ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – Imagine only needing three words to help find someone who may be lost. Local emergency agencies in Southwest Virginia are doing just that through an app called ‘what3words’.

Exclusive: Several emergency services in the US and Canada are embracing the What3words service. One tap on a text message lets you tell them exactly where you are. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...

The What3words app divides the world into 3-meter squares and identifies specific locations using a unique combination of three words Authorities in Tennessee are crediting a phone app for saving the ...

The What3Words (W3W) geocoding algorithm creates potential for confusing different nearby addresses, with potentially hazardous implications in emergency situations, according to a new ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – It’s the crucial tech on your mobile phone that most people don’t even realize they have, and it made a difference last week in the rescue of three boaters on Lake Drummond.

The founder of global location technology platform what3words is set to visit the Isle of Man next month as the headline ...

Emergency services across the world are constantly looking for ways to reduce response times and figure out where help is needed, and most recently, firefighters in Los Angeles have turned to ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Nashville Department of Emergency Communications is encouraging CMA Fest attendees to use the “what3words” app to find people in the crowd, and their dispatchers are ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

The founder of one of the world's most popular navigation apps will give a talk on the Island next month. Entrepreneur Chris ...