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# Areas (Cuts)

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

## 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