What3words

[Rich Rule]

Great idea and concept.

 

i downloaded the app and when I try to search my location i am sat on the sofa and the app says I am about 50 metres away in the wood behind my house.

[nepia]

Can't argue against it really when it has results like 

• A call handler used it to send someone to rescue a victim of sexual assault being held hostage and capture the offender

[huskykev]

Great if you want to meet your mates at a non-urban location too, just text them the three words.


You out walking the dog late at night? [emoji16][emoji16]

[Dan]

It's a great tool. I just stand on the stump, text stumpygrinder and along he comes with no problem finding it on a site. 

[drinksloe]

I understand the concept/idea for some situations, esp delivery drivers  taxis etc esp in rural locations where a postcode could cover literally miles.

 

But say in a forestry setting, in fairly remote large forestry block.

Ur told to meet on a forest track/turning circle, u find it at home before u travel, but say u get lost in a maze of forest tracks.

How do u figure out where u are and how do u get where u need to be?? Esp if no phone signal in the wood

 

With a grid reference ud know roughly which direction u needed to go.

 

[Jcarbor]

The farmwatch lads and lasses around here have been on about it, ive download it and I think its a great concept.

[Dan Maynard]

You would need to have the app running I guess, that would work using GPS which is available anywhere as it comes from satellites

You are right though, you can't look at two codes and know how far apart they are - bit like postcodes in that regard I guess.