A geographical information system design for analyzing food distribution in Indonesia

Abstract

Food distribution is one of the main problems to achieve a stable food security in Indonesia. Geographical differences and poor transportation system in Indonesia induce a high complexity challenges to implement a good food distribution system that can suitable with Indonesia characteristic. The purpose of this research is designing geographical information system (GIS) to analyze food distribution in Indonesia. GIS can visualize the entire data layer into a map which is easier to analyze. Indonesia consists of 34 provinces that spread over many island, each has specific geographical profile and transportation problems. This can be used as data layers with other instruments which related with food distribution in Indonesia. Designing GIS is part of developing food distribution system which produce prototype of the system. Prototyping approach is being used to evaluate the designing result of GIS with analyzing features for food distribution in Indonesia. Final result for this research is a set of rules that can be implemented into food distribution system that can create a stable food security in Indonesia, for all of the provinces.