What3words divides the world into squares, each with a unique three-word address

Re:What3words divides the world into squares, each with a un... by kingosticks on Friday August 16, 2019 @04:24AM (#20713176)

It's also a lot easier to remember (and verbally communicate) 3 words than long/latitude. If I'd just legged it down a mountain to tell the police where my injured friends are I'd have a low chance recalling the numbers (assuming I wasn't able to write it down for some reason).

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Re:What3words divides the world into squares, each with a un... by pgeorgi on Friday August 16, 2019 @07:03AM (#20713910)

You have some device complex enough to tell you the words, surely it can store them. Same for OLC or any other scheme more complex than Lat/Long (and even then it's not the early 90s anymore).

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Re:What3words divides the world into squares, each with a un... by kingosticks on Friday August 16, 2019 @08:08AM (#20714278)

True. But who knows why I can't store the data in this abnormal emergency situation. Maybe I left the only working device with my friends. It doesn't really matter, 3 English words are still easier to remember and communicate than codes.

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