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A Sightseeing Support System without Language Barriers

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K20578
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 80020:Tourism studies-related
Research InstitutionTokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute

Principal Investigator

Abe Shinya  地方独立行政法人東京都立産業技術研究センター, 開発本部情報システム技術部IoT技術グループ, 主任研究員 (00544842)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Keywords観光情報システム / 情報検索システム / 地理情報システム / 言語バリアフリー / 対話型検索
Outline of Research at the Start

訪日外国人の受入整備の一環で,観光情報システムの多言語化が進められている.しかしながら,多言語化によって十分な数の言語を網羅することは難しく,主要な言語を知っている者と知らない者の間で情報格差が生じている.
そこで本研究では,言語を一切使用せずに情報を提供するシステムを開発する.本研究が成功すれば,言語に頼らないコミュニケーションツールができ,言語の影響による情報格差が無くなる.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Despite continuing efforts to translate information systems as part of preparations for hosting foreign visitors in Japan, the language barrier cannot be completely overcome by translation alone because it is not possible to convey important information in a sufficient number of languages. This study developed a system that provides only non-linguistic tourism information. The defining characteristic of our system is its user interface comprising only public information symbols, images, and Arabic numerals. In this paper, we discuss field tests conducted to evaluate the system and demonstrate that the system’s response performance is sufficient for practical use.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では,言語の壁がない観光情報システムを開発した.本研究の成果は,言語の影響による情報格差がないコミュニケーション手法と,コミュニケーションツールを実現したことである.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (16 results)

All 2021 2020 2019

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 7 results) Presentation (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results,  Invited: 1 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Evaluation of a Non-Linguistic Tourism Information System along the Shinkansen Lines2021

    • Author(s)
      Shinya ABE, Kayoko YAMAMOTO
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of Process & Project Engineering, Information Technology, Applied Sciences

      Volume: 3 Pages: 1-7

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Evaluation of a Non-Linguistic Tourism Information System in the Metropolitan Area2021

    • Author(s)
      Shinya ABE, Kayoko YAMAMOTO
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of Emerging Trends in Information Technology, Robotics, Design, Engineering and Applied Science

      Volume: 3 Pages: 1-9

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Sightseeing Support System with Augmented Reality and No Language Barriers2021

    • Author(s)
      Shinya ABE, Ryo SASAKI, Kayoko YAMAMOTO
    • Journal Title

      Urban Informatics for Future Cities

      Volume: - Pages: 591-611

    • DOI

      10.1007/978-3-030-76059-5_29

    • ISBN
      9783030760588, 9783030760595
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Evaluation of a Non-Linguistic Tourism Information System in the Haneda and Narita Areas2021

    • Author(s)
      Shinya ABE, Kayoko YAMAMOTO
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of Global Conference on Changing Paradigm in Engineering and Applied Sciences Research

      Volume: 4 Pages: 10-17

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Evaluation of a Non-linguistic Tourism Information System in the Tama Area of Tokyo2021

    • Author(s)
      Shinya ABE, Ryo SASAKI, Kayoko YAMAMOTO
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering, Applied Sciences and Information Technology

      Volume: 3 Pages: 8-18

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Parallel Program Testing Based on Permutation Scheduling2020

    • Author(s)
      Shinya ABE
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the International Conference on Computing and its Applications in Sciences and Engineering

      Volume: 1 Pages: 2-8

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] A Formal Description Method of Asynchronous Event Sequences Using Shuffle Expressions2019

    • Author(s)
      Shinya ABE
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering, Science and Applications

      Volume: 3 Pages: 2-8

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Evaluation of a Non-Linguistic Tourism Information System along the Shinkansen Lines2021

    • Author(s)
      Shinya ABE, Kayoko YAMAMOTO
    • Organizer
      3rd International Conference on Process & Project Engineering, Information Technology, Applied Sciences
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Evaluation of a Non-Linguistic Tourism Information System in the Metropolitan Area2021

    • Author(s)
      Shinya ABE, Kayoko YAMAMOTO
    • Organizer
      3rd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Information Technology, Robotics, Design, Engineering and Applied Science
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Sightseeing Support System with Augmented Reality and No Language Barriers2021

    • Author(s)
      Shinya ABE, Ryo SASAKI, Kayoko YAMAMOTO
    • Organizer
      17th International Conference on Computational Urban Planning and Urban Management
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Evaluation of a Non-Linguistic Tourism Information System in the Hanedaand Narita Areas2021

    • Author(s)
      Shinya ABE, Kayoko YAMAMOTO
    • Organizer
      4th Global Conference on Changing Paradigm in Engineering and Applied Sciences Research
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Evaluation of a non-linguistic tourism information system in the Tama area of Tokyo2021

    • Author(s)
      Shinya ABE, Ryo SASAKI, Kayoko YAMAMOTO
    • Organizer
      3rd International Conference on Engineering, Applied Sciences and Information Technology
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 小さく作って大きく育てる地域IoT2021

    • Author(s)
      阿部真也
    • Organizer
      多摩観光推進協議会 観光セミナー
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Parallel Program Testing Based on Permutation Scheduling2020

    • Author(s)
      Shinya ABE
    • Organizer
      2020 International Conference on Computing and its Applications in Sciences and Engineering
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 東京都多摩地域における非言語観光情報システムの評価2020

    • Author(s)
      阿部真也, 佐々木諒, 山本佳世子
    • Organizer
      日本観光研究学会第35回全国大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Urban Informatics and Future Cities2021

    • Author(s)
      Shinya ABE, Ryo SASAKI, Kayoko YAMAMOTO
    • Total Pages
      632
    • Publisher
      Springer
    • ISBN
      9783030760588
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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