How is what3words different from a pin?

How is what3words different to sharing a pin? A location pin is impossible to describe over the phone or radio, to write down, or to enter into a speech recognition system. what3words offers a more flexible way to pass location information between people and machines or devices, online or offline.

What is what3words used for?

what3words is a really quick and simple way to find, share and save exact locations. The system converts GPS coordinates into 3 word addresses. For our own website and apps, we usually use Google Maps, which means that during a street address search on what3words, Google will point you to where it lies on its map.

Is what3words better than Google Maps?

Google Maps is a tool for navigation, public transport and for looking up POIs. what3words has a very different function – it's an easy way to communicate exact locations, whether that's spoken over the phone or into a car voice navigation system, or typed into a taxi app or a website checkout page.

How accurate is what 3 words?

Compared to current street addressing systems, 3 word addresses are far more accurate, as they refer to a specific 3m x 3m area. As the entire what3words grid is fixed, the 3 word address for a particular location will never change even if buildings or streets are redeveloped.

Does What 3 words work without signal?

Without phone signal, the app functions the same as when you have no data connection: you can view the location of any what3words address you enter. You can also navigate to it using compass mode. To share a what3words address over the phone or in a text message you need phone signal.

How to use What3Words

What three words have a blue dot?

The blue location dot will move around a little as the GPS signal tries to interpret exactly where you are. This will be more difficult if you are surrounded by tall buildings, for example, or indoors where the GPS signal is less effective.

Does what3words cost anything?

what3words is free for anyone to use via our app and online map. We make money by charging some businesses that benefit commercially from using our products. For example, what3words built into Mercedes-Benz's cars improves the customer experience for its drivers.

Does anyone actually use what three words?

What3Words (W3W) gives each square a unique three-word address, and the app is used by 100 UK emergency services. But a security consultant found thousands of locations with similar words less than 1km (0.6 miles) apart.

How do you use what3words in an emergency?

Do emergency services use what 3 words?

What3Words (W3W) divides the world into three-by-three metre squares, each with a three-word address. It is free and used by 85% of UK emergency services. Reasons for the errors were not given, but were likely to be things such as mispronunciation or spelling errors.

Who are what3words competitors?

Does Apple Maps use what3words?

Apple Maps is now the default mapping provider for all iOS what3words users. what3words claims this is possible because Apple Maps has gone through a significant redesign over the past year, with better road coverage and detailed land cover introduced, alongside more three-dimensional buildings and mapped green areas.

Does Amazon use three words?

Today, what3words introduced the what3words skill for Amazon Alexa. The skill enables Alexa users to discover where a 3-word address is and ask to be navigated there by any Alexa-enabled device.

Does Google Maps Recognise what3words?

The what3words grid can be displayed on top of a Google Map by passing GeoJSON data to the maps Dataobject.

What are three squares?

Every 3m square has been given a unique combination of three words: a what3words address. Now you can find, share and navigate to precise locations using three simple words. - Guide people to accessible entrances.

How does what 3 words make money?

We make money by licensing our API to businesses.

Businesses can access what3words functionality through our Public API or our Enterprise Suite (which includes SDKs for offline use). But what are we actually selling? We charge businesses to license our code for turning what3words addresses into GPS coordinates.

What three words can RapidSOS say?

RapidSOS provided the what3words address, which was then entered into the CAD sheet. The EMS dispatcher relayed the what3words location to EMS personnel, who entered it into the mobile app and used the navigate function to take them directly to the patient.

What are the three words in Australia?

In the what3words app

Dial Triple Zero (000) and read the 3 words on your screen to the call taker. They'll know exactly where to send help.

What are the three words in Canada?

It means any precise location can be communicated with just three words. For example ///lashes. candlelit. earned, will take you to the main pier at Clear Lake Marina, Riding Mountain National Park.

Does What 3 words work in Spain?

What were Chris Sheldrick's three words?

Chris is the CEO & Co-Founder of what3words – a global address system that names every 3m square in the world with a unique 3-word address. Some of their backers include Intel, Mercedes (Daimler), Sony, Deutsche Bahn, SAIC Motor Corp, Aramex, Horizons Ventures, & Alpine Electronics.

Is what3words used in the United States?

London-based What3words offers its service free to emergency services, and it's persuaded more than three quarters of UK emergency services to use it. Now it's got a foothold in North American customers, What3words plans to announce Tuesday.

How many squares are there in what3words?

As mentioned above, what3words has around 57 trillion squares each with unique 3 word addresses around the world.

What are the three words in the UK?

Please note, what3words is accepted by over 80% of UK emergency services. While it is used by some services in other countries, use is not yet widespread outside of the UK. In an emergency, you should call 999 and give the call handler the what3words address for where help is needed.

What is the three-word location?

It is owned by What3words Limited, based in London, England.