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International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

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An Innovative Humanitarian Activities Mapping in Malaysia

Abdul Rauf Abdul Rasam, Sakinah Anisah Khairulannuar, Rosslina Mohamed Nawi

http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v11-i6/10339

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Many people register to be volunteers in many non-governmental organizations. However, the data is not fully utilized especially when there are events that require the volunteer immediately. This is due to the data that are not adequately managed. Therefore, this study is to develop a web-based multimedia mapping system for decision tool making and sharing geo-information on the volunteer program in Malaysia. This study has been conducted by using a standard development process that is known as Agile Models which has less strict guidelines and adjust according to needs in Standard Development Life Cycle (SDLC). The proposed volunteer management system can be accessed through https://volunteer-management-learngis2.hub.arcgis.com/. This exciting system provides a basic information system such as database, query, mapping, measurement, buffering, and others related to the humanitarian program. Beta testing has been conducted for a user’s satisfaction. The proposed volunteer management system should be able to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of an organization in handling the volunteer’s database and humanitarian program in Malaysia.

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In-Text Citation: (Rasam et al., 2021)
To Cite this Article: Rasam, A. R. A., Khairulannuar, S. A., & Nawi, R. M. (2021). An Innovative Humanitarian Activities Mapping in Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(6), 1293–1306.