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Post by perentie » 19 Dec 2020, 6:46 am

I dont have a smartphone so can not use it but it seems a real good idea.
https://what3words.com/how-to-use-the-what3words-app/

Get lost or injured call 000 give the 3 words on your phone and the person on the other end knows exactly where you are.
The whole world is divided into 3 sq metre squares and each square is identified by three words.
Its used by the Australian Emergency Srevices as well and they have their own ap.called Emergency.

https://what3words.com/news/emergency/a ... %2Fdaytime.
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Post by bladeracer » 19 Dec 2020, 7:44 am

perentie wrote:I dont have a smartphone so can not use it but it seems a real good idea.
https://what3words.com/how-to-use-the-what3words-app/

Get lost or injured call 000 give the 3 words on your phone and the person on the other end knows exactly where you are.
The whole world is divided into 3 sq metre squares and each square is identified by three words.
Its used by the Australian Emergency Srevices as well and they have their own ap.called Emergency.

https://what3words.com/news/emergency/a ... %2Fdaytime.


Doesn't it require you to know where you are first to determine which three words apply?
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Post by perentie » 19 Dec 2020, 8:22 am

No. The ap tells you where you are. It must use the GPS in Smart phones.
From what I read even if you have no signal it can tell you where you are and give you the three words on the screen but you must have a signal to phone out. Or if you have a HF radio as I do get in touch that way.
With the Australian Emergency Ap as I understand it you dial 000 , it then asks which service, Fire Ambulance Police etc and the three words of your position are displayed on the screen to read out to the operator.
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Post by perentie » 19 Dec 2020, 8:26 am

Another link to the Australian site.
https://emergencyapp.triplezero.gov.au/
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Post by perentie » 19 Dec 2020, 8:36 am

Say you are in a State Forest or a big property somewhere. How to you describe to the helper you have phoned exactly where you are?
With this App your position comes up with those three words, so you say them to your call recipient and they know you are inside that 3 metre square.
I have no connection to this, I just think its a good idea. I saw it in my last copy of Wanderer Magazine.
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Post by bladeracer » 19 Dec 2020, 8:37 am

Exactly, you need a way to determine where you are first. If you don't have a smartphone you don't have the GPS or the app.
If you don't know your position you can't determine the words you need. All it's useful for is making it somewhat easier for some people to remember words rather than remembering coordinates or grid references. Which is great if you are actually where you planned to be when you looked up the W3W for that location. Not at all useful for determining where you actually are though.


perentie wrote:No. The ap tells you where you are. It must use the GPS in Smart phones.
From what I read even if you have no signal it can tell you where you are and give you the three words on the screen but you must have a signal to phone out. Or if you have a HF radio as I do get in touch that way.
With the Australian Emergency Ap as I understand it you dial 000 , it then asks which service, Fire Ambulance Police etc and the three words of your position are displayed on the screen to read out to the operator.
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Post by bladeracer » 19 Dec 2020, 8:40 am

perentie wrote:Say you are in a State Forest or a big property somewhere. How to you describe to the helper you have phoned exactly where you are?
With this App your position comes up with those three words, so you say them to your call recipient and they know you are inside that 3 metre square.
I have no connection to this, I just think its a good idea. I saw it in my last copy of Wanderer Magazine.


If I have a smartphone, GPS, or map and compass I can give them a grid reference or longitude and latitude to my position. I don't need to add an app to my GPS. If I don't have a smartphone I won't have the app anyway.
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Post by Oldbloke » 19 Dec 2020, 9:00 am

Its simply 3 words instead of GPS coordinates.
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