Edukacyjno-geoturystyczne tablice informacyjne – GeoTropy

Abstract

GeoTrails (GeoTropy) – education-geotourist information packages.A b s t r a c t. GeoTrop (GeoTrail) is the name of education-geotourist information packages designed for display on outdoor billboards to be placed next to selected interesting geosites and/or to be distributed in the form of leaflets from local tourist information offices, visitor centers, libraries and schools. The packages are compiled to disseminate geological information in the society by explaining some selected geological issues characteristic and/or important for a given region, such as: processes shaping the Earth surface, mineral resources and the world of fossils and minerals and rocks. The major aim of the packages is to provide information on interesting geological places or areas in an attractive way. Therefore, they represent animportant contribution to the development of geotourism and, at the same time, promotion of individual communes and regions. The packages are compiled by specialists of the PGI-NRI at the request of the local self-governments, tourist centers and other administrative organizations