Aplicação Android utilizando sistema de localização geográfica para determinação de pontos turísticos na cidade de Curitiba

Abstract

The next years Brazil will host the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympic Games in 2016, and is expected to visit millions of foreigners in several cities, including the city of Curitiba, which will host matches of the World Cup. The increase of tourists in the city will promote regional tourism and visitation to the city's sights. The difficulty in locating the sights can be a problem for tourists due to lack of information, traffic signs and lack of professionals in the hospitality industry, tourism and services tend to demand. The use of mobile applications meets this need, allowing the development of numerous tourism applications. In this context, this paper presents the study and development of an application for mobile devices with Android operating system, which will serve as a virtual guide of the city of Curitiba. The application allow the tourist to locate your own position on the map, can quickly locate the sights, see the tourism line route, the bus stops and detailed information of each tourist spot. This application uses geolocation systems, maps, data communication, client-server communication and database.