Overview

Now people can refer to any precise location – a delivery entrance, a picnic spot or a drone landing point – using three simple words.

what3words is used by businesses and governments to operate more efficiently, and by individuals to find and share places. It is integrated into car navigation systems, can be used to deliver posts in 9 countries to date, and is used by NGOs and disaster response teams to save lives.

With the what3words locator, you can:

• Search for 3 word addresses;

• Use 3 word addresses to find your route;

• Find the 3 word address of a specific location;

• Geocode a 3 word address to GPS coordinates (Forward Geocoding);

• Get corresponding 3 word addresses from a list of GPS coordinates (Reverse Geocoding);

• Geocode a list of 3 word addresses to GPS coordinates (Batch Geocoding).

what3words ArcGIS Locator is actively used by various partners, including organizations in emergency services, surveying, asset management, damage reporting, logistics, government & public safety, real estate, utilities, and numerous others.

Simple communication: Users can search for and share 3 word addresses in 50 languages.

Increased efficiency: Geocoding customer addresses can be difficult. In addition, many assets do not have an address. On sites with multiple buildings, one address can cover the whole property. Now that every 3m x 3m in the world has a 3 word address, users can easily communicate the location of assets, improving efficiency and profitability.

Accurate and actionable data: Communicating GPS coordinates is tricky and error-prone. With a 3 word address, you can collect and validate precise 3m x 3m square locations from users with just three words.

Global solution: 3 word addresses are standardises globally and available in 50 languages.

For more information on how to use what3words and how to get set up, visit https://esri.what3words.com