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The emergency services in the UK use this also - as do, perhaps surprisingly, building materials suppliers.This has been mentioned in the forum before but I think it is worth re-posting. If the mods what to merge my post go right ahead.
Here is an alternative to the difficulties of finding a person/place at a unnamed fixed location. With the use of our handy phones we all can find a named location with the help of Google etc. (ie. meet me in front of the Cathedral in SdC)
However this not so easily done when you need to locate someone/someplace at an un-named location. (ie. meet me at the bar where the tree used to be!) Add to this the issues of using different navigation apps, different GPS formats (decimal vs degrees), and language difficulties.
Here is a simpler solution. There is a company that has created an address for every 3 meter square location on the planet. The location can be described with just 3 words. The words are native to your language of choice. You send the location to a friend by any means at hand. It is easily communicated without the possibility of missing a GPS digit.
So if you want to describe a location on the Camino it be described as:
https://w3w.co/weaned.courtyard.topmost (guess where this is)
More information can be found at https://what3words.com/news/
Maybe those folks over at the very active Camino Olvidado thread might find this useful to document what exactly Enders means when he describes a location.
For Android:
- Firstly, open the Signal app.
- Then, go to the conversation.
- Next, press the plus button.
- Later, scroll right and select Location.
- Now allow access to the location of your device.
- Finally, click the confirm button and press the send button.
- Congratulations! You have shared your location on Signal.
What3words is brilliant. It can be used for all sorts of applications globally - pretty neat.This has been mentioned in the forum before but I think it is worth re-posting. If the mods what to merge my post go right ahead.
Here is an alternative to the difficulties of finding a person/place at a unnamed fixed location. With the use of our handy phones we all can find a named location with the help of Google etc. (ie. meet me in front of the Cathedral in SdC)
However this not so easily done when you need to locate someone/someplace at an un-named location. (ie. meet me at the bar where the tree used to be!) Add to this the issues of using different navigation apps, different GPS formats (decimal vs degrees), and language difficulties.
Here is a simpler solution. There is a company that has created an address for every 3 meter square location on the planet. The location can be described with just 3 words. The words are native to your language of choice. You send the location to a friend by any means at hand. It is easily communicated without the possibility of missing a GPS digit.
So if you want to describe a location on the Camino it be described as:
https://w3w.co/weaned.courtyard.topmost (guess where this is)
More information can be found at https://what3words.com/news/
Maybe those folks over at the very active Camino Olvidado thread might find this useful to document what exactly Enders means when he describes a location.
I think of them as complementary rather than being in competition. Each has its uses.One of the advantages of this app over something like WhatsApp or your iPhone compass is the ability to convey a 3rd party address. That is you and your Camino buddy are separated, tired, very thirsty and want to meet at a location somewhere down the path. So you message and say “let’s meet at https://w3w.co/smiling.respects.cowboy “ , one of the greatest bars in the world to watch the sun go down.
Great idea. Could I plot a route using 3words, and use them as a navigational reference. I looked at their website, but still unsure.This has been mentioned in the forum before but I think it is worth re-posting. If the mods what to merge my post go right ahead.
Here is an alternative to the difficulties of finding a person/place at a unnamed fixed location. With the use of our handy phones we all can find a named location with the help of Google etc. (ie. meet me in front of the Cathedral in SdC)
However this not so easily done when you need to locate someone/someplace at an un-named location. (ie. meet me at the bar where the tree used to be!) Add to this the issues of using different navigation apps, different GPS formats (decimal vs degrees), and language difficulties.
Here is a simpler solution. There is a company that has created an address for every 3 meter square location on the planet. The location can be described with just 3 words. The words are native to your language of choice. You send the location to a friend by any means at hand. It is easily communicated without the possibility of missing a GPS digit.
So if you want to describe a location on the Camino it be described as:
https://w3w.co/weaned.courtyard.topmost (guess where this is)
More information can be found at https://what3words.com/news/
Maybe those folks over at the very active Camino Olvidado thread might find this useful to document what exactly Enders means when he describes a location.
I have the app on my phone and tested this. It appears you can. The app asked how I wished to navigate to a distant point. I chose Google, however it (Google) tends to prefer roads and not trails.Great idea. Could I plot a route using 3words, and use them as a navigational reference. I looked at their website, but still unsure.
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