Grid Point Code
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Grid Point CodeValid
#J7MNH-66194
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Where

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Also written as
Shortlocal only
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Checkfor voice and paper
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Integer48-bit, six bytes
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Degrees, minutes, seconds
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Geo URI
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Give this address

A link to this exact cell, carrying directions when you add them. Scanning the square opens this page here. Nothing is kept on this site: the directions exist only in the link.

Anchor the short form

Five characters name a position inside a cell 8 by 10.7 km, so they need a reference near the point to be read back. These are the places near enough that recovery is guaranteed. A reference further off does not fail; it returns somewhere else.

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    Read aloud

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    A callout is any word beginning with the symbol; the listener keeps the first character. Said in English, C, D, G, P, T and three all rhyme, which is what the check character is for.