Development of Geo – Informatics System and Potential for Tourism in Uttaradit
Keywords:
Development, potential, geo-informatics, tourismAbstract
This research entitled “Development of Geo-Informatics System and Potential for Tourism in Uttaradit” has he objectives as follows: 1) to study and survey the tourist attraction in Uttaradit, 2) to develop the geo-informatics system for tourist attraction management in Uttaradit, 3) to develop the potential of tourist attraction in Uttaradit’s community, and 4) to develop the network of tourist attraction in Uttaradit. This study is collected data from target groups in 9 districts of samples, including Buddhist monks, government officials, entrepreneurs and people in 36 people and the samples for activities in the workshop group of 20 people by using the Structured interview for In-dept interview.
The findings of this research as follows:
- The survey of cultural tourist attractions found that the government sector should hasten the development of sustainable cultural attractions and be more concrete by organizing activities to promote knowledge to the temple, community and local responsible person in order to be able to develop cultural tourist attractions of Uttaradit, in all directions.
- Development of geo-informatics system for tourist attraction management in Uttaradit there is used in less tourism development. This study therefore is the development of geographic information system (GIS) and application of cultural tourist attractions according to the Buddhist way of Uttaradit for being the same direction.
- Development of tourist attraction potential found that there are different readiness in each area. The development of tourism potential by geographic information systems that makes the connection of the tourist coordinate clearly. under integrated Buddhist wisdom to create the most sustainable and concrete.
- The development of tourist attraction network found that each community has developed a network in the community only, not supported or network expansion into other communities due to budget problems. Network format, the characteristics of networking and tourism network development of each area there are similarity.
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