something for you oldies

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Originally Posted by Xtreme

W3W doesn't need or use a GPS. All you need is your phone and the what3words app.
Maybe the following will enlighten you regarding how W3W works
How to use what3words in an emergency?

• Find the 3 word address for your current location on the free what3words app for iOS and Android. ...
• Share your 3 word address over the phone to the call handler.
• The emergency service can then coordinate a response directly to the exact location where help is needed.

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Doesn't use a GPS? Needs a phone (with a GPS). Also needs a third party app.

Use what you're comfortable with I guess.

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Originally Posted by BradC

Doesn't use a GPS? Needs a phone (with a GPS). Also needs a third party app.

Use what you're comfortable with I guess.

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It uses device GPS of course.

However, it’s very simple. And to use GPS coordinates on your phone requires and app to extract the dataset anyway.

What it does achieve is simplicity. Instead of reading a series of numbers from the screen to the operator….

///summoning.quantified.shimmering

would have us saying gday at the local jetty….

Thanks for spelling it out so clearly Tombie. :thumbsup:

One of the issues I see with something like W3W is the quality of spelling these days in the wider society, but particularly in the younger age group. [bighmmm] And then there is the peril of the spellchecker/auto-correct hammer.

I thought that this thread was about something for the "Oldies"?

At least some of us old farts can still use a paper chart/map to plot a course on land and sea and still get exactly where we want to go using dead reckoning and a compass[thumbsupbig]

Most of the younger fishermen today couldn't find thier own bum with both hands without a GPS[bigwhistle]

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Originally Posted by Tombie

It uses device GPS of course.

However, it’s very simple. And to use GPS coordinates on your phone requires and app to extract the dataset anyway.

What it does achieve is simplicity. Instead of reading a series of numbers from the screen to the operator….

///summoning.quantified.shimmering

would have us saying gday at the local jetty….

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So Tombie, pardon my ignorance if I'm wrong, but when you state 'Operator', I'm then assuming that you need mobile phone reception.

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Originally Posted by Saitch

So Tombie, pardon my ignorance if I'm wrong, but when you state 'Operator', I'm then assuming that you need mobile phone reception.

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Most smart phones and tablets these days have an inbuilt GPS which works without phone reception[thumbsupbig]

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Originally Posted by trout1105

Most smart phones and tablets these days have an inbuilt GPS which works without phone reception[thumbsupbig]

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Yes, but they rely on dedicated GPS satellites, which are not used for comms. My question is, how does your phone send your position to an operator?

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Originally Posted by Saitch

Yes, but they rely on dedicated GPS satellites, which are not used for comms. My question is, how does your phone send your position to an operator?

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I am pretty sure that when Toomie mentioned "Operator" he meant the person using the phone Not the operator at the telphone exchange[thumbsupbig]

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Originally Posted by trout1105

I am pretty sure that when Toomie mentioned "Operator" he meant the person using the phone Not the operator at the telphone exchange[thumbsupbig]

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Thanks, Trout. In 'Operator' I was thinking more Triple 0, S&R or VMR[biggrin]

So, you can navigate with it, such as finding your location and adding waypoints for a course. However, for emergency assistance, you would need phone reception.