Minnesota Residential Addresses Points File

## Redistricting Data Hub (RDH) Retrieval Date
07/12/23

## Sources
[U.S. Department of Transportation's National Address Database](https://www.transportation.gov/mission/open/gis/national-address-database/national-address-database-nad-disclaimer)

## Fields
See the enclosed PDF file of the US DOT's National Address Database Schema (NAD_Schema_202304.pdf).

## Processing Steps

The data was downloaded as a file geodatabase from the link above. 
Due to the large size of the file, the data was converted to a geopackage and imported using a geospatial mask of the boundaries of Minnesota to import only necessary data.
The mask of Minnesota was buffered by 50 kilometers prior to use to ensure all point data intended to be in Minnesota was imported.
After importing the data, data was queried to the state of Minnesota and for address types of "Unknown" or "Residential".
Please note that not all addresses with "Unknown" address types are necessarily residential.
Data is less than six months old as of the processing of this file and represents only part of the state, primarily the urban areas of the Twin Cities and Duluth.
The data was exported as a GeoJSON.

## Additional Notes

For questions about this dataset please contact info@redistrictingdatahub.org