Fonte: Journal of Tourism & Development; v. 1, n. 17/18 (2012); 363-374
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Resumo: Considering the behaviour of tourists while autonomous consumers of unique tourist experiences, we proceeded to the planning of cultural and landscape tourings in the Historical Route of the Lines of Torres (HRLT) which consist on itineraries and circuits, whose enjoyment is based on walking or motorized trails. Then, an electronic tourist information system was conceived and applied to the Route, which was supported by a WebGIS and Mobile Electronic Tourist Guide (METG).As a reflection of the research that has been developed, we approach the following concepts: i) electronic tourist information, through the analysis of technological evolution provided by the Information and Communication Technologies (ITC) and the results of national and international benchmarking projects on WebGIS and GTEM ii) tourism experience in the perspective of the Experience of Economy; iii) cultural and landscape tourings, considering the characterization of the market and its potential in the region.Finally, we analyse the WebGIS platform, conceived in the ArcGIS Server program and in the Application Programming Interface (API) ArcGIS Viewer for Flex, and the GTEM, supported by the MobileTrails application, which includes tourist information on PDA/Smartphone devices with GPS, whose operationalizations make use of Geographic Information Systems.
