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Presented by
Tang Man Wai, Kelvin
Wu Sui Hin, Simon
Advised by
Prof. Samuel T. Chanson
PDA-based Tour Guide and Planner for Hong Kong
PDA-based Tour Guide and Planner for Hong Kong
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
OverviewOverview
• Introduction– Motivation– Objectives
• Results– Front-end application (In-transit Guide)– Backend supporting modules
• Conclusions– Major achievements– Future extensions
IntroductionIntroduction• Motivation
– Similar initiatives elsewhere (e.g. France, Korea and Macau)– Feasibility study with Hong Kong Tourism Board
• Objective– Implement an Itinerary planner for in-transit tourists– Implement backend modules for data maintenance
• Background Information– Device: PDA with Pocket PC 2002/2003 operating system– Technology: C# Language and XML
• Problems tackled– Practical tour scheduling algorithm– Overall framework design
1. Tourist Attractions1. Tourist Attractions• Basic Information
– e.g. Attraction Name, Location, Opening Hours Photos, Text description, Traveling hints
• Multi-Media Information– Maps, Panorama View, Movies
Victoria Harbor Panorama ViewTsim Sha Tsui Map Movie
2. Itinerary Planner2. Itinerary Planner
• Features:– Auto generate a practical tour
under the user’s time and location constraints
– Synchronize with the Pocket Calendar, alarm reminder
3. Tour scheduling3. Tour scheduling
• Personal preferences• Scoring method• Graph-based technique
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4. Map Viewer4. Map Viewer• Features:
– Quick search of attractions and MTR exits
– Dynamic travel guide• show navigation between
points on the map
5. Backend modules overview5. Backend modules overview • Can adapt to other existing database
Database Interface Database
Web ServerUpdate of informationExecutable download
Backend Editor
Internet
6. Application Download6. Application Download
• Application Deployment
• Multi-Language Support– e.g English and Chinese
7. Latest Information Update7. Latest Information Update•Update attractions inventory for itinerary planner
•e.g. A fun fair festival in winter•Update only those latest or modified data
e.g. New attractions Latest news Events
8. Maps & Content Editor8. Maps & Content Editor
• Maintenance of attraction inventory• Tailor dynamic information for each map
ConclusionConclusion• Major Achievement
– Intelligent mobile tour guide– Backend supporting modules
• Future Extension– Vector Maps– Smart Phone Version– Central server(thin client)
• Q&A– Feel free to ask any questions