Thursday, January 22nd, 2015
Jan. 22, 2015—Personalised messaging sent to tourists’ smartphones when they cross virtual boundaries is the new weapon being investigated by the tourism industry to entice Aussies to holiday at home.
Tuesday, January 13th, 2015
State-of-the-art smart mapping technology is being used by students at Kranji Secondary School to pinpoint interesting elements that make...
Monday, December 15th, 2014
GIS People has once again taken out the competition in Queensland Government’s Open Innovation Challenge, and this time won the opportunity to develop an intelligent data management solution for the Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and...
Wednesday, November 12th, 2014
Tourism management is highly relevant with locations, so GIS is useful to find out better solutions. However, traditional research consumes a lot of time on data collecting, and is limited to sample amounts. With modern technologies, photos...
Thursday, August 21st, 2014
Google Street View was launched in Indonesia this week, with imagery available in cities as well as underwater in the country's stunning reefs. The local imagery was collected and is displayed in partnership with Indonesia's Ministry of...
Thursday, August 14th, 2014
The Nepalese government has announced plans to develop infrastructure in the area by building the first hard surface road into the region, the Tourism Ministry announced in local media on Tuesday, August 12. In a country where...
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
New technology will allow Queenslanders to access property, development, education and tourism data through Google Earth. Premier Campbell Newman on Wednesday launched the free Queensland Globe computer program as part of his government's Open Data push. Information...
Monday, March 11th, 2013
Between 2011 and 2012 the number of foreign tourists visiting Myanmar has risen by some 20 per cent. From 816,369 in 2011 the figure has now grown to over one million. In some instances the infrastructure in...
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
Supergeo developed an iOS mobile GIS app to promote the local tourism industry in Yilan, Taiwan. Integrating with local tourist information and Google Map display, the app provides practical travel information for better itinerary planning.
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