Conception and Implementation of Geographical Database for Cultural Heritage Management—Case of Historical Jeddah, KSA

Saudi Arabia is attempting to develop a long-term tourism business that respects Islamic ideals, heritage, and traditions. In accordance with the “Vision of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2030”, significant emphasis has been placed on developing and promoting cultural tourism as a result of the Kingdom’s very valuable civilizational and cultural heritage, in addition to entertainment and improving the quality of life. The city of Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s second capital, and the district known as “Al-Balad”, which is located in the city’s core, is a historical neighborhood known for its old structures and multi-story houses. Since 1947, the historical monuments in the Al-Balad region have faced major and challenging issues as a result of neglect and a failure to maintain them. To protect this historical architectural heritage, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated Jeddah’s historic area as a World Heritage Site. The purpose of this research is to identify historical sites in the city of Al-Balad using existing maps, field surveys, and the design and creation of a spatial database that can be used with geographic information systems (GIS). By combining the results of the spatial database and photographic surveys with the history of Old Jeddah, an application was created and made available to users and those interested in the Internet that can be used through mobile devices (mobile phones and tablets) to introduce the historical area of Jeddah and promote tourism in Old Jeddah.

APPLICATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL PARAMETER DATABASE TO ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIT POPULATION DATABASE

Now GIS is turning into a good tool in handling geographical, economical, and population data, so we can obtain more and more information from these data. On the other hand, in some cases, for a calamity, such as hurricane, earthquake, flood, drought etc., or a decision-making, such as setting up a broadcasting transmitter, building a chemical plant etc., we have to evaluate the total population in the region influenced by a calamity or a project. In this paper, a method is put forward to evaluate the population in such special region. Through exploring the correlation of geographical parameters and the distribution of people in the same region by means of quantitative analysis and qualitative analysis, unit population database (1km× 1km) is established. In this way, estimating the number of people in a special region is capable by adding up the population in every grid involved in this region boundary. The geographical parameters are obtained from topographic database and DEM database on the scale of 1: 250 000. The fundamental geographical parameter database covering county administrative boundaries and 1km × 1km grid is set up and the population database at county level is set up as well. Both geographical parameter database and unit population database are able to oiler sufficient conditions for quantitative analysis. They will have important role in the research fields of data mining (DM), Decision-making Support Systems (DSS), and regional sustainable development.

Establishment of Geographic Information Database of Benxi City and Its Application in Analysis of Climatic Resources

Based on 1:50 000 basic geographic information data,the digital elevation,longitude,latitude,slope,aspect and all kinds of terrain databases of Benxi City (China) were established with Arcgis 9.2 software.Township boundary database was established by digitizing map,and the township information was amended according to the reality.Taking the elaborate simulation of spatial distribution of annual mean temperature as an example,the paper reports the application of the geographic information database in analysis of climatic resources.

The Establishment of Mt. Lu Cultural Tourism Resources Database Based on MapGIS

Using the method of establishing land resources geographic database, combined with the actual situation of cultural tourism resources ofMt. Lu scenic area, this paper explored the construction of Mr. Lu Cultural Tourism Resources Geographic Database based on MapGIS. Describes the method and process of the construction of Mount Lu Cultural Tourism Resources Geographic Database Based on MapGIS according to the characteristic of MapGIS, and discussed its application value.