GIS for the United Nations and the International Community

Geneva

18th May 2015

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75% OF THE WORLD HAS INADEQUATE,POOR OR NO ADDRESSING SYSTEMS

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4 BILLION PEOPLE DON’T HAVE AN ADDRESS

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BUT AN ADDRESS IS FUNDAMENTAL

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MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS & DIFFERENT SYSTEMS CONFUSE

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THE ONLY OPTION IS ACCURATE BUT…

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Latitude and longitude coordinate pairs aregreat for machines & professionals, but ineffective for

everyday people.

Errors in transcription and communication hinder widespread common use.

…NOT USER FRIENDLY

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WHAT3WORDS IS A NEW GLOBAL ADDRESS SYSTEM

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Using an algorithmic engine similar to that of a coordinate system each of the 57 trillion 3mx3m squares has been pre-assigned a unique, fixed

sequence of 3 words. Each square has been pre-allocated a unique, fixed 3 word address. Our algorithm converts complex lat,long to 3 simple

words & back.

WHAT3WORDS IS A NEW GLOBAL ADDRESS SYSTEM

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WORDS ARE BETTER FOR COMMUNICATION

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WORDS WORK EVERYWHERE

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WORDS ALLOW INTELLIGENT DISTRIBUTION

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WORDS CAN SUGGEST & DETECT ERRORS

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WORDS EMPOWER COMMUNITIES

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WORDS BECOME A COMMON LOCATION LANGUAGE

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3 WORD ADDRESSES OFFER SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGES

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WE HAVE OUR OWN MULTI-PLATFORM APP

w3w.co/iosw3w.co/android

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3 WORD ADDRESSES BEING USED IN THE FAVELAS

w3w.co/favela70

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OUR API IS BEING USED BY MULTIPLE PARTNERS

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OUR TOOLS ALLOWS BULK 3 WORD CONVERSION

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USING GEOPY GEOCODER, 3 WORD ADDRESSES WERE CREATED USING OSM DATA FOR SIERRA LEONE

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3 WORD ADDRESSES MEAN:

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@what3words @steven_ramage@krishmanayee

steven@what3words.comkrishma@what3words.com