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This paper presents a Contextual Computing Framework (CONCERT) that uses a rule-based filtering system built on top of a context modelling network of ontologies to provide visitors with the kind of information and services they require while on the move. The tourism domain is very well suited to make use of the recent advances in mobile devices and connectivity technologies, enabling visitors to access context-based services and information, which can greatly enhance their tourism experiences. To achieve this goal, the representation and use of context information are key aspects that need to be carefully addressed. Despite the recent proliferation of context-aware applications and the existence of some mobile tourism guides that partly incorporate this concept, no widespread adoption of such technologies has taken place. The main goal of this paper is to propose a different conception of the notion of context and provide an extensible, ontology-based model of context that filters incoming tourism information based on the context of visitors.
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Lamsfus, C., Alzua-Sorzabal, A., Martín, D., Salvador, Z. (2010). Semantic-Based Contextual Computing Support for Human Mobility. In: Gretzel, U., Law, R., Fuchs, M. (eds) Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2010. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-99407-8_50
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