Legislative Coordinating Commission
Maps, Apps, and Redistrictng at the Minnesota State Legislature
Presented by Chris Cantey / @chriscantey / github/ccantey
Who Am I?
Sr. IT Specialist
Bachelor's Degree in Land Surveying & Mapping Science
Master's Degree in Cartography & GIS
Minnesota Legislature
Legislative Coordinating Commission (LCC)
What is the LCC?
The Legislative Coordinating Commission was created to coordinate the legislative activities of the Senate and House of Representatives and the joint legislative commissions, committees, offices, and task forces.
GIS Office
What we do...
GIS
IT
Web Development
Geographic Information Systems
GIS Technology
Legislative Data
Research & Analysis
Redistricting
Maps
Design
Information Technology
Servers
Printers
Tech Support
Equipment
Julius Menchikov
Web Development
Linux
Apache
PostGreSQL
PHP
GIS Technology
FOSS4G
Lee Meilleur
PostGIS
QGIS
Mapserver
Proprietary GIS
ArcGIS
Maptitude
Mapbox
Google Geocoding API
Legislative Data
Official Repository for all Legislative Boundaries
Who Represents Me?
Research and Analysis
Member Research
Redistricting
Census data vs State data
Election Data
Maps
Maps
Interactive Maps
Design Matters!
Because User Experience Matters!
Clear, Concise, Communication of Complex Ideas
Good design is a lot like clear thinking made visual. Edward Tufte
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Before & After
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