The U.S. Census Bureau, in cooperation with the National Weather Service, announces the launch of OnTheMap for Emergency Management: Hurricanes, a Web-based tool that provides real-time workforce information when a hurricane strikes land in the United States.
OnTheMap for Emergency Management: Hurricanes is an easy-to-use tool that provides a live feed from the National Hurricane Center. When a storm’s leading winds make landfall, the application will allow users to view the characteristics of the local workforce, such as the affected industries, the ages of workers and workers’ earnings with a simple click of the link.
OnTheMap for Emergency Management: Hurricanes provides users with:
+ Access to the most recent workforce data for the area impacted by a hurricane
+ An easy-to-use, Web-based interface for visualizing hurricanes and jobs data, including historical results and downloadable reports
+ The most recent storm location information as provided by a direct link to the National Hurricane Center
Source: U.S. Census