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.

Iowa — First responders in Iowa are using the what3words app to help locate people in distress on Saylorville Lake, a popular spot for boaters in central Iowa, especially during the holiday weekend.

Nashville 911 uses what3words app, on-site dispatchers at CMA Fest Some of the app’s functions like generating a three word address and navigating to it even work without an internet connection.

Dispatchers tell us that using the What Three Words app could make it easier for rescuers to find you in an emergency when location services aren't working.

Read these words over the phone to emergency services. “We already have several examples where What3Words has helped us find the exact location of lost people and caller locations,” wrote the BFD.

Some of the app’s functions like generating a three word address and navigating to it even work without an internet connection.

Law enforcement agencies are encouraging the public to download the what3words app which identifies precise locations. Every 10-foot square is given a unique combination of three words.

A sign in Mackinac County alerting hunters to the "What3words" app. Mackinac County has used What3words for two years. It divides the world into 10-foot squares, each with a unique three-word name ...

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

Every square has a unique combination of three random words. To use it, the person sharing their location needs the What3Words app. But the person receiving it does not.