VISUALIZATION OF TOURISTS ’ BEHAVIOUR AND ACTIVITY USING GPS AND GIS IN KAMAKURA CITY

Abstract. We suggest a new method using GPS to investigate human activities in an urban area. The time and space data of tourists ’ migration in a specific tourist area from GPS are focused on. The data are visualized on GIS so that ‘Nigiwai ’ activity can be analyzed including notion of time. From the analysis, places where pedestrians tend to stay longer or move slower, and those where they don’t, are found. As a case study, we analyze activity in Kamakura City using the suggested method, and examine the possibilities of application for the urban space design. 1