Spatial Model Based on Human Behavior through Google Maps Tracking, Case Study: The Periphery of Kupang City, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

International Journal of Civil Engineering

© 2026 by SSRG - IJCE Journal

Volume 13 Issue 3

Year of Publication : 2026

Authors : Donatus Ara Kian, Ridwan Sanjaya, V.G. Sri Rejeki

10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V13I3P107

How to Cite?

Donatus Ara Kian, Ridwan Sanjaya, V.G. Sri Rejeki, "Spatial Model Based on Human Behavior through Google Maps Tracking, Case Study: The Periphery of Kupang City, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia," SSRG International Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 13,  no. 3, pp. 93-101, 2026. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V13I3P107

Abstract:

The current information technology development has resulted in innovations in human life, encompassing urban spatial planning and the architectural field. User behavior empirical recording in urban areas has recently moved to digital recording, which is understood to provide accurate, continuous, and real-time observation. This research improves a system of integration between the platform of spatial visualization, understood as Google Maps API, and Takunai, a software-based Android application for recording spatio-temporal behavior of users. The objective of the study is to improve and develop a user behavior analytical model based on digital in space, especially in behavioral observation of the post-occupancy context. This research provides a digital data collection combination known as inductive in nature, interactive visualization of Google Maps with the Takunai system, enabling the mapping and recording of users’ real-time spatial distribution behavior and movement patterns. The results conclude that Takunai-Google Maps integration can provide digital spatial behavior, shifting from traditional data-driven manual observation. This approach reinforces the continuity between conventional theories of spatial behavior and contemporary spatial analytic technologies.

Keywords:

Digital Architecture, GIS, Google Maps Api, Spatial Behavior Analysis, Takunai.

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