Search tips

The search bar accepts more than postcodes and place names. A few formats save real time on a job.

what3words

Tap any location on the map to see its what3words address. You can also type a w3w address into the normal search bar in the format ///word.word.word (or paste one from a 999 call).

what3words addresses resolve to a 3m × 3m square. They’re the fastest way to get to a precise spot in a field, a car park, or anywhere postcodes get vague.

Junction search

Use this when dispatch gives you a road name plus a cross-street or junction number instead of an address.

1. Search for the primary road name (e.g. A406).
2. Tap the junction button next to a result.
3. The map filters to every junction along that road. Tap the one you want.

This is faster than scrolling a long list of generic results and works well for motorway junctions, A-road interchanges, and “the corner of X and Y” callouts.

Motorway Milemarker search

In the UK, we’ve imported National Highway’s milemarker post records.

Search example: a post with ‘38’ above ‘8B’, search for ‘38/8B’. Note these references are not unique across different roads, you’ll need to select the appropriate result from the search results.

Postcode, address, place name

All work as you’d expect. UK postcodes resolve to a postcode-centroid; for a precise building you’ll usually want the full address or a w3w.

Coordinates

Latitude/longitude is accepted in decimal format: 51.5074, -0.1278. Useful for handovers from other apps.