Great War Digital are pleased to announce the launch of

LinesMan
The Great War Western Front GPS Companion

A 2 box DVD set containing
750+ geo-referenced British trench maps of the Great War
for France & Belgium in 1:10,000 scale

This exciting new innovative software includes a comprehensive archive of WW1 trench maps covering France and Belgium that will be of specific interest to British, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand and South African involvement in the Western Front of the First World War.

LinesMan, the 2 box DVD set, comes complete with over 750 trench maps, IGN maps (NE France), aerial photos, trench vector overlays, 3D views, as well as 100+ relief shaded maps.

The system provides easy access to all trench maps and permits simple navigation between maps on screen without the need to refer back to a map index. When used with a GPS receiver, the user's real-time position is shown over a moving map display on a PC / laptop or PDA.

Whether you plan to visit the special places along the WW1 Western Front where your relatives or countrymen may have lived, fought and died, or if your interest is in simply viewing the landscape and trench maps of the Great War on your PC or laptop at home, LinesMan is the software you need!

...LinesMan is an absolutely fantastic product ...

...this has been my best purchase for many years!...

...it's a great product, I would be lost without it...

"This is a new product on the Great War cartography scene and far surpasses any other product available at the moment in both use and scale…..Not just a simple archive of trenchmaps, Linesman could be described as an "interactive archive".

....For any serious student of the Great War, military historians, researchers, tour companies, regimental archives, local history researchers, etc etc, this product is an absolute must."

The above are extracts from a review of LinesMan by Dave O'Mara. The full review can be found on his website Paths of Glory

LinesMan is a revolutionary new Memory-Map compatible product that has taken four years to complete. This product is unlike any other trench map viewer and we believe this to be the first commercial application of historical data to a satellite navigation system.

Features include

750+ Geo-referenced First World War Western Front trench maps
Allows easy access to all trench maps and permits simple navigation between maps on screen without the need to refer back to a map index. When used with a GPS receiver, the user’s real-time position is shown over a moving map display on a PC/laptop or PDA.

IGN maps
Memory-Map Premium Edition Nord Picardie-Champagne Ardennes DVD provides 1:25,000 scale IGN maps of NE France.

3D views
Memory-Map’s powerful platform also provides 3D images at the touch of a button, all of which can be spun and manipulated on screen.

100+ Relief Shaded Maps
Giving an entirely new and informative view of the Western Front battlefield.

Also including

Trench Vector overlays

Aerial Photos

3D images for France

"...LinesMan is an absolutely fantastic product......I have certainly been waiting for something like this for a long time.......The features on it will enable me to conduct even more detailed research for years to come...."

Battlefield tour guides, schools, museums, as well as individuals are purchasing LinesMan and finding it to be an invaluable tool for studying the Great War, planning trips to the Western Front and for use on a PDA whilst traversing the battlefields. Find out more on our News & Views page!

NOW AVAILABLE

Product Specification

GPS: In the first ever application of historic data to a modern Satellite Navigation system, we bring you GPS compatibility. The system will return the user's real time position over the Great War trench maps, on either PC or on PDA device.

IGN: We have joined with our partners, Memory-Map, who provide a tried, tested and reliable software platform used the world over by pilots, ships and motorists, by combining trench maps with Memory-Map's navigation system for Northern France. The trench maps benefit from fabulous functionality, that allows interface with multiple layers of modern 1:25,000 IGN mapping and aerial photography.

3D Views: At the touch of a button, within the IGN France area of the product. The IGN digital terrain model combines with the WW1 trench maps to produce stunning 3D battlefield views that can be spun and moved through at will.

Relief Maps: We have further enhanced the trench maps, by producing Relief Shaded Maps, unique to LinesMan, that give an entirely new and informative view of the WW1 Western Front battlefield.

Product Range

Only available from Great War Digital Ltd

includes

One DVD containing 750+ British Trench Maps of the Western Front of the Great War for France and Belgium in 1:10,000 scale
One Memory-Map 1:25,000 IGN DVD set of Nord Picardie-Champagne Ardennes

Also available

Combined PDA/GPS all in one unit

We can supply you with a ready to go, combined PDA/GPS unit, with which you can tour the WW1Western Front battlefields*. It needs only one cigar lighter plug to charge it, and functions separately on batteries while walking the fields. This solution considerably simplifies the interconnection, and is ideal for those who are new to this technology. Note: this is not included in the product, but is available from us separately. The PDA also functions as a pocket PC, including all the usual functions of Windows CE, including, Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, and appointments calender etc.

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*Please note: The Mio P360 is a PDA which is GPS ready but does not have the LinesMan trench maps pre-installed. Purchase of the LinesMan software (as detailed above) is necessary in order to obtain the trench maps. The maps will need to be registered to a PC and can then be transferred to the PDA as required.