Islamic Cemetery System (ICS)

BACKGROUND

Cemetery is define as tract of land used for burials. In Malaysia, there are basically three types of cemetery based on religions which are Muslims, Christians, Hindus and Buddha's. For Muslim's grave usually used tombstone allocated at the grave define to define the owner. These types of cemetery are usually separated by the area and organized by same local authority. Department under city council will give services for the burial. However, the increasing growth of population and number of death daily made the cemetery area packed and crowded. Hence database for burial and cemetery is needed to solve this problem. Islamic Cemetery System using Geographical Information System (GIS) can be used as a tool to relate the attribute in cemetery to information of the owner.

Figure 1: Grave without proper database management system

Figure 2: Grave with ICS

Figure 3: Grave Size

AIM

Exploration of ICS in generate a map display for muslim cemetery with a link of attribute table information of death record

OBJECTIVE

1. To generate a cemetery map display
2. To show attribute table information of death record
3. To store a new and old database of death record
4. To show a statistical analysis of death record

SIGNIFICANT

1. User friendly software, easy to install and can provide a map display with attribute linking with features.
2. ICS consists of tools that can be generated report to Microsoft Excel which is useful for further analysis.

DATA ACQUISITION

RESULT

Figure 4: Main grave lot

Figure 5: Grave Layout Plan

Figure 6: ICS interface

Figure 7: Total number of grave parcel

Figure 7 shows the total number of grave parcel recorded on this land parcel which is 2351 parcel. ICS can calculate the total parcel automatically, easily and fast based on attribute table recorded at Kubur_Polygon shapefile.

Figure 8: Death bodies recorded

Figure 9: Grave plot have been filled and unfilled

Figure 9 show the grave plot have filled represent with green color meanwhile red color represent for unfilled. From this view, user can choose where to choose their plot easily.  

CONCLUSION

ICS is capable in providing the user's need in managing and displaying the Muslim's cemetery. ICS also can display the cemetery system and offer their functions for further analysis. It also introduced a new dimension in transforming the conventional way to new and efficient method. In this system also can estimate the new area available for the grave plot. Moreover, ICS can generate a report based on place of death and by gender