what3words app..anyone used it?

stapp · Aug 15, 2019

Has anyone here used this?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-49319760

What3words essentially points to a very specific location.
Its developers divided the world into 57 trillion squares, each measuring 3m by 3m (10ft by 10ft) and each having a unique, randomly assigned three-word address.
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Marwood · Aug 15, 2019

I haven't used this and I hadn't heard of it until yesterday. From what it says in that article it sounds like a very good idea. The main difficulty I can see is whether or not a phone signal is available. In rural areas particularly this can be a problem.

guest · Nov 14, 2020

What3words is about to make millions of car satnavs more accurate and easier to use
November 5, 2020
https://thenextweb.com/shift/2020/1...-car-satnavs-more-accurate-and-easier-to-use/

Thanks to a simple partnership between two mapping companies, satnavs in millions of new cars across North America and Europe are set to get an upgrade that should make them more accurate and far easier to use.

Last week, geolocation startup What3words and mapping conglomerate HERE, which is majority owned by BMW, Daimler, and Audi, announced a partnership that will see What3words integrated into a whole host of in-vehicle satellite navigation systems.
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What3words is positioned as a more human friendly way of sharing locations. The company has mapped out the whole world, splitting it up into three meter by three meter squares, all of which have a unique three word name. Navigating to a very specific location is as easy as saying three words.
What’s more, it makes sharing very specific locations tremendously simple too.

What3words and HERE says that integrating their two systems will allow drivers to speak (in one of 35 languages) or type three words into their car satnav to set a location.
Update November 6, 2020, 1007UTC: HERE Technologies has responded to our questions. Unfortunately it can’t say exactly what carmakers are going to add it to their systems, however it says it’s seen strong global demand for the integration.
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TechCrunch: Here integrates what3words’ super simple address system into its in-car API (October 22, 2020)

stapp · Nov 14, 2020

As well as being good for satnavs, it's also been used by rescue services and has saved lives.

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