The application of unmanned aerial vehicle oblique photography technology in online tourism design

PLoS One. 2023 Sep 7;18(9):e0289653. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289653. eCollection 2023.

Abstract

Tilt photography of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is widely used in urban management, cadastral mapping, disaster monitoring and other fields, but there are few innovative applications in online tourism. In this study, empirical design and usability testing methods were adopted, advanced positioning technology and Cesium engine were used to build a 3D real online travel application based on tilt photography, and the interactive function was realized through JavaScript language dynamic interactive function script. Meanwhile, combined with the questionnaire survey, the mobile application Rating Scale (MARS) was used to evaluate the function and quality of the application. The results show that engagement, functionality and aesthetics have no significant influence on user perception. Information quality and subjective quality of application have significant positive influence on user perception, and the influence of information quality is more significant. This study extends the application of oblique photography in tourism and provides experience for the development of tourism digitization.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Photography
  • Technology
  • Tourism*
  • Travel
  • Unmanned Aerial Devices*

Grants and funding

This research was funded by University Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences in Fujian Province-Project of Research Center of Cross-media Design (Grant No. 16KPSS03, awarded to ML). This research was also supported by Rural Culture Research Institute of Fujian Jiangxia University and 2021 Fujian Jiangxia University School level scientific research projects (Grant No. JXS2021010, awarded to ML).