Tourism management of religious and heritage sites using ARCGIS 9.2 software, an applied study on the city of Najaf.

Abstract

The study focused on discovering religious and heritage sites, and planning and managing them using the Geographic Information System (GIS). Storing, restoring, modifying, processing and displaying data, and drawing it on multi-layered maps. The study concluded a number of results, most notably: The management and development of religious and heritage sites using (ARCGIS 9.2) software saves time and effort by relying on aerial and satellite images and topographic maps with high accuracy, and conducting analyzes to access To accurate results in a very short period of time when compared to the time required when using traditional methods.