Map Mashup for Halal Industry in Malaysia

Most of consumers in Malaysia are very concerned about the Halal Principle in Islam.
Halal is a Quranic term meaning "permissible, allowed or lawful". When used in
relation to food and other consumer products it carries the meaning "permissible for
consumption and utilization by Muslims". Halal products consist ofhalal raw materials,
halal procedures, and some other pre-requisites. However, there are food producers
who fail to get halal raw materials from suppliers for their productions because the
information about the products is represented using inconvenient way by Malaysian
authorities such as Malaysia Department of Islamic Development (JAKIM). Thus, the
halal status of their products can be questioned by others. Map mash up is proposed in
order to make the halal producers in an easier way. This project would highlight the
usage of map in order to display a set of data according to their geographical attributes.
The proposed approach in this project is to plot the data on a map that is generated from
Google Maps API service and utilize the service to the maximum usage. Data such as
location of the suppliers of raw materials are easier to be analyzed on the map itself.
Besides, others can evaluate the distribution of suppliers and make their decision on
where to get the closest suppliers, new opportunities to start a business at strategic
places and etc. The main contribution of this project is data would be much easier to be
analyzed and users can contribute to the system in order to make the data more valuable
and rich in content.