An App for promoting health and local tourism

被引:3
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作者
Chao, Chien-Lei [1 ,2 ]
Lin, Ker-Cheng [3 ]
Tseng, Chien-Ming [4 ]
Erdene, Tungalag [5 ]
Chen, Yung-Fu [5 ]
机构
[1] Cent Taiwan Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Mkt Management, Taichung, Taiwan
[2] Chaoyang Univ Technol, PhD Program Strateg Dev Taiwans Ind, Taichung, Taiwan
[3] Minist Hlth & Welf, Nantou Hosp, Director Ctr, Nantou, Taiwan
[4] Cent Taiwan Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Management Informat Syst, Taichung, Taiwan
[5] Cent Taiwan Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Healthcare Adm, Taichung, Taiwan
关键词
Folklore; Tourism promotion; Global positioning system (GPS); Smart phones; Location based service (LBS);
D O I
10.1109/IS3C.2014.305
中图分类号
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
The main purpose of this study is to develop a smartphone App under Android platform by integrating GPS to provide local tourism information and guide tourists to their interested sites. The provided folk-cultural information is also adopted for educational purpose. Extended technology acceptance model (TAM) was used to evaluate the usefulness and behavior intention of the developed system. Most users agreed that the system is useful for tourism promotion and folk-culture education. They also showed strong intention and positive attitude toward continuous use of the App.
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页码:1175 / 1178
页数:4
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