Law enforcement agencies are encouraging the public to download the what3words app. The app identifies precise locations. Every 10-foot square is given a unique combination of three words. Police ...

MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Miami Beach is the first city in South Florida to use a new app that helps 911 dispatchers find callers who aren’t sure where they are. City officials in a press release ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Department of Emergency Communications (DEC) is ready for CMA Fest this week, but they’re urging smarter location sharing. The DEC, along with members of the Nashville ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Nashville Department of Emergency Communications is encouraging CMA Fest attendees to use the “what3words” app to find people in the crowd, and their dispatchers are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PAXTON, Ill. (WCIA) — The Paxton Police Department is encouraging community members to download an app that will help crews ...

A Nashville 911 dispatcher used location-tracking technology and a live video link to rescue three people stranded on a ...

A missing person was located and rescued from a forest in Evart, Michigan thanks to the What3words app. Evart Area firefighters say they were able to locate a lost person "deep" in a state forest on ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – It’s the crucial tech on your mobile phone that most people don’t even realize they have, and it made a difference last week in the rescue of three boaters on Lake Drummond.

When you're out on the water or hiking in a remote area, trying to describe exactly where you are can be nearly impossible. Street names and landmarks don't exist out in the middle of a lake or deep ...

OSCEOLA COUNTY, MI – Dispatchers used a geolocating application to lead Evart Area firefighters to a disoriented person who could not find their way out of the state forest. Firefighters responded ...