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Open Source, Public Redistricting Software

software and data analytics for good

Advance the state of the art in geospatial technology... ...and apply it for civic, social and environmental impact

▪ Run in a browser ▪ Designed for the public ▪ Simple to use ▪ Integrate w/ data ▪ Generate valid plans ▪ Support public competitions ▪ Transparent Objectives

Tour

DrawTheLinesPA.org

Custom Arrival

Login

Select a Starting Template

Save and Share

Upload your own starting point

Base maps, parameters, and stats

District and Plan Stats

Competitiveness

Fix Unassigned Geography

Evaluation Reports

Submit and Share

Leaderboards

Building Community

Curriculum Materials

Curriculum Materials

DrawTheLinesPA

DrawTheLinesPA

Open Source

▪ Web-based ▪ Aimed at citizens ▪ Shareable plans ▪ Competitions ▪ Multi-language support ▪ Configurable base maps ▪ Communities of Interest ▪ Open source Key Features

What’s next?

▪ Complexity ▪ Infrastructure cost ▪ Scalability ▪ UX Design ▪ Technology treadmill DB 1.0 Key Challenges

2.0

Improve UX Wish list #1

Re-architect for shared infrastructure (configure vs. install) Wish list #2

National Scale (all states) Wish list #3

Simpler Configuration Improvement #4

More Scalable Improvement #5

Leverage New Technology Improvement #6

Easier to Contribute Code and Collaborate Improvement #7

DistrictBuilder 2.0 Sneak Peek

Q&A

Open Source, Public Redistricting Software districtbuilder.org