Title: The Development of myGeo: a
Knowledge
Management System of Geodiversity Data for Tourism Industries
Abstract: All
geological
and landscape resources have two opposing value sets: extractive and
conservative
activities [komoo l 2003]. In the conservative concept, a new paradigm
earth
physical resources is regarded as having value in the context of
knowledge,
history and culture. The geoconservation idea arose mainly from the
need
to protect heritage resources that were already recognized by the
general
public (or naturalists and geologists) in the context of preserving the
landscape
beauty for recreation or outstanding heritage value. The philosophy is
embodied
in the UNESCO’s World Natural Heritage Sites approach, which provides
guidelines
for identifying, and assessing natural world heritage sites that have
outstanding
universal value. This project aims to provide an exclusive
geodiversity information system that utilized a new digital object
model, namely Networked Digital Object (NDO). This model allows a
sharing environment with a knowledge discovery through relating varied
and specific DOs among the geodiversity components to produce a new
NDO, which represent new information. Together with the input
from Langkawi Geopark components and knowledge, GRS can be customized
into
Langkawi Geopark GRS (LGGRS). With this establishment, further research
on
geological data and expertise and other DO services can be incorporated
into
the repository. Finally, GRS can be generalized to offe geodiversity
knowledge
for other places. Bringing GRS technology closer to knowledge based,
knowledge
management and data mining several models can be proposed for both
commercial
products and research prototypes.
Authors: Aziz
Deraman,
Juhana Salim, Jamaiah Yahaya, Dian Indrayani Jambari, Ibrahim Komoo,
Mohd.
Shafeea Leman, Tanot Unjah, Marilah Sarman, Suffian Idris, Lim Choon
Sian,
and Asraf Jaradat