It is extensively used by county 911 centers in some states. Very convenient to give an exact location without a long set of number most folks can’t memorize or even convey verbally without copy errors. I think it is more exact than Maidenhead Locators until you get far down in granularity with that system.

Our hiking club uses it as a locator system along the Appalachian Trail in MD when we run our Hike Across Maryland events -Pen Mar to Harpers Ferry-

Emergency management (ARES/RACES) groups have adopted it in west central Maryland.

Jack Spitznagel



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 geocode system designed to identify any location on the surface of Earth with a resolution of about 3 metres (9.8 ft). It is owned by What3words Limited, based in 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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