Tourist tracking and monitoring: a study of the technologies used

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https://doi.org/10.5380/atoz.v11i0.79927

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Tourist tracking and counting, Information technology, Smart tourist destination, Tourism.

Abstract

Introduction: Introduction: Tourism is an element that has a significant contribution to the development and renovation of cities and according to the Paraná Turístico 2026 plan a new approach to smart destinations on the temporal and spatial behavior of tourists using new technologies for tracking or counting can serve as a key factor in improving the sustainable management of tourism. Following this trend, this study seeks to carry out a systematic review of the literature on the topic of tourist movement, aiming to classify the most used. Method: Systematic literature review, analyzing scientific publications in ACM, IEEE, Science Direct and Scopus journals databases in the last 5 years. Results: 761 articles were found, of which 47 were selected for reading and data extraction, and then the most cited technologies in the literature were classified and generated, where the technologies used in each article are presented. Topics such as: technologies for tracking and counting tourists, smart tourism, information technology, management and sustainability are highlighted in the surveys. Conclusion: The present study served to answer the question; “What are the most used technologies for tracking tourists?”, thus, it can be said that the objective of this study was achieved by classifying the 5 main technologies most used being: GPS, Applications, Sensors, Social Media and RFID followed by others of equal relevance for further studies. It was found that the technologies raised, mostly, are free technologies, in which it is possible to develop innovative projects with low execution cost. 

Author Biographies

Carlos Rogerio Sturmer, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE), Cascavel, PR, Brasil

Mestrando em PPGTGS/Tecnologias, Gestão e Sustentabilidade - Unioeste(2020) - Faculdade Futura, Bacharel em Hotelaria - Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (2016) ,Atualmente é Técnico da tecnologia da informação da Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana. Tem experiência na área de Ciência da Computação, com ênfase em Ciência da Computação, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Tecnologia da Informação, com larga experiência em hardware, redes e desenvolvimento de sistemas para automação de bares, restaurante, cardápio digital e meios de hospedagem. Pesquisas realizadas sobre a utilização de sites responsivos na área da Hotelaria

Eliane Nascimento Pereira, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE), Cascavel, PR, Brasil

Possui graduação em Ciência da Computação pela Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (1999) e mestrado em Ciência da Computação pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos (2008). Atualmente é professora da Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná Campus Foz do Iguaçu. Tem experiência na área de Ciência da Computação, com ênfase em Engenharia de Software e Informática Aplicada à Educação

Fabiana Frata Furlan Peres, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE), Cascavel, PR, Brasil


Possui graduação em Ciência da Computação pela Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (2000), mestrado em Ciências da Computação pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (2005) e doutorado em Métodos Numéricos em Engenharia pela Universidade Federal do Paraná (2017). Atualmente é professor titular da Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná. Tem experiência na área de Ciência da Computação, com ênfase em Arquitetura de Sistemas de Computação, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: processamento de imagens, arquitetura de computadores, reconhecimento de padroes, realidade aumentada e apoio didatico

Claudio Roberto Marquetto Mauricio, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE), Cascavel, PR, Brasil

Possui graduação em Ciência da Computação pela Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (2000), mestrado em Ciências da Computação pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (2005) e doutorado em Engenharia Elétrica e Informática Industrial pela Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (2017). Atualmente é professor Adjunto da Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná atuando no curso de Ciência da Computação e no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Tecnologias, Gestão e Sustentabilidade-PPGTGS. Tem experiência na área de Ciência da Computação, com ênfase em Processamento Gráfico (Graphics), atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: hemácias, animais silvestres, processamento de imagens, realidade virtual e cariótipo.

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2022-04-28

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Sturmer, C. R., Pereira, E. N., Peres, F. F. F., & Mauricio, C. R. M. (2022). Tourist tracking and monitoring: a study of the technologies used. AtoZ: Novas práticas Em informação E Conhecimento, 11, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.5380/atoz.v11i0.79927

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