U.S., Sept. 7 -- What3words is an intelligent geocode system used for the communication of locations with a resolution of three metres. The app encodes specific geographic coordinates into three words; the encoding is permanently fixed so it will always be accurate. An example of a location is///spooky.solemn.huggers, or //voice.gofted.agree. The application uses a grid of the entire globe made up of 57 x1012 squares of 3 metres by 3 metres. Each individual square is then given an address composed of three dictionary words. These three-word addresses are available in 43 languages.
What3words is more advanced than most of its location encoding competitors due to its location being displayed using three words rather than large and complicate...