Application of geographic information technologies in hunting tourism in Vojvodina

Abstract

<p>Hunting tourism is a form of tourist movements that characterized some specifics that make it different from other types of tourism. For these reasons, in order to more closely meet the needs of tourist-hunters, but also and hunting staff, it is necessery to apply geographic information technologies to hunting tourism. The subject of thesis is the application of geographic information technologies in hunting tourism in Vojvodina.Precisely, the work includes application of GIS and GPS in several separate segments of the hunting economy. Thus, the study presents the application of these technologies in the hunting ground &quot;Apatinski rit&quot;, in the reservation for red deer within the National Park &quot;Fruska Gora&quot;, and hunting grounds of hunting associations in Vojvodina. The paper deals with the use of geographic information technologies in the areas of harvesting and protection of the game animals, hunting ground management, hunting tourism, and in the field of promotion of this kind of tourism. The research results may help further for the study of cause-effect relationship between hunting tourism and hunting resource of destination, in order to design and proper placement of hunting tourism.</p>