The WhatThreeWords (W3W) geolocation tool. Red Balloon Job Service.

SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods— a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from “JWR”. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. Today, we look at the WhatThreeWords (W3W) geolocation tool.

A Three Word Geolocation Tool

Reader F.J. sent this note about a clever new geolocation tool:

“May I call your attention to some possible solutions to the geolocation issue, for rural properties, to direct emergency responders? There is a service called WhatThreeWords (W3W).

Every 3 metre square of the world has been given a unique combination of three words. Used for e-commerce and delivery, navigation, emergencies and more.

and,

Find or enter latitude & longitude
To search for a place, enter the latitude and longitude GPS coordinates on Google Maps. You can also find the coordinates of the places you previously found.

and,

Besides longitude and latitude, you can use plus codes to share a place without an address.

https://support.google.com/maps/answer/7047426

Plus Codes work similar to street addresses. They can help you get and use a simple digital address. They can also help you define a specific location for a conventional address. For example, you can identify different entrances to the same building.

You can use Plus Codes to identify a specific location to receive deliveries, access emergency and social services, or direct people to a location. Since the codes are simple, you can easily share them with others.

Plus Codes are based on latitude and longitude. They use a simple grid system and a set of 20 alphanumeric characters. The character list purposely excludes easy to confuse characters like “1” or “l.”

I’ve used W3W with friends at parks and stuff. Works much better than when at a recent dog show, my friend said “we’re in front of the big blue and white show tent”. There were three of them and I had to struggle to walk to all three before finding them. Argh! I am still trying to convince my friend that W3W would have been easier on me. “

Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller is Released From USMC Brig

Linked over at the Whatfinger.com news aggregation site: Lt Colonel Stuart Scheller is released from the brig TODAY: Marine who was jailed for criticizing Afghanistan withdrawal goes free after landslide of public support.

California May Ban Small Gas Engines

Reader H.L. sent us this: California Lawmakers Send Newsom Bill That Could Ban Gas Generators.

Updated Survival Medicine Book

Rucksack Rob sent this book recommendation:

“The Survival Medicine Handbook, 4th edition (color option) by Dr. Alton and NP. Alton

https://store.doomandbloom.net/the-survival-medicine-handbook-the-essential-guide-for-when-help-is-not-on-the-way-fourth-edition/

I pre-ordered and just received my copy of the 4th Edition today. It is the upgraded color version and it is excellent! Expensive but worth it. The edition of the color upgrade is limited, I believe, so order asap (don’t quote me on that). These are good people with the same mindset as (most of) us and they love teaching medicine. Support them directly for this edition, avoid the Amazonian beast.”

Canada’s Vaccine Mandate For Travelers, Fed. Employees

Just as we feared: Canada Unveils Vaccine Mandate For Travelers, Federal Employees.

Red Balloon Job Service

Reader Wendy M. wrote:

“I would like to submit this link for consideration for your weekly Snippets section. I came across this alternative job site called Red Balloon, This might be of interest to any of your readers who are in the untenable position of getting the jab or losing their job.

This quote in their About section sums up what they are all about: “Mission: to unite a community of businesses and job seekers who value and preserve the freedom to work. RedBalloon was founded in 2021 as the solution to the ever-growing problem of government overreach and “cancel culture” invading the American workplace. RedBalloon connects like-minded businesses and Americans who seek the freedom to work without the fear of discrimination against personal beliefs, infringement on constitutional rights, or invasion of medical privacy.”