Design Of Hangout Location Search Application In Medan City Using Geographic Information System (GIS)

Abstract

GIS or planning and geology-based data framework is an administrative tool as data that utilizes a PC connected to the planning and investigation framework of everything, and events that occur on this planet. Because GIS is a field of science and technology with a relatively high demand for digital maps, its definition continues to evolve. Especially by tracing the home base area in the city of Medan. The problem that often arises when looking for a place to hang out is that not everyone knows the hangout in the city of Medan. Therefore, there is a need for a smartphone application that can track the location of hangouts in Medan. The programming language of this application is Android Studio, and the database is Firebase. Regarding how to use it, just open the GIS application at your hangout place and the method is very easy because nowadays the world of mobile phones or the internet has become commonplace and is widely used by the community. The end result is a GIS-based Android smartphone information system that can be used by the public to find hangouts in the city of Medan. By involving the existing apparatus in GIS to search for the home base area, it is believed that it can help the local community, especially the younger generation, in tracing the home base area in Medan.