[Ldsoss] Ward mapping application

[Jay Askren]

Along the same lines, I'm working on desktop app which shows a map of the
ward and where everyone lives.  I use a Yahoo web service to geocode the
addresses, and then I use Geotools(http://geotools.codehaus.org/) to display
the map.  One thing I would really like to add to my maps are the ward
boundaries.  I would need the ward boundaries encoded as a shape file or at
least in some digital format, so that I could convert the data to a shape
file.  Is there any chance that the church has this data and that an open
source developer could get access to it?


Jay


On 1/26/07, Tom Welch <WelchTC at ldschurch.org> wrote:
>
>  We are working with the different organizations within the Church to
> determine what data we can provide to people and on what conditions.  I have
> nothing to report yet as it is a very complicated process.  However, I would
> encourage you to write a prototype and send it in and I'll take it to the
> correct department and show it.
>
> Tom
>
> >>> On 1/26/2007 at 11:02 AM, in message <
> 48205a740701261002o5a7d841cxb5cf963847abf12f at mail.gmail.com>, "Jesse Stay"
> <jesse at thestays.org> wrote:
> On 1/26/07, Jay Askren <jay.askren at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm on an email list for ward clerks, and there's been quite a bit of
> > chatter about the following web site:
> > http://wardmap.theballfamily.org/intro.asp
>
> I would like to see one better.  I would love to have a client-side
> app that works similar to this, uses Google maps or such to generate
> the map, and then plots more than just membership data on the map.  As
> Ward Mission Leader, I'd like to see names of non-members and have the
> ability, on my own computer (not stored remotely anywhere), write
> notes about each name, creating a mapped area book of sorts.  Ability
> to store pictures of individuals (for members, perhaps downloaded from
> the ward website), notes about visits and individual ! circums tances to
> pass on to missionaries and other ward leaders, ability to color code
> perceived inactives vs. actives vs. non-members.  Then I'd like to
> take these mapped reports and print them out in various forms.
>
> Right now I am manually doing this with a plot map of our ward
> boundaries.  I will probably use photoshop to color-code things.  It
> would be really nice to have all this database-backed and organizable
> in many different ways.  Does anyone know where Zillow gets their plot
> maps from?  I'd love to have access to an API that can pull down not
> just street and satellite images, but actual plot maps of where each
> house in a Ward boundaries is.  If I had access to something like
> that, it might just be worth it to me and my calling to write a
> client-side app that does something like what I mention.  I guess I
> would also need an API to the stake and ward websites as well.  Tom
> (Welch) - any wo! rd on i f the church might allow access to this info in
> the future for certain registered software developers?  I'd be happy
> to sign an NDA or release if necessary in order to write an app that
> does this, and donate it to the Church.  This would give me huge power
> as Ward Mission Leader.
>
> Jesse
>
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