USING GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS TO BROWSE TOURISTIC INFORMATION

The current expansion of the Internet makes it one of the most popular places to publish and search for almost any kind of information. In particular, touristic information—not only about tours or information about resources, places, museums, or monuments, but also cultural tourism—has gained much attention in the last years. We propose the use of geographical information systems (GIS) technology that provides interfaces capable of displaying interactive maps with information associated to the elements present in such maps. In this article, we present a Web interface to access touristic information about Galicia (Spain) using GIS technology to easily find any touristic or cultural information. This interface is enclosed in the Galician Virtual Library (http://bvg.udc.es) Web site.