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