Embracing geospatial analytical technologies in tourism studies

Yang Yang (), Xiang Chen (), Song Gao (), Zhenlong Li (), Zhe Zhang () and Bo Zhao ()
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Yang Yang: Temple University
Xiang Chen: University of Connecticut
Song Gao: University of Wisconsin – Madison
Zhenlong Li: University of South Carolina
Zhe Zhang: Texas A&M University
Bo Zhao: University of Washington

Information Technology & Tourism, 2023, vol. 25, issue 2, No 1, 137-150

Abstract: Abstract With the ongoing development of information and communications technology, geospatial technologies have become increasingly important in monitoring, managing, and predicting tourism activities. These tools can also uncover tourism’s social, economic, cultural, environmental, and political impacts. In this viewpoint article, we discuss applications of cutting-edge geospatial analysis in tourism studies. Topics include opportunities from emerging geospatial data, a new typology of spatial analysis in tourism studies, spatial analysis with the 4-Ws approach, and humanistic geographic information systems. This paper offers methodological guidance for multi-scale geospatial analyses that are essential to tourism research.

Keywords: Geospatial analysis; Big data; Geographic information systems; Mobility; Tourism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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