Gregory's Server
In case you're not aware, one of the primary issues with what3words is addresses containing words that are indistinguishable from others when spoken: https://w3w.me.ss
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 @cinebox e911 is specific to the US and Canada. Many other countries don't have this. In Australia there's an app called Emergency Plus ( emergencyplus.com.au ) developed by emergency services and government, which assists with 000 calls by showing on screen your latitude and longitude, your nearest address, and – of course – the What3Words for your location. The app doesn't automatically send this data to authorities when you make a call, you're expected to read it out to them. @cinebox Now of course, the real question is – if phones already have e911 capabilities built in, why don't other countries leverage this existing technology that's already on the phones of all their citizens?  @jonty That's impressively mindless. When I did a short post about w3w it was mainly as an improvement exercise. But I'm thinking of following up on actual problems because these guys think they can outdo the Post Office for crap. https://thenewstack.io/how-a-developer-might-improve-the-geolocation-app-what3words/ @jonty Wowwww. I haven't given W3W another thought since playing with it in a cartography class a few years ago. It seems to have a kill count.  @jonty they're all over the life ring stations along the river near me. I can't think of anything worse than phoning up our local emergency services like: Me: "Quick, someone's drowning" * Yes, that's a real w3w address. |
@jonty wait why does this thing exist. What’s wrong with e911?