Hajj Guide Systems - Past, Present and Future

An influx of over four to five million Muslim Pilgrims come to Makah in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj annually. As this large group of Pilgrims move between the different religious sites during the annual pilgrim journey, safety and security become a major concern to the host country of Saudi Arabia. This research looks into current technology to offer a way to crowd management. The paper also looks for solutions to Pilgrim identification problems, tracking the movement of Pilgrims as well as location based services for Pilgrims. It explores the solution using available technology to enhance the accuracy and tracking time of the Pilgrims and provide them with location based services and also set the agenda for future research in this area.

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