The Spatial modeling of evaluation of Tourist Accommodation Facilities in Jeddah City Using Geographic Information Systems

Abstract

 The study focused on the use of geographic information systems in analyzing the spatial distribution of tourist accommodation facilities in Jeddah. This is based on the most important applied aspects of geographic information systems represented in spatial analysis, to reveal the characteristics of the spatial distribution of tourist accommodation facilities and their distribution pattern, and to evaluate the efficiency of their distribution according to the local standard. The study came out with a number From the results and recommendations, as well as the hypotheses assumed by the researcher. The study methodology was related to the spatial analysis methods of the GIS program, through which raw data is transformed into data of great interest, depending on the analytical methods and processes of collecting, measuring and categorizing spatial data, the most prominent of which are matching, spatial and cartographic modeling, distance analyzes and others; In order to understand spatial patterns and contrasts.