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Hajj Crowd Tracking System in a Pervasive Environment

Hajj Crowd Tracking System in a Pervasive Environment

Teddy Mantoro, Media Ayu, Murni Mahmud
Copyright: © 2012 |Volume: 4 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 19
ISSN: 1937-9412|EISSN: 1937-9404|EISBN13: 9781466613508|DOI: 10.4018/jmcmc.2012040102
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Mantoro, Teddy, et al. "Hajj Crowd Tracking System in a Pervasive Environment." IJMCMC vol.4, no.2 2012: pp.11-29. http://doi.org/10.4018/jmcmc.2012040102

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Mantoro, T., Ayu, M., & Mahmud, M. (2012). Hajj Crowd Tracking System in a Pervasive Environment. International Journal of Mobile Computing and Multimedia Communications (IJMCMC), 4(2), 11-29. http://doi.org/10.4018/jmcmc.2012040102

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Mantoro, Teddy, Media Ayu, and Murni Mahmud. "Hajj Crowd Tracking System in a Pervasive Environment," International Journal of Mobile Computing and Multimedia Communications (IJMCMC) 4, no.2: 11-29. http://doi.org/10.4018/jmcmc.2012040102

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Abstract

Hajj is a huge congregation of Muslims from all over the world which happens annually in Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). It is one of the pillars of Islam and every able Muslim must perform this act at least once in their lifetime. Many challenges are faced by the organizers as well as the pilgrims during this massive religious gathering. Cases of missing Hajj pilgrims are not uncommon and although several tracking and navigation devices have been introduced, there is still a need for a better solution in overcoming the issue. There are several factors that prevent widespread use of the system, such as the operational costs, availability of the connections and the use in uncommon platform. This paper proposes a framework for tracking Hajj pilgrims in a crowded pervasive environment using a system called HajjLocator. A discussion on the prototype of HajjLocator, as a system to track and monitor pilgrims while performing Hajj and to save lives, with an SOS mechanism, is also presented in this paper.

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