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Street addresses or the 'closest dispatchable address' do not always point to the right location or entrance, and many parts of America do not have an address, like parks, forests and waterways.
what3words addresses are precise to a 10ft square, so you can deliver a faster, more resource-efficient response. Every 10ft square has already been assigned a unique 3 word address - which corresponds with the location's GPS Coordinate.
Whether it's receiving a what3words address directly from a caller, or via displayed call information in a partner integration like RapidSOS, what3words helps dispatchers easily coordinate teams and field responders to exact locations, so that they can reach the incident faster.
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what3words is available to PSAPS and ECCs through our free products as well as a variety of partner integrations.
what3words is available for free via: