How does what 3 words UK work?

What3words essentially points to a very specific location. Its developers divided the world into 57 trillion squares, each measuring 3m by 3m (10ft by 10ft) and each having a unique, randomly assigned three-word address. For example, the door of 10 Downing Street is slurs.
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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.
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How does what 3 words work make 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.
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How 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.
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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.
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How to use What3Words



How is using what3words different than dropping a location pin on Whatsapp?

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.
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Can you convert What 3 words to coordinates?

Now, whenever you share a what3words address, the Latitude and Longitude will be included. Select the square you need, then click 'Share' and 'Customise Share Settings'. Toggle on Latitude & Longitude, then select the format you need (decimals, degrees, mins & secs etc.).
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Can what3words be used offline?

Find the 3 word address for your current location on the free what3words app for iOS and Android. It works offline – ideal for areas with unreliable data connection.
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Can you use what3words on Google Maps?

Tapping the Google Maps API, What3words serves up a Web, Android and iOS app, each letting you search for and identify locations based around, well, three words. It's touted as a new universal address system, designed to make it easier, and more accurate, to describe exact locations anywhere on Earth.
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Who uses what3words 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.
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Does What 3 words work at sea?

Every 3m square of the world's seas and oceans have what3words addresses in English and in Korean. All other what3words languages cover land and coastline areas only.
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Is what3words a success?

Navigation startup What3Words has successfully grown to more than 100 employees by rethinking its main consumer base, and adapting its strategy accordingly. Even though it has hit that threshold, the company is still working towards profitability.
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How accurate is what three 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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How do you use three words?

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.
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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.
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What are the three words Emergency Services UK?

Many emergency services around the UK are now using what3words as part of their operations In these areas, callers can now give a 3 word address over the phone when they call 999 and help will be sent straight to that precise location.
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What is my three word location?

Open the what3words app. Tap the arrow icon above the satellite mode, to find your current location. Please wait for the blue dot to stabilise to ensure you have the most accurate what3words address.
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What is a 3 word grid?

What3words divides the world into a grid of 57 trillion 3-by-3-metre squares, each of which has a three-word address. The addresses are available in 50 languages. Translations are not direct, as direct translations to some languages could produce more than three words.
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How do you enter GPS coordinates in word?

Method 4:
  1. Open MS Word document.
  2. Place the cursor where you want to insert degree symbol.
  3. Go to Insert tab and then Symbol option.
  4. Click on More Symbols…
  5. Symbol box will come up. From Font dropdown select (normal text)
  6. Scroll down to locate the degree sign.
  7. Double click on the degree sign to insert it.
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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.
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