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Have you heard about this App.?
It's a new way of telling someone exactly where you are, within a 3 meter square area anywhere in the world
Here's how it works:
  • Location Identification:
    The app divides the world into 3m x 3m squares, and each square is assigned a unique combination of three words.

  • Easy Sharing:
    These three-word addresses are easy to say, share, and remember, making it simpler to communicate precise locations.

    • Navigation:
      You can input a what3words address into the app, which will then guide you to that specific location using your preferred navigation app (like Google Maps or Apple Maps).
    • Saving Locations:
      You can save your favorite locations with their corresponding three-word addresses for easy access later.
    • Emergency Services:
      what3words is used by emergency services to quickly locate people in need, especially in areas with inaccurate or non-existent street addresses.
The app is available in over 60 languages and is compatible with various navigation apps. It's a useful tool for a wide range of purposes, from finding meeting points to helping emergency responders locate individuals in need.
 
   / what 3 words #2  
Every smart phone built in the last 10 years has GPS circuitry built in and can be used as a standard GPS unit by downloading your choice of app. Be it an Android or iPhone unit, they can give you your location on planet earth to within 30 feet (usually a lot closer), and no app is needed to access your own GPS coordinates. As a member of a Search and Rescue unit I try to teach this to as many people as I can. It is simple for SAR to find someone if we have your coordinates.

 
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My first reaction is, why did they create this app and what data on you do they collect to pay for the app?
 
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There have been some pretty negative reviews about it.

And besides, it's pretty hard to beat 6 decimal place coordinates for accuracy.

For example, the center of the universe....

37.133260,- 81.507567


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   / what 3 words #5  
Google maps offers the same addressing scheme for free.

Starlink uses it as an address.
 
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There have been some pretty negative reviews about it.

And besides, it's pretty hard to beat 6 decimal place coordinates for accuracy.

For example, the center of the universe....

37.133260,- 81.507567

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Center of the universe?
Is that some companies advertisement?

I didn't know how easy it is to get my location ordinance until deserteagel posted a link.

 

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