iCreate - UK (2020-05)

what3words

Show an image’s

precise location

By adding a what3words sticker to your photos, you

can pinpoint exactly where it was taken

W

hat3words is a location app that divides the

entire globe into tiny squares measuring just

three metres by three metres. In associating

three words with each of those individual squares, this

clever geocode system then allows you to pinpoint a

precise position anywhere in the world, making it an

accessible alternative to latitude/longitude co-ordinates.

The app has already proven useful, particularly in

allowing the emergency services to track people lost in

terrain that is difficult to describe. But there is also a lot of

scope for some fun, with the latest feature being the ability

to snap a photo and have three location-specific words

printed on a digital sticker that is then overlaid on to the

image. Here we take a look at how it works.

Step-by-step Add what3words addresses to photos

1

Launch what3words

Update what3words to the latest version

(or install it for the first time) and open the

app. Move your finger left at the bottom of the

screen to show the icon for Photo.

2

Allow Camera access

Tap the Photo icon and allow the

what3words app to access your iPhone’s

camera. You will now be able to snap an image

from within the app.

3

Take a photo

You will see two options at the bottom

of the screen – one to take a photograph and

the other to switch cameras – as a well as a

what3words location at the top.

With what3words, you can add stickers to your photos to

indicate exactly where they were taken

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Time needed

Developer

what3words Ltd.

Difficulty

what3words

Show an image’s

precise location

By adding a what3words sticker to your photos, you

canpinpointexactlywhereit wastaken

W

hat3words is a location app that divides the

entire globe into tiny squares measuring just

three metres by three metres. In associating

three words with each of those individual squares, this

clever geocode system then allows you to pinpoint a

precise position anywhere in the world, making it an

accessible alternative to latitude/longitude co-ordinates.

The app has already proven useful, particularly in

allowing the emergency services to track people lost in

terrain that is difficult to describe. But there is also a lot of

scope for some fun, with the latest feature being the ability

to snap a photo and have three location-specific words

printed on a digital sticker that is then overlaid on to the

image. Here we take a look at how it works.

Step-by-step Add what3words addresses to photos

1

Launch what3words

Update what3words to the latest version

(or install it for the first time) and open the

app. Move your finger left at the bottom of the

screen to show the icon for Photo.

2

Allow Camera access

Tap the Photo icon and allow the

what3words app to access your iPhone’s

camera. You will now be able to snap an image

from within the app.

3

Take a photo

You will see two options at the bottom

of the screen – one to take a photograph and

the other to switch cameras – as a well as a

what3words location at the top.

With what3words, you can add stickers to your photos to

indicate exactly where they were taken

02

Time needed

Developer

what3words Ltd.

Difficulty