Volume 4, 2016: Issue 2

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Title:

Analysis of usage of geographic information systems for the participants of tourist travels

Author(s):

Witold Chmielarz, University of Warsaw, Poland
Oskar Szumski, University of Warsaw, Poland

Abstract:

The main objective of this article is to analyze the usage of geographic information systems (GIS) with regard to tourism. The study has been limited to a select group of individual users. The article presents the characteristics of the systems’ users and their opinions regarding the possibilities and the extent of the use of GIS during individual trips, package tours, and tourist travels. The authors have presented a discussion of the obtained results and have drawn conclusions from the current research.

Keywords:

Geographic information systems, mobile devices, tourism

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36965/OJAKM.2016.4(2)167-184

Type:

Research paper

Journal:

The Online Journal of Applied Knowledge Management (OJAKM), ISSN: 2325-4688

Publisher:

International Institute for Applied Knowledge Management (IIAKM)

Pages:

167-184