Implementation of a Mobile Augmented Reality Application with Location Based Service for Exploring Tourism Objects

Abstract

The development of tourism in Indonesia especially Purbalingga District showed a positive trend which was the number two of favorite destination in Central Java province after Borobudur Temple. One attempt to participate for promoting the tourism objects is by creating a promotion idea based on Augmented Reality technology. The previous research already used a tourist brochure with Augmented Reality technology which giving the impression of a real interactive as well as providing a great experience to get complete information. However, the problem is difficult to find the location. Therefore, this study has aim to develop the promotion media by using a mobile augmented reality application with location-based service (LBS) by using extreme programming (XP). The implemented system includes various types of content such as text, pictures, and video. By using this application can display information as well as the detection of POI (Point of Interest) via Android smartphone to determine and indicate the location of tourism objects. The future work is integrating database both of mobile and web application for updating information. Also, there is the additional content for tourist object support such as hotel, restaurant, transportation and the other public facilities.