Dispatchers tell us that using the What Three Words app could make it easier for rescuers to find you in an emergency when location services aren't working.

What three Words is also a great app for locating friends at ballgames or music festivals. Once you share the unique words, they’ll be able to walk to your location using Google Maps.

What three Words is also a great app for locating friends at ballgames or music festivals. Once you share the unique words, they’ll be able to walk to your location using Google Maps.

There are three random words assigned to every grid of 3-meter squares around the world. Once Meceola dispatchers had the three words, they could pinpoint the lost person’s location to firefighters.

First responders in Iowa are using the what3words app to help locate people in distress on Saylorville Lake, a popular spot for boaters in central Iowa, especially during the holiday weekend.

The app then provides three words, like surfaces.hotels.upon, which map to a specific spot, like 1701 Meridian Ave. Callers read the words back, and dispatchers use them to direct emergency crews.

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 using it, too.

Nashville 911 encourages use of ‘what3words’ app The app helps people set a meeting spot or find friends in a crowd. The API failed to deliver the resource.

On Sunday, Meceola Central Dispatch was able to text the individual and determine their location using "What3Words" technology.