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Open Navigator

Open Navigator is the main application interface providing search, analysis, and visualization tools for advocacy opportunities across the United States.

🎯 What's Inside​

The platform gives you access to:

  • 925 government jurisdictions - Counties, cities, townships, school districts
  • 43,726 nonprofit organizations - Complete IRS Form 990 financial data (5 states)
  • 6,913 meeting transcripts - Government meeting minutes
  • 306 school districts - Financial and meeting data
  • 362 elected officials - Voting records and decision patterns
  • 4,372 churches - Community-based organizations
  • 5 states - States with complete IRS BMF data

📱 Interface Overview​

The interactive platform provides real-time access to:

  • 📊 Analytics - Overview of opportunities and trends
  • 🗺️ Interactive Heatmap - Geographic visualization of policy opportunities
  • 📄 Document Explorer - Search and browse meeting minutes
  • 🔔 Opportunities - Identified advocacy opportunities
  • 🏛️ Nonprofit Solutions - Search nonprofit organizations by location and service
  • ⚙️ Settings - Configure alerts and preferences

Accessing Open Navigator​

Development Mode​

# Terminal 1: Start the API backend
source .venv/bin/activate
python main.py serve

# Terminal 2: Start the React frontend
cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

# Open http://localhost:3000

Production Deployment​

export DATABRICKS_HOST=https://your-workspace.cloud.databricks.com
export DATABRICKS_TOKEN=dapi...
export OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...

./scripts/deploy-databricks-app.sh

Option 2: Docker​

docker-compose up -d
# Open Navigator available at http://localhost:8000

Features​

Analytics Overview​

Real-time statistics and trend analysis:

  • Active opportunities by state and topic
  • Urgency distribution
  • Recent discoveries
  • Top locations

Interactive Heatmap​

Color-coded map showing:

  • 🔴 Critical urgency (vote imminent)
  • 🟠 High urgency (active debate)
  • 🟡 Medium urgency (moderate discussion)
  • 🟢 Low urgency (early stage)

Click any marker for full details and generated advocacy materials.

Document Explorer​

Search and filter capabilities:

  • Full-text search across meeting minutes
  • Filter by jurisdiction, date, topic
  • View original documents and parsed data
  • Export results

Find local organizations:

  • Search by location and keyword
  • Filter by NTEE category (health, education, etc.)
  • View financial data from Form 990s
  • Access mission statements and contact info

API Integration​

Open Navigator communicates with the FastAPI backend:

Base URL: http://localhost:8000/api

Key Endpoints:

  • GET /api/opportunities - List advocacy opportunities
  • GET /api/documents - Search meeting minutes
  • GET /api/nonprofits - Search nonprofit organizations
  • GET /api/data/status - Check data ingestion status

See the API Reference for complete documentation.

Need Help?​

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