====Site Retooling==== ===Related Other=== RetoolingSchedule SiteSurvey2009 RetoolingFiles ===Needed Information=== ~- Educational/K-12 information and site structure ~- Finalized Voter Registration section changes and site structure ~- Membership site structure ===Files=== See RetoolingFiles The following do not currently work: ~- {{files download="Nav_Wireframe.pdf" text="Nav_Wireframe.pdf"}} - A wireframe mocking up navigational elements. ~- {{files download="Search-Path.pdf" text="Search-Path.pdf"}} - Data navigational paths for Search(1.x and 2.x) and Issue nav(3.x). ~- {{files download="future_path.pdf" text="future_path.pdf"}} - Data nav paths for Future(5.x) and Present(6.x). ~- {{files download="Page_Descriptions.doc" text="Page_Descriptions.doc"}} - Descriptions of all the pages included in the data path flow charts. ~- {{files download="pvs-2010.xmi" text="pvs-2010.xmi"}} - Preliminary UML of the site software. ~- {{files download="uml-20100623.png.tgz" text="uml-20100623.png.tgz"}} - PNG version of the UML ===Target Audience=== Targets and their special needs. ~- Citizens ~~ Look up candidates and incumbents that represent them also, what ballot measures in there state, what would a sample ballot look like for them? ~~ Will want to be able to look by zip, person's last name, and issue area ~~ My PVS website for return users/customizable (E-alerts)? ~- Researchers ~~ Need access to lists and various ways to look up information(need detail) ~~ Would include journalists, who may want to make data specific to the districts they cover (at times) ~~ Would like archival versions of our site/data and be able to export data, csv files, etc ~- Students ~~ Representatives of their area and schooling material(need detail) ~~ Easy access to our political resources sections ---- ===Questions=== Questions that need to be answered/addressed during the planning phase(technical or otherwise). ==General== ==Usability== ~- Needs to be accessible to the disabled and people with older computers ~- Side-by-side comparisons of data, people don't like to open multiple windows to view multiple people ~- Navigation needs to be very simple. ==Technical== ~- Performance, try and keep queries down per page ==Appearance== ~- Simple easy entry points ~- We need to keep calls for donations in mind ~- Will likely want an area to advertise new programs/new to our site info ~- May want to continue with a PVS in the news sort of feature ---- ===Discussion=== Comments(below) and E-mail would be better for this. ---- ===To Do=== ---- ===Resource=== NYT API - http://developer.nytimes.com/docs NYT/C-SPAN API - http://open.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/congress-api-additions-bills-and-floor-appearances/ ---- CategorySoftwareProjects