3.2 Installation of equipment, testing and training

The GTTC is inter-institutional, and co-founders were universities, administration and industry. Though the equipment is located in two different universities, the centers are physically established in specific locations, and appropriate rooms were prepared in advance. The rooms for GIS laboratories was also prepared in advance.

  • Demonstration of laser scanner at GTU, Georgia

    • The laser scanner equipment was demonstrated at Georgian Technical University during the external evaluation.

  • Opening of the GIT lab at BSU, Georgia

    • In the framework of Erasmus+ CBHE project “Higher Education Interdisciplinary Reform in Tourism management and Applied Geoinformation Curricula” ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​a new GeoInformation Technologies Lab (GIT) was established and opened at the Tourism Faculty from Shota Rustaveli Batumi State University (BSU) devoted to train professionals in GIT applied to cultural heritage and tourism, to document architectural and historical monuments and mapping mountainous regions, and to disseminate the history, culture and landscapes using modern geovisualization techniques in the new created learning courses – Cultural Tourism, Tour Guiding, Management of Cultural Heritage.

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  • Opening of the GTTC at NUACA, Armenia

    • The opening ceremony of the newly opened Center for Geoinformation Technologies and Tourism, created within the framework of the “HERITAG” project, took place with the participation of Rector of NUACA and partners of the project. The Center will provide students with the opportunity to develop their practical skills and research capabilities and strengthen university-employer links.

    • Geo-information Systems Laboratory opened at ASUE, Armenia

      • Opening of the Geo-information Systems Laboratory within the framework of Erasmus +, Education Interdisciplinary Reform in Tourism Management and Applied Geo-information curricula project at Armenian State University of Economics (ASUE).

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    • Opening of GTTC at ISU, Georgia

      • Opening of the Geoinformation and Tourism Technologies Centre (GTTC) and laboratory at Ilia State University. The Center was established at Ilia State University by the HERITAG project partners and has been fully equiped by the Erasmus+ program.

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    • Opening GIS lab at GSU, Armenia

      • The GIS Lab is equipped with the necessary equipment for trainings of students and professionals in GIT applied to cultural heritage and tourism as well as the preservation, documentation and mapping of the architectural and historical monuments, cultural heritage and fostering tourism business and entrepreneurship.

    • First GIS training course at GSU, Armenia

      • The new training course in “Introduction to GIS for tourism” started in December 2018 in Goris State University, as part of the activities of the project HERITAG. This course, taught by SERF, is followed by students from the new master program in Tourism Management as well as some academic staff, and takes place in the new and fully equipped laboratory for GIS officially opened last May by HERITAG members.

    • Second GIS training course at GSU, Armenia

      • The second training course in GIS started in April 2019 in Goris State University, as part of the activities of the project HERITAG. The course was taught by SERF as well as some academic staff, took place in the new laboratory opened by HERITAG members.