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What3words

To: Maris Lauva <>
Subject: What3words
From: Carl Clifford <>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 06:41:48 +0000
By using the app. You can either enter the lat/long, if known or find the 
location on the map in the app. The app then gives the 3 word code. Have a look 
at the video on the "about"page of the web site, and the "examples" page on the 
web site. Sorry, I am not an expert on this, having only first seen the web 
site yesterday, but
I soon got the hang of it. Download the app and have a play with it, you will 
soon get you head around it.

Carl

> On 24 Sep 2015, at 2:46 PM, Maris Lauva <> wrote:
>
> What I meant was how do you stand in a particular spot and find out the 
> "word" address? Or the address for the hut by the creek? If the addresses are 
> defined by geographic squares then that means lat & long (or eastings and 
> northings etc.) How else would you find the lat & long but with a GPS? (Is 
> there a "sextants for dummies" book?)
>
>> CC: 
>> From: 
>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] What3words
>> Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 12:58:40 +1000
>> To: 
>>
>> Perplexed,
>>
>> A GPS would be of no use with What3words. What you need is a smart phone or 
>> computer.
>>
>> I suggest you read this info http://what3words.com/about/   and all will 
>> become clear, well, at least it did for me.
>>
>> Carl Clifford
>>
>>
>>
>>> On 23 Sep 2015, at 9:27 PM, Maris Lauva <> wrote:
>>>
>>> What I can't figure is how you can find out your, or any other address 
>>> without access to a GPS. And if you know an "word3" address how can you 
>>> find it without a GPS. And if you have a GPS, why bother?
>>>
>>> Perplexed
>>>
>>>> From: 
>>>> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 20:17:51 +1000
>>>> To: 
>>>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] What3words
>>>> CC: 
>>>>
>>>> Martin,
>>>> Well actually think.pretty.common is not in a less developoed country, its 
>>>> in Arkansas, USA :-p
>>>> https://map.what3words.com/think.pretty.common 
>>>> <https://map.what3words.com/think.pretty.common>
>>>>
>>>> Neat App though. Would be very useful in Japan too.
>>>>
>>>> Chris Charles
>>>> +61412911184
>>>>
>>>> Licole Monopods
>>>> http://www.licole.com.au <http://www.licole.com.au/>
>>>>> On 23 Sep 2015, at 6:34 pm, Martin Butterfield <> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> The postal systems will probably continue as they have developed.  What
>>>>> follows is I think pretty common in less developed countries.
>>>>>
>>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>> Martin
>>>>
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