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title: Areas (Cuts)
description: Draw polygon canvassing territories on the map and organize locations into manageable regions.
icon: material/vector-polygon
tags:
  - guide
  - admin
  - map
  - canvassing
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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)](../../../assets/images/screenshots/admin/areas.png){ loading=lazy }

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## 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

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## 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

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## Admin Routes

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