11th Annual GeoElections Conference GeoElections & VR Interoperability An Introduction to GeoElections & VR Interoperability Presented by: Keith Tozier

11th Annual GeoElections Conference GeoElections & VR Interoperability With the functionality that GeoAuthor and GeoElections offers, maintaining the Voter Registration system has never been easier without compromising the accuracy and precision of voter district assignment. The following presentation should provide you with a basic understanding of how to get your GeoAuthor/GeoElections Project ready for the task. It is understood that basic windows knowledge, a Voter Registration system, a GeoAuthor Project and an installed copy of GeoElections are in possession.

11th Annual GeoElections Conference GeoElections & VR Interoperability The Voter Registration System should already contain information that will assist you in getting your GeoElections project to the point where it can be used with confidence to maintain the VR streets index. A good place to start is to get a working copy of the voter table into the GeoElections environment using GeoElections>Utilities>GetVoters. To accomplish this there are three things that need to be done. 1.) Establish a Data Source Name for Database Connectivity. 2.) Execute GeoElections>Utilities>GetVoters>Setup. 3.) Finally Execute GeoElections>Utilities>GetVoters.

11th Annual GeoElections Conference GeoElections & VR Interoperability 1.) Establish a Data Source Name for Database Connectivity Control Panel>Administrative Tools Select Data Sources(ODBC)

11th Annual GeoElections Conference GeoElections & VR Interoperability Select System DSN Select Database Drivers Name, Description and Server Default Database Configure DSN Test DSN Success! 1.) Establish a Data Source Name for Database Connectivity

11th Annual GeoElections Conference GeoElections & VR Interoperability 2.) Execute GeoElections>Utilities>GetVoters>Setup. Save Voters As… Test DSN Success!

11th Annual GeoElections Conference GeoElections & VR Interoperability 3.) Execute GeoElections>Utilities>GetVoters. Ready to save as dialog box. Voter browser appears upon completion. GetPolling and GetPolling>Setup are very similar to GetVoters/Setup.

11th Annual GeoElections Conference GeoElections & VR Interoperability A road network is needed to for geocoding. GeoAuthor>Build Layers GeoElections>Build Street Map or During the geocoding process, Build Street Map processes faster and allows for exclusion of Alternate Feature Names.

11th Annual GeoElections Conference GeoElections & VR Interoperability GeoElections>GeoCode. Not Obj Report Voters can be matched to Streets and/or GeoPoints Select Elm Ave with no match Elm Ave with no match Validate using USPS Lookup

11th Annual GeoElections Conference GeoElections & VR Interoperability GetVoters provides a copy of the voters addresses contained in the VR. Voters that do not geocode, can be discrepancies in either the map or VR. The goal is to reconcile disparity between the addressing of streets and voters. USPS Pub. 28 comes with GeoAuthor and can be used for addressing standards. USPS website address lookup can be used to confirm a deliverable address. GeoPoints can be used when geocoding to roads does not yield a desired location. Geocoded voter’s district information can be compared to the block table districts.

GeoElections & VR Interoperability GeoElections>Parameters. Group Codes Specifies what number to start numbering Precinct Splits Allows the user to manage various lists that are contained or are to be contained in the VR. 11th Annual GeoElections Conference

GeoElections & VR Interoperability 11th Annual GeoElections Conference Used to specify what Code to use to represent Mailing City for Streets and GeoPoints ZIP Codes USPSCity Codes Used to specify what Code to be used to represent Mailing City for Streets and GeoPoints ZIP Codes ZIP Codes

GeoElections & VR Interoperability District Parameters Used to specify what Districts will be carried in the Census Block table upon executing Block Prep. Party Parameters Used to specify what Parties will be carried in the Census Block table for Demographic studies. Used like Party for the Block table for Demographic studies. 11th Annual GeoElections Conference

GeoElections & VR Interoperability 11th Annual GeoElections Conference GeoElections>Block Prep Save As… Districts… Is there an existing Block table? District Columns have been added.

GeoElections & VR Interoperability Electronic Dictionary Electronic Dictionary is where the Mapping and VR come together. Schedule Electronic Dictionary 11th Annual GeoElections Conference Like Electronic Dictionary except it can be scheduled while the VR is not in use.

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