Welcome to the InfoSci Platform
The Value and Scope of GIS in Marketing and Tourism Management

The Value and Scope of GIS in Marketing and Tourism Management

Mertcan Taşçıoğlu, Dursun Yener
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781522550884|ISBN10: 1522550887|EISBN13: 9781522550891
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5088-4.ch009
Cite Chapter Cite Chapter

MLA

Taşçıoğlu, Mertcan, and Dursun Yener. "The Value and Scope of GIS in Marketing and Tourism Management." GIS Applications in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry, edited by Somnath Chaudhuri and Nilanjan Ray, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 189-211. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5088-4.ch009

APA

Taşçıoğlu, M. & Yener, D. (2018). The Value and Scope of GIS in Marketing and Tourism Management. In S. Chaudhuri & N. Ray (Eds.), GIS Applications in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry (pp. 189-211). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5088-4.ch009

Chicago

Taşçıoğlu, Mertcan, and Dursun Yener. "The Value and Scope of GIS in Marketing and Tourism Management." In GIS Applications in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry, edited by Somnath Chaudhuri and Nilanjan Ray, 189-211. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5088-4.ch009

Export Reference

Mendeley
Favorite

Abstract

Geographical information systems (GIS) are the systems that store location-based data and analyze them. GIS originated from the conventional cartographic techniques of simply drawing maps with a pencil and board. Following the adoption of computer technology, GIS further evolved as a geo-referenced dynamic information system, which can today be considered as a multi-disciplinary instrument that links different disciplines like geography, computer science, remote sensing, civil engineering, statistics, marketing, and other social and behavioral sciences. In this chapter, GIS is defined and its importance and functions are described in detail. Usage of GIS in marketing is explained, especially its development in marketing theory. Also, the value and scope of GIS in tourism management with a view to understand the spread of GIS applications in tourism is explored.

Request Access

You do not own this content. Please login to recommend this title to your institution's librarian or purchase it from the IGI Global bookstore.