What3words

Is it ubiquitous? You surprise me. It certainly hasn't become so to me. 

Only the other day I saw an advert and it included its location in What3Words and it occurred to me how long it had been since I had seen it. There was a revival of interest a year or so ago and a couple of people mentioned it to me as if it was something new, because they'd only just heard of it; but it's been around a long time now and it feels very slow to me to catch on and come into widespread use. 

Perhaps I just don't look in the right places; that could easily be it. 

Or perhaps, as so often happens, I shall now encounter it several times every day. 

I talk to many using W3W as a travel destination guide. Younger folk seem well into it & quick to use it. Older folk are slower to interest or convince to use. For many they’ve grown up with lon/lat & are loathe to try anything new. Not all but many which is a great pity🤷🏻‍♂️

PS-it’s been around for 10yrs, not long in the big scheme.

A lot more CLs are choosing to use W3W. Particularly those who are part of the CL owners network👍

In the site directory all the CLs have their OS grid reference printed, thankfully,  after them having been omitted in the previous edition. They are also listed on the relevant page on the club's web site.

👍 yes, we like map references as well. Handy if like us, you love OS maps😁