The app divides a map into 10-by-10 foot squares – naming each of them a different variation of three words that are unique to that exact location.

What three Words is also a great app for locating friends at ballgames or music festivals. Once you share the unique words, they’ll be able to walk to your location using Google Maps.

First responders in Iowa are using the what3words app to help locate people in distress on Saylorville Lake.

Ionia County dispatchers use the 'What Three Words' app to locate people quickly in emergencies, improving response times.

The Brookville Fire Department (BFD) would like to remind people the free What3Words app can help them find exactly where they are.

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 using it, too.

What if it only took three words to find the exact location of someone lost or in an emergency? A new app being used by dispatchers is doing exactly that.