Scenic Railway Mapping: An Analysis of Spatial Patterns in France Based on Historical GIS
Scenic railway refers to the trains that operate for tourism purposes, which are mainly maintained for facilitating leisure activities, scenic tours, and heritage experiences. As both an extension of railway heritage and an important redevelopment method, this concept is meaningful for the touristic...
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| description | Scenic railway refers to the trains that operate for tourism purposes, which are mainly maintained for facilitating leisure activities, scenic tours, and heritage experiences. As both an extension of railway heritage and an important redevelopment method, this concept is meaningful for the touristic development of historical railways but has received less attention in academia. To understand the tourism and landscape values of scenic railways from a geo-historical perspective and discuss the recent techniques and methods for railway tourism, this article first introduces the relationship between railway and landscape and the concept of scenic railway in French literature. Secondly, it analyzes the current distribution of French scenic railways based on geographic information system (GIS) tools. Through georeferencing, mapping, data relating and joining, calculating, and classifying, different groups of scenic railways are systemized and published online. Following statistical treatment, the pattern of distribution of scenic railways in comparison with the standard-gauge railway system in France is revealed. Based on the discussions on scenic railways, further study should focus more on the landscape evaluation of scenic railways and its integration with other spatial technologies for deeper geo-analysis. Moreover, the research results can serve as a reference for the development of relative railway heritage and tourist activities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cb61ea14583d4b9f8d900c4ff50754ef2023-11-23T20:15:46ZengMDPI AGISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information2220-99642022-01-011129910.3390/ijgi11020099Scenic Railway Mapping: An Analysis of Spatial Patterns in France Based on Historical GISGuiye Lin0Luoning Xiang1Kun Sang2Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Padua, 35131 Padova, ItalyCollege of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, ChinaDepartment of Advertising, Xiamen University Malaysia, Sepang 43900, MalaysiaScenic railway refers to the trains that operate for tourism purposes, which are mainly maintained for facilitating leisure activities, scenic tours, and heritage experiences. As both an extension of railway heritage and an important redevelopment method, this concept is meaningful for the touristic development of historical railways but has received less attention in academia. To understand the tourism and landscape values of scenic railways from a geo-historical perspective and discuss the recent techniques and methods for railway tourism, this article first introduces the relationship between railway and landscape and the concept of scenic railway in French literature. Secondly, it analyzes the current distribution of French scenic railways based on geographic information system (GIS) tools. Through georeferencing, mapping, data relating and joining, calculating, and classifying, different groups of scenic railways are systemized and published online. Following statistical treatment, the pattern of distribution of scenic railways in comparison with the standard-gauge railway system in France is revealed. Based on the discussions on scenic railways, further study should focus more on the landscape evaluation of scenic railways and its integration with other spatial technologies for deeper geo-analysis. Moreover, the research results can serve as a reference for the development of relative railway heritage and tourist activities.https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/11/2/99scenic railwayFrancerailway heritageGIS |
| spellingShingle | Guiye Lin Luoning Xiang Kun Sang Scenic Railway Mapping: An Analysis of Spatial Patterns in France Based on Historical GIS ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information scenic railway France railway heritage GIS |
| title | Scenic Railway Mapping: An Analysis of Spatial Patterns in France Based on Historical GIS |
| title_full | Scenic Railway Mapping: An Analysis of Spatial Patterns in France Based on Historical GIS |
| title_fullStr | Scenic Railway Mapping: An Analysis of Spatial Patterns in France Based on Historical GIS |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scenic Railway Mapping: An Analysis of Spatial Patterns in France Based on Historical GIS |
| title_short | Scenic Railway Mapping: An Analysis of Spatial Patterns in France Based on Historical GIS |
| title_sort | scenic railway mapping an analysis of spatial patterns in france based on historical gis |
| topic | scenic railway France railway heritage GIS |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/11/2/99 |
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