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Web-Based GIS Information System for Tourism
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Case study: East Java Indonesia
Tran Xuan Sang
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, Kudang Boro Seminar
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, Yuli Suharnoto
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ABSTRACT
The objective of this research is to build Web-based GIS Information System that provides spatial and non-spatial tourism information via Internet environment. To reach the goal
of this research, there are several activities that should be done. The first activity is design tourism database. This database has two types of data: non-spatial and spatial. Physically, Non-
spatial data will be stored in Mysql DBMS. Spatial data will be stored in ESRI Shape format. The second activity is design Web-based GIS user interface to allow tourist to communicate with
system. This activity is conducted by using HTML code, Java Script, and MacroMedia Flash. The last activity is to construct programming code to deal with tourism database. Php
programming language was used to access non-spatial data. Mapserver and phpmapscript was used to access spatial data. The result of this research is a Web-based GIS tourism information
system, which provides tourism information with interactive online tourism map. Key Word: Web-Based GIS, Tourism Information System, Online Map.
I. Introduction 1.1. Background
Tourism industry is one of important factors of the economy. In some countries, the economy significantly depends on tourism industry. The share of tourism in
international gross national income is 6 and in world investments 7. Batir Mirbabayev, 2004
. East Java Indonesia has many existing and potential tourism objects, which
include historical remains, natural features, and man-made attraction places. The development of tourism industry depends on visitors. The more visitors
come, the more benefit is obtained. In order to increase amount of tourist, the promotion is the most important.
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The paper is part of thesis, submitted at seminar and examination of MIT for NRM program
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MIT for NRM student, Bogor Agricultural University
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Supervisor, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering - Bogor Agricultural University
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Co-supervisor, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering - Bogor Agricultural University
2 There are many promotion ways, and Web-based GIS is one of them. Web-based
GIS is a cheap and effective technology to promote tourism information for widespread of people with time constraint.
The study presented in this paper starts from the user needs, to present the tourism object in geographic context on interactive tourist maps supports planning for
tourism, focusing on decisions making and management using GIS technique and presenting the results on the internet.
1.2. Objectives
The main objective of this research is to build Web-based GIS Information System that provides spatial and non-spatial tourism information via Internet
environment.
II. Literature review
2.1. Geographical Information System. 2.2. Web-GIS Technology
2.3. Available Web-GIS Software Component 2.4. Database
2.5. Database Model
III Research Methodology 3.1. Time And Location of Study
This research is conducted from January to June 2006 at Bogor Agricultural
University. The location of study is East Java – Indonesia. 3.2. User Identification
There are two categories of user: tourist and manager.
3.3. User Needs
What needs of uses can be shown as questionnaire list below:
Tourism Manager
- Where is the city, state or country located?
- What is the climate? It has warm or cold weather?
- When is the best time of year to visit? - Where are the hotels and guesthouse in
- Where are areas that tourists are interested in?
- What are the physical- geographic Characteristics of
those areas? - What are the demographic and
3 the city located? What is their
classification? - What kinds of public transportation are
available? - Where are the culturalnatural showing
located? - What attractive places are near hotel?
- Where are the banks? - Where are the shopping centers?
socio-economic characteristics of the local population of each
tourist space? - What infrastructure services are
in current and potential tourism areas?
- Whats about service quality? - What are the tourism demands
for tourism service?
3.4. Required Data
There are two types of data used in this research: Non-spatial tourism data, spatial tourism data road, tourism object, administrative boundary, tourism facility, etc.
3.5. Required Tools Hardware
: PC Mobile AMD processor 2800+, 512 MB DDR RAM, 40 GB Harddisk.
Software:
AutoCAD Map 2000i, ArcView GIS 3.3, Map Server 4.4, PhpMapScript 4.4, Apache version 2.0.5, PHP version 4.3.7, Mysql 4.1.9, PhpMyAdmin 2.6.1, Microsoft
FrontPage 2000, MacroMedia Flash MX, Javascript.
3.6. Methods 3.6.1. Web-GIS Development Cycle
This system was analyzed and designed based on Web-GIS Development Cycle.
Figure 1. Web GIS Development Cycle Alesheikh Helali 2001
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Client
Web Server User
Web Browser HTTP
Map Application Server Mapserver 4.4
Application Server PHP
MySql Database Map File
Graphical User Interface
PHP Pages, Java Script, Java Applet, and MacroMedia flash
Shape File
3.6.2. Conceptual System Architecture
Figure 2. Conceptual System Architecture
. 3.6.3. Query Work Flow
Figure 3. Query Work Flow
Non-Spatial Database
List of Objects
Spatial Database
Integrated Web-GIS
Transformation Integration
module
Query module
Return map Object id
Query Data
User request Result
User – Web browser
Query Object id
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IV. Results And Discussion 4.1. Web-based GIS tourism Information System
Web-Based GIS for tourism was constructed by using several softwares such as php, mapserver, mysql, etc.
Figure 4. Web User Interface
4.2. Digital tourism map
In this digital map, user can turn onoff map layer, can zoom inoutfull or pan the map. User also can query by click into the object on the map to get information about
this object. User also can search location of object by select the name of object.
Figure 5. Digital Tourism Map
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4.3. Tourism Facility
This function of system provides information of services and accommodation such as tourism office, hotel, travel agency, flight schedule, train schedule, and bank
moneychanger. For example, if tourists are looking for the hotel, just simply click on link
Hotels. The hotel search form will appear.
Figure 6. Hotel search form Selecting regency and class of hotel, tourist will find out the hotel that they are looking
for.
Figure 7. Hotel search result
Tourist want to know the location of these hotels, just simply click on Show map.
Figure 8. Location of hotel
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4.4. Quick travel planning
This function of system help tourism to decide quickly where they should visit with time constraint. Under here is an example of processing of this function. Tourist
clicks on the link quick travel planning. The input form will appear.
Figure 9. Quick travel planning form Tourist selects regency, tourism object and visiting time, after that click on search
button to view the tourism object that satisfies requirements. The results will show up.
Figure 10. Result of travel planning In this result panel, tourists are possible to see more information about this
tourism object and also possibly for seeing digital map.
V. Conclusion and recommendation 5.1. Conclusion
Web-based GIS information system for tourism was designed and implemented with the real tourism data in East Java Indonesia. This system has been tested in Intranet
and Internet environment to estimate the performance of system. These performances are acceptable when it runs in high speed Internet connection.
There are some important points related to this research: - This system has been designed and implemented by integrating two
technologies: Internet and GIS. - The tourism map is general dynamically with interactive interface, and online
map offer a variety of trend-setting functionalities such as integration of raster images and text, high performance zooming, panning and querying.
- Tourism maps in information system offer a powerful, clear and user-friendly access to tourism data with great benefits for tourists and substantial advantages for
tourism information systems because maps change from static raster graphics to interactive graphical.
8 - When people serve and publish data on the Internet, other people can access and
browse these data simultaneously. Because of this, GIS on the Web is an in precious method for reaching a vast audience. It offers to the tourist more exact and more
meaningful information to meet their quality claims. - This system has been tested in Internet environment with address:
http:sang.harry.or.id. 5.2. Recommendation
There are several activities that should be done for further work, namely: - To improve the accuracy of tourism data both in non-spatial and spatial.
- To enhance the capability of system. The system should have a function that allows administrator to update spatial data without touching in programming code.
- To optimize the accessing spatial data in order to get faster speed. The spatial data can be stored in other format that allows to access data faster.
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I. INTRODUCTION
