APLIKASI SIG BERBASISA WEB PEMETAAN LOKASI TOKO OLEH-OLEH DI KOTA BATAM

Abstract

The development of technology today is very undoubted so that information is easy to access anytime and anywhere. The ease of accessing information gives new enthusiasm for humans in developing information technology or commonly referred to as Geographic Information System (GIS). The definition of GIS itself is a special information system that manages data that has special information, or it can also be interpreted as information about the place or location where the geographical location is located. Batam city is one of the cities in the Riau archipelego province. Batam is famous as a location visited by foreign and domestic tourists. Tourists that visit Batam city have a habit of bringing  food as souvenirs from Batam. However, tourists and local people sometimes have difficulty in finding the location of stores that sell food souvenirs. This study aims to develop a Geographic Information System application that maps the location of gift shops in Batam. The result of this study is web-based GIS applications, which uses Google Maps API to display maps and retrieve store location coordinates. Through the application, the tourist can be helped in finding the location of souvenir shops in the city of Batam.