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*[http://library.mcmaster.ca/maps/ww1/ndx5to40.htm Western Front Maps] from McMaster University, Canada. Text Search using Place Name or Trench Name.
*[http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=9&lat=50.0645&lon=2.7620&layers=101465290 National Library of Scotland WW1 Trench Maps]. View maps overlaid on a modern map. Allows you to swap between trench map and modern map. On the left hand side you will see a slider to change the transparency between the trench map and the underlying modern map.
*[http://www.tmapper.com Gazetteer of the Western Front - 2020] - part of the tMapper Suite. tmapper.com. An expanded update of the 2013 publication ''Gazetteer of the Western Front'' by John Reed. Search parameters include Trench name. "Each successful search elicits a trench map reference and latitude, longitude and these form the database anchor for a researcher wishing to delve deeper, asking to see nearby towns, populations, elevation, Victoria Cross recipients, battles and Commonwealth War Graves cemeteries within a defined range". Details.<ref>WhiteStarLine. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/281619-gazetteer-of-the-western-front-2020-reboot/ Gazetteer of the Western Front - 2020 Reboot] ''Great War Forum'' 17 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.</ref>
*[http://rdf.muninn-project.org/ontologies/btmaps.html British Trench Maps Ontology Specification - 1.0. An ontology to markup information on the British Trench Map Coordinate system used during the Great War]. The Muninn Project
:[http://rdf.muninn-project.org/TrenchCoordinates.html?q=57d.+L.3.a+80.45 Great War British Trench Map Coordinates Converter] muninn-project.org. Allows you to enter specific map references but note "Still Experimental" and "For development purposes only". May require Chrome as browser.
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