GIS and WEBGIS in constructing maps of traditional garden houses in Hue’s Citadel area

Abstract

Tangible and intangible cultural heritages of Hue city has greatly contributed to the economic development of Thua Thien Hue province. Among those heritages, Hue traditional garden houses (HTGHs) are one of the integral factors creating the unique cultural characteristic of Hue City and contribute an essential part to the city’s tourist development. There are few people, especially domestic and international travelers, who know tourist information about HTGHs. Moreover, the impact of current urbanization has made HTGHs changing according to the purposes and the needs of the owners. For the better management and tourist development of HTGHs, we combine GIS and WebGIS applications with GPS, UAV, Adobe Dreamweaver, and Openlayer technologies to construct maps for the HTGHs management in the Citadel area.  The WebGIS can be used on smart electronic devices, enabling users to get necessary information about HTGHs. The results allow managers to provide suitable policies for preserving, popularizing and exploiting tourist products based on the traditional garden houses.