GIS for Tourism & Planning - AIANTA.org
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GIS for Tourism & Planning Presented BY Garet Couch, GISP
Transcript of GIS for Tourism & Planning - AIANTA.org
GISforTourism&Planning
PresentedBYGaretCouch,GISP
WhatisGIS?
Geographic InformationSystem
GeographicalInforma;onSystemscanberegardedasprovidingatoolboxoftechniquesandtechnologiesofwideapplicabilitytotheachievementofsustainabletourismdevelopment.
DestinationsTopographyTransportationTribal BoundariesStreams / Rivers
WhatisGeographicData?
• Subjec=veabstrac=onofreal‐worldfeatures
• Portraysspa=alrela=onships
FID = 4103(Feature Identifier)
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GISlinksgeographyandaDributes
Eachfeaturecorrespondstoarecordinthetable
Geographic Data Geographic Link Attribute Data
AGISis…
…a system for the Management, Analysis, Visualization and Dissemination of Geographic Information…
HowDoesGISApplytoTourism
GISintourismcanhaveadvantagestobothtouristsandforthetourismdevelopmentauthori=es
• AdvantagesfortheTourists– Visualiza;onoftouristsites
• Seeingwhat’savailableintheareatheywanttotravel
– Valuableinforma;onontouristloca;onscanbeembeddedintheGIS.
• Videos
• Photos
• Productbrochures
– Selec;veinforma;one.grouteplanning,accommoda;on,culturalevents,specialaKrac;onsetc.
– Easilyaccessibleinforma;onovertheinternet(WebBasedGIS)
– Interac;vemapsthatrespondtouserqueries
GISintourismcanhaveadvantagestobothtouristsandforthetourismdevelopmentauthori=es
• Advantagestodevelopmentauthori=es– Knowingwhereyourcustomersarecomingfrom
– Planning
• Regionalmarke;ng
• CommunityInfrastructure
– Transporta;on
– U;li;es
– Zoning
– Planningfornewsiteselec;ons
• Doyouhavethenecessaryspace?
• Wherearetheu;li;es?
• Willyouneedtoupgradethetransporta;oninfrastructuretoaccommodatetheaddi;onaltraffic?
• 50%ofGermantouristsuseInternettogetinforma;onondes;na;ons.1
• "Internetwillaccountfor25%oftravelpurchaseswithinthenextfiveyears."2
• “…Predictedtobethenextrevolu;onintraveltechnology.…Wai;ngforthecustomertocometoyouisnolongerenough.“3
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1 ITA2 World Tourism Organization Business Council3 Josef G. Margreiter, President, IFITT
TourismMarke=ngandwhereGISComesin
FunFactsfromtheweb..
GISHasaroleineachoftheseareas
GISinTourismisjustthestartforIndianCountry
Integra=ngGISintotribalgovernmentmakesforabeDerinformedgovernmentthatcanmakeac=onabledecisionsbasedonrealworlddata
Database
GIS
Natural Resources
Finance
Tourism
CommunityDevelopment
Transportation
Tribal Enterprise GISProvides a Framework for Integrating GIS Across the Tribe
SharingTribalGeographicKnowledge
Planning
GIS Infrastructure
Tribal Council
Cultural
TheroadaheadforGISinIndianCountryTourism
Wherearethetouristdes=na=onsinIndiancountry?
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CurrentstateofGISforTourisminIndianCountry
AIANTA&NTGISC
CurrentlyAIANTAandNTGISCarecollabora;ngtodevelopana;onwideGISsystemforTourisminIndianCountry.ToshowcasewhatIndianCountryhastoofferinoneeasytoaccesssite.
AnopportunitytolearnmoreaboutGISinIndianCountry
Questions ?
Opendiscussion/paneldiscussiontofollowpresenta=on
PannelistsEdHall–AIANTA,BureauofIndianAffairs
FrankHarjo,GISP–NTGISC,CreekNa;onofOklahomaGaretCouch,GISP–NTGISC,WindEnvironmentalServices
ThankYou
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