{"id":6388,"date":"2024-08-21T21:32:21","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T21:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=6388"},"modified":"2024-08-21T21:32:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T21:32:26","slug":"what3words-transforms-how-police-respond-to-emergency-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2024\/08\/21\/what3words-transforms-how-police-respond-to-emergency-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"‘What3words’ transforms how police respond to emergency calls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014 A new initiative is making it easier for first responders in Pike County to locate those in need; it\u2019s called What3words<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just one more way to keep students a little bit safer,\u201d said George Beaudry, Chief of Police at the Troy University Police Department<\/a> (TUPD).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What3words works by assigning a unique three-word combination to every 10 foot square area in the world. That way, responders know exactly where to go in the event of an emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you don\u2019t know what you\u2019re doing or where you are, you\u2019re able to still find yourself,\u201d said Dylan Mauldin, GIS manager at Pike County Communications District<\/a>. \u201cYou\u2019re able to still tell people \u2018Hey, I\u2019m in trouble,\u2019 and they can get to you from there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steps to using What3words are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Open the What3words app.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Tap your current location.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Read the three-word combination to the 911 operator.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    TUPD and Pike County collaborated to adopt this system. Both organizations say it is a great benefit to the community, especially for students who may not be familiar with the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    KEEPING YOU SAFE: <\/strong>TUPD talks student safety with IMPACT parents<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cAnything that we can do to improve safety on and off campus just a little bit more, we\u2019re going to take advantage of that,\u201d Beaudry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The What3words app is free to use. In the case that someone doesn\u2019t have the app, 911 can still send that three-word code to the person in need.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) \u2014 A new initiative is making it easier for first responders in Pike County to locate those in need; it\u2019s called What3words.<\/p>\n

    \u201cIt\u2019s just one more way to keep students a little bit safer,\u201d said George Beaudry, Chief of Police at the Troy University Police Department (TUPD).<\/p>\n

    What3words works by assigning a…<\/p>\n

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