1. West Virginia Legislative Redistricting Office Building 1, Room MB48 1900 Kanawha Blvd., East Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0250 25305-0250

2. GIS Mission Statement and Geographic Extent of Digital Mapping The West Virginia Legislative Redistricting Office uses Maptitude GIS Software in order to import Census Databases while working hand-in-hand with members of the West Virginia State Legislature Redistricting Committees to redraw Congressional, State Senate, and State House of Delegates District Boundaries. The office also provides geospatial specific information gathered by the decennial census for individual communities, districts, counties, etc. Primary or Supplementary Steward for What Geospatial Data? The Redistricting Office is responsible for the securing of and the registry of the United States Geographic and Numeric Census Data for the State of West Virginia. When the Legislature passes the new District Plans and they are signed into law, the Redistricting Office is the keeper of this geospatial data down to the Census Block.

3. The Statewide Geospatial Community can Participate in or Benefit from Our Mapping Efforts By: The Redistricting Office offers demographic and socio-economic data in database, graphic, charts, and/or map formats for specific geographic areas. Any Municipal or town annexation boundary changes would be welcome in digital format in order for this office to do everything within our abilities to insure the most up-to-date boundaries of the same are submitted to the Geography Division of the Department of Commerce Census Bureau.

4. ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND GOALS We have Geocoded Zip+4 into our Mapping Software Layering County specific ridgelines to our maps to be added as census block boundaries to the TIGER maps. Generated Maps for the Counties of West Virginia with specifics to realign their Magisterial Districts with respect to the 2000 Census populations. To request from each County political, municipal, or precinct boundary definitions in the formats they have available. Adding more databases to our GIS system to help with specific needs within the communities as specified by Legislative Members or other agencies. Work with WVGIS and offer an extended hand to address any concerns or needs they may have with Legislative Members. This office will continue to inform the Members of the GREAT IMPORTANCE OF THIS TECHNOLOGY. THANK YOU