Used @what3words today to explain to Police where I was in a 900 acre forest
. Police units and helicopter
located us easily and attending officers have now downloaded the app 
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I understand how W3W works but what's wrong with a Grid Ref?
@OrdnanceSurvey so a Grid Reference Finder App that tells you exactly where you are and no need for someone else to have the app or data signal2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @TrafficDonut @JustinWhatley99 and
Communicating coordinates can be prone to error, especially when saying them over a phone. Even if a 3 word address is misheard, our system will suggest a more likely one. It’s user friendly for all, especially if you’re not used to using long strings of coordinates.
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what3words picks up many different types of errors, and with all similar sounding 3 word addresses far away from each other, a mistake is easy to spot. We then use your location to guess where you actually meant. (Below we wrote index.home.raft - in the UK - with an added 's')pic.twitter.com/hn5hMt6rdO
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