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From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: How will the police find me.
Date: Fri, 24 May 2024 21:58:45 -0000 (UTC)
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micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
> In comp.mobile.android, on Mon, 20 May 2024 18:38:25 -0000 (UTC), Chris
> <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> A non-map based option is WhatThreeWords. See if you can suit your needs.
> 
> I looked at it quite a bit and it woudln't be suitable for me.  I don't
> have any way to generate the 3 words while I'm hiking, and every 10 feet
> I'd need another set of 3 words.  Plus there is no relationship between
> the words for one location and the adjacent locations. 
> 
> Plus if I could generate the words, my friend would not know what they
> mean, 

I  was thinking more for your friend to be able to relay your location more
easily than google map coordinates. 

> and I doubt the local police would understand them either.  

Why? Many rescue services are fully aware. 

> So how
> could they rescue me? 

You could ask them. 

> However, it's definitely interesting
> 
>> The system has covered the whole planet surface in a grid of 3x3m squares
>> each defined by a unique combination of three words e.g. 
>> The White House
>> 
>> ///metals.rated.purely
>> https://w3w.co/metals.rated.purely
>> 
>> It is ideal for giving directions where there's no points of reference. 
>