A multimedia GIS database for planning management and promotion of sustainable tourism industry in Nigeria
Ayeni, Olubodun
Nigeriaas quest for the diversification of her mono cultural economy by promoting tourism industry since 1991 was discussed. This has resulted in the establishment of the National Tourism Development Corporation, the creation of a Federal Ministry of Culture and Tourism and a Tourism Council with the President of Nigeria as chairman. The objective of the research is to develop a multimedia GIS Database for Tourism industry in Nigeria as a perceived technical solution to the problem of planning, management and promotion of both domestic and international tourism in Nigeria. The greatest challenge is to develop a multimedia GIS Database by integrating different types of data such as text data, graphical data (maps, graphs), picture data (still and moving pictures) and sound data (voice and music). Hand held GPS was used to locate tourism sites and for geo-referencing digital maps of Nigeria. Tourism spatial and attribute data gathered were classified into three categories Cultural, Ecological, and Modern-day tourism. A relational GIS database was created using Arc View 3.3/ArcGIS8.1
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