Murt
Letch
Been using a new App. ( Android and iOS) recently, and I think it could be very useful for bike meets, safety and generally being annoying.
What3Words
https://what3words.com/products/how-to-use-the-what3words-app/
Basically, the world is set out in ten ft squares. Each has a three word code.
So, instead of having a postcode, you get, for instance dog.babana.moon
When you put that code into the app, it gives you a very precise location.
I have used it a couple of times recently. After a concert, we left the area to avoid crowds and ended up down a side street. I did the w3w thing and sent the location to my son who was picking us up. He was directed precisely to our location on Google maps.
Another was trying to explain to a friend where a path was to a monument.
I eventually got him to download the app, sent him the w3w words, and he went straight to it.
I was put onto into this by an ex colleague who has been involved in using it to locate a bad accident on a country road miles from anywhere. The farmer who Rang the incident in was using the app, explained the use, and officers and the ambo were able to get right to the location in minutes.
The three words was found to be better to remember that a string of numbers, and also easier to hear in bad Comms.
It's free. Very stable, and I think it could save lives in the biking community ( and make meets a lot easier sometimes)
Just think. You are middle of nowhere, road you haven't been on before and you come accross something horrible. You look up the w3w location, dial 999 and give them the location to within ten feet. ( I'm aware lots of ambulance and police are setting this up in control rooms now)
I'm not connected with the app company but really think this should be passed about!
Murt
What3Words
https://what3words.com/products/how-to-use-the-what3words-app/
Basically, the world is set out in ten ft squares. Each has a three word code.
So, instead of having a postcode, you get, for instance dog.babana.moon
When you put that code into the app, it gives you a very precise location.
I have used it a couple of times recently. After a concert, we left the area to avoid crowds and ended up down a side street. I did the w3w thing and sent the location to my son who was picking us up. He was directed precisely to our location on Google maps.
Another was trying to explain to a friend where a path was to a monument.
I eventually got him to download the app, sent him the w3w words, and he went straight to it.
I was put onto into this by an ex colleague who has been involved in using it to locate a bad accident on a country road miles from anywhere. The farmer who Rang the incident in was using the app, explained the use, and officers and the ambo were able to get right to the location in minutes.
The three words was found to be better to remember that a string of numbers, and also easier to hear in bad Comms.
It's free. Very stable, and I think it could save lives in the biking community ( and make meets a lot easier sometimes)
Just think. You are middle of nowhere, road you haven't been on before and you come accross something horrible. You look up the w3w location, dial 999 and give them the location to within ten feet. ( I'm aware lots of ambulance and police are setting this up in control rooms now)
I'm not connected with the app company but really think this should be passed about!
Murt