three passersby missing northern ontario Were located with the help of “what3words” app.
On Sunday, at 10:17 p.m., officers responded to reports of three missing pedestrians on a trail from Halfway Lake Provincial Park, which is north of Sudbury, Ontario Provincial Police said in a news release.
With the help of the app, the hikers’ location was provided to the authorities, who then asked people to stay at their location.
Emergency responders were located and helped get hikers back to the campground. They were not injured.
OPP said the “What3words” app is offered for free on both Android and Apple devices.
“The app labels every three square meters with a unique three-word location string that is assigned to the latitude and longitude coordinates for entry into the computer-aided dispatch system in use at the OPP Provincial Communication Center (PCC),” the release said. can be converted.”
“Even if the caller does not have an app already downloaded on their mobile device, the PCC communicator can send a link to the caller’s cell phone that allows the caller (with data access and connectivity) to access their WhatsApp will enable location detection.”
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