McWiggins Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 Hi guys, Super long time lurker here posting my first post, couldn't remember this being mentioned before, but apologies if it has already been discussed. I've been to the festival many times as a paying customer but this year will be my first going there to do my day job, ambulance dispatcher. We've been told that we will be using a free app called 'what 3 words' to help find people if they call 999 from site. I don't recall this ever being actively encouraged or advertised anywhere, not sure why as the more people who know about it can only be a good thing. So in the unlikely event any of you guys need to call for help (and even more unlikely event you have enough battery on your phone) you can switch on your location, open up the app and give the three word sentence generated by the app to give your exact location to within 3 meters. This is not just handy to know at the festival, but more and more emergency services across the country are starting to use it in every day life too. Also, after having spent 3 hours searching for my car on the Monday morning of 2016, I would've paid good money for someone to tell me its exact location, so the app could come in handy for that ? 4 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashedonmud Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 Sounds useful, I'll let my chums know. And may use if I get a ticket, though I'm usually beyond help. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dccool Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 14 minutes ago, McWiggins said: Hi guys, Super long time lurker here posting my first post, couldn't remember this being mentioned before, but apologies if it has already been discussed. I've been to the festival many times as a paying customer but this year will be my first going there to do my day job, ambulance dispatcher. We've been told that we will be using a free app called 'what 3 words' to help find people if they call 999 from site. I don't recall this ever being actively encouraged or advertised anywhere, not sure why as the more people who know about it can only be a good thing. So in the unlikely event any of you guys need to call for help (and even more unlikely event you have enough battery on your phone) you can switch on your location, open up the app and give the three word sentence generated by the app to give your exact location to within 3 meters. This is not just handy to know at the festival, but more and more emergency services across the country are starting to use it in every day life too. Also, after having spent 3 hours searching for my car on the Monday morning of 2016, I would've paid good money for someone to tell me its exact location, so the app could come in handy for that ? How come I've never heard of this app it's a great idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flysheet Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 It’s a superb idea. I’m on a Mountain Rescue team and one of our issues is that folk don’t know where they are because they’re not good with maps. This helps solve the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woffy Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 It’s been mentioned a couple times in here: definitely once as I posted about it after a mate in our WhatsApp group showed me it. Pretty nifty it is too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dccool Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 Just downloaded the app. Thanks for the heads up @McWiggins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woffy Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 Also negates the need for a flag to find your mates. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 ive already downloaded it thanks to @Woffy... but hadnt thought of it in terms of emergency services ... cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Egregious Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 See you all at riverbed.laws.starter!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychology Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 11 minutes ago, Mr_Egregious said: See you all at riverbed.laws.starter!!! Stone circle ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woffy Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 8 minutes ago, Mr_Egregious said: See you all at riverbed.laws.starter!!! Niiiiiiiiiiice! I had to look up where that was! I'm hoping to be camped back around emulated.cowboys.seat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazwozza Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 There’s a place in Australia in the Western Desert where they have boring.oasis.gigs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Girl Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 This app seems incredibly clever and brilliant. Can’t wait to try it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raincatcher Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 58 minutes ago, Chazwozza said: There’s a place in Australia in the Western Desert where they have boring.oasis.gigs Queensland is also the host to radio.head.gigs No nine.pablo.honey though unfortunately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucyginger Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 We've used what three words to find each other in the car parks on the Tuesday night, it;s a great app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulshane Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 it's a great app, I used it recently to remind me where I parked my car at the NEC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divein Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 I'll be looking to download this. Does it work well in crowds? Would be good if you're trying to find your mates at a stage. Instead of saying my X or Y flag. Does it use a lot of data or battery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marathonsteve Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 Thats brill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulshane Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 16 minutes ago, Divein said: I'll be looking to download this. Does it work well in crowds? Would be good if you're trying to find your mates at a stage. Instead of saying my X or Y flag. Does it use a lot of data or battery? it's works anywhere as it's GPS based. It shouldn't use too much data as it just squirts your location to their servers, which returns the three words, which your friends can then look up. looking up locations may be more data intensive as to get the best use our of it, satellite maps give a better indication of where you are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Egregious Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 3 hours ago, Woffy said: Niiiiiiiiiiice! I had to look up where that was! I'm hoping to be camped back around emulated.cowboys.seat Excellent. I’ll be in kite.grad.campfires this year ⛺️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkete Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 I thought this had been mentioned a bunch of times already this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceetee Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 4 hours ago, paulshane said: it's works anywhere as it's GPS based. It shouldn't use too much data as it just squirts your location to their servers, which returns the three words, which your friends can then look up. looking up locations may be more data intensive as to get the best use our of it, satellite maps give a better indication of where you are The 3 words are generated "on device" - so the only data used will be the satellite images, and even those should be cached after the first view. https://support.what3words.com/map-and-apps/does-what3words-work-offline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoonerRob Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 This is a great idea. So simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazwozza Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 But sorry to say, they’ve built a sweary filter into it, depriving us of endless amusement... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigpusher Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 Yes very useful app. Could be used for navigating way back to tents as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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