GIS-Based optimum path analysis for tourist places in Haridwar City

Travelling from a source to destination is always time-consuming but with the advent of remote sensing and Geographical Information Systems (GIS), it has turned to be quite beneficial to the commutators. Location based services gives the various aspects of the geospatial data. This includes dynamic maps during navigation, finding optimum path, network analysis, etc. The tourists should have thorough information of the tourist places and the available routes for the journey. With shortest path algorithm, the time and fuel can be saved for that vehicle. The proposed methodology focuses on route planning for the holy city, Haridwar and further journey. The cost attribute is considered in terms of time and distance to determine the optimum path between the tourist places. The results predicts that optimum route will save time and distance and will cover maximum tourist places in a single day. The analysis will be beneficial for the tourist planning to visit Haridwar and further journey.