Emergency Management GIS Resources

Applications for Linn County Emergency Management

Emergency Services Locators

• Shelter Locator App  - Read only (works on smartphone)
• Sandbag Locator App - Read only (works on smartphone)
• Data edit map (login required) - To edit the emergency services features, select the 'select' tool in the edit panel to start the edit process. Once select is clicked you can click on shelter features on the map to edit them. Move the feature or change the attributes, then click Update. Note, if you wish to remove a shelter from the map, update it's status field to 'Closed' in the attribute table. Only 'Open' shelters are shown on the map. Features can be added by clicking on the EmergencyServices template in the edit panel and then click the location for the new service on the map. Make sure the hours of operation, amenities, and access restrictions are filled out as these show up on the public web app.

Emergency Resource Request

• Survey123 Form to request Emergency Resources - Email with request details and link to deploy resource on map will automatically be sent.
• Show results from all resource requests

Emergency Resource Deployment

• Survey123 Form to deploy Emergency Resources - Link to launch survey123 form in email from emergency resource request.
• Public web map showing all current deployments - (read only) Works on smartphone
• Data edit map - Emergency Resource Deployment Editor. To edit the resource deployments, select the 'select' tool in the edit panel to start the edit process. Once select is clicked you can click on deployed features on the map to edit them. Move the feature or change the attributes, then click Update. Deployments that have passed should have their status set to closed. New features are created with the Survey123 app.