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Re: Phone use (again )

Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2022 3:41 pm
by dvenman
crr003 wrote:W3W now lets you display the three words and the lat/long or British National Grid together.


Excellent. Three ways to tell a control room you're lost...

If W3W was that good, it wouldn't need those integrations.

Re: Phone use (again )

Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2022 5:19 pm
by Jonquirk
A six figure grid reference is accurate to 100m. It is generally not too difficult to remember and repeat two three digit numbers.
Eight figures gets you to within 10m.

Re: Phone use (again )

Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2022 5:24 pm
by Strangely Brown
Jonquirk wrote:A six figure grid reference is accurate to 100m. It is generally not too difficult to remember and repeat two three digit numbers.
Eight figures gets you to within 10m.


Don't forget the sheet ref. Without the two letter prefix they might look rather a long way away. :)