{"title":"2: A History of Public Mapping","authors":"","doi":"10.7591/9781501738555-003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501738555-003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":293994,"journal":{"name":"The Public Mapping Project","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132032582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"3: Planning for Public Mapping","authors":"","doi":"10.7591/9781501738555-004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501738555-004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":293994,"journal":{"name":"The Public Mapping Project","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131504284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"5: Public Mapping and Redistricting Reform","authors":"","doi":"10.7591/9781501738555-006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501738555-006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":293994,"journal":{"name":"The Public Mapping Project","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134577110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Planning for Public Mapping","authors":"Michael P. McDonald, Micah Altman","doi":"10.7591/CORNELL/9781501738548.003.0003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7591/CORNELL/9781501738548.003.0003","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter examines the process of conducting public mapping advocacy. A popular form of public mapping advocacy is redistricting competitions, which are intended primarily to capture the public's imagination for reform. There are a number of elements to a successful redistricting competition. At the outset, a group needs to create a strategic plan for their competition. A redistricting competition organizer needs to consider what participants will attempt to achieve. Closely related to choosing mapping criteria is how the redistricting plans will be judged. The next decision involves who will be invited to participate in the competition. Another factor to consider is the competition's timeline, which will vary among the states. In addition, a competition needs staff to organize it. Ultimately, all of these activities require funding. A potential funding source is state-based charitable foundations, whose grant-making rules vary.","PeriodicalId":293994,"journal":{"name":"The Public Mapping Project","volume":"52 4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130536758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"DistrictBuilder","authors":"Michael P. McDonald, Micah Altman","doi":"10.7591/cornell/9781501738548.003.0004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7591/cornell/9781501738548.003.0004","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter focuses on the DistrictBuilder software. The DistrictBuilder application is a cornerstone of the Public Mapping Project, intended to foster greater public participation and transparency in redistricting. It is among the new generation of redistricting applications that are web-based, so people can immediately begin mapping without having to worry about software installation and data management. What distinguishes DistrictBuilder from other redistricting applications is that it is open-source software, which means anyone can obtain the software at no cost. Ultimately, DistrictBuilder empowers humans instead of relying on machines. It does this for two reasons. First, humans often perform better than computers in processing visual information like geographic units awaiting assignment to districts. Second, redistricting plans are proposals for political representation—although made in a technical form. Since there is no universally agreed-upon measure of representation, it is important for the public to be able to express proposals that reflect their conception of what representation means.","PeriodicalId":293994,"journal":{"name":"The Public Mapping Project","volume":"222 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114166875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}