In addition, different routes have been implemented to highlight the different tourist resources of the municipality through Augmented Reality technology.
The Alajeró City Council has implemented a digital platform through a project that includes an app with tourist routes and points of interest in both the municipality and the Garajonay National Park, which offers visitors audiovisual information and audio guides for each of the tourist resources in the municipality of Alajeró. A solution based on augmented reality that aims to highlight tourist, cultural and natural points of interest, through surface detection and geopositioning. In addition, the platform offers information of interest to tourists and visitors in real time.
This initiative, carried out by the City Council, has been possible thanks to the support of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, through subsidies intended to finance actions in the areas of socioeconomic influence of the National Parks. This aid is financed under the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, within the framework of the European recovery funds. Next Generation EU, and have involved a total investment of 14,900 euros.
The Garajonay National Park was declared as such in 1981 and recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986, becoming the first natural enclave in Spain to receive this distinction. Beyond its extraordinary ecological value, Garajonay National Park stands out for its scenic beauty and cultural richness, providing those who visit it with a unique experience in one of the oldest and best preserved forests in Europe.
This is an innovative way to learn about the history and natural heritage of the municipality of Alajeró. Augmented reality technology adds digital information about places of tourist and natural interest in real time.
The application generates virtual signage through geopositioning, which, when combined with augmented reality, allows you to identify points of interest, generating both promotion at origin and destination. This does not have any impact on the environment, since it is not necessary to introduce physical elements into the surroundings of the tourist resource.
