Austin-Travis County EMS used the What3Words App to locate an injured hiker in Dripping Springs and find the nearest parking lot for the helicopter to land.
or out in the woods, street addressing just doesn't work, and What3Words solves that," What3Words CMO Giles Rhys Jones said."You could use the What3Words app and just read out the three words of exactly where you are and because you've been built into the emergency service software, they will know exactly where to send help," Jones said.
Jones said the app has been used extensively by first responders in Austin for wilderness rescues, music festivals, and locating homeless people. He said it could be the future of navigation. "I certainly think that What3Words can become a standard. It’s just a very simple way to communicate location," Jones said.that I have read and agree
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