S. Rauf et al. Int. Journal of Engineering Research and Application www.ijera.com ISSN : 2248-9622, Vol. 6, Issue 11, ( Part -2) November 2016, pp.50-57 www.ijera.com 50 | Page SPATIAL MODEL OF GRADUATE STUDENTS TRAVEL IN MAKASSAR CITY S. Rauf 1 , S. Wunas 2 , S. Adji Adisasmita 3 , R. Barkey 4 1 Doctoral Course Student, Civil Engineering Department, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, , 2 Professor, Architecture Engineering Department, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, , 3 Professor, Civil Engineering Department , Hasanuddin University, Makassar, 4 Associate Professor, Forestry Engineering DepartmenT , Hasanuddin University, Makassar, , ABSTRACT Traffic congestion problems in the area of education is a problem that must be addressed, especially in the city of Makassar. it happens due to the large volume of traffic around the area of education that lead to urban transportation problems such as traffic congestion, air pollution and noise pollution .. This study aimed to analyze the social and economic characteristics of the trip students into public universities in Makassar. The method used is the spatial analysis and determine the pattern of residential students using open source QGIS program. The analysis showed generally college students to use motorcycles, and student residential patterns are clusters. Keywords: Graduate Student, QGIS, Spatial analysis, Pattern, cluster, Makassar I. INTRODUCTION Generally people travel from one place to another to consume a certain service & facilities as a part of his daily life. These service & facilities are often treated as opportunities that are accessible to a person physically. Considering travel as a derived demand, transportation researchers have recognized that the spatial and temporal distribution of activities can determine where and when people travel (Damn, 1983). In the context of a trip to campus, especially in developing countries such as Indonesia, a trip to campus activities contributed greatly to the transportation problems such as traffic congestion, air pollution and noise pollution. This is a concern for urban transport planners in terms of reducing the impact caused by traveling to campus. Trip generation and trip attraction to campus cause problems in the urban transport system especially in Makassar City such as traffic congestion and delays at intersections on the streets around the campus. And as a result it causes impacts derivative form of increased travel costs and increasing the amount of vehicle emissions in the form of air pollution and rising noise levels. So, it is very important to consider the location of home constraint of an individual to access the opportunities in case of measuring accessibility. Individuals need to perform various activities to maintain existence in society. Although certain activities may occur simultaneously, more often they exclude each other and are executed in a sequence in which each activity has to be carried out within a given duration, at a certain place, and in presence of other individuals. Because spatial movement consumes time and due to the specific time budge of the individual, activities which have fixed execution time or locations limit him from physically participating in events elsewhere. Therefore, a better grasp of spatial and temporal characteristics of human activities and interactions can help researchers gain a better understanding of the land use and thus accessibility to urban opportunities. Another thing many colleges and universities, both public and private schools in the city of Makassar, cause of choice in education, especially from the eastern region of Indonesia. This has become one of the attractions to stay in urban areas especially in Makassar. A. What is GIS? There are several definitions of GIS (Geographic Information Systems), which is not simply a program. In general, GIS are systems that allow for the use of geographic information (data have spatial coordinates). In particular, GIS allow for the view, query, calculation and analysis of spatial data, which are mainly distinguished in raster or vector data structures. Vector is made of objects that can be points, lines or polygons, and each object can have one ore more attribute values; a raster is a grid (or image) where each cell has an attribute value (Fisher and Unwin, 2005). Several GIS applications use raster images that are derived from remote sensing. RESEARCH ARTICLE OPEN ACCESS