Alexander Almer JOANNEUM RESEARCH Institute of Digital Image Processing Wastiangassse 6 8010 Graz, AUSTRIA ReGeo Multimedia Geoinformation for e-Communities.

Alexander Almer

JOANNEUM RESEARCHInstitute of Digital Image ProcessingWastiangassse 68010 Graz, AUSTRIA

ReGeoMultimedia Geoinformation

for e-Communities in Rural Areas with Eco-Tourism

ReGeo Project• EU project: IST-2001-32336

“Multimedia Geoinformation for e-Communities in Rural Areas with Eco-Tourism”

• 4 research institutes4 commercial partners

• 4 test regions– Thayathal in Austria

– Podyji in the Czech Republic

– Thüringer Wald in Germany

– Kozienice Park in Poland

General project information

Project applications• Tourism information system

– Internet presentation– presentation on local terminals (touch screen)– CD/DVD presentation– PDA offline/online– GPS (stand alone or as PDA-Jacket)

• Local Administration „Geo data-Tool“– local PC via Internet: view and manipulation of

geodata

• ReGeo is on open system: more applications can be created

Project aims and benefits

Tourist information system

At home

On site

Access as guest or member

Geo dataways, tours, points, etc.

Tourism datahotels, sights, etc.

Multimedia data3D visualisations,

maps, etc.

Data base

Virtual

ReGeo

Administration tool

System overview

DATADATA Satellite imagesSatellite images Aerial imagesAerial images Artificial textureArtificial texture Digital elevation modelDigital elevation model 2D raster/vector objects2D raster/vector objects Generalized 3D objects Generalized 3D objects GIS dataGIS data

Landscape visualisation

Nature trailNature trail on a PDA on a PDA Tour description and selectionTour description and selection Satellite image and mapsSatellite image and maps Additional informationAdditional information

Natural envrionment Tourism info Audio and video

Moving map – GPSMoving map – GPS Mobile guideMobile guide

Mobile solutions

Mobile Information SystemMobile Information System Integration in a regional geo-multimediaIntegration in a regional geo-multimedia information system including:information system including:

Online information for special themes - risk changes, events, offers, etc.Data download via online PCWireless data transfer

Further themesFurther themesAlpine skiingCountry ski toursSafety, city walk, tourism infrastructure, museum guide, etc.

Mobile solutions

• Support of the region’s development Attractive and innovative presentation Information is accessible at any time and anywhere

• No centralised maintenance of the database Set up of a virtual database Tools for simple maintenance by ‘anyone’

• Multiple usability Tourism and other planning or presentation tasks Open system based on standards (e.g. OGC)

ReGeo’s advantages

Project homepage

www.regeo.org