When the massive recent snowstorm closed Highway 401 and deserted some drivers on unplowed roads in Brighton and area, three words would have been useful to first responders. During the Dec. 22 to 25, ...

Guelph police say it is starting to use a geolocating app called What3Words that can assist officers in locating callers during an emergency. The mobile phone application was developed in the United ...

You'd think we live in a world where getting around is easy, but finding specific locations can prove to be more difficult than that. Enter: what3words – an app that provides just three words to ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - When you're out on the water or hiking in a remote area, trying to describe exactly where you are can be nearly impossible. Street names and landmarks don't exist out in the middle ...

Those three words helped Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) find a woman who was lost at night on the Walter Bean Trail in Cambridge, Ont., earlier this month. The woman was using the app ...

In days of yore, ancient mariners would use the stars to guide them across the seas. But times have changed, and the sextant has been replaced by a smartphone that fits in your pocket. Navigation apps ...

IONIA COUNTY, Mich. — The director of Ionia County Central Dispatch says he and his team want to get the word out about a smartphone app they've been using for years that could help rescuers get to ...

As Ontario’s emergency services are embracing new technologies with the evolution of cellphones and other electronic devices, more are increasingly utilizing geocode apps and websites such as ...

What3Words (W3W) is a search-and-rescue app that divides the world into three-by-three metre squares. Each square has been allocated a three-word address by an algorithm. But now, some rescuers wonder ...