Educate
Public Safety
Use the assets and ideas below to teach people about what3words.
Digital graphics
Use these graphics to educate people about what3words and raise awareness of how to use it in emergencies. Download ready to use files below, or access our editable template here to add your emblem.
Training resources for call handlers and first responders
To help your team make the most out of what3words, we have a number of useful resources including training leaflets and webinar videos.
Distribute flyers
Share these flyers by handing them out at events or posting them on your community noticeboards. Download ready to use files below, or access our editable template here to add your emblem and a localised image.
Emergency signage
Help people know exactly where they are and direct resources to precise spots and emergency access points more efficiently. It’s totally free to add what3words to a sign or anywhere you want to display it.
In an emergency, call 911 and quote this what3words address:
[Add the what3words address for the sign’s exact location in the format ///word.word.word]
It refers to an exact 10ft x 10ft location
In an emergency, call 911 and quote this what3words address:
[Add the what3words address for the sign’s exact location in the format ///word.word.word]
It refers to an exact 10ft x 10ft location
When adding what3words information to a sign, it’s worth providing instructions on how people can use the free what3words app to help tell emergency services their exact location.
Use the messaging below to explain how to use what3words. Click the copy button to grab it:
How to tell emergency services exactly where you are with the what3words app
- Open the app – Wait a few seconds for the blue dot to settle in one place.
- Locate yourself – Tap the icon above satellite mode to reveal your 3 word location.
- Communicate the 3 words – Read this what3words location over the phone
How to tell emergency services exactly where you are with the what3words app
- Open the app – Wait a few seconds for the blue dot to settle in one place.
- Locate yourself – Tap the icon above satellite mode to reveal your 3 word location.
- Communicate the 3 words – Read this what3words location over the phone
Schools engagement resources
Download posters, flyers and images to explain the benefits of what3words to your local schools. Here’s some messaging that can help. Click the copy button to grab it:
what3words has divided the whole world into squares about the size of a parking space and have given each one an address made of three random words. You can use what3words addresses to quickly explain exactly where a place is located. Try it out now. See if you can find the what3words address for our [police/fire/ambulance] station. Remember to be careful when sharing locations. It’s OK with people you trust, or on a 911 call, but don’t give them to strangers.
what3words has divided the whole world into squares about the size of a parking space and have given each one an address made of three random words. You can use what3words addresses to quickly explain exactly where a place is located. Try it out now. See if you can find the what3words address for our [police/fire/ambulance] station. Remember to be careful when sharing locations. It’s OK with people you trust, or on a 911 call, but don’t give them to strangers.
Farming community resources
what3words has proven especially useful for farming communities whose important line of work can be dangerous and remote. Encourage farmers to keep a list of what3words addresses for the access points to their fields with the template linked below. Use the following wording with the imagery to bring the message to life.
Sometimes a zip-code or field’s name isn’t enough to tell us exactly where an emergency is. what3words can help you describe every access point to your field, and every patch of land within it. Even hay bales have their own what3words address! Download the free app and use it to discover the what3words address for precise points on your property.
Sometimes a zip-code or field’s name isn’t enough to tell us exactly where an emergency is. what3words can help you describe every access point to your field, and every patch of land within it. Even hay bales have their own what3words address! Download the free app and use it to discover the what3words address for precise points on your property.
‘How to’ videos
Use our videos to teach people how to use the free what3words app to find and share their location with you.