Is GIS Technology the Present Solution for Creating Tourist Maps

In the process of creating a tourist map, six basic parameters must be considered: the purpose and duration of the visit, the amount of information that needs to be included in the tourist map, the user's culture and conceptual ability, and the various characteristics of the portrayed area. Unsuccessful consideration of these parameters in traditional tourist maps reduces their functionality. This paper discusses the above concepts, and introduces the idea of using CIS technology as the environment for creating more effective cartographic products for tourist needs. La technologie des systemes d'information geographique (SIG) est elle la bonne solution pour creer des cartes touristiques? Dans le processus de creation d'une carte touristique, il faut considerer six parametres de base: le but et la duree de la visite, la quantite d'information qu'il faut inclure dans la carte touristique, l'habilete conceptuelle et la culture de l'usager, ainsi que differentes caracteristiques de la region representee. Une ...