The City of Orland will provide several public mapping tools to assist the public in drawing maps. There are different tools for different purposes, and different tools for different levels of technical skill and interest.
Available mapping tools include:
1. Dave’s Redistricting App (DRA), a simple online map drawing tool to easily draw communities of interest or full trustee area plans.
DRA allows members of the community to create and submit proposed trustee area maps. Use the resources below, including a step-by-step “How To Guide” and video tutorials to learn how DRA works.
Video tutorials (YouTube):
Quick Instructions:
- On the main website, register to create a user account to draw a district map.
- Once you have made an account, you can access the Orland template and click the paintbrush icon to “Make an editable copy of this map.”
- Once you have drawn your map, please email a link to map and the plan name that you published to sinfanzon@hpca.gov (otherwise the City will not know you have drawn it and will be unable to include it in their deliberations). You can also include any description or justification for your boundaries.
2. Public Participation Kit – Paper Map with Population Counts, for those without internet access or prefer paper
The Population Units show the total population of each area. For more detail, the Population Units are also viewable on the Interactive Review Map.
Please use a thick dark-colored pen or different colors to draw your map. You can scan or photograph and send your map by email to sinfanzon@hpca.gov. You can also submit it at City Hall in person.
Alternatively, submit any form of hand-drawn map showing the boundaries of each district.
3. Draw Your Community Map – Paper Map with major roads, cities, and schools to help define communities of interest.
This map has streets, parks, schools, and other features to help identify neighborhoods throughout the city.
Please use a thick dark-colored pen or different colors to draw your map. You can scan or photograph and send your map by email to sinfanzon@hpca.gov. You can also submit it at City Hall in person.
3. Interactive Review Map to review, analyze, and compare maps, not to create them. Zoom in and out on map boundaries, search for addresses and other locations, and view draft maps. Similar to Google Maps in ease of use.
Submit maps to sinfanzon@hpca.gov. After you submit your map, the demographic consultants will generate the population and other demographic details for your proposed map. Maps can be viewed on the Draft Maps page or on the Interactive Review Map.
It is helpful if you submit written comments with your map describing how your map was drawn to meet the required criteria. An example of this would be describing the specific neighborhoods or communities of interest that are kept within a single district.
If you would like to submit a map created using your own software, please email to sinfanzon@hpca.gov and include: (1) a GIS Shapefile and/or a Census Block equivalency file (using 2020 Census Blocks); and, (2) a description of the choices and key points of your map.