An Android-based COVID Case Monitoring Application Using a Geographic Information System to Educate the Public to be More Aware of COVID-19 Spreads

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to monitor the spread of Covid-19 cases. The monitoring process takes advantage of geolocation to detect the level of the spread of Covid in an area. Geographical information system utilization is used for mapping areas that have Covid cases. To notify users of the use of geolocation sensors, it is used to notify system users within a certain radius that the area entered is in an active zone for the spread of Covid-19. To carry out the tracing and tracking process, each Covid-19 patient will be reported to the system by recording their telephone number. Therefore, the patient’s movement will be detected whether he complies with the protocol by isolating independently or violating the protocol by exiting the quarantine area. Geolocation sensors and telephone number recording will involve a smartphone device so that the system built will be mobile-based. The software development method used the waterfall method, which consists of requirements, design, implementation, verification, and maintenance. This study is a product design prototype application for monitoring mobile phone-based covid cases using a geographic information system approach.