Maps are a visual representation of where events occurred in the past and can show by predicting what will happen in the future. So by using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) it is possible to combine the future and the past information, which lead to this thesis work for conjunction of ancient Silk Road (Silk Road) and new Silk Road (Silk Road Economic Belt). Ancient Silk Road has been identified as "Silk Road" by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and new Silk Road known as "The Silk Road Economic Belt" which is a development strategy proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping that focuses on connectivity and cooperation between Eurasian countries. The combination of Silk Road and Silk Road Economic Belt by representation in maps will have influence in further development of tourism field in Kazakhstan portion of Silk Road. That is why the focus of this study lies on the distribution of tourism factors along Silk Road within Kazakhstan. Tourism factors in this study case contain attraction, accommodation, amenities and accessibility which are described as 4A's. The aim of this Master Thesis is to create an inventory geodatabase for tourism infrastructure with special emphasis to Silk Road, developing a concept of 4A's around Silk Road within Kazakhstan using GIS, as well as to demonstrate the use of this inventory to solve a number of specific tasks such as finding shortest path, spatial queries and buffering around Silk Road within Kazakhstan. Also furthermore this thesis aims at developing and applying a tourism product concept for tourism analysis. Inventory geodatabase as main part of a GIS application could provide decision support tool for tourism planners and government with development of tourism aspect in Kazakhstan. The resulting different types of thematic maps will help tourists to plan their trips.
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