Weekend, Foggy, Earphones - those were the three words which helped saved one woman’s life after she lost control of her car on the A36.

The What3words (W3W) app uses a combination of three automatically generated random words to pinpoint locations that are sometimes difficult to find.

Technology Apps What 3 words represent your house? Award-winning British app maps the entire planet using jumbled word combinations What3words has mapped the entire planet into 57 trillion 3x3m ...

Every 3-meter-by-3-meter square of earth has three words associated with it. What3words’s global headquarters is in London at a spot called ///filled.count.soap.

What 3 Words divides the planet into 57 trillion 3x3 metre squares - each with a three word code COPS found a terrified mum and her daughter, 4, who didn't know where they were after a car crash ...

FORGET arguing with your sat nav over where you're meant to be going - talking nonsense could be the answer. A new app is being rolled out that pinpoints your exact location with three random words.

Answering that question is essentially the concept of what3words, an app, created by a London start-up, designed to determine your exact location anywhere in the world.

Ionia County dispatchers use the 'What Three Words' app to locate people quickly in emergencies, improving response times.