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International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 9 (2) (2020) 382-389
International Journal of Engineering & Technology
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Research paper
Digital Campus
Siti Nur Ain Basri
1
, Faridahanim Ahmad
2
*, Nur Izie Adiana Abidin
2
, Ishak Baba
3
, Hasnida Harun
3
,
Nor Hazren Abdul Hamid
3
, Mariah Awang
3
, Muhammad Ashraf Abdul Rahman
3
, Muhammad Kamaruzaman
Musa
3
, Nuramidah Hamidon
3
, Suhaida Ahmad
1
, Suhaila Ahmad
1
, Shahrul Azhan Ishak
1
1
RN Technologies Sdn Bhd, Horizon Avenue Commercial Centre, 79100, Iskandar Puteri, Johor
2
Department of Structure and Materials, School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
3
Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
*Corresponding author E-mail: faridahanim@utm.my
Abstract
Mobile is everywhere, changing the way we work, play, socialize, and learn. Students nowadays are immersed in a digital culture driven
by mobile consumer experiences across a range of devices, from wearable to phones, tablets and virtual-reality platforms. Digital Campus
is a website application that is in University Tun Hussien Onn Pagoh Campus. The purpose of this website is to search all locations located
in Pagoh Campus such as laboratory, admin office, dean office, cafe and classroom. Digital campus website is embedded with Open Street
Map. It is open databased licensing and it is a collaborative mapping. This website is developed using Joomla 3.8.13 with PHP version,
5.6.25. There are 204 locations were plotted using this link https://digitalcampus.uthm.edu.my/index.php. Digital campus based on Open
Street Map can helps students, admin staff, lectures and visitors to find location in very easy way by using digital platform. Thus, this
application facilities can optimization of administration work and promote university management to higher performances.
Keywords: Digital Campus; Smart Campus; Map; Navigation; Location.
1. Introduction
According to Yunchen Jiang, student or guest who is not familiar in new place are relevant to had location information [1]. Method to
accessing location information are crucial especially in a new campus in rural area due to guest are unable to find desired location. In recent
years, with the rapid development of computer, wireless communications and internet technology, internet of things had been implemented
everywhere. Thus, Open Street Map is one of successful method for search location via mobile services. Open Street Maps provide support
for dynamic geo-spatial information application and by accessing to it, it leads user’s location information to track all locations around
campus. At the same time, it is important for campus to provide on-site information in order to equip facilities for teachers, students,
administrators with effective work and study life. The location of study is at Fakulti Teknologi Kejuruteraan, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn
Malaysia (FTK, UTHM) as in Figure 1.
Fig. 1: FTK, UTHM high education located in rural area.
Digital Campus has been developed as an application campus navigation with specific details. The purpose of digital campus was developed
as an initiative to student, staff academic, and society to help them to find locations in FTK, UTHM. Digital Campus are linked between
FTK, UTHM website and Open Street Map application. Open Street Map is a customizable software available with many integrated mod-
ules which include location information, architecture, features and real time direction. As different institution shall have their own academic
structure, the system was designed to be as generic and to be very configurable by users, so that it can suit to any institution environment
[2]. Digital Campus System has been developed by mapped on-site then digitally drawn into Open Street Maps application then published
into UTHM Website. Thus, this system is useful for students, lectures, and guest to go to their desired location.