Paul Morris

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I had an important and urgent need for w3w yesterday. I am currently holidaying in Cornwall, UK where avian influenza is a big problem. Having found three dead birds on Polly Joke beach I called DEFRA to report the issue. There is no easy way to describe how to get to the beach, especially if you're not from the area.

I used w3w to locate the beach AND the nearest car park for them so that they could send someone to investigate.

I've been using w3w personally for a while now, but for the last few months, having realised it's benefits I've also started using it for business purposes. I own an estate agency and we now include a w3w location for all of the properties we sell/let, making it easier for buyers/tenants to find the property.

I recent example of how effective this has been is with a particulalry difficult to find address we are selling. A viewer asked us for directions as he couldn't find it on conventional sat nav. I gave him the w3w location. When I met him on site I asked of his experience (he had never used it) ... he said he was massively impressed, the w3w took him straight to the door with no hiccoughs.