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W3W contains homonyms and words that are easily confused by non-native english speakers. Often within just a few KM. The latter is why ATC uses "niner", to avoi
by dharmab 3y ago
W3W contains homonyms and words that are easily confused by non-native english speakers. Often within just a few KM. The latter is why ATC uses "niner", to avoid confusing "nine" and "nein".
Talk to someone deep in the GIS rabbit hole and you'll get a rant about how bad W3W is: https://cybergibbons.com/security-2/why-what3words-is-not-suitable-for-safety-critical-applications/ https://cybergibbons.com/security-2/why-what3words-is-not-su...
- tjohns 3y agoAlso, "tree" for 3 and "fife" for 5.
- WalterBright 3y agoWernher von Braun polled his reports for whether the rocket was reliable or not. Each engineer replied "nein". Von Braun reported that the rocket had six nines probability of success.