Launching January 2027
Locata
Places apps can agree on.
Locata gives apps one shared, verified record of each place, so people, apps and maps all mean the same thing.
What it does
One place, one record.
One record for each place
Apps refer to the same place in the same way, instead of each keeping its own version.
Verified before it counts
A suggestion or an AI match can point to a possible place. Only verification makes it a record.
Every name it goes by
Places can have several names and spellings. Locata connects them to one record.
Where it belongs
Know which town and region a place sits within.
Find what’s nearby
Look up a place from an address or a point on the map, and find places around it.
Locata isn’t a maps app or a trip planner. It supplies the places other services build on.