What3Words is not all that new, but I haven't seen it mentioned on any hiking pages. It divides the whole planet into 3x3 meter squares and assigns each a three word phrase. This makes it easy to identify and communicate your exact location. It is being used by SAR, for example. The words are assigned by a mathematical algorithm so they don't mean anything. For example,
My last Where Am I Now post was at wept.compacts.watery
The AT goes from turntable.heist.fishery to relevance.hobby.fluid
But long.green.tunnel is in Greenwood IN
And hike.approach.trail is in Shangdong China
long.section.hike is also in China.
My last Where Am I Now post was at wept.compacts.watery
The AT goes from turntable.heist.fishery to relevance.hobby.fluid
But long.green.tunnel is in Greenwood IN
And hike.approach.trail is in Shangdong China
long.section.hike is also in China.