Developing a new interface for Qibla direction application based on MATLAB GUI

Yıldırım F., Kadı F., Şahin Ş. L.

SURVEY REVIEW, cilt.1, sa.1, ss.1-15, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 1 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00396265.2024.2411186
  • Dergi Adı: SURVEY REVIEW
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Environment Index, Geobase, INSPEC
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-15
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, a MATLAB GUI-based interface has been developed that can be integrated with GNSS receivers. Through this interface developed for calculation and querying purposes, Qibla direction application with geodetic precision can be achieved using coordinate information of a corner of the mosque and its facade length, without the need for auxiliary geodetic measurement devices and computational burden. Furthermore, interface allows users to query the Qibla directions in mosques for inspection. It has been found that 2% of the mosques are outside the Qibla direction, 51% are outside the Miqat boundaries, and 8% are within the Haram boundaries.