Prosfora vs TerraMine

Through the application the visitor has access to the Pilgrimage routes, the information (digital cultural content) associated with each Pilgrimage point, as well as access to information regarding local businesses, products and services in the area. In addition the visitor has the opportunity to create alternative Pilgrimage routes, utilizing the plethora of Pilgrimage points that will be available. • Ability to use the application both online and offline. • Use dynamic maps to view points of interest and tour routes and filter points of interest by category. • View the user's location on the map. • Easy-to-use interactive navigation at the Pilgrimage points of interest. • Pilgrimage route suggestions based on the visitor's location (Nearby Points of Interest). • Presentation in a list of points of interest by category / subcategory with the ability to filter the results. • Presentation of enriched content by point of interest (texts, photo gallery, video, location on the map). • Routes: "Self-guided tour" function where the user can follow a suggested route with points of interest where he sees the information material at the same time. • Calculation of travel time using alternative means of transport • Login to the account created by the Portal. • Access to the functions of the personal Pilgrim guide. • Multilingualism with three languages ​​(Greek, Albanian and English). • Utilization of the visitor's social network for sharing the tourist experience. • Access to cultural content using beacons, which recognize the proximity of the visitor and inform about the available cultural content. • The visitor can scan a QR code and access basic information via his smart phone. • Electronic questionnaire, with appropriate field forms, to measure the level of satisfaction of visitors.

The municipality of Pilea - Hortiatis participates as a Partner in the project entitled: "Sustainable Eco-Cultural Valorization of Mines and Quarries Sites in the Cross-Border Area" - "Terra-Mine", which is financed within the European Cooperation Program INTERREG V-A "Greece - Bulgaria 2014-2020". The corporate structure of the project is coordinated by the Municipality of Madan (Lead Beneficiary) and includes as beneficiary partners the Municipality of Pilea - Hortiatis, the Democritus University of Thrace (Department of Production and Management Engineering), the International Hellenic University (Department of Business Administration - Discipline of Tourism Management) and the University of Mining and Geology "St. Ivan Rilksi". The overall objective of the Terra-Mine project is to preserve and exploit the old mines and quarries of the cross-border area for tourism purposes, strengthening cooperation between local actors, as well as enhancing their skills. As part of the project, a mobile application was developed for iOS operating systems, using beacons and QR codes on a plexiglass base, which have been installed in areas near the quarry area, giving users the following possibilities to: • digitally browse the quarry area of the Municipality of Pilea – Hortiatis, • choose the destinations they want to visit, • create routes to recommended tour points • obtain information about points of interest combining the most innovative interactive tools such as virtual reality and augmented reality. The funding body is the INTERREG - V-A Program "GREECE - BULGARIA 2014 - 2020" which is financed by 85% from the European Regional Development Fund and by 15% from national resources. Project website: https://terramine.eu/index.php