As well, not only is Mercedez Benz using the system in its cars, but the app is being used for Mongolia's postal service and Lonely Planet now includes three-word addresses for points of interest.

No matter how crowded your location, 'What3Words' app utilizes every ten foot square on the planet in a way that allows you to be found if needed, using just three words.

Now, an app called what3words can help. It’s a free app that lets you pinpoint your location using a combination of three unique words.

When offline, the app allows navigation using an in-app compass system. The what3words developers randomly assigned a unique three-word combination to every 10-by-10-foot square on the globe.

You don’t need a phone signal to tell someone your three-word location using the app. How was a stranded kayaker saved by the app?

When downloaded onto a smartphone, the app pinpoints your location via GPS, much like Google Maps, but gives your location in the three-word code. That code is what others would use to locate you.

In Virginia Beach, responders rely on the What 3 Words app, which uses innovative technology to help responders find you.

If you're ever in trouble, your life could be saved by using three simple words. Find out more.

The app divides a map into 10-by-10 foot squares – naming each of them a different variation of three words that are unique to that exact location.