Every square inch of Earth has been mapped into 57 trillion blocks and each block has been assigned a unique set of three words on what3words, a free app that users can download to their phones.

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – Imagine only needing three words to help find someone who may be lost. Local emergency agencies in Southwest Virginia are doing just that through an app called ‘what3words’.

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Finding yourself in an emergency situation without any nearby landmarks can be extremely distressing. The Brookville Fire Department (BFD) would like to remind people the free ...

Warmer temperatures mean many of us will spend more time outside whether that’s hiking trails, weekends on the lake, or music festivals. And along with sunscreen, there is a smartphone app you should ...

BOISE, Idaho — Mari Beth Stein and her family love to mountain bike. "I've been mountain biking for probably 20 years," said Stein. "I started mountain biking with my husband when I lived in Colorado ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The University of Arkansas Police Department (UAPD) is encouraging campus members to download the app What3Words. The app has divided the world into a grid of 10' x 10' squares, ...

MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Miami Beach is the first city in South Florida to use a new app that helps 911 dispatchers find callers who aren’t sure where they are. City officials in a press release ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - 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 ...

MACKINAC COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Hunting season is in full swing and hunters are spread out across Michigan’s largest counties. Mackinac County is asking them to download a special app in case ...

Rebekah Sanderlin was on a paddle board somewhere off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia when, in a matter of minutes, the weather changed. "All of a sudden I found myself paddling against the tide ...

The What3Words (W3W) geocoding algorithm creates potential for confusing different nearby addresses, with potentially hazardous implications in emergency situations, according to a new ...