Research Unit
Project title
Realistic visualization of tourist sites using digital technology
Primary investigator
Co investigators
Tsuyoshi Kigawa, Motonari Kitamura, Mai Miyabe, Takashi Nakakushi, Naoki Nozu,
Masatsugu Ogata, Tatsuo Oi, Kanji Suto, Mitsutoshi Tanaka, Takashi Yoshino,
Chiaki Yoshizumi
Project period
FY2016 ~ FY2018
Project summary
In this project, tourist sites are visualized with high reality by two methods. One is to visualize the scenery of the tourist spot as a dome image or virtual reality image using high-definition image technology such as 4K or 8K. The other is to visualize the movement of people in the tourist area using Big Data. The former research suggests that dome images and virtual reality images may be substituted for real tourism in the future, as the gaze behavior of domes and tourist spots is similar. The latter study also revealed that the route search's big data is highly correlated with the actual value at the tourist site, suggesting that the big data is useful for the analysis of tourism behavior.
