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Based on the study of visitors' individual spatial behaviors, a tourists' spatial behavior simulator (TSBS) to assess the carrying capacity of tourist resorts was developed, TSBS employs GIS (Geographic Information System) to manage the spatial data, and Multi-Agent system to simulate the actions of individual visitors. By utilizing TSBS, visitors' travel patterns such as location, cost, and state can be analyzed and predicted. Based on this analysis and prediction, the model of assessing the carrying capacity of resorts is built. Our results show that TSBS will be an effective tool to accurately assess the carrying capacity of tourist resorts.
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Foundation item: Supported by the Knowledge Innovation Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZCX2-SW-319-01)
Biography: ZHANG Ren-Jun (1971-), male, Ph. D candidate, research direction: application of GIS and RS.
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Ren-jun, Z. Assessing the carrying capacity of tourist resorts: An application of tourists' spatial behavior simulator based on GIS and multi-agent system. Wuhan Univ. J. Nat. Sci. 10, 779–784 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02830394
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02830394