Location-Based Service (LBS)

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A Location-Based Service (LBS) is usually a service running on a mobile device that provides facts or recreational information. It employs geolocation to make the facts or entertainment more personal to the user of the application. An example of a typical LBS is one that identifies the location of a device and then discovers the location of restaurants in the immediate vicinity of that location. As LBS become more common, their commercial value will become […]

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API (Application Programming Interface)

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“What’s an API?” When a new programmer asks this question, they typically get the answer, “an application programming interface.” But APIs are so much more than their name suggests—and to understand and unleash their value, we must focus on the keyword interface. An API is the interface that a software program presents to other programs, to humans, and, in the case of web APIs, to the world via the internet. An API’s design belies much

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Definition of GIS

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GIS stands for Geographic Information Systems, but the “S” is increasingly being used to stand for science and studies as well. Geographic Information Science, and Geographic Information Studies are used increasingly. No universally agreed-upon definition has been put forth. Surprisingly, a number of GIS texts do not even attempt to define the term. Traditionally, GIS is a computer-based system for collecting, managing, analyzing, modeling, and presenting geographic data for a wide range of applications. Geographic

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Cartography

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Cartography has been defined by the International Cartographic Association as “the art, science and technology of making maps, together with their study as scientific documents and works of art.” It has also been defined as “the production—including design, compilation, construction, projection, reproduction, use, and distribution—of maps” (Thrower, 2008, p. 250) The term geographic cartography is frequently used to distinguish the kinds of maps that geographers use in world and regional studies to distinguish it from

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Prestasi Pencapaian eLPPT 2011-2019

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Alhamdulillah, untuk lima tahun berturut-turut dari tahun 2015 sehingga 2019 saya dapat mengekalkan pencapaian markah eLPPT melebihi 90%. Segala puji dan syukur hanya untuk Allah SWT dan salawat dan salam untuk Nabi Muhammad SAW. Terima kasih kepada semua di atas pencapaian ini dengan bantuan dan kerjasama secara langsung dan tidak disedari, hanya Allah SWT sahaja yang layak membalasnya; khususnya buat keluarga, rakan-rakan seperjuangan dan semua pelajar-pelajar saya.

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Best Postgraduate Student Award 2019

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Milestone Achievement Unveiled: Dr. Ir. Fazilah Bt Mat Yatim Completes Intensive Research Pursuit, Garnering Well-Deserved Commendations In a triumphant culmination of her academic journey, Dr. Ir. Fazilah Bt Mat Yatim, a dedicated and accomplished PhD student, has reached the pinnacle of her research endeavor, marking a significant milestone in the field of [Field of Study]. With profound admiration and hearty congratulations, her peers, mentors, and the academic community at large join together to acknowledge her

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Mobile Application Development

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Mobile computing has changed the way we learn, interact with online services, and manage information. The popularity of handheld devices among people of all ages and cultures has increased the demand for highly interactive and user-friendly mobile apps. The multitude of sensors available on mobile devices such as GPS, ambient light sensing, and accelerometers have broadened the use of mobile apps in various application domains. Mobile apps vary widely, from weather forecasting and managing a

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GIS-Based Success Factors

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Besides conducting a comprehensive needs assessment that helps adequately define the user needs and identify the available resources within the NSO and in the country, particularly the funding requirements, we need to consider critical factors to succeed in a full digital GIS-based census program. Chief among these factors are: ensuring senior management commitment to developing a long-term digital program; building the technical and human capacities required for sustaining the GIS-based systems and databases and setting

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Top five trends in GIS technology

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According to Dangermond, the top five trends in GIS technology today are as follows: Location as a service Advanced analytics Big data analytics Real-time GIS Mobility Dangermond continues: “The last leap in computing was the shift from the server to the cloud. Software as a service (SaaS) opened a world of opportunities for GIS, as shared map services like the World Imagery basemap are no longer separate from the unique services offered to users. GIS

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Database Modeling

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Using abstraction from concepts by humans to their implementation in the machine, database modeling relies generally on a three-tier model: A conceptual model involving the identification of the geographic features to be included in the database as entities/objects, the definition of their attributes, and how they relate to one another. An abstraction and objective representation of the real world independent from the DBMS software to be used. A logical model, a resulting outcome from the transformation

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Geocoding

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Geocoding (geographically enabling unit records) is defined as the process of finding associated geographic coordinates (expressed in latitude and longitude) from other geographic data for the statistical units, such as street addresses or postal codes. (Geocoding is a way to ensure that the data “knows” where it is.) In other words, geocoding involves taking location information for these statistical units (such as address) and linking this information to a location coordinate (i.e., x,y,z coordinates) and/or

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Finding the best locations and paths

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“A very common type of spatial analysis, and probably the one you are most familiar with, is optimization and finding the best of something. You might be looking for the best route to travel, the best path to ride a bicycle, the best corridor to build a pipeline, or the best location to site a new store. Using multiple input variables or a set of decision criteria for finding the best locations and paths can

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