Employee Locator

About the Program

Category: Information Technology (Best in Category)

Year: 2012

Miami-Dade County is located in one of the most hurricane prone areas of the United States and emergency preparedness and response are extremely high priorities to County officials. Part of the County’s emergency planning process is to classify all County employees as either department essential or emergency management essential.Miami-Dade County’s Employee Locator is an online system developed to assist County officials in directing resources and planning countywide emergency activations such as an approaching hurricane. The application uses GIS to display the geographic location of each County employee’s home on a map with photos, personal contact information and work profiles. The employee’s work location and associated division are also displayed. While the majority of employees live within the boundaries of the County, many employees live in the three counties adjacent to Miami-Dade. Using available data from external providers, the map is seamless and includes adjacent counties. Every effort is made to place employees in the correct geographic location. The employee information is searchable by name, identification number, home address and work location and other criteria. Spatial Geographic selection tools such as selection using the mouse to define an area are also available. Before, during and after a disaster, officials can identify the areas affected and use the information from the Employee Locator shifting resources as needed to provide the best response based on employees’ work responsibilities and proximity to the disaster. The Employee Locator can also be used to locate employees living in affected areas who might need assistance. The Employee Locator was deployed in December 2010 and was available for the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season.