In the next few pages, the steps required to estimate possible outcomes of the 2004 election based on the new districting plan by three different methods (Polygon to point, KDE, and uniform distribution) are described, along with an explanation of what each method will do.
After reviewing these methods, you should get involved in the discussions on the course Discussion Forum for this week's project, and then choose one of these methods and proceed to complete the project by producing a map of the estimated 2004 election result. Completion of the project also requires you to comment on your choice of method.
Before using any of the methods, you should check that the Spatial Analyst extension is enabled. You can do this in Project - Licensing. You should see that it says 'Yes' in the Licensed column in the Esri Extensions table.
Once Spatial Analyst is enabled, you should also select the following settings from the Analysis - Environments... menu:
With these settings completed, you are ready to try the alternative methods for generating voter population surfaces.