The Challenges of Using the Global Position System in Abu Dhabi

Amna Mohamed Saleh Alkaabi
UAE University
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1. Amna Alkaabi & Dr. Naeema Alhosani
   The Challenges of Using
   Global Position System in
   Abu Dhabi
   Minneapolis, MN
   October 14th–17th, 2015
   

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4. Outline
   •  Introduction
   •  Study objective
   •  Study Area
   •  Methodology
   •  What are the challenges ?
   •  Results?
   

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5. Introduction:
   This study focuses on the relationship
   between tourism and geography. Tourism
   and geography are related in many
   common points such as the economy,
   the social-culture, and the local
   environment
   

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6. Study Objective:
   This research paper examines the tourists
   who always use the Global Position System
   (GPS) as a resource to arrive to their
   destination.
   It has observed that some tourists face many
   problems in using GPS such as:
   1- Slow connection
   2- Lack in the knowledge of using electronic
   devices.
   3- Besides, tourism paper map requires time to
   reach tourists final destination.
   

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7. Objective count.
   Due to these problems of the GPS, the author
   created a simple device that provides the
   routes for major tourists destinations through
   sending SMS on tourists mobile phones to lead
   them to the tourism points in an accurate way
   and fastest way and time.
   Therefore, the goals of this device were to
   facilitate the ease of using GPS and to enhance
   the importance of spatial data in our daily life.
   

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8. Study Area
   

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9. •  The sample size was 142 responders from UAE.
   •  The target areas were Abu Dhabi emirate, includes
   Al Ain city.
   Methodology
   

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10. What are the challenges ?
    •  Tourists using GPS
    •  Tourists Facing Problem with GPS
    •  Create an application or a device provides the guidance
    of the way to the tourism destination.
    

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11. The results
    •  Abu Dhabi is the optimal place to apply the
    guidance device, since it is the capital city
    and the largest Emirate in UAE.
    •  It has a lot of Attractive tourism
    destinations
    •  The device is highly needed for enhancing
    the sustainability by providing the guide line
    via SMS on phones instead of a paper map.
    

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