Case Study: ArcGIS Marketplace achieves simpler, more accurate location addressing with what3words

Esri adds Innovative 3 Word Address System to ArcGIS Marketplace

ArcGIS Marketplace, part of Esri’s ArcGIS ecosystem, needed a simpler, more reliable way for users to search, discover, and share locations than error-prone street addresses or coordinates. what3words provided its human-friendly 3 word address and location reference system to help solve that challenge, making it easier for non-GIS users and organizations working in places with incomplete addressing data.

what3words implemented its global grid-based addressing service in ArcGIS Marketplace, where each 3m x 3m square has a unique three-word address. The result was more accessible location sharing across ArcGIS, with the approach already used by partners like Metro911 to manage 57,000 fire hydrants serving over 1 million people and improve emergency response speed and accuracy.

ArcGIS Marketplace

Jack Dangermond

President and Founder