Plus Codes work similar to street addresses. They can help you get and use a simple digital address. They can also help you define a specific location for a conventional address. For example, you can identify different entrances to the same building.

Plus Codes are easy to generate with the Google Maps app on your phone. To find the Plus Code of your current location on your Android device, turn on location services, then press and hold the screen at the blue dot indicating your location. A blue screen will then open showing the Plus Code for your current location.

Using Maps URLs, you can build a universal, cross-platform URL to launch Google Maps and perform searches, get directions and navigation, and display map views and panoramic images. The URL syntax is the same regardless of the platform in use. You don't need a Google API key to use Maps URLs.

This is a plus code, or to use the more official name, an Open Location Code. It's a way to encode a location in a short and (somewhat) memorable form. In countries like France, every house has an official address, so you can easily receive letters or get some parcel delivered.