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Areas (Cuts)

Draw polygon regions on the map to define canvassing territories. Areas organize locations into manageable chunks for volunteers.

Areas (Cuts)

Key Features

  • Polygon drawing — use the map editor at /app/map/cuts to draw, edit, and delete area boundaries
  • Automatic association — locations within an area's polygon boundary are automatically linked
  • Area stats — total addresses, visited count, coverage percentage per area
  • Color coding — assign colors to visually distinguish areas on the map

Area Import Wizard

Bulk-import addresses into an area from multiple data sources:

  • OpenStreetMap (OSM) — pull building addresses from Nominatim within the area
  • NAR (National Address Register) — import from the Canadian federal address dataset
  • Reverse geocode grid — generate a grid of points and reverse-geocode to discover addresses
  • Deduplication — imported addresses are checked against existing locations to avoid duplicates
  • Progress tracking — real-time status per source during import

Admin Routes

  • /app/map/cuts — draw and manage canvassing areas
  • /app/map/cuts/:id/export — printable location report for a cut