Issy Fort's history at your fingertips

Issy's Fort history at your fingertips!

On the "City's History" ("Histoire de la Cité") information panels, QR codes, take you, through your smartphone, in the middle of the battles that caused the destruction of a major part of the City.

Phone owners even are able to go a little further using the application MobExplore (Available for free on the Appstore). They have the opportunity to answer riddles and even instantly send their photos on a digital 3D map of the city, accessible on-line in real time. (http://urbadeus.orbe.mobi/). Available only on the iPhone during the testing phase this service will later be accessible on all smartphone platforms. With the launching of an interactive trail about the Issy Fort History, accessible with a smartphone, Issy's inhabitants were able to discover a new way to learn about their past. This discovery trail takes the participants through landmark places which were the theatre of one of the most tragic moment in Issy's History, the battles of 1870 and 1871. Combining smartphones, QR codes, 3D mapping and web-reporting, this new service uses digital technologies and promotes Issy's historic heritage. ■

Community Reporters accompanied the participants during the trail getting their feedback and comments and sharing them with the entire Issy community on the new blog : www.issy.com/web-reporter