A Web-based Geographic Information System for Aceh Natural Hazards
Abstract: Aceh province is the
most affected area by the tsunami of 26 December 2004. Aceh also has
experiencing a number of natural hazards; flood, earthquakes, and volcano’s
eruptions. Until now, Aceh has no natural hazards information system which can
be used to increase public awareness in order to reduce the impact of the hazards.
Natural hazards information system provides hazard maps as the guideline for
disaster risk mitigation planning. Therefore, the development of a Web GIS
based information system for Aceh natural hazards, referred as Aceh Natural
Hazards Information System (ANHIS), is a very strategic decision to increase
public awareness of the risks of natural disaster hazard in Aceh. This paper
proposes conceptual design and the development of prototype for ANHIS. The main
purpose of ANHIS is to visualize many natural hazards maps and disseminate
information of the hazardous areas for disaster agencies, researchers and
communities in order to help them act on warning issue. In order to develop the
prototype, the system requirements, configuration, system design and
implementation are presented in this paper. Furthermore, the results of
prototype for ANHIS are demonstrated in terms of individual hazard map and
multi-hazard map of many natural hazards in Aceh. Finally, the conclusions give
the perspectives for future implementation of ANHIS.
Author: Nasaruddin, Khairul
Munadi, M. Dirhamsyah, Dedi Yuliansyah
Journal Code: jptkomputergg110015
