Three seemingly nonsensical words can help family members meet at a new trailhead, a nervous person find the right park bench for a first date or a rescue team save a hiker who made a wrong turn. At ...

It provides first-responders with your exact location without having to use GPS co-ordinates,' Huronia West OPP says of ...

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’.

“Using What3words is easy and straightforward, it provides first responders with your exact location without having to use ...

Entering and finding the physical street address of your intended destination can be a frustrating experience—especially if cellular data signals are nowhere to be found. Then, when arriving, the ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Blue Springs Police Department is now using what3words technology to better locate people in emergencies. What3words "has divided the world into 3-meter squares and given each ...

Frontenac Paramedic Services encouraging people to download the What3Words app, which can help locate a person, even offline, ...

(WJAR) — Rhode Island first responders have a new tool to find people faster during an emergency, regardless of whether you are on land or in the sea. The application is called "What Three Words" app.

Wyoming County Emergency Services will begin using a free service Oct. 31 that will make it easier and quicker to locate victims in the event of an emergency. Creators of the free app, what3words, ...

An avid walker, who found herself in a scary situation, has shared the safety tool she relies on in case of an emergency.