Every 10' square in the world now has a unique 3-word address

[Platypus]

Have we done this one?

what3words | Addressing the world

[SimonMac]

Welcome to 2016!

https://www.contractoruk.com/forums/...t-3-words.html

[OwlHoot]

It's a neat system, although it would be handy on that site to have some kind of lookup where the exact longitude and latitude of the bottom left corner of each square could be determined.

[Old Greg]

It's a neat system, although it would be handy on that site to have some kind of lookup where the exact longitude and latitude of the bottom left corner of each square could be determined.

I know a paramedic who works in a remote area where they regularly need a helicopter and they use this.

[GJABS]

Interesting idea, although for communication of location it would be better if they restricted the words used to those of the phonetic alphabet, because people will mishear or misspell them.

[NotAllThere]

Interesting idea, although for communication of location it would be better if they restricted the words used to those of the phonetic alphabet, because people will mishear or misspell them.

Slightly more than 3 words needed there though.

[PhiltheGreek]

If anyone was wondering where SAS guru lives,* one has done the needful:

Chez SAS


*highly f^king unlikely, of course

[Old Greg]

If anyone was wondering where SAS guru lives,* one has done the needful:

Chez SAS


*highly f^king unlikely, of course

Scoots gets backed.loaf.less which seems appropriate somehow.

[northernladuk]

I've found where PC lives

///bellend.scrounger.dole

[Old Greg]

I've found where PC lives

///bellend.scrounger.dole

It's actually ///award.scary.money