Electronic Atlas of Historical Cultural Heritage Site Urban Lapa (PR)

Abstract

This paper aims to present a methodology for the electronic atlas architectural heritage of Lapa (PR), based on a
theoretical and methodological reflection on how geography, specifically the Human Geography, Cartography and
the associated Geotechnology, can promote understanding of tourism and cultural heritage management. The article
discusses issues relating to the eminently cultural heritage materials - architecture, historic site. This is a result of doctoral
research conducted in the department of Human Geography at the Graduate Program in Geography, University
of São Paulo. From studies and surveys conducted, it was noticed that there are few discussions of theories of tourism
and cultural heritage in the geographical perspective, and approaches regarding rare atlas produced for equity harvest.
The perception of the presence of an architectural heritage in the city of Lapa, the eighteenth-century origins, which
constitutes the largest urban historic site tumbled Paraná and needs of regional and national tourist projection. Allied
to this need, add yourself also the finding of virtually no geographic and cartographic materials related to the historic
site. It is understood that the understanding of local cultural heritage necessarily involves knowledge of geographical
theory and the prototype of an electronic atlas becomes essential for the representation of architectural styles and for
its wide dissemination. The development of a prototype electronic atlas for urban historic site of Lapa is an option to
understand the construction and dynamics of geographical and historical space. The use of Geotechnology for processing
the data proved its applicability for the development of current atlas, which require the use of digital thematic
maps, storage and delivery of large numbers of images, hypertext, sounds and videos. The context of contemporary
society, which uses the most varied information resources, we present a new cartography of Tourism, which uses the
electronic form of an atlas for knowledge of cultural heritage, adapted to the reality of tourists who seek to know and
explore sights expression. The result of the research was the preparation of maps of the Urban Historic Site of Lapa,
which contains topics on cultural heritage material, the typology of tourism, gastronomic tours, religious, service, and
especially tourism.