Tourist mobility and advanced tracking technologies /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Noam Shoval and Michal Isaacson.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2010.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource
SERIES
Series Title
Routledge advances in tourism ;
Volume Designation
19
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
Title from PDF title page (viewed Oct. 2, 2009).
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Introduction -- Theoretical aspects of tourists' spatial behavior -- Methodological aspects of measurement and visualization of tourists' spatial behavior -- Land-based tracking technologies -- Satellite-based tracked technologies -- Methodological challenges -- Understanding the tourist -- Understanding the destination -- Ethical questions and the tracking of tourists -- Conclusion.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Recent developments in tracking technologies have opened up new possibilities for research into tourist spatial behavior. This book examines the various technologies available to track pedestrians and motorized vehicles as well as the moral, ethical and legal issues arising from the utilization of data thus obtained.
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MIL
Stock Number
228351
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Title
Tourist mobility and advanced tracking technologies.