Destination Harford County: Visualizing Tourism and Points of Interest in Harford County, Maryland

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dc.contributor.advisorPeng, Binbin
dc.contributor.advisorZhou, Frank
dc.contributor.authorBrinley, Anna
dc.contributor.authorOttalini, Russell
dc.contributor.authorWong, Brittany
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-09T17:09:37Z
dc.date.available2019-09-09T17:09:37Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionFinal project for URSP688L: Planning Technologies (Fall 2018). University of Maryland, College Park.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis report details work conducted by urban studies and planning graduate students in the Planning Technologies course at the University of Maryland for Visit Harford, the destination marketing organization for Harford County. Using geographic information system (GIS) software to create visualizations of tourism points of interest, the team prepared maps for public dissemination in support of Visit Harford’s efforts to better promote its tourism sites. In response to Visit Harford’s request for a map that could be integrated into their mobile app, the team compiled contact information, descriptions, and social media rating data for points of interest, and created two interactive public-facing story maps using ESRI ArcGIS Online. The first product is a shortlist that gives comprehensive overview of destinations and activities in select categories on Visit Harford’s website and rack card marketing materials. The second product was created in response to Visit Harford’s request that we help them encourage tourists to explore destinations farther from the Interstate 95 (I-95) Corridor, a public-facing story map that provides a sample daylong itinerary incorporating destination information from the shortlist. Our analysis of available social media rating information for the destinations demonstrated that while there is little correlation between distance from I-95 and low ratings, analysis of drive-time from I-95 to destinations would be useful. The report concludes with some recommendations ways to use and incorporate the story maps and shortlist data into existing and soon-to-be created resources to expand tourist knowledge of the destinations.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipHarford Countyen_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/hkqn-xg4j
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/24809
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherPartnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS)
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Maryland
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md)
dc.subjectNational Center for Smart Growthen_US
dc.subjectPALSen_US
dc.subjectSustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectMarylanden_US
dc.subjectHarford Countyen_US
dc.subjectSchool of Architectureen_US
dc.subjectPlanning and Preservationen_US
dc.subjectEconomic developmenten_US
dc.subjectArts Districtsen_US
dc.subjectTourismen_US
dc.titleDestination Harford County: Visualizing Tourism and Points of Interest in Harford County, Marylanden_US
dc.typeTechnical Reporten_US

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