Geospatial Technology a Solution on Communication Development Case Study: Tourism Management in Albania
Keywords:
information technologies, ICT, GIS, database, development, tourismAbstract
Albanian tourism industry recent years has consistently increased and has gained a growing share in the country's GDP. The paper outlines the great potentiality Albanian market can benefit from a well management process of the tourism sector exploiting contemporary technology. GIS technology has gained an undisputed role as the backbone of modern tourism development. Based on the close relation tourism has toward the mapping process we will focus our presentation into the most critical issues the Albanian tourism sector suffers from, communication and information toward both sides visitors and potential sponsors, and how GIS offers the right tools for any analytical or visual aspect. The aim of this paper is to present a group of indexed mapping areas showing the most potential zones for tourism development in Albania working as a mirror to redirect future investments, also increase reliability and effectiveness toward data and terrain decision-making.
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