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Filipe.Pelica at 16:16, 18 September 2014

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	Tourist Information applications provide guidance and landmark information to tourists typically in urban environments.		Tourist Information applications provide guidance and landmark information to tourists typically in urban environments.

Rui.Pereira at 14:56, 1 April 2011

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	These applications are considered non-critical applications.		These applications are considered non-critical applications.

	The precision required by ~~this~~ applications is low, being the current accuracy provided by civilian GPS enough ~~for the application~~.		The precision required by these applications is low, being the current accuracy provided by civilian GPS enough.

Rui.Pereira at 14:38, 1 April 2011

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	~~These applications are considered non-critical applications.~~

	~~The precision required by this applications is low, being the current accuracy provided by civilian GPS enough for the application.~~

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	Since these applications can have payment involved it can be argued that these applications should be considered liability-critical applications. But since these applications are used by individuals and the payment is a small pre-arranged amount these can be considered non-critical applications.

	~~This can change if this concept is used for professional or commercial purposes and the payment is calculated by the distance run by the rider according to its application.~~

	~~The precision required by this applications low being the current accuracy provided by civilian GPS enough for the application.~~




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Rui.Pereira at 14:38, 1 April 2011

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			These applications are considered non-critical applications.

			The precision required by this applications is low, being the current accuracy provided by civilian GPS enough for the application.

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			Since these applications can have payment involved it can be argued that these applications should be considered liability-critical applications. But since these applications are used by individuals and the payment is a small pre-arranged amount these can be considered non-critical applications.

			This can change if this concept is used for professional or commercial purposes and the payment is calculated by the distance run by the rider according to its application.

			The precision required by this applications low being the current accuracy provided by civilian GPS enough for the application.




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	Tourist Information applications provide guidance and landmark information to tourists typically in urban environments.		Tourist Information applications provide guidance and landmark information to tourists typically in urban environments.

	Some ~~of the most usual~~ tourist information services could be fitted in the Location based Information Streams ~~but~~ since tourist applications can have been one the most dynamic areas of LBS and increasingly sophisticated applications are being deployed it makes sense for tourism applications to be a separate category.		Some tourist information services could be fitted in the [[Location based Information Streams]]. But since tourist applications can have been one the most dynamic areas of LBS and increasingly sophisticated applications are being deployed, it makes sense for tourism applications to be a separate category.

	Tourism Information applications can range from providing the user with the nearest restaurant or landmark to be a full blown city guide with multimedia information and guided audio tours.		Tourism Information applications can range from providing the user with the nearest restaurant or landmark to being a full blown city guide with multimedia information and guided audio tours.


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	* The user can browse information about the site and about the surrounding landmarks. The information can be provided as text, audio or images.		* The user can browse information about the site and about the surrounding landmarks. The information can be provided as text, audio or images.
	* The user can follow guided tours stored in the database. This functionality is a mix of pedestrian navigation and tourist guide where the user is guided through the streets and ~~when~~ in the proximity of a landmark text, audio ~~and/~~or ~~images provides information about the landmarks~~.		* The user can follow guided tours stored in the database. This functionality is a mix of pedestrian navigation and tourist guide where the user is guided through the streets and in the proximity of a landmark the application provides information about it in text, audio, image or video format.
	* Functionality similar to the nearest business or service discussed in the article on [[Location based Information Streams]] is normally provided.		* Functionality similar to the nearest business or service discussed in the article on [[Location based Information Streams]] is normally provided.
	* Pedestrian navigation to assist the user to go from one site to the other ~~can be provided~~		* Pedestrian navigation can be provided to assist the user to go from one site to the other.
	* Some of these applications ~~support advertising or sponsoring since some~~ are free ~~to the user~~ being financed by local authorities and sponsors. Advertising will be delivered to the user when in certain locations or in certain stages of the guided-tours.		* Some of these applications are free, being financed by local authorities and sponsors. Advertising can be supported and will be delivered to the user when in certain locations or in certain stages of the guided-tours.
	* In some cases weather and local transportation information is also provided by the application.		* In some cases weather and local transportation information is also provided by the application.
			* Online servers can be used instead of local databases.


	~~Variants to this architecture~~ are:		These applications are considered non-critical applications.

	* Online servers can be used instead of local databases.		The precision required by this applications is low, being the current accuracy provided by civilian GPS enough for the application.


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	[[File:GoCarBarcelona.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|GNSS enabled tour buggy]]		[[File:GoCarBarcelona.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|GNSS enabled tour buggy]]
	The most interesting aspect of the Tourist Information Applications is the guided tour functionality. The functionality can provide an enhanced touristic experience to the users by both guiding the user to most important and relevant sites and landmarks ~~and at~~ the same time ~~providing~~ context information about the sites. If audio is used ~~to provide the~~ information ~~the time that~~ the user ~~spends going~~ from one landmark to the other ~~can be used to convey additional information~~ instead ~~of the user~~ having to stop to read the information on a paper guide.		The most interesting aspect of the Tourist Information Applications is the guided tour functionality. The functionality can provide an enhanced touristic experience to the users by both guiding the user to most important and relevant sites and landmarks. At the same time context information about the sites is provided to the users. If audio is used, additional information can be provided while the user goes from one landmark to the other instead having to stop to read the information on a paper guide.

	Some of these guides are even free to the user since they produced by local authorities eventually with the support of sponsors in exchange for advertising. Some of them use freely available information such as [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia\|Wikipedia]] content as basis for landmark description.		Some of these guides are even free to the user since they are produced by local authorities, eventually with the support of sponsors in exchange for advertising. Some of them use freely available information such as [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia\|Wikipedia]] content as basis for landmark description.

	In some cities tour operators took the concept one step ahead by renting buggies and segways that have a guided tour application integrated in the vehicle. The guided tour application ~~navigate~~ the users through the tour and provides landmark information during ~~the tours~~<ref name="gocar">[http://www.gocartours.com/ Go Car Tours]</ref><ref name="redtour">[http://www.redtourgps.com/home.php Red Tour]</ref>.		In some cities tour operators took the concept one step ahead by renting buggies and segways that have a guided tour application integrated in the vehicle. The guided tour application navigates the users through the tour and provides landmark information during them<ref name="gocar">[http://www.gocartours.com/ Go Car Tours]</ref><ref name="redtour">[http://www.redtourgps.com/home.php Red Tour]</ref>.

Rui.Pereira at 11:22, 1 April 2011

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	== GNSS guided tours ==		== GNSS guided tours ==

			[[File:GoCarBarcelona.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|GNSS enabled tour buggy]]
	The most interesting aspect of the Tourist Information Applications is the guided tour functionality. The functionality can provide an enhanced touristic experience to the users by both guiding the user to most important and relevant sites and landmarks and at the same time providing context information about the sites. If audio is used to provide the information the time that the user spends going from one landmark to the other can be used to convey additional information instead of the user having to stop to read the information on a paper guide.		The most interesting aspect of the Tourist Information Applications is the guided tour functionality. The functionality can provide an enhanced touristic experience to the users by both guiding the user to most important and relevant sites and landmarks and at the same time providing context information about the sites. If audio is used to provide the information the time that the user spends going from one landmark to the other can be used to convey additional information instead of the user having to stop to read the information on a paper guide.

Rui.Pereira at 10:49, 31 March 2011

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	Tourist Information Services depend normally on an architecture that includes a multimedia user [[Wikipedia:Mobile device\|mobile device]] and a multimedia database of tourist information for a city or a region. In tourist information applications the information is usually stored locally since the multimedia content is far more demanding in terms of bandwidth and normally the user cellular connection is in roaming.		Tourist Information Services depend normally on an architecture that includes a multimedia user [[Wikipedia:Mobile device\|mobile device]] and a multimedia database of tourist information for a city or a region. In tourist information applications the information is usually stored locally since the multimedia content is far more demanding in terms of bandwidth and normally the user cellular connection is in roaming.

	The user [[Wikipedia:Mobile device\|mobile device]] is usually a [[Wikipedia:Personal digital assistant\|PDA]], [[Wikipedia:Smartphone\|smartphone]] or even a [[Wikipedia:Tablet computer\|tablet computer]] with internet access, localization capabilities and a multimedia user interface can display high-resolution graphics.		The user [[Wikipedia:Mobile device\|mobile device]] is usually a [[Wikipedia:Personal digital assistant\|PDA]], [[Wikipedia:Smartphone\|smartphone]] or even a [[Wikipedia:Tablet computer\|tablet computer]] with internet access, localization capabilities and a multimedia user interface that can display high-resolution graphics.

	The functionalities usually provided by these applications are<ref>[[Wikipedia:Audio tour\|Audio tour on Wikipedia]]</ref>:		The functionalities usually provided by these applications are<ref>[[Wikipedia:Audio tour\|Audio tour on Wikipedia]]</ref>:

Rui.Pereira at 10:32, 31 March 2011

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Rui.Pereira at 10:30, 31 March 2011

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Rui.Pereira at 00:01, 31 March 2011

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	Applications and services that fit in this category are:		Applications and services that fit in this category are:
	* Audioguidia<ref>[http://audioguidia.com/ Audioguidia]</ref>: Audioguides for your [[Wikipedia:iPhone\|iPhone]]/[[Wikipedia:iPod\|iPod]]/[[Wikipedia:iPad\|iPad]]		* Audioguidia<ref>[http://audioguidia.com/ Audioguidia]</ref>: Audioguides for your [[Wikipedia:iPhone\|iPhone]]/[[Wikipedia:iPod\|iPod]]/[[Wikipedia:iPad\|iPad]]
	* toozla<ref>[http://toozla.com/ toozla]</ref>: City and travel audio guides for your Samsung ~~Wave~~, Android, [[Wikipedia:iPhone\|iPhone]]/[[Wikipedia:iPod\|iPod]]/[[Wikipedia:iPad\|iPad]] and J2ME		* toozla<ref>[http://toozla.com/ toozla]</ref>: City and travel audio guides for your [[Wikipedia:Bada (operating system)\|Bada (Samsung)]], [[Wikipedia:Android (operating system)\|Android]], [[Wikipedia:iPhone\|iPhone]]/[[Wikipedia:iPod\|iPod]]/[[Wikipedia:iPad\|iPad]] and [[Wikipedia:Java Platform, Micro Edition\|J2ME]]
	* Digi-Guide<ref>[http://www.digi-guide.com/Home_uk/ Digi-Guide]</ref>: The Digi-Guide is based on a GNSS-enabled mobile device that allows being guided and being given information on main Points of Interest of a city.		* Digi-Guide<ref>[http://www.digi-guide.com/Home_uk/ Digi-Guide]</ref>: The Digi-Guide is based on a GNSS-enabled mobile device that allows being guided and being given information on main Points of Interest of a city.
	* GoCar Tours<ref name="gocar"/>: GNSS Guided Tours in two-seated buggies.		* GoCar Tours<ref name="gocar"/>: GNSS Guided Tours in two-seated buggies.

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	Tourist Information Services depend normally on an architecture that includes a multimedia user [[Wikipedia:Mobile device\|mobile device]] and a multimedia database of tourist information for a city or a region. In tourist information applications the information is usually stored locally since the multimedia content is far more demanding in terms of bandwidth and normally the user cellular connection is in roaming.		Tourist Information Services depend normally on an architecture that includes a multimedia user [[Wikipedia:Mobile device\|mobile device]] and a multimedia database of tourist information for a city or a region. In tourist information applications the information is usually stored locally since the multimedia content is far more demanding in terms of bandwidth and normally the user cellular connection is in roaming.

	The user [[Wikipedia:Mobile device\|mobile device]] is usually a [[Wikipedia:Personal digital assistant\|PDA]], [[Wikipedia:Smartphone\|smartphone]] or even a [[Wikipedia:Tablet computer\|tablet computer]] with internet access, localization capabilities and a multimedia user interface can display high-resolution graphics.		The user [[Wikipedia:Mobile device\|mobile device]] is usually a [[Wikipedia:Personal digital assistant\|PDA]], [[Wikipedia:Smartphone\|smartphone]] or even a [[Wikipedia:Tablet computer\|tablet computer]] with internet access, localization capabilities and a multimedia user interface that can display high-resolution graphics.

	The functionalities usually provided by these applications are<ref>[[Wikipedia:Audio tour\|Audio tour on Wikipedia]]</ref>:		The functionalities usually provided by these applications are<ref>[[Wikipedia:Audio tour\|Audio tour on Wikipedia]]</ref>: