Theroute Platform: Customized Tourist Routes In The North Region Of Portugal

The aim of the project TheRoute is to generate automatic routes for tourists and visitors to Points of Interest (POI) related to Tourism, Heritage, Arts and Culture. The platform developed in Porto creates customized routes in the North region of Portugal. The suggested routes are fit for the profile and personality of tourist and also for groups of tourists. The project also considers the aspects related to mobility (public transportation availability), health, well-being and accessibility. The system is accessible by computer, tablet and smart phone environment, covering the life cycle of the tourist experience. TheRoute has been developed considering the notion of Ambient Intelligence (Aml) and Context Awareness. This paper focuses on the proposed architecture, highlights the interface of the mobile platform, the modelling process of POI and Thematic Tourist Tours.