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Consider eliminating coordinates from the legislators table #350

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waldoj opened this issue Nov 18, 2019 · 1 comment
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Consider eliminating coordinates from the legislators table #350

waldoj opened this issue Nov 18, 2019 · 1 comment

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waldoj commented Nov 18, 2019

Right now, coordinates are provided for each legislator's location. The idea is to be able to indicate not just the location of their district, but where in the district the legislator lives. I'm not sure that this makes sense to store in the table; or, if it does, I'm not sure it makes sense to be maintaining by hand.

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waldoj commented Jan 23, 2020

If it's really important to map a spot for the legislator that is distinction from the district centroid, it's probably best to make it their office address. Yes, that is often a PO box, but that resolves to a specific post office that is presumably located conveniently for the legislator.

The alternative is to hand-maintain coordinates for the legislator's home neighborhood / area. Having to figure out where every legislator lives is a Whole Thing, one that I'm dubious is worth the trouble.

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