Canvassing¶
The volunteer canvass map is your main tool for door-to-door outreach — a full-screen GPS-tracked experience.
The Volunteer Map¶
What You See¶
- Colored markers — each marker is an address. Colors indicate the outcome of the last visit (green = supportive, red = opposed, grey = not yet visited)
- Clusters — when zoomed out, markers group together showing the address count. Tap a cluster to zoom in.
- Blue dot — your current GPS position
- Walking route — a suggested path through the addresses (dotted line)
Recording a Visit¶
- Tap a marker to select an address
- A bottom panel slides up showing address details
- Tap Record Visit to log what happened:
- Not Home — nobody answered
- Supportive — positive interaction
- Opposed — not supportive
- Undecided — hasn't made up their mind
- Moved — no longer lives there
- Refused — declined to talk
- Optionally add a note about the visit
- Tap Save — the marker color updates immediately
Sessions¶
- Start a session before you begin knocking on doors — this tracks your route and time
- End your session when you're done for the day
- The map works offline for basic viewing, but you need a connection to save visits
- If GPS is inaccurate, manually tap the correct marker on the map
The map is designed to be used in the field on a phone:
Routes¶
The Routes tab shows your past canvassing routes on a map, helping you see which areas you've covered and plan your next outing.
Volunteer Routes¶
/volunteer— full-screen canvass map with GPS and visit recording/volunteer/activity— visit history and outcome breakdown/volunteer/routes— past canvassing routes