GIS-based mobile tourism architecture prototype for Libya (A case study)

Applying Geographical Information System (GIS) in tourism system is nothing out of the ordinary. Years of research and effort to implement GIS been executed and it can be conclude that GIS provides promising approach to a successful tourism GIS system. The traditional tourism, tourist and tour-agent relationship now changed into dynamic means where the tour-agent able to guide the tourist although separated by the geographical factor. GIS also allows sharing of tourism information between tour-agent regardless of place and time. On top of that, it is important to keep in mind that GIS provides challenges as well as benefits to the tourism industry. Integration, standardization, security and privacy, availability technology and human resource are some of the issues that currently ongoing research to find the best of it. The integration and availability technology issues are the focus in this research. Mobile technology architecture has been proposed as a solution for the availability technology at present. Looking at the current dilemma faced, with the available of resources, we propose the systematic approach that best suits to gain a valuable tourism information management system in Libyan context.