▁the ▁number ▁of ▁characters ▁used . ▁The ▁Ireland ▁version ▁uses ▁ 7 - char acters ▁giving ▁an ▁accuracy ▁of ▁ 5 ▁metres ▁squ ared . ▁The ▁equivalent ▁code ▁for ▁the ▁Mid land ▁Regional ▁Hospital , ▁as ▁above , ▁is ▁K H G ▁R T 7 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁Tom Tom ▁for ▁use ▁on ▁its ▁various ▁sat nav ▁models ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁GO ▁Code ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁location ▁code ▁app ▁on ▁the ▁iPhone ▁App ▁Store . ▁The ▁code ▁design ▁allows ▁for ▁greater ▁or ▁less er ▁gran ular ity ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁or ▁sub tra ction ▁of ▁characters ▁from ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁code . ▁The ▁company ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁developing ▁Go ▁Code ▁designs ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁other ▁countries , ▁including ▁India , ▁( 9 ▁characters ) ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁being ▁pil oted ▁within ▁the ▁sl ums ▁in ▁Kol k ata , ▁to ▁help ▁bring ▁essential ▁health , ▁education ▁and ▁social ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁people ▁living ▁there . ▁The ▁GO ▁Code ▁project ▁first ▁brought ▁together ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁companies ▁that ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁produce ▁the ▁winning ▁E ir code ▁tender , ▁including ▁Cap ita , ▁Bear ing Point , ▁and ▁Auto address . ▁ ▁Loc 8 ▁Code ▁The ▁Loc 8 ▁Code ▁was ▁developed ▁by ▁G PS ▁Ireland ▁Ltd . ▁and ▁field ▁tested ▁with ▁Gar min ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁owned ▁and ▁managed ▁by ▁Loc 8 ▁Code ▁Ltd . ▁in ▁C ork . ▁Like ▁GO ▁Code , ▁it ▁is