Brussels GUIDE@HAND vs Antonine Wall

GUIDE@HAND - City Audio Guide Brussels GUIDE@HAND‘s full audio sightseeing content, tourist information, map and software is available in English. You can choose the default language when installing GUIDE@HAND to your mobile. The GUIDE@HAND Walks are created to help you see new places, objects and patterns and discover the past and present of cities with a fresh perspective. All Walks take 2, 3 or 4 hours, so you get to know everything in an easy, fun and adventurous way. Our Guided City Walks are designed in a way that you can simply use your mobile device as an Audio Guide. Just put it in your pocket, and it will help your discovery by navigating you from one point of interest to the next and you will be presented all information and stories at the right time. With GUIDE@HAND you can always determine your location, see where you are on the map. You can also view pictures/images of the sights or read what you have heard previously. You can take a break from your walk any time and resume sightseeing later. EXPLORE WITH OFFLINE MAP You can also discover the city’s points of interest on your own, using the “Explore” tab and our offline city map. Whenever you approach a point of interest your device will automatically provide you with basic relevant information. You can then choose to listen to additional, related stories. TOURIST SERVICES YOU CAN SEARCH AND DISPLAY ON YOUR MAP GUIDE@HAND also helps you choose from a range of handy tourist services near you such as restaurants, bars, shops etc. which you can display on your map. What to gain by getting GUIDE@HAND? INSTALL: By installing GUIDE@HAND, you already have access to our offline city map. Your current location will be indicated on the map and you can easily browse various services (POIs) available in the city. DOWNLOAD A WALK: By downloading one or more of our city walks from the "Walks" tab, you will enrich your map with many new sightseeing information, points of interest, pictures and descriptions. All this new information will be available in your „Explore“ tab so that you can visit, read or browse them any time. ATTENTION: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. This only applies to pressing the HOME button on the map view.

This application allows you to explore, and learn more about, the Antonine Wall, part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site. The Antonine Wall was a turf defence built by the Romans around 142 AD, across the central belt of Scotland. Today, there are a number of forts and fortlets, a bathhouse, and impressive remains of the ditches and banks within easy reach of towns and railway stations. Download the app and experience 360° virtual reconstructions, ‘handle’ 3D models of artefacts, and explore the sites along the Wall - even from your armchair! Features: * Explore the Antonine Wall in the landscape * GPS navigation with alert for nearby points of interest * Augmented Reality: view of POIs in the landscape through the camera module, alternative navigation, 2D image recognition for certain POIs * Discover and ‘handle’ 3D objects and models * View 360° virtual reconstructions * Download maps and contents to your phone for easy offline usage * Automatic updates as new sites and content are added The zoomable OSM map data provides easy access to the content. Both maps and content are available offline (internet connection is not mandatory). Clickable Points Of Interest on the maps start the content on request. 3D models, 360 views, video and audio sequences as well as text-/picture information are provided. An integrated GPS navigation with an alert guides you to the sites. An alternative list view shows you the available content. Currently content is available for the Roman fort at Bar Hill. Subsequently more sites along the line of the Antonine Wall will be added. The project is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme. Project partners are: * Historic Environment Scotland (Scotland) * Landesstelle für nichtstaatliche Museen in Bavaria (Bavaria) * CDDV – Centre for Digital Documentation and Visualisation (Scotland) * edufilm und medien GmbH (Austria) Thanks go to: *Bayerische Sparkassenstiftung (the Bavarian Savings Bank Foundation) for funding the original app platform. *The Hunterian Museum, Glasgow for providing access to the artefacts from the Antonine Wall in their collections. *Local authority Partners and funders: West Dunbartonshire Council, Glasgow City Council, East Dunbartonshire Council, North Lanarkshire Council, and Falkirk Council. The application is available for free.