Spatial Inventory of Archaeological Resources in Dobrogea Using Gis in Order to Quantify the Historical Tourist Potential

Abstract

Dobrogea is a historical region of Romania that includes a great diversity of archaeological resources, imposing a spatial inventory in a different way from the current ones. This study proposes the use of GIS technology in terms of organization and structuring of archaeological resources made available by the National Archaeological Record of Romania. The integration of data in online mapping applications can help to create a stronger link between the tourist and the tourist location, which has positive implications for the regional economic development. The results of the study consist in a spatial database of the fortresses, Roman camps and other archaeological resources from Dobrogea having as main role the exposure of the historical tourist potential of the study area. The information obtained will contribute to future studies for the implementation of digital methods to increase the tourist attractiveness of these archaeological resources.