Peter,
It was developed to provide accurate addresses for people in 3rd world
countries. Military targeting tech is somewhat more accurate than Whar3words,
to the extent that it is possible to put a cruise missile through your front
window, provided that the GIGO law is followed.
Carl Clifford
> On 23 Sep 2015, at 7:10 PM, Peter Shute <> wrote:
>
> Steve, after a quick read about it, I think it's better suited to a military
> coding system, provided one doesn't mind bombing the wrong country every now
> and again.
>
> Peter Shute
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On 23 Sep 2015, at 4:10 PM, Steve Clark <> wrote:
>>
>> G'day all
>>
>> I just heard about this new app called what3words that divides the globe up
>> into 57 trillion 3m x 3m squares and converts the lat and long to a unique 3
>> word code.
>>
>> It was designed for the huge proportion of the world's population without
>> any address system.
>>
>> My home address is labs.assemble.rollers
>>
>> So all I need to do is tell you that and you can navigate to my door. Not
>> particularly useful given I have a proper address but brilliant for third
>> world countries and I reckon it would be good for birding.
>>
>> Check it out and share your thoughts.
>> iOS and Android
>>
>> Cheers
>> Steve Clark
>> Hamilton, Vic
>>
>>
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