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What3Words app aids Draper emergency teams by providing precise location coordinates.

The app assigns unique three-word identifiers to 3 by 3 meter squares globally.

Local officials praise the app for improving emergency response times and efficiency.

DRAPER — High above Corner Canyon, a bird's eye view reveals seemingly endless miles of bike paths and trails. For two years now, search and rescue teams have been getting to know certain spots on these trails by name. By three names, that is.

"Cornfield, ranches patrol," is the identification given to the space Draper Fire Capt. Kevin Wilkey was standing in. When Wilkey walked just 10 feet down the trail, the What3Words locator app identified a whole new square, with a new set of words.

"It gives a GPS coordinate, but the

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