Peak-bagging and cartographic misrepresentations: a call to correction
公開日 2020年09月08日
国際観光学研究センター（CTR）専任研究員であるJoseph M. Cheer特任教授らによる共著論文が国際学術誌「Current Issues in Tourism」に掲載されました。
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論文タイトル
Peak-bagging and cartographic misrepresentations: a call to correction
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著者
Michal Apollo, Department of Tourism and Regional Studies, Institute of Geography, Pedagogical University of Cracow, Cracow, Poland
Joanna Mostowska, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Kamil Maciuk, Department of Integrated Geodesy and Cartography, AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland
Yana Wengel, Hainan University – Arizona State University Joint International Tourism College (HAITC), Hainan, People’s Republic of China
Thomas E. Jones, College of Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Oita, Japan
Joseph M. Cheer, Center for Tourism Research, Wakayama University, Wakayama-city, Japan
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書誌事項
Current Issues in Tourism, 2020
DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2020.1812541
https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2020.1812541
*Scopus収録ジャーナル
https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/28324
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要旨
Tourists put their trust in maps and guidebooks and they expect information within to be accurate. Unfortunately, vital information can often be incorrect such as the accuracy of altitude above sea level. Cartographic misrepresentations and the impact on tourism is the focus of this study. Altitude data from maps, guidebooks and summit signs were compared with professional measurements made by precise Global Navigation Satellite Systems receivers. Findings revealed significant discrepancies in reported peak altitudes ranging from a few and up to several hundred metres. Evidently, some of the highest summits of the mountain ranges are subject to degradation and/or change over time and this underlines cartographic misrepresentations. There are possibly other inaccuracies in scores of popular peaks around the globe and rectifying erroneous information is vital for peak-bagging visitors. The results of this exploratory stud have significant implications for the management and marketing of destinations when a mountain’s popularity is based around being the highest.
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キーワード
Mountaineering; cartographic errors; travel bucket list; ego tourism
