How do you use What.Three.Words ?

[Stopeter44]

https://what3words.com

@Roy124 pointed me to this app. basically it has divided the world in to squares of approx. 10 metres². 

One of it's features, and probably the most useful, is that starting with one of those squares identified by, say ///snoring.chucks.armed, which identifies one of those squares, you can then pass that identifier to a GPS app, such as Waze, Google Maps, etc.

Have any of you been using this app, and that function ?

 

[Roy124]

I did try just once using my phone.  It was in a large car park and my brother in law was parked out out sight.  It was a perfect opportunity to show him the benefit. 

It was a spectacular failure as it placed my car in a housing estate a half mile away.  I haven't tried since 😁

By all accounts it does work and has been used many times. 

[Stopeter44]

20 minutes ago, Roy124 said:

It was a spectacular failure as it placed my car in a housing estate a half mile away.  I haven't tried since 😁

Oops! That's a shame, because it looks like it can really pinpoint a location, when even if you give the exact address, most GPS are way off!

[Catlover]

It has helped many fell walkers that have fallen, broke and make, and been able to get medical help.

[Catlover]

That should have read broke ankle

[Stopeter44]

18 minutes ago, Catlover said:

That should have read broke ankle

Mme Stopeter44 fell and broke ankle some months ago, and although I was able to guide the Helicopter to where we were, it certainly would have been better if I could have given them a precise location with the app. We were out of sight under tree cover, so "chapeau" to the French Gendarme rescue service !

[Big_D]

On 1/30/2022 at 4:41 PM, Catlover said:

That should have read broke ankle

There is no read.broke.ankle on what three words.

There is a rear.broke.ankle     😁