I would find it easier to tell someone 3 words than it is to write down a whole bunch of decimal points. Their video explains this - it's easier to type or say three words with less error. And similar-sounding words are spaced far across the planet to opposite sides.
Different GPS systems accept coordinates in different ways and its super confusing if you have a number, entering it into a system that doesn't accept the number the same way (i.e., trying to put a Google coordinate into a tomtom is a frigin' nightmare)
Different GPS systems accept coordinates in different ways and its super confusing if you have a number, entering it into a system that doesn't accept the number the same way (i.e., trying to put a Google coordinate into a tomtom is a frigin' nightmare)