Geospatial Technology
Geospatial Technology
Which geospatial technology tool is right for you?
Online Redistricting Tools | Website | Cost | Purpose | Coverage | Source |
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Welcome to Hexapolis | https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/01/27/us/politics/congressional-gerrymandering-redistricting-game-2022.html | Free | Education | Fictional | The New York Times |
What is a Gerrymander? | https://www.esri.com/en-us/industries/education/schools/geoinquiries-government | Free | Education | USA, Chicago, North Carolina | Esri, Inc. |
GeoCivics State ArcGIS Redistricting Exercises | https://geocivics.uccs.edu/stateresources | Free | Online mapping practice - Education | United States - by county population | GeoCivics, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Colorado Colorado Springs |
DistrictR | https://districtr.org/ | Free | Draw state and congressional maps | United States | Metric Geometry and Gerrymandering Group, Tufts University |
District Builder | https://districtbuilder.org/ | Free / Must Register | Draw state and congressional maps | Selected States | Azavea |
Dave's Redistricting App | https://davesredistricting.org/maps#home | Free / Must Register | Draw state and congressional maps | United States | Dave Bradlee |
Representable | https://representable.org/ | Free / Must Register | Communities of Interest | United States – by precinct | Princeton Gerrymandering Project |
Redistricting & You | https://www.redistrictingandyou.org/#map=3.5/38.5/-103 | Free | Compare population changes | United States | Center for Urban Research, City University of New York |
Mapitude | https://www.caliper.com/mtredist.htm | Fee for use / Trial Available | Redistricting | United States | Caliper |
Esri Redistricting | https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis/products/esri-redistricting/overview | Fee for use / Trial Available | Redistricting | United States | Esri, Inc. |
Redistricting Game* | http://www.redistrictinggame.org/ | Free | Education | Fictional | USC Annenberg Center for Communications |
* NOTE: The Redistricting Game is no longer operable due to the demise of the online platform. Consider moving to DistrictR and Representable.org to explore the data in your state.

Resources
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United States Congressional District Shapefiles
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This site provides digital boundary definitions for every U.S. Congressional District in use between 1789 and 2012. Thanks to: Jeffrey B. Lewis, Brandon DeVine, Lincoln Pritcher, and Kenneth C. Martis
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Airtable
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Azavea Redistricting – Redistricting the Nation
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Capturing the Flag – video from Providence Productions
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Democracy for Sale – video from America Divided
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Map Across America, through November 1, 2021
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FiveThirtyEight: What Redistricting Looks Like in Every State
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Geo-Enabled Elections, National States Geographic Information Council
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How Well Do District Boundaries Reflect Natural Communities?
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PlanScore - Partisan Gerrymandering Historical Data
- Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, Redistricting: A Guide for the GIS Community, Mark J. Salling
Opportunities
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2023 ArcGIS Online Competition for US Middle School and High School Students
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Parmenter, Kogan, and Gottfried
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Perspectives
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Anusuya Datta, GW Prime, November 19, 2022
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What are the 10 most important skills, benefits, and strategies in teaching with GIS?
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Joseph Kerski, Esri Blog, October 6, 2021
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Want to better understand Colorado's redistricting process? Make your own map.
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Moe Clark, Colorado Newsline, April 9, 2021
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EU Educators Prioritize Spatial Analytics Skills Needed for Lucrative Jobs
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Michael Gould, Esri Blog, January 14, 2021
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#InAGIF: High-impact GIS projects in 45 seconds or less
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Mike Schoelen, ArcGIS Blog, December 17, 2019
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Improving the 2020 Census with GIS technology
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Jack Dangermond, Government Matters, December 8, 2019
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GIS in the Classroom: A Conversation with Ali Pressel and Kyle Tredinnick
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National Geographic Education Blog, November 13, 2019
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What our cell phones reveal about racial disparity in wait times at the polls
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Bill Theobald, The Fulcrum, September 11, 2019
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Optimizing Elections - GIS Improves Preparation and Execution for County
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Monica Pratt, ArcUser, Summer 2019
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Preserving Voter Rights with the Help of GIS
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Jeremy Byrum, ArcUser, Summer 2019
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Growing relevance of GIS and location in fetching census data
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Aditya Chaturvedi, Geospatial World, May 27, 2019
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Sam Wang, The Atlantic, March 26, 2019
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We can draw school zones to make classrooms less segregated
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Alvin Chang, Vox, August 27, 2018
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Thomas Hofeller, Republican Master of Political Maps, Dies at 75
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Michael Wines, The New York Times, August 21, 2018
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Do-It-Yourself Legislative Redistricting
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Editorial Board, The New York Times, July 21, 2018
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How A Political Consultant Changed Voting Districts Nationally
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Karen Duffin, National Public Radio, June 15, 2018
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David Brooks, The New York Times, May 31, 2018
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This GIS Technology Will Help Census Bureau's 2020 Population Survey
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Amanda Ziadeh, GovernmentCIO, March 21, 2018
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Prominent Republicans Urge Supreme Court to End Gerrymandering
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Adam Liptak, The New York Times, September 6, 2017
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Schwarzenegger’s bipartisan next political act: Terminating gerrymandering
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Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, September 4, 2017
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The Top 10 Most Gerrymandered States In America
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Kaz Weida, Rantt Media, May 27, 2017
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Gerrymandering Has a Solution After All. It's Called Math.
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Clive Thompson, Wired, April 26, 2017
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Gerrymandering: A Nation Divided, but Who’s Drawing the Lines?
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Jory Fleming
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Do Irregularly Shaped School Attendance Zones Contribute to Racial Segregation or Integration?
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Salvatore Saporito and David Van Riper, US National Library of Medicine, September 10, 2015
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Social Justice and Voting Rights in the South
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Gerald Webster, Southeastern Geographer, May 2007
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