Sygic GPS Navigation adopts what3words location technology

Street addresses often aren’t accurate enough to direct individuals to precise locations, such as specific building entrances or meeting points in parks, and postcodes cover large areas. Stadiums and warehouses are usually assigned a single address and yet have multiple entrances and car parks, while locations such as beaches, campsites and pop-up venues may have no address at all. In addition to this, thousands of duplicate street addresses also exist – there are 34 Victoria Roads in London alone! what3words provides a simple solution.

Dividing the world into squares
what3words has divided the world into a grid of 3m x 3m (10ft x 10ft) squares, and assigned each square a unique combination of three words: a what3words address. Now, every building entrance, market stall, parking space and camping spot has its own what3words address, enabling users to find, share and navigate to precise locations with ease. Once you know the what3words address of your destination, you can enter it into the navigation and Sygic will take you there.

For example ///mulls.surging.quibble will take you to the front door of Sygic’s headquarters in Bratislava. Every what3words address is unique, helping to minimise user errors, and the system is available in over 60 languages to date, including Spanish, French and Slovak.

“We believe Sygic GPS Navigation can now offer a broader scale of address search that in many cases may be a better fit for our users,” says Lukas Dermek, Head of Sygic Navigation product . “what3words addresses are more precise than a street address and more memorable than 16-digit GPS coordinates. Using just three words, users can easily find, share and navigate to precise locations anywhere in the world.”

“With what3words now part of Sygic GPS Navigation, premium users can experience unmatched precision and simplicity in finding and navigating to exact locations,” said Chris Sheldrick, Co-founder and CEO of what3words. “This integration builds on years of successful collaboration with Sygic’s innovative team and the rollout marks a major milestone in our mission to help everyone talk about everywhere.”

Finding a what3words address
Millions of what3words addresses are in use around the world. They can be found on everything from business contact pages and e-commerce checkout pages, to travel guides, wedding invitations and booking confirmations. They can also be looked up using the Sygic GPS Navigation app, the what3words app or at what3words.com .