Mobile application of BTS tower search build upon location based service (LBS)

摘要

Base transceiver station is a device in a cellular telecommunications network in the form of a tower, with a certain height completing by transmitter and receiver antennas. And there are telecommunication devices in a room called a shelter (Fathurochman et al., 2014). In a telecommunications network, BTS is very important because it connects the network of a cellular telecommunications operator with its customers. Therefore, it must be routinely checked to keep BTS working optimally (Arif and Mauludiyanto, 2015). There are some of the technician team and the vendor find difficulties in looking for the position of the BTS tower. As a solution, a facility which enables them to access the location in searching the BTS tower is needed. Mobile application is the chosen facility because it provides a primary advantage, namely, sources of information which can be accessed from anywhere and at any time (Shirin et al, 2016). Referring the phenomenon, the researchers create an application to deal with problems faced by the technician team and the vendor in searching the location of BTS tower. This application not only relies on coordinate information data or the address of the operator's office, but also uses the site id which is as an actual identity of each tower. The use of Geographic Information System (GIS) completing with the Google Maps API as a guide in location search is the right step, because GIS can enhance time efficiency, accuracy, and project management (Ranggadara and Triana, 2018).