jumpstart Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Any thoughts on What3words. Had a look at it ,certainly very good for exact location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterjl Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Hi I have it on my phone. Could be o life saver in an emergency, gives your location that can be used by emergency services. Also can be used to meet friends. Free and easy Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpstart Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 I’ve noticed that M&C club has stopped using OS map references for CL’s . Perhaps they could use this for exact entrance location as I don’t use SatNav. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aandy Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 peterjl - 2019-08-17 9:24 AM Could be o life saver in an emergency, gives your location that can be used by emergency services. Peter Not for me it couldn't. Just had a look and it thinks I'm 2 miles from my actual location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterjl Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 aandy - 2019-08-17 10:48 AM peterjl - 2019-08-17 9:24 AM Could be o life saver in an emergency, gives your location that can be used by emergency services. Peter Not for me it couldn't. Just had a look and it thinks I'm 2 miles from my actual location. Hi. If your phone is not placing you at the correct location that will be your phones fault not the app. I use GPS for trail running and an error of hundred metres is not unusual Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aandy Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 peterjl - 2019-08-17 11:46 AM aandy - 2019-08-17 10:48 AM peterjl - 2019-08-17 9:24 AM Could be o life saver in an emergency, gives your location that can be used by emergency services. Peter Not for me it couldn't. Just had a look and it thinks I'm 2 miles from my actual location. Hi. If your phone is not placing you at the correct location that will be your phones fault not the app. I use GPS for trail running and an error of hundred metres is not unusual Peter I was checking it out on the PC but you're right, when I went to Google maps it put me at the same place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wilkes Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I think its a great idea and surely its better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it. It is also being used by the emergency services as its more accurate for them to find where you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billggski Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I can differentiate between my front door and back gate with this system, to point emergency services to the best access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpstart Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 Looking at google maps it shows my location on my phone but gives its address as the road behind our house. W3w gives the precise location of front door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laimeduck Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Sounds very clever & very simple but I personally don't want people to know where I am? I do not put my home address/co-ordinates in a Sat Nav,, rarely have my location "on" on my Android, and often turn the Android off if I'm not using it, so my "cell" position is not broadcasting. I can't do much about my registration plates on my car which are read by many road cameras, but would if I could! To my knowledge, I don't have any modern household equipment that is sending messages and images and maybe conversations back to the CIA or Chinese, and I have barred Alexa & Cortana from my house. No smart meter in my house! If I use a satnag I tell it where to go, not the other way round. I can sit for hours reading a paper map - they are fascinating! I want to be an individual, not a tag on a few bits or bytes floating round the ether, that any nefarious bods or government departments (same thing?) can track. I realise I am hitting my head against a brick wall, but if I can screw some of the trackers up then I'm content. Jeremy on Romney Marsh .... Oh bugger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterjl Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 laimeduck - 2019-08-19 1:18 PM Sounds very clever & very simple but I personally don't want people to know where I am? I do not put my home address/co-ordinates in a Sat Nav,, rarely have my location "on" on my Android, and often turn the Android off if I'm not using it, so my "cell" position is not broadcasting. I can't do much about my registration plates on my car which are read by many road cameras, but would if I could! To my knowledge, I don't have any modern household equipment that is sending messages and images and maybe conversations back to the CIA or Chinese, and I have barred Alexa & Cortana from my house. No smart meter in my house! If I use a satnag I tell it where to go, not the other way round. I can sit for hours reading a paper map - they are fascinating! I want to be an individual, not a tag on a few bits or bytes floating round the ether, that any nefarious bods or government departments (same thing?) can track. I realise I am hitting my head against a brick wall, but if I can screw some of the trackers up then I'm content. Jeremy on Romney Marsh .... Oh bugger! Hi Jeremy I think you misunderstand the app. It only gives your location if you want someone else to have reference point. So, if you are walking in Lake District and break your ankle, as I have done, you find your location on your phone and give that to emergency services. It’s easier and more accurate than a map ref from a paper map. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laimeduck Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 peterjl - 2019-08-19 1:38 PM Hi Jeremy I think you misunderstand the app. It only gives your location if you want someone else to have reference point. So, if you are walking in Lake District and break your ankle, as I have done, you find your location on your phone and give that to emergency services. It’s easier and more accurate than a map ref from a paper map. Peter Peter - you are probably right, and you will realise that much of my reply was tongue in cheek. I have no reason to use the app so am not really interested. However, when one reads about things like toasters etc having the capability of gathering data about you, I have a healthy scepticism about using such things! I am quite content to assume that if it has anything to do with digital communication then there is a fair chance that it can be hacked and used for unintended purposes - and someone will. I despair at some of my colleagues who have an absolute faith in the current technology, who cannot get from A to B without electronic guidance and many of whom who are losing the ability to write - they can only use their thumbs! (Tongue firmly in cheek again!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpstart Posted August 20, 2019 Author Share Posted August 20, 2019 laimeduck - 2019-08-19 4:20 PM peterjl - 2019-08-19 1:38 PM Hi Jeremy I think you misunderstand the app. It only gives your location if you want someone else to have reference point. So, if you are walking in Lake District and break your ankle, as I have done, you find your location on your phone and give that to emergency services. It’s easier and more accurate than a map ref from a paper map. Peter Peter - you are probably right, and you will realise that much of my reply was tongue in cheek. I have no reason to use the app so am not really interested. However, when one reads about things like toasters etc having the capability of gathering data about you, I have a healthy scepticism about using such things! I am quite content to assume that if it has anything to do with digital communication then there is a fair chance that it can be hacked and used for unintended purposes - and someone will. I despair at some of my colleagues who have an absolute faith in the current technology, who cannot get from A to B without electronic guidance and many of whom who are losing the ability to write - they can only use their thumbs! (Tongue firmly in cheek again!) I have some sympathy with your thoughts,W3W would only be a back up system in certain circumstances. If you have ever attended a Dr surgery then you are “in” the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 laimeduck - 2019-08-19 4:20 PM I am quite content to assume that if it has anything to do with digital communication then there is a fair chance that it can be hacked and used for unintended purposes - and someone will. I despair at some of my colleagues who have an absolute faith in the current technology, who cannot get from A to B without electronic guidance and many of whom who are losing the ability to write - they can only use their thumbs! (Tongue firmly in cheek again!) You are not alone Jeremy ! I too am amazed at the trust that people are putting into electronic gadgets. A man was dropped off at my house by a colleague, to collect a hire car that I had finished with. I handed him the keys and left him to it. After 5 minutes or so I realised that he was still on my drive and obviously had a problem. His problem was that his satnav had packed up and he literally had no idea where he was, how he got here - or how he could get to his next client. ( I introduced him to a paper map and we sorted it out ). Presumably this new gadget - which I can see could be useful at times - relies on you having a phone signal wherever you need help. The essentials of modern living are now a supply of food, drink, and a battery charger A relative tells me she now relies on Alexa to check how to spell - so even English spelling will soon be a thing of the past. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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