[Geowanking] [Fwd: GIS routing question]

[Josh Livni]

pgrouting if you have the street data in postgis would be one way.
tho as long as they're drawing over google maps, why not insert a little
javascript to use the gmaps api routing?

  -josh

On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 1:03 AM, Jennifer Strahan <jennifer at greeninfo.org>wrote:

> Hello Geowankers,
>
> I'm forwarding this email from a colleague in hopes that someone will
> have some suggestions to pass on.
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Regards,
> Jennifer
>
> ps. I've stripped out political references.... that's why you'll see
> xxxxx campaign.
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        GIS routing question
> Date:   Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:32:43 -0700 (PDT)
> From:   louis at overlookmedia.com
> To:     aubrey at greeninfo.org
> CC:     amanda at greeninfo.org, rhonda at greeninfo.org, jennifer at greeninfo.org
> ,
> larry at greeninfo.org, tim at greeninfo.org, john at greeninfo.org,
> alexandra at greeninfo.org, jason at greeninfo.org, maegan at greeninfo.org,
> tommy.albo at oregonmetro.gov
> References:
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>
>
> Hi All
>
> My partner is working for the xxxxx campaign and was asked by the regional
> campaign office to look for computer-based routing solutions for canvassing.
>
> Nationally, all the campaign offices use a networked,
> web-browser-accessible database called VoteBuilder. It manages contacts and
> lets field coordinators define canvassing territories by drawing over a
> Google map.
>
> VoteBuilder doesn't construct a route for the canvassers-- that's up to
> them. In suburban neighborhoods with winding roads and cul-de-sacs it's
> almost impossible for them to come up with an efficient route that doesn't
> miss some of the households.
>
> Some of the local and regional offices have adopted software solutions for
> routing, but the techniques aren't being disseminated.
>
> I know there's an extension for ArcGIS to do routing. Is this the only
> solution?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions..
>
> Louis
>
>
>
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