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seriesonenut



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Emergency location - what three words
Spotted this today, a simple 'where am I ?' app which has a unique identifier for each m2 on the earth. Increasing used by the emergency services in tracking down lost people.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-49319760

Just tried it and very easy to use. It has a navigate to button as well as saying where you are. 2010 XS USW
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Sulisuli



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It’s a very clever concept and I can see it being very useful, thanks for flagging it up Thumbs Up 2015 HT XS 90
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Bluest



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This is a great idea for remote travel, hope it catches on. Mutch easier to say three words than read out a long. and lat. to 10 decimal places when you are stranded in the Sahara with adapter shaft failure Laughing 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS
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I've been using this for a little while in connection with work and it's a very neat solution. In my case, it's being used to locate features such as pedestrian bridges in parks and common land. Darren

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remember no all places have phone signal Exclamation
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seriesonenut



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Yes but it still looks useful especially if you are navigating by postcode, this is much more accurate by the look of it. 2010 XS USW
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^^^^ I remember reporting someing to the police a few years back when I was out laning on Salisbury plain.

I attemoted to give the call handler a grid ref, but she said the local bobbies wouldn't have OS maps, could I furninsh her with a post code!

Yes, because the impact areas out there have their own post code Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes

This 3 word thing would have been ideal... I've had it installed on my phones for a while now.
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GREENI



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Read about this earlier. Clever guys.
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I installed this a while back. Clever stuff. Thankfully I've not had to use it yet.
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dorsetsmith wrote:
remember no all places have phone signal Exclamation


Which is fine, because it doesn't need a phone signal to work! JB

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This is handy when meeting folk in town, can identify a table in a large beer garden! I have used it for this! 80" 1948
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diesel_jim wrote:
^^^^ I remember reporting someing to the police a few years back when I was out laning on Salisbury plain.

I attemoted to give the call handler a grid ref, but she said the local bobbies wouldn't have OS maps, could I furninsh her with a post code!

Yes, because the impact areas out there have their own post code Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes

This 3 word thing would have been ideal... I've had it installed on my phones for a while now.


If you’d been a bit further west on Avon & Somerset’s patch you could have given them a What 3 words location, they’ve been using it a few years now.
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ARC99



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dorsetsmith wrote:
remember no all places have phone signal Exclamation


In an emergency without a phone signal, if you ring 111 as an alternative to 999 the phone will seek a signal and connect you to someone in the UK to take your call.

Four weeks ago while in a remote part of North Yorkshire without a phone of internet connection I needed the emergency services I dialled 111 and was able to contact the Police in York. Don't make old people mad.
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I downloaded it yesterday and it works in the wilds of Canada too.
Canada has the most amazing 4G cellular data coverage even out to 40 miles offshore I get a strong data signal on Vodaphone. Their phone providers had to commit to covering every main road for its entire length to assist rescue of road accident victims on very remote roads everywhere regardless of the weather, most impressive as I cannot even get a 3G signal on O2 at home 18 miles north of Glasgow! Why didn’t the UK do something like that instead of blanket covering inner city easy to cover areas and leaving the countryside almost without cover?
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ARC99 wrote:
dorsetsmith wrote:
remember no all places have phone signal Exclamation


In an emergency without a phone signal, if you ring 111 as an alternative to 999 the phone will seek a signal and connect you to someone in the UK to take your call.

Four weeks ago while in a remote part of North Yorkshire without a phone of internet connection I needed the emergency services I dialled 111 and was able to contact the Police in York.



111 is the NHS helpline number? do you mean 112?
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