Management System

Smart Attendance: GPS Employee Attendance System

Smart Geofence Check-in & Check-out Platform

Integrated web platform for employee attendance with GPS geofencing, live monitoring, PDF reports, and mobile API — live at smart.aismisr.net

Client: AISMISR Year: 2026

Smart Attendance is an integrated web platform for employee check-in and check-out, built with PHP and MySQL. It runs in the browser as a PWA and exposes a mobile API. Platform: smart.aismisr.net — Arabic RTL interface, Africa/Cairo timezone.

Overview

The core idea is to tie attendance to:

  • GPS coordinates and location accuracy
  • A defined geofence around the branch or worksite
  • Selfie capture on check-in/out (configurable)
  • Live location tracking during open sessions
  • Management dashboards and reports

Ideal for organizations with multiple branches, field staff (hotline, drug screening, awareness teams...), and a need to prove where employees were — not just when.

Problems It Solves

Traditional Attendance

  • Paper or fingerprint without location proof → GPS + geofence binding
  • Attendance fraud from another location → geofence + selfie + event log
  • No real-time visibility → monitoring dashboard + live map + today's attendance
  • Hard monthly aggregation → printable PDF reports

Field & Multi-Site Staff

  • Multiple worksites → multi-branch support and place_note
  • Multiple daily sessions → configurable limits per department/branch
  • Different work radius → per-department geofence settings

Leaving the Work Zone

  • Unauthorized departure → out-of-geofence detection + alerts + unauthorized_exits log
  • Auto checkout after staying outside → outside_auto_checkout_minutes
  • Auto checkout on GPS silence → gps_silence_auto_checkout_minutes

Admin Dashboard

Smart Attendance dashboard

The main dashboard shows KPIs: attendance rate, today's check-ins, monthly progress, and weekly attendance charts — with LIVE updates and tabs for overview cards, map, and analytics.

Live Monitoring & Map

Employee monitoring map

The Employee Monitoring screen shows status cards (present, checked out, out of range, exit permit, online now) with an interactive Leaflet/OpenStreetMap — color-coded markers for each status.

Live branch map

The Live Map displays all branches and check-in points across Egypt — with auto location refresh, branch counters, and real-time attendance status. Employee route tracking (polyline from location_pings) with live polling and WhatsApp contact button.

Employee track — open session

The Employee Track screen shows an open session (LIVE) with check-in location on the map, geocoded address, check-in time, session status, and a direct WhatsApp button — with GPS route tracking (location_pings) throughout the day.

For Employees (PWA / Web)

  • Check-in with GPS + accuracy + selfie + place note
  • Check-out from anywhere with coordinates logged
  • Periodic ping during open session (inside/outside_geofence)
  • Short permits and exit permits (configurable)
  • Employee dashboard + internal chat + profile

For Management

  • Today's attendance — instant view with branch/department/employee filters
  • Reports: employee summary, session detail, daily summary, locations — PDF with logo
  • Branch/user management and department settings (geofence, session limits, auto checkout)
  • Exit permit review and unauthorized exit handling
  • System log (system_logs) + permissions guide + impersonation for support

Mobile API

REST-like endpoints: api_login, api_me, api_checkin, api_checkout, api_ping, api_permission, api_exit_permit_return, api_session — with expiring api_tokens.

User Roles

  • super_admin — full access
  • technician — monitoring, reports, support
  • branch_admin — branch-level management
  • employee — attendance, ping, chat

Technology Stack

  • Backend: PHP 8+, PDO/MySQL
  • Frontend: HTML/CSS/JS, Cairo font, RTL
  • Maps: Leaflet.js + OpenStreetMap
  • Geocoding: Nominatim + Photon
  • Web sessions + API tokens for mobile

Supported Departments

hotline, drug_screening, awareness, other — each with independent settings: max_sessions_per_day, geofence_radius_meters, outside_auto_checkout_minutes.

Business Benefits

  • ✓ GPS-proven check-in/out location
  • ✓ Real-time field staff monitoring on a map
  • ✓ Live movement route tracking during the day
  • ✓ Monthly reports: sessions and work days per employee
  • ✓ Unauthorized exit detection and auto checkout
  • ✓ Multi-branch + permissions + audit trail

Important Considerations

  • Depends on device GPS — accuracy varies by environment
  • Geocoding via OpenStreetMap may be approximate
  • Requires internet for attendance and monitoring
  • Photos and pings increase storage over time

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