Systems and methods for generating multi-part place identifiers

A system including one or more processors coupled to memory, the memory loaded with computer instructions to generate a multi-part place identifier, the instructions, when executed on the processors, implement actions comprising:

• receiving a location address and a place name from a user;
• validating the location address to provide a validated location address;
• calculating a geocode for the validated location address;
• using the calculated geocode to identify a geometrical boundary encompassing the validated location address;
• encoding the identified geometrical boundary as an alpha-numeric identifier forming a Where part of the multi-part place identifier;
• encoding the validated location address as a portion of a What part of the multi-part place identifier to create a validated location address encoding using base-28 and comprising a sequence of at least three alpha numeric characters;
• and
• providing the multi-part place identifier to the user.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium impressed with computer program instructions to generate a multi-part place identifier with at least one part, the instructions, when executed on a processor, being configured to cause the processor to implement a method comprising:

• receiving a location address and a place name from a user;
• validate the location address to provide a validated location address;
• calculating a geocode for the validated location address;
• using the calculated geocode to identify a geometrical boundary encompassing the location address;
• encoding the identified geometrical boundary as an alpha-numeric identifier forming a Where part of the multi-part place identifier;
• encoding the validated location address as at least a portion of a What part of the multi-part place identifier to create a validated location address encoding using base-28 and comprising a sequence of at least three alpha numeric characters;
• and
• providing the multi-part place identifier to the user.