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By *lex1970 OP Man
5 weeks ago

What3Words

Has anybody tried the What3Words app? Could be incredibly useful for cruising. You just share your location by generating a 3-word phrase.

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By *addies_lover5Man
5 weeks ago

kildare

Never tried but love to try

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By *enBiGuy0Man
5 weeks ago

Coast

It’s brilliant for location, would definitely help for discrete secluded places. You still need a genuine fella to turn up though.

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By *lex1970 OP Man
5 weeks ago

What3Words

I think it’s great if you cannot accom and know a secluded spot.

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By *hunt9Man
5 weeks ago

North clare

How does it work??

I just downloaded it there

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By *abbagemanMan
5 weeks ago

macroom

I believe it is developed by search and rescue company

They split the entire globe up into 3fr x 3 ft (maybe bigger?) grids

So each grid has a specific reference

Which can be indexed by its three word tag

As eircode a are building specific

This is the whole globe

So if you stand in your garden your in one what3word zone

Walk 6ft and you’re in another zone

Very accurate system

All very good if you’re on the same app

Sadly it doesn’t seem to work/integrate with google maps

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By *imon4677Man
5 weeks ago

Okehampton

It’s superb

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By *lex1970 OP Man
5 weeks ago

What3Words

What might help to promote it on here, is if users added something like W3W to their profile or status update, so others would know you use it

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By *imon4677Man
5 weeks ago

Okehampton

It’s used by emergency services

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By *ilson2001Man
5 weeks ago

munster guy

"I believe it is developed by search and rescue company

They split the entire globe up into 3fr x 3 ft (maybe bigger?) grids

So each grid has a specific reference

Which can be indexed by its three word tag

As eircode a are building specific

This is the whole globe

So if you stand in your garden your in one what3word zone

Walk 6ft and you’re in another zone

Very accurate system

All very good if you’re on the same app

Sadly it doesn’t seem to work/integrate with google maps"
its not much good then if it doesnt work with google maps is it? Do search and rescue currently use it in ireland ? Is it commonly used,how does one use it please

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By *weddolMan
5 weeks ago

Chester

" Is it commonly used,how does one use it please

I'm not in Ireland, but in England, when you are at your desired location, you open the app and centre the map, it gives you 3 words, which are a reference to the exact spot you are in, accurate to 3 metres.

You can give these 3 words (just more memorable than a string of grid reference numbers) to someone else to tell them where you are.

They would then open the app, and tap in the words to draw the map up to show where you are.

Here in England, you can navigate to that spot using Google maps (the W3W app will open Google maps and direct you there) so the person can drive/walk/cycle whatever to your exact spot showing up on Google maps.

If Google maps doesn't work in Ireland, the W3W will show where you are on its map and you can zoom in and out to work out where they are in your head.

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By *ver45Man
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5 weeks ago

A Town near You!

"Has anybody tried the What3Words app? Could be incredibly useful for cruising. You just share your location by generating a 3-word phrase."

Refrain from posting W3W locations in the forum as this is not permitted and they will be removed.

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By *ack4more500Man
5 weeks ago

Muff

Must try it

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By *ver45Man
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5 weeks ago

A Town near You!

Eircodes are not permitted either, they are specific to a precise location.

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By *lex1970 OP Man
5 weeks ago

What3Words

"Has anybody tried the What3Words app? Could be incredibly useful for cruising. You just share your location by generating a 3-word phrase.

Refrain from posting W3W locations in the forum as this is not permitted and they will be removed."

Probably not a good idea but as it uses three random words, I don’t think it can be detected anyway.

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By *orning glory 12123Man
5 weeks ago

Dunshauhlin

If you put in the 3 words that the other guy sends you it will bring you within 3 meters of him

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By *ilson2001Man
5 weeks ago

munster guy

Its too slow to get my location and you have to sign up,useless and pointless app

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By *icruiseMan
4 weeks ago

wicklow

It does. In the What3Words app you hit the 'navigate' button and it opens in your default navigation app (GoogleMaps, Maps.me etc).

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By *lex1970 OP Man
4 weeks ago

What3Words

"It does. In the What3Words app you hit the 'navigate' button and it opens in your default navigation app (GoogleMaps, Maps.me etc)."

Yes it’s simple enough to use really.

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By *abbagemanMan
4 weeks ago

macroom

My point was if you type the w3w into google it does not work

Unless you have the app

If it was fully integrated with google it would be huge

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By *lex1970 OP Man
2 weeks ago

What3Words

Anybody want to try this in the Midlands? Could be good fun.

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