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The fact is that it depends and it is a bit confusing for people not familiar. But it isn’t hard to get used to. +8Q, Paris isn’t specific enough. There are multiple +8Q inside Paris. It can also be a bit risky to make short codes like this especially with larger cities as different maps may put the city in different spots. What does work is +8Q Eiffel Tower which is useful for something like “Meet me here at the Eiffel Tower” or “I’m right here” when trying to find someone over text but you are nearby. So you end up with a few common options: +8Q Eiffel Tower We are pretty close together but need to get the exact spot. V75V+8Q Paris, France For exact spots around a known area. 8FW4V75V+8Q For fully qualified with no reference needed. And a few less useful options: 8FW4V7+ This large part of a city. 8FW4+ This part of the country. 8F+ This area of the world. I don’t know if I would have done this “leading zeros assumed” approach. Because IMHO for day-to-day use V75V+ Would be more useful as a shortcut for ???V75V+ rather than V75V???+ showing a rough location on a human scale (in this case the Eiffel Tower park is pretty clearly targeted) rather than an area larger than a city. But that is really the only complaint I have.