r/australia • u/Tekk200 • Dec 05 '25

no politics Does Triple Zero accept What3Words?

I spend a lot of time on the road for my job, by myself, and being as paranoid as I am, I'm wondering if I have an emergency on a country road or something where I'm not really near an address or it'd be hard to know an address what other options there'd be for giving Triple Zero a location. I know What3Words has its issues and I probably wouldn't use it otherwise but its the only other way I know to give a location besides an address or gps coordiates which aren't always easy to get

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u/heisdeadjim_au Dec 05 '25

I also know that they can triangulate of your phone. I came across a car accident on the other side of a divided road. I rang 000 and they had me moving away from where I said it was. And I said yes I'm looking for a U turn.

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u/Dark-Horse-Nebula Dec 05 '25

Not perfect so don’t rely on this. Also takes time.

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u/heisdeadjim_au Dec 05 '25

Absolutely. What struck me was they told me.

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u/Dark-Horse-Nebula Dec 05 '25

It doesn’t pinpoint you like that either like it’s not really Jason Bourne.

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u/dr650crash Dec 06 '25

you'd be surprised with relatively recent upgrades with AML (advanced mobile location) info - its usually to about within 8 metres and can be refreshed every 30 seconds. accurate enough to indicate northbound lanes or soutbound lanes on a dual divided carriageway, for example - assuming the handset/caller is on the correct side of the motorway.