Mobile Exploring of the Bulgarian Iconography through QR Codes in the GUIDE@HAND Tourist Guide Application

Abstract

The following paper presents an application of QR code marking of digital iconographical collections for their outdoor mobile access and exploring through the GUIDE@HAND audio tourist guide.

Interactive Cultural Map of Veliko Tarnovo Municipality as a Part of the eCity Platform Veliko Tarnovo

“…The cultural information gathered in the process, is a part of an interactive platform, available for existing and potential cultural objects, activities and practices on the Internet. Similar developments have been made [4,5,6].…”

Tracking Interoperability Service in Digital Libraries for Orthodox Art and Knowledge

“…There is a BIDL feature to provide information about how and where it is possible to visit the place where the viewed BIDL object is physically located. This service allows BIDL integration with a large set of web based platforms for tour services [Zholt et al 2015] [ Kaposi et al, 2013]. This feature targets specialized tourists aiming to learn more about Bulgarian cultural and historical heritage.…”

BOOK@HAND BIDL: Mobile Exploring of the Bulgarian Iconography by Using Panorama Pictures

“…The GUIDE@HAND mobile application stores locally the downloaded collections, manages the collections directory and presents the downloaded icons and the related descriptions. See [3] for more information on the integration.…”

“…It was developed by the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IMI BAS). BIDL was integrated with GUIDE@HAND Veliko Tarnovo mobile application developed by the Institute for Computer Science and Control of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA SZTAKI) in order to make information on Bulgarian icons accessible in off-line mode on mobile devices [2,3]. GUIDE@HAND is a tourist guide application family providing tools and interactive services for mobile exploration of cultural places and objects [4].…”