Central London Travel Guide For PDAs

September 2003
The days of walking through Central London, lost, with an A-Z blowing in the breeze are numbered. For anyone who’s ‘turned to page 63’, only to find 63 (and with it pages 62, 61, 60 and 59) is no more, there is a solution and it can be found on your Palm OS PDA.

Westering, in association with Thomson Directories, has launched the first integrated London Tube Guide and Street Map application for Personal Digital Assistants (PDA) - the definitive London travelling companion for your PDA!!

With more knowledge than a black cab, the interactive and portable tool provides a Tube route planner, information on over 300 attractions and maps to help you find them!

Street Map	Interactive London Tube Guide

The software utilises Thomson Directories digital maps, created for the Thomson Local print directory and renowned for their accuracy, to provide a fully interactive tourist and travelling resource for both Londoners and visitors, covering 12 square miles and over 800 streets.

Faiz Rehman, Internet Marketing Manager, Thomson Directories said: “Navigating London is always a challenge for new visitors. This product aims to deliver a quick and portable resource for planning and enjoying a day out in the Capital. There’s no more excuses for getting lost, being late for meetings or missing out on the sights.”

David Bailey, Managing Director of Westering Ltd, said: "Even regular travellers in London will welcome the features of this product. A powerful Route Finder helps you to navigate the Underground when stations or lines are closed, and the central London street map ensures that you know where to go above ground."

The guide is priced at $20 (approx. £12) or $15 (approx. £9) without the StreetMap functionality. For a free trial or to buy the software download please visit www.thomsonlocal.com/london

The software is compatible with a number of PDAs running PALM OS 3.5, including full-screen support for Sony NX / NZ Clies.

Main features of the Westering Interactive London Tube Map includes;

	Landmark Finder feature for over 300 tourist and business destinations.
	Powerful and flexible Route Finder feature to find the quickest route between two stations, including single-page summary of route and tube map graphical display.
	Optional street map of central London covering 12 square miles, including Street Finder feature for over 800 streets.
	Additional information on the Docklands Light Railway, Silverlink Metro and Heathrow Express services.
	High-resolution display, including multiple zoom levels.

For further information please contact our Press office.