New app will help OPP pinpoint your location

The OPP is going to start using a new app to locate where you’re calling from in an emergency.

The will help staff in the provincial communications centre tag your co-ordinates if you’re lost in a forest or waterway, or need assistance in a collision.

The app labels every three squared metres with an unique three-word location tag. Using that information, the call taker can use that to direct officers to your precise location.

If you don’t already have the what3words app downloaded on your mobile device, a link can be provided when you call for help. If you already have the app downloaded on your device, it works without internet or data.

“The what3words app offers precise location information when a caller cannot describe, or does not know, where they are,” Acting OPP Chief Karen Meyer said. “This exciting technology may help save precious time in an emergency and enable a more rapid front-line response.”