Geelen and Harold Goddijn, the founders of satellite navigation systems TomTom, these 'Mapcodes' consist of four to seven characters, and are intended to be easy to remember, simple to communicate, and free. For example, the code 8Q.T6 will direct you to the Supreme Court in Nairobi, and at reference 0HS.WZ you will find the entrance to Moi...
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