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Lincolnshire Police are using a location app, which can help them find people who are lost in remote locations.
The app, called ‘What3Words’, uses a grid of three by three meter squares, each of which contains three unique words.
Chief Inspector Steve Williamson, from Lincolnshire Police, said: “The police are us
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ing this technology to enable us to pinpoint someone’s location really quickly.
“That means that we can get to them much quicker than if someone was stuck in a field and tried to describe where they were.”
The app can help the police in several situations where they may need to reach people in a short space of time.
Chief Inspector Steve Williamson said: “Recently, we have used this application for people at the scenes of road traffic accidents , and for people who have gone missing.”
If you are in distress and cannot describe your location the What3Words app is available to download for Android and Apple devices.