Visual query and analysis tool of the object-relational GIS framework

Stojanovic, Zoran; Djordjević‐Kajan, Slobodanka; Stojanović, Dragan

doi:10.1145/354756.354836

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“…Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are important tools since they have the ability to represent, store, manage, analyse, update and visualize spatial and non-spatial data (Church, 2002;Stojanovic, Djordjevic-Kajan, & Stojanovic, 2000) in an integrated platform. These spatial and non-spatial data can be described as "geographically-referenced information [that] includes spatial data (graphical) components which describe the location and attribute components which describe properties for location" (Ahmad et al, 2010, p. 187).…”

Section: Gis and Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

The use of Geographical Information Systems for Tourism Marketing purposes in Aveiro region (Portugal)

Albuquerque

Costa

Martins

2018

Tourism Management Perspectives

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A B S T R A C T Geographical Information Systems are tools that allow a better decision making process, accessing politicians and managers in tourism development and providing integrated touristic information. Furthermore, these are powerful tools for the development of destination marketing strategies. Aveiro web-based Geographical Information System was developed, with the purpose of integrating tourism resources in a common platform. Aveiro region is an important coastal wetland of Portugal that presents unique features which allow the development of a sustainable tourism activity, based on natural and cultural characteristics. Despite the diversified resources, it is observed that the Aveiro region needs a strong improvement regarding tourism development and marketing strategies. In this paper, it will be presented the methodology used for the implementation of the first step of this GIS (inventory of resources and creation of the database) and the potential of this tool for the development of a sustainable tourism marketing strategy.

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Section: Gis and Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

The use of Geographical Information Systems for Tourism Marketing purposes in Aveiro region (Portugal)

Albuquerque

Costa

Martins

2018

Tourism Management Perspectives

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“…The user can manage continuous fields as actual spatial data. GeoQA described by (Stojanovic, 2000) has a major advantage which is the flexibility in the options in building queries. The user can text input a query, build a query by using a combination of text input and icons, and the possibility of building complex queries by using only icons (iconic query building).…”

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“…GeoQA (Stojanovic, 2000) is a visual query and analysis tool that has been proposed as an integral component of the GinisNT which is an Object-Oriented GIS framework used for GIS applications development. GeoQA has an interactive visual interface used for formulating and processing spatial, non-spatial and combined queries.…”

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An Evaluation of a Visual Query Language for Information Systems

Elariss¹,

Khaddaj²,

Haraty³

2006

Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems

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In recent years, many non-expert user applications have been developed to query Geographic Information Systems. GIS are used to browse and view data about space and time thus naming them spatio-temporal databases. The Location Based Services which are considered as part of the spatio-temporal field, concern the user who asks questions related to his current position by using a mobile phone. Our research aims at designing and developing an International Visual Query Language (IVQL) that allows users to query databases based on their location. The databases are installed on a GIS server computer. The queries are sent to the server from a mobile phone through the Short Messages System (SMS). With the emerging Globalization of user interfaces, IVQL is meant to have a global and international user interface that could be understood by all users worldwide. We propose a user interface consisting of smiley icons that are used to build an international query language. Smiley icons enable the users to access data and build queries easily and in a user-friendly way. IVQL, its user interface, model and evaluation are explained. The query formulation is illustrated using a sample GIS system for tourists, to perform network and proximity analysis.

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“…GISs are powerful tools that are used in several areas of knowledge, due to its capacity to analyse, integrate, manage and visualize spatial and attribute data (Church, 2002; Stojanovic, Djordjevic-Kajan, & Stojanovic, 2000).…”

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Using geographical information systems in literary tourism: an analysis to the “An English family” novel, from Júlio Dinis

Oliveira,

Albuquerque

2023

IJTC

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Purpose The paper aims to present a literary itinerary inspired in Julio Dinis’ novel An English Family (Uma Família Inglesa) through a comparative analysis of the places identified in the novel and the touristic attraction proposed by Visit Porto website. This novel is representative of the cultural identity and society of Porto city in the 19th century. Developing an itinerary based on this novel can facilitate the reading and understanding of the historical and cultural development of Porto. Design/methodology/approach This case study is based on the reading of the Julio Dinis’ novel An English Family (Uma Família Inglesa), whose storyline takes place in Porto city, Portugal in the 19th century. It used QGIS v. 3.12 software, a geographical information system to identify the places, to produce the maps and to create the itinerary. Findings The comparison between the places identified in the novel and the tourist attraction in Visit Porto website revealed that only 6 points in the novel are referenced on Visit Porto website. These points correspond to the ones in the historical city centre of Porto. However, the creation of an itinerary that brings together all the points mentioned by Julio Dinis in his novel, will allow the development of a new touristic itinerary, alternative to existing itineraries in the city and that can be seen as a distinguish offer that allows a different view of the urban space of Porto. Research limitations/implications There are some limitations to this study that can be highlighted. First, it was difficult to find the correct location of some points identified in the novel, due to difficulty of finding historical maps with quality of the data. At the same time, as tourist information is dispersed by several sources, and most of those data is not georeferenced, it was time consuming the integration of all the information in the same geodatabase. The choice of the shortest path can also be considered as a limitation, rather than the route followed by the author in the novel, but geographic information systems operates on spatial and temporal scale, which can present a limitation in tourism analysis. In the case of this project, we have chosen the shortest path, assuming that tourist would prefer that. Originality/value This research allowed to address two areas of knowledge that are emerging in the study of urban centres as tourist areas: the use of GIS and literary tourism. Despite the fact that there are already articles on this subject, the originality focuses on the approach made around one of the greatest writers of Portugal in the 19th century, allowing to present a tourist itinerary about one of his literary works, and the comparison made between the places identified in the novel and the tourist points identified on the Visit Porto website.

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Visual query and analysis tool of the object-relational GIS framework

Cited by 4 publications

References 7 publications

The use of Geographical Information Systems for Tourism Marketing purposes in Aveiro region (Portugal)

The use of Geographical Information Systems for Tourism Marketing purposes in Aveiro region (Portugal)

An Evaluation of a Visual Query Language for Information Systems

Using geographical information systems in literary tourism: an analysis to the “An English family” novel, from Júlio Dinis

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