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Friday 29 January - Have you heard of "what3words" all you walkers?

29/1/2021

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this information could be a life saver, so read on!


​"what3Words" is a FREE app for your smartphone.  It gives every 3x3 square metre of the whole world a unique three-word code.  For a local example, the front door at the Fox and Hounds at Newmillerdam is ///haunt.fence.tastes

You can now e
asily find a what3words address for anywhere in the world.  what3words addresses are easy to say and share, are as accurate as GPS coordinates and more accurate than mobile phone locators.

Think how useful this is if you're just trying to meet up with somebody.  For example, "I'm in the car in the bottom car park in Cannon Hall Country Park, across the road from that Garden Centre just outside of Cawthorne" becomes w3w.co/fuzz.bumping.hunt so if you send this link to your mate it will show them the very 3x3 metre square you're parked in!  

Handy, useful, clever, of course, but think about how you, as walkers/ramblers/hikers would find this, if you suddenly can't continue your journey because of an accident, trip, fall, medical emergency - or even if you're just lost!
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Our emergency services in the UK have been quick to pick up on its usefulness;
  • The Police ​www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-49319760

  • ​Yorkshire Air Ambulance 
    ​www.yorkshireairambulance.org.uk/news-patient-stories/news/yorkshire-air-ambulance-urge-people-across-yorkshire-to-download-app-which-can-help-save-lives/

Our local walking/tourist organsiations and bodies are recommending the use of what3words;
  • www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/plan-your-visit/essential-information/what-3-words/

  • www.yorkshire.com/about-yorkshire/what3words​
Are you convinced yet?

For more even more information have a look at the website for more information
what3words.com

Click here to download the app for an iPhone or android smartphone.
what3words.com/products/what3words-app/

I recommend that you always use a link from an official, certified website which will have rigorous security procedures to help keep your device safe.   The above link will take you straight to the download page for Apple App Store or Google Play - so you don't risk getting a hacked version.

Click here see for some guidance on how to use the app
what3words.com/how-to-use-the-what3words-app/


WWWN!  I hope you found this post useful, and that you manage to download the app to your phone.  If you do, don't just forget about it!  Have a play with what3words while you're at home to see how it works, and then get out and test it out!
1 Comment
Joan Jewsbury
29/1/2021 04:39:53 pm

We had an incident recently w when a villager jumped into a deep culvert to rescue her dog on a remote path.The sides were steep and sloppy and she was up to her waist in very cold water. LUCKILY she was able to contact men in village but emergency services couldn't locate her exact location .
All is well but we have all been asked to download the 3 words.x

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