Location Search Application for Refuelling Stations on Android Based Mobile Devices

Abstract

The infrastructure provided by PT Pertamina to meet fuel needs is the gas station (SPBU). Gas station infrastructure is an important infrastructure in every city. Information about the location of the gas station is necessary for motorists, especially during emergencies, namely the availability of fuel in vehicles that are running low when the user is on his way. The purpose of this study is to create a mobile device that provides gas station location information to make it easy for users to get a gas station that is close to the user’s position. The object of this research is a gas station in the city of Bandung, Indonesia. The method used to find the nearest location is Location-Based Services (LBS), a cellular service that uses user location information consisting of X and Y coordinates generated by GPS, most of which use positioning techniques. Functional analysis using Unified Modeling Language (UML). Based on testing that has been done using alpha testing, the application made already provides information about the location of the nearest gas station. Based on the results of discussions with application users, this application can help users find the closest gas station.