The research paper addressed a heritage and spatial tourism study of Al Wusta Governorate in the Sultanate of Oman. The aim was to analyze the tourism, natural, and heritage components, and to assess the governorate’s accessibility efficiency through spatial analysis and a study of the transport infrastructure.

The study relied on data from the Sultanate of Oman’s National Open Data Platform, which provides datasets from various government entities. Specifically, the population layer from the National Center for Statistics and Information was used to analyze population distribution and density. In addition, data on main, secondary, national, and internal roads, as well as roads distributed under datasets from the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, were used.

A new index was also developed to measure accessibility and the efficiency of land transport compared with other transportation modes.

The study concluded that it is important to develop roads leading to tourism sites and to strengthen air connectivity through Duqm Airport. It also recommends establishing tourism routes, transportation buses, and maritime tours. Furthermore, it highlights supporting geological and environmental tourism, star-gazing tourism, attracting hotel investments, and increasing Omanization and tourism training rates—measures that contribute to achieving sustainable tourism development and data-driven decision-making.