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Yearly, from all around the world, different nations millions of pilgrims gather for Hajj season in holy Makkah to perform Hajj rituals, so Saudi government and Hajj institutions facing a big challenge and a lot of problems summarized in losing the official identification documents, language barrier in communicating with the authority especially in emergency cases (need guidance when missing directions, and medical problems) and determining the identity of dead pilgrims.
The aim of Pilgrim’s Smart Identification (PSI) system is to improve the current identification method by using RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology.
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Geabel, A., Jastaniah, K., Hassan, R.A., Aljehani, R., Babadr, M., Abulkhair, M. (2014). Pilgrim Smart Identification Using RFID Technology (PSI). In: Marcus, A. (eds) Design, User Experience, and Usability. User Experience Design for Everyday Life Applications and Services. DUXU 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8519. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07635-5_27
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