Second Round Webinar: what3words Address System and the Humanitarian Context
May 20 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm BST
Free
Following the first webinar on April 28, HLA and what3words (w3w) are organising a second round of the webinar on May 20 to explore further how the innovative 3-word address system is being used in a number of ways across emergency, aid and humanitarian operations in different parts of the world – especially in COVID-19 response.
what3words is a really simple way to talk about location. They have assigned each 3m square in the world a unique 3 word address that will never change. For example ///filled.count.soap marks the exact entrance to what3words’ London headquarters. 3 word addresses are easy to say and share, and are as accurate as GPS coordinates. From immediate post-disaster assistance to long-term recovery, what3words can be used in all kinds of humanitarian projects.
Credit: what3words
Topics to be discussed include:
1. What is what3words – how the system works
2. Asset location – Geo-tagging & communicating between different teams
3. Emergency / Disaster response – setting up teams to report 3 word addresses & respond
4. Potential use cases of w3w for COVID-19 (or other such pandemic) response