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Nowadays there is a wide range of different mobile solutions that support travelers before, during and after the trip. However, majority of these solutions focus either on recommending tourist attractions or on providing of some tourist services, but there is a lack of studies for unified approach that combines both needs. This paper describes mobile tourist guide - a complex system that enables comprehensive up-to date information search along with personalized recommendations and services. The key principle of the developed solution is based on fact that to provide really relevant tourists information, it should be based on analysis of current situation. Prototype of the mobile tourist guide has been developed using Smart Space infrastructure to facilitate integration of services and internal processes in such complex system. This paper aims to describe context-based information implementation in the complex mobile tourist guide, developed using Smart Space infrastructure.
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Smirnov, A., Kashevnik, A., Balandin, S.I., Laizane, S. (2013). Intelligent Mobile Tourist Guide. In: Balandin, S., Andreev, S., Koucheryavy, Y. (eds) Internet of Things, Smart Spaces, and Next Generation Networking. ruSMART NEW2AN 2013 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8121. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40316-3_9
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