Application search school location method using location based services (LBS) based on J2ME

One of the most important aspects in the development of a city is the educational aspect. The quality of a good education sector in the city will also affect the quality of the city. The quality of education is also supported by a variety of factors, one of which is the school. Generally, people will be looking for good schools and proximity to the neighborhood. So that people can easily get the desired information about the school, in this study, school location search application using J2ME-based mobile phone, the case study is the city of Cirebon. This application is designed to enable the public to know the location of the nearest school with the user´s location. This application, created using NetBeans and Java programming language. Java is very flexible and can be used on a variety of hardware platforms and easy to use. This application uses the method of location based services (LBS) that provides location information as well as the geographical position of the school on a mobile device. This application uses the latest technology, so as to facilitate the public to find out information about the means of education and promote education. This application contains several menus, they are Start, Help, About and Exit. On the Start menu there is a sub menu that are elementary, junior high, and high school, and have been tested and implemented on the Nokia X2 and Nokia C6.