Can you get a postcode from what 3 words?

Postcodes identify a far larger area than the 3m square identified by a what3words address. For this reason, it's not possible to accurately convert a postcode to a what3words address.

How can I find a 3 word location?

Tap on the speech bubble icon in the search bar. Say the three words, without the dots or slashes, and choose the correct result. Tap the scan icon in the search bar to open a scanning window. Frame the what3words address in the indicated area, keeping it still for a few seconds.

Can you use what 3 words in Google Maps?

What3words is available on the Web, Android and iOS now.

Can you Navigate using what three words?

If you're given a what3words location, you can open it in the what3words app, then tap 'Navigate' and select 'Google Maps' to open the exact location in Google Maps and get directions.

What are three word codes?

What3words is a geocode system used to communicate a location on planet Earth using only 3 words instead of using complex longitude and latitude coordinates. What3words have assigned each 3m square in the world a unique 3-word address that will never change.

What’s wrong with what3words?

How does what 3 words work?

What3words divides the world into three-metre squares and gives each one a unique three-word address in order for people to be easily found in emergencies, and to give the billions of people without a formal address access to one for the first time.

Does what3words cost money?

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.

Is what3words more accurate than GPS?

What3words (w3w) is an incredibly simple system that identifies the precise locations of addresses and navigates you to them. It works like the more common GPS but is more accurate and can pinpoint locations that don't have street addresses.

Is what3words app free?

what3words is available as a free app for iOS and Android and online map at map.what3words.com.

How is what3words different from 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.

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.

Does Apple Maps support What 3 words?

The first what3words desktop app is now available for macOS Catalina users! Use what3words on your Mac to find, share and navigate to precise locations using the apps you love on macOS like Maps, Messages, Mail, AirDrop and others. You'll also be able to use what3words in Dark Mode and with Voice Control.

Who owns what3words?

what3words is owned by its founders, employees and investors, including Intel Capital, Mercedes-Benz, Sony Innovation Fund, Subaru, Aramex, Deutsche Bahn, Ingka Investments, ITV AdVentures Invest and Channel 4 Ventures.

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.

Do emergency services use what 3 words UK?

Questions have been raised about a digital addressing system which divides the world up into three-by- three-metre squares to pinpoint someone's location. What3Words (W3W) gives each square a unique three-word address, and the app is used by 100 UK emergency services.

How do I use what3words offline?

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.

What are the advantages of the what3words system over postcodes?

what3words addresses are easy to remember and to say over the phone or radio. They're also quicker and easier to type than a regular street address. They're designed for speech recognition technology, making them easy to input correctly into voice-enabled devices or vehicles.

Why does what three words keep changing?

what3words addresses are fixed and will never change. That's how what3words is able to work offline and needs no updates or database. We know a lot of people would like to personalise the words in their addresses, but this can't be done.

How much does what3words cost in UK?

what3words geocoding

We charge businesses to turn what3words addresses into GPS coordinates. Like other businesses — e.g. Google — we charge a tiny amount per transaction (less than £0.005 per lookup).

Does the AA use what3words?

AA customers can now provide their what3words address during a breakdown to help identify their location faster.

How many countries use what3words?

Kiribati is the eight country to adopt what3words as an addressed standard, along with Mongolia, Sint-Maarten, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Tonga, Nigeria and Solomon Islands.

Does WAZE use what3words?

Navigating via the what3words app

You can also simply enter your destination's what3words address into the what3words app, then tap 'Navigate' to get directions in your favourite apps such as Google Maps, Waze or Navmii.

Who invented w3w?

Founded by Chris Sheldrick, Jack Waley-Cohen, Mohan Ganesalingam and Michael Dent, what3words was launched in July 2013. Sheldrick and Ganesalingam conceived the idea when Sheldrick, working as an event organizer, struggled to get bands and equipment to music venues using inadequate address information.