The Observation tools that will be linked to this page will deal with methods of optaining data for supporting tourism related land planning decisions and databases for ongoing support of decision cycles.

Some of the methods for obtaining data and storing data are envisioned as:

• Primary Tourism Research
  
• Secondary Tourism Research
  
• GPS: Geographic Positioning Systems
  
• GIS: Geographic Information Systems
  
• PIP: Public Involvement Planning
  
• IKA: Internal Knowledge Audits
  
• EKA: External Knowledge Audits
  
• VAG: Market Definition: Visitor Activity Groups
  
• TI: Market Research: Tourism Intelligence 

Other topics will be added as the research reveals need.

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Public Participation and TODSS

Tourism Intelligence and TODSS

GIS Portal for TODSS

Inventory: External Knowledge Audit

Internal Knowledge Audit and TODSS