applications of gis in tourism planning
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Applications Of GIS In Tourism Planning
Presented by: Taher Al-shahari
Supervised by: Dr. Baqer Al-Ramadan
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King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
Information & Computer Science Department
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OUTLINE
Introduction
Main objectives
Case study
Methodology
Results and comparisons
Conclusion and Recommendations
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INTRODUCTION
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Tourism and IT are two of the most active motivators of the rising of the global economy
GIS technology offers great opportunities for the development of modern tourism applications using maps
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WHAT IS GIS?
A computer-based technology for analyzing and mapping characteristic measures of the earth to integrate database operations :
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Tourists flow management Resource use and facilities inventory
Tourism site selection
Sustainable tourism planning
Applications of GIS
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MAIN OBJECTIVES
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Describe the use of GIS & RS in ecotourism development
Identify land use change over the years using satellite data
Using GIS technique to protect biodiversity
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CASE STUDY
Application of GIS in ecotourism development in Sundarbans
region, Bangladesh
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Area is approx. 139,500 hectors
Population, approx. 3 million
The largest mangrove forest
Area Description
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Sundarbans’ mangrove forest
CASE STUDY
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200 islands
400 interconnected tidal
rivers, creeks and canals.
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CASE STUDY AREA
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Case study motivations: Increase deforestation Lose Biodiversity
Rich biodiversity Wide range of fauna
Sundarbans’ mangrove forest
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Causes of land use changes
GIS is important to make guidelines for ecotourism planning and visitor management.
Tourists activities
Watching wildlife in forest,
Fishing, wood cutting, honey collection, timber production
Enjoying various local cultural festivals
Climate change effects Floods and cyclones
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Recognize land use change over the last 33 years using
satellite data
Investigate causes of land use changes due to
Human activities
Natural hazards over time
Methodology
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Digital Image classification
Image Enhancement
Image Classification and Analysis
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Data collection
Raw satellite images of Sundarbans have been collected from 1977 to 2010 for land use classification
Methodology
The purpose is to identify changes in vegetation
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Results and analysis
The maximum likelihood classifier
To identify forest cover change
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Results and analysis
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Results and analysis
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Maximum likelihood classification results
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Results and comparisons
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Results and comparisons
Normalized Differential Vegetation Index (NDVI)
Used for forest density measurements
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GIS DATABASE FOR ECOTOURISM PLANNING
The ultimate goal of GIS database is to produce an ecotourism map for Sundarbans, based on:
1- Administrative information map
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COSTRUCTING ECOTOURISM PLANNING MAP
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2- Accessibility map
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3- Present land use map
COSTRUCTING ECOTOURISM PLANNING MAP
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3- Existing tourism facilities map
COSTRUCTING ECOTOURISM PLANNING MAP
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ECOTOURISM PLANNING MAP
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CONCLUSION
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Tourism is a complex activity, thus, requires tools that GIS is a strong
and effective tool that can aid in tourism planning and decision-making
GIS technology can play an important role in Auditing environmental conditions
Examining suitable developments sites
Impact assessment for tourism activities
Visitor flow management
Identifying conflicting.
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RECOMMENDATION
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It can be recommended that GIS can be used for
monitoring tourism effects over time in an
environmentally sensitive regions in KSA.
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REFERENCES
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[2] Spyros .A, Evangelos .C .“G.I.S APPLICATIONS IN TOURISM PLANNING.” Technological Educational
Institution of Thessaloniki Department of Tourism Management
[3] Njeguš, A., “TOURISM DESTINATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS“, Tourism
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[7] Azizur Rahman “APPLICATION OF GIS IN ECOTOURISM DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY IN
SUNDARBANS, BANGLADESH”. Mid-Sweden University June 2010 [8] Encyclopedia of Earth (2010), Sundarbans, Bangladesh. Retrieved April 25, 2010 (http://www.eoearth.org/article/Sundarbans,_Bangladesh). [9] Kim. D. (2002). GIS for a Policy Decision Support in National Tourism Portal. Retrieved April 10, 2010 (http://proceedings.esri.com/library/userconf/proc04/docs/pap1277.pdf).
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