Geospatial Technology

 

Which geospatial technology tool is right for you?

Review this table to read about the variety of redistricting tools available for exploring in the community and classroom. Consider your geography and your objective.

Resources

• United States Congressional District Shapefiles

  • 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

• Azavea Redistricting – Redistricting the Nation

• Capturing the Flag – video from Providence Productions

• Democracy for Sale – video from America Divided

• Dave's Redistricting App 2020

• Districtr: You draw the lines.

• Esri Elections Resources

  • Esri Redistricting Blog

    • Webinar: Delivering a Modern Redistricting Solution

  • State Legislative Districts - Lower Houses

  • State Legislative Districts - Upper Houses

• Esri Maps for Public Policy

  • People for the People

• GeoInquiries for Government

• The Gerrymandering Project

• How Well Do District Boundaries Reflect Natural Communities?

• Open Precincts

• PlanScore - Partisan Gerrymandering Historical Data

• Princeton Gerrymandering Project

• The Public Mapping Project

• Racial Equity GIS Hub

• Redraw Political Boundaries with Public Participation: Draw Congressional Districts for the Next Election

Opportunities

• 2020 ArcGIS Online Competition for US Middle School and High School Students

• USA Census Tutorial: Downloading & Mapping American Factfinder Census Data on Renter Demographics for use in ArcMap

  • Parmenter, Kogan, and Gottfried

Perspectives

• EU Educators Prioritize Spatial Analytics Skills Needed for Lucrative Jobs

  • Michael Gould, Esri Blog, January 14, 2021

• #InAGIF: High-impact GIS projects in 45 seconds or less

  • Mike Schoelen, ArcGIS Blog, December 17, 2019

• Improving the 2020 Census with GIS technology

  • Jack Dangermond, Government Matters, December 8, 2019

• GIS in the Classroom: A Conversation with Ali Pressel and Kyle Tredinnick

  • National Geographic Education Blog, November 13, 2019

• What our cell phones reveal about racial disparity in wait times at the polls

  • Bill Theobald, The Fulcrum, September 11, 2019

• Optimizing Elections - GIS Improves Preparation and Execution for County

  • Monica Pratt, ArcUser, Summer 2019

• Preserving Voter Rights with the Help of GIS

  • Jeremy Byrum, ArcUser, Summer 2019

• Growing relevance of GIS and location in fetching census data

  • Aditya Chaturvedi, Geospatial World, May 27, 2019

• Gerrymandering, or Geography?

  • Sam Wang, The Atlantic, March 26, 2019 

• We can draw school zones to make classrooms less segregated

  • Alvin Chang, Vox, August 27, 2018

• Thomas Hofeller, Republican Master of Political Maps, Dies at 75

  • Michael Wines, The New York Times, August 21, 2018

• Do-It-Yourself Legislative Redistricting

  • Editorial Board, The New York Times, July 21, 2018

• How A Political Consultant Changed Voting Districts Nationally

  • Karen Duffin, National Public Radio, June 15, 2018

• One Reform to Save America

  • David Brooks, The New York Times, May 31, 2018

• This GIS Technology Will Help Census Bureau's 2020 Population Survey

  • Amanda Ziadeh, GovernmentCIO, March 21, 2018

• Prominent Republicans Urge Supreme Court to End Gerrymandering

  • Adam Liptak, The New York Times, September 6, 2017

• Schwarzenegger’s bipartisan next political act: Terminating gerrymandering

  • Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, September 4, 2017

• The Top 10 Most Gerrymandered States In America

  • Kaz Weida, Rantt Media, May 27, 2017

• Gerrymandering Has a Solution After All. It's Called Math.

  • Clive Thompson, Wired, April 26, 2017

• Gerrymandering: A Nation Divided, but Who’s Drawing the Lines?

  • Jory Fleming

• Do Irregularly Shaped School Attendance Zones Contribute to Racial Segregation or Integration?

  • Salvatore Saporito and David Van Riper, US National Library of Medicine, September 10, 2015

• Social Justice and Voting Rights in the South

  • Gerald Webster, Southeastern Geographer, May 2007