Generate Tour Report

Formatted tour report w/ maps, daily itineraries, logistics, travel info.

Use When

• Compile planned tour → shareable doc
• Offline travel guide
• Completed trip w/ photos, maps, stats
• Pro tour proposal
• Consolidate route + accom + transport

In

• Required: route data (waypoints, legs, distances, times)
• Required: dates + duration
• Optional: accom (name, address, conf#)
• Optional: transport (flights, trains, car)
• Optional: GPX tracks / spatial data
• Optional: budget info
• Optional: photos / images

Do

Step 1: Compile route + POI data

Data Sources to Compile:
┌────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Category           │ Required Fields                          │
├────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Route legs         │ From, To, distance_km, time_hrs, mode   │
│ Waypoints          │ Name, lat, lon, arrival, departure, notes│
│ Accommodation      │ Name, address, check-in/out, cost, conf#│
│ Transport          │ Type, operator, depart, arrive, ref#     │
│ Activities         │ Name, time, duration, cost, booking_req  │
│ Emergency contacts │ Local emergency #, embassy, insurance    │
│ POIs               │ Name, category, lat, lon, description    │
└────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────┘

Organize by day:

1. Group waypoints + activities by date
2. Assign transport leg to day
3. Match accom to overnight dates
4. Daily totals (distance, time, cost)

→ Complete collection by day, no gaps (every night = accom, every leg = transport).

If err: incomplete → [TBD] placeholders + follow-up checklist. Dates misalign → flag + adjust.

Step 2: Structure daily sections

---
title: "Tour Name: Region/Country"
subtitle: "Date Range"
author: "Planner Name"
date: today
format:
  html:
    toc: true
    toc-depth: 3
    theme: cosmo
    self-contained: true
    code-fold: true
  pdf:
    documentclass: article
    geometry: margin=2cm
    toc: true
execute:
  echo: false
  warning: false
  message: false
---

Structure:

Report Structure:
1. Overview
   - Tour summary (dates, total distance, highlights)
   - Overview map (all waypoints, full route)
   - Quick reference table (key dates, bookings, contacts)

2. Day 1: [Title]
   - Day summary (start, end, km, hours)
   - Route map for the day
   - Timeline / schedule table
   - Accommodation details
   - POIs and activities

3. Day 2: [Title]
   ... (repeat for each day)

N. Logistics Appendix
   - Full accommodation table
   - Transport bookings table
   - Packing checklist
   - Emergency contacts
   - Budget summary

→ Complete .qmd skeleton w/ YAML + H2 headings + placeholders.

If err: >14 days → split weekly or tabset. PDF → no interactive widgets (static maps).

Step 3: Embed maps + charts

Overview map:

#| label: fig-overview-map
#| fig-cap: "Tour overview with all stops"

leaflet::leaflet() |>
  leaflet::addProviderTiles("OpenTopoMap") |>
  leaflet::addPolylines(data = full_route, color = "#2563eb", weight = 3) |>
  leaflet::addMarkers(data = stops, popup = ~paste(name, "<br>", date))

Daily route map:

#| label: fig-day1-map
#| fig-cap: "Day 1 route: City A to City B"

day1_route <- full_route[full_route$day == 1, ]
leaflet::leaflet() |>
  leaflet::addProviderTiles("OpenStreetMap") |>
  leaflet::addPolylines(data = day1_route, color = "#2563eb", weight = 4) |>
  leaflet::addCircleMarkers(data = day1_stops, radius = 6, popup = ~name)

Elevation profile (hike/cycle):

#| label: fig-day3-elevation
#| fig-cap: "Day 3 elevation profile"

ggplot2::ggplot(day3_elevation, ggplot2::aes(x = dist_km, y = elev_m)) +
  ggplot2::geom_area(fill = "#bfdbfe", alpha = 0.5) +
  ggplot2::geom_line(color = "#1d4ed8", linewidth = 0.7) +
  ggplot2::theme_minimal() +
  ggplot2::labs(x = "Distance (km)", y = "Elevation (m)")

→ Each day ≥ route map. Multi-modal = road + elevation. Overview = full tour map.

If err: leaflet fails PDF → fallback tmap::tmap_mode("plot") or ggplot2 + ggspatial::annotation_map_tile(). No spatial → text description.

Step 4: Logistics tables

Accommodation:

| Night | Date       | Accommodation      | Address            | Check-in | Cost   | Conf# |
|-------|------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|--------|-------|
| 1     | 2025-07-01 | Hotel Alpine       | Bergstrasse 12     | 15:00    | EUR 95 | AB123 |
| 2     | 2025-07-02 | Mountain Hut       | Zugspitze Huette   | 16:00    | EUR 45 | --    |
| 3     | 2025-07-03 | Pension Edelweiss  | Dorfplatz 3        | 14:00    | EUR 72 | CD456 |

Transport:

| Date       | Type  | From          | To            | Depart | Arrive | Ref#   |
|------------|-------|---------------|---------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 2025-07-01 | Train | Munich Hbf    | Garmisch      | 08:15  | 09:32  | DB1234 |
| 2025-07-03 | Bus   | Zugspitze     | Ehrwald        | 10:00  | 10:25  | --     |
| 2025-07-04 | Train | Innsbruck     | Munich Hbf    | 16:45  | 18:30  | OBB567 |

Budget:

| Category        | Estimated | Actual | Notes                   |
|-----------------|-----------|--------|-------------------------|
| Accommodation   | EUR 212   |        | 3 nights                |
| Transport       | EUR 85    |        | Rail passes recommended |
| Food            | EUR 150   |        | EUR 50/day estimate     |
| Activities      | EUR 60    |        | Cable car, museum       |
| **Total**       | **EUR 507** |      |                         |

→ Complete logistics tables chronological, no missing dates, totals correct.

If err: unconfirmed → [TBD] + highlight row. Multi-currency → add column + footnote exchange rates.

Step 5: Render

# Render to self-contained HTML (best for offline use)
quarto render tour-report.qmd --to html

# Render to PDF (for printing)
quarto render tour-report.qmd --to pdf

# Preview with live reload during editing
quarto preview tour-report.qmd

Post-render checks:

1. HTML opens, maps load
2. TOC links work
3. Images + charts render right sizes
4. Self-contained HTML offline (disconnect + reload)
5. PDF → page breaks logical (between days)

→ Complete self-contained doc, offline, navigable.

If err: render fails → check R console pkg errors (sf, leaflet, ggplot2). HTML >20 MB → reduce tile res or PNG screenshots. PDF LaTeX fail → quarto install tinytex.

Check

• Renders no err in target format
• Overview map = full route + stops
• Each day has route map + schedule
• Accom table = every night
• Transport table = all legs
• Budget totals accurate
• Self-contained HTML offline
• TOC navigates correctly
• No [TBD] (or intentionally flagged)

Traps

• Interactive maps in PDF: leaflet/widgets no render PDF. Provide static alternative.
• Oversized HTML: many tiles → huge file. Limit zoom or PNG screenshots.
• Missing TZ: international crosses TZ. Always specify depart/arrive TZ.
• Stale bookings: conf#/times change. "Last updated" date + remind verify.
• No offline fallback: web-tile maps → blank offline. self-contained: true or pre-render.
• Inconsistent date fmt: ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD) throughout.

→

• plan-tour-route — route data fed into report
• create-spatial-visualization — maps + charts
• create-quarto-report — general Quarto
• plan-hiking-tour — hiking-specific data
• check-hiking-gear — packing checklists