Northern Rockies Highway Guide and Ecotour

Explore hundreds of historic points in Jasper National Park and the foothills.

The Forest History Program has produced the a book, eBook and a mobile application for the iPad and iPhone, complementing the print publication.

The book contains interpretive information about the human, ecological, and geological history of the Northern Rockies region, and the mobile application will provide an enhanced driving experience for travelers passing through the Ecotour landscape and wishing to know more about it.  The driving “app” provides a live mapping interface (including GPS functionality), proximity-triggered audio for points of interest, and pop-up information windows that may be updated with new content by fRI Research staff.  As most of the Ecotour is located in remote areas, the application will be internally stored (native), available and functional offline.

The Ecotour project has also received support by grants from  Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Alberta Culture and Tourism, Alberta Environment and Parks, The Alberta Lottery Fund and Teck.

Northern Rockies Ecotour - Field Tour May 10, 2013 - Part 1
Photo Galleries | Audio-Visual
Photos from a field tour prior to the release of the Ecotour App
Northern Rockies Ecotour - Field Tour May 10, 2013 - Part 2
Photo Galleries | Audio-Visual
More photos from the May 10, 2013 tour of Eco-points!
Northern Rockies Ecotour - Field Tour May 10, 2013 - Part 3
Photo Galleries | Audio-Visual
A few more photos from the May 10, 2013 field tour of ecopoints from the Northern Rockies Ecotour.
Eco-Tour book.... yeah, there will be an app for that
Summaries and Communications | Media Articles
News article from The Hinton Voice explaining the process of developing an app for the Ecotour book.
discover the secrets of a spectacular canadian landscape with the transcanada ecotours northern rockies highway guide. book cover
Scientific Publications | Books
Cover, contents and introduction to the driving guide to the landscapes, geology, ecology, culture, people and history of the Northern Rockies.
Trans Canada EcoTours Northern Rockies Highway Guide poster
Summaries and Communications | Posters
Poster promoting the TransCanada EcoTours Northern Rockies Highway Guide, available summer 2012.
eoctour map
Maps | GIS Products
Map of the Northern Rockies area covered by the TransCanada Ecotours Northern Rockies Highway Guide.
Adaptive Forest Management/History Program - Open House Poster 2010
Summaries and Communications | Posters
Poster promoting the FRI's Adaptive Forest Management/History Program, including completed book projects and Northern Rockies EcoTour project.
Announcement
There was a great article in the December 13 issue of The Hinton Voice on the development of an app for the Northern Rockies Highway Guide.  Read the article here.  
Ecotour book.... yeah, there will be an app for that
Announcement
An app is in development to take the Ecotour book mobile.

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  • Northern Rockies Tourism Alliance
Peter Murphy
Peter Murphy
Researcher & Author
Bob Udell
Bob Udell
Forest History Program Lead
Julie Duval
Julie Duval
Manager