ABSTRACT
The Geopark mGuiding Gateway is an Android application that can perform some functions related to driving and guiding travelers. The development of this application is based on a user assessment designed to be executed on a digital mobile device. User evaluation data are obtained from a cohesion survey consisting of a sample of 30 responses and processed through Black Box. The results revealed the traveler preferences for the travel guidance system. This application is designed according to the tourist preferences. The new features of this application include: (1) an attractive and readable Geopark map; (2) augmented reality (AR) with a camera function and a global positioning system (GPS); (3) user-friendly interface design. This application integrates tracking and location functions using GPS coordinates, multi media guides (beautiful location descriptions, videos, photos and audio presentations), tour and search options suggestion using AR. Geopark mGuiding’s Advanced Gateway System offers a friendly user interface that can be used by travelers on their own smart phones for their entire travel activities.
