On 17/8/19 19:22, John Whelan wrote: > Apparently some Fire brigades ask people who are lost on moors etc to > download What3words then tell them their location. > > Isn't there a simpler way? Perhaps to get a text message sent with the > long and lat?
Geographic coordinates may be the logical way, not precisely the most user-friendly, I think. For example, in an emergency response, it's easy to tell a paramedic by radio three words than a series of numbers... I was actually thinking if this kind of directions may be useful for mapping to, or routing services with OSM, like places where there are no street names or proper directions. > ref > https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-49319760 > > > Thanks John > > > -- > Sent from Postbox <https://www.postbox-inc.com> > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
