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Semtour: Hk – A Tourist Information System

In: Challenges In Information Technology Management

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  • TOBY H. W. LAM

    (Department of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong)

  • JAMES N. K. LIU

    (Department of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong)

Abstract

Current Internet search engines do not always return results that users find useful, not least because the markup languages that are typically used only allow keyword searches. Semantic Web is a collection of web technologies that include a number of markup languages, such as RDF, OWL and RDFS, which can be used to model domain ontologies. Domain ontologies provide humans and computers (software agents) with a common understanding of a resource structure and help the creation of more effective web search systems. In this paper, we use Web Ontology Language (OWL) to model a travel domain ontology. Rather than inviting an expert to model the ontology, we create the travel ontology by collecting and analyzing the structural information from a number of travel related websites. The model is used to implement a tourist information portal, SemTour:HK, which is constructed using Semantic Web technologies.

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  • Toby H. W. Lam & James N. K. Liu, 2008. "Semtour: Hk – A Tourist Information System," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Man-Chung Chan & Ronnie Cheung & James N K Liu (ed.), Challenges In Information Technology Management, chapter 21, pages 137-144, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789812819079_0021
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    1. Robinson, Richard N.S. & Beesley, Lisa G., 2010. "Linkages between creativity and intention to quit: An occupational study of chefs," Tourism Management, Elsevier, vol. 31(6), pages 765-776.

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