Geospatial Application in Tourism Study on Geoportals as an Expedient Tool for Holiday Trip Planning

Abstract

Geospatial technology refers to data and information that identifies the location of specific features on the Earth's surface. The term refers to collective data in which the technologies involved have geographic or locational dimensions. Geospatial information is attached to any information related to space (i.e., locational component [latitude and longitude]). When location information is added to any dataset, it is transformed into geospatial data. For example, if the population of a region's various districts is stored in a spreadsheet, it is not spatial. If a population map is created for this region, it becomes geospatial data. Geospatial technology is widely used in tourism and has changed the travel landscape. Tourism and hospitality brands use technology to identify the geospatial context and improve customer engagement and help Tourists to plan holiday trips.