My wife and I use when we go on vacation, the system works well. It is not endorsed by any of the big players (the map makers and such), so it lives its own little life :-)
73, Bernd - KB7AK
On Sun, Jul 7, 2024 at 5:41 PM Mike Hoblinski via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
I saw this on the news and was wondering if it might have use in the ham community. *What3words* (stylized as *what3words*) is a proprietary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_software geocode system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocode#Geocode_system designed to identify any location on the surface of Earth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth with a resolution of about 3 metres (9.8 ft). It is owned by What3words Limited, based in London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London, England. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What3words
https://what3words.com/clip.apples.leap
It's an app with a compass function. Was designed to help people find each other in places like concerts, sporting events and malls. Works offline too.
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