This is a sample prototype of what can actually be developed using highly sophisticated cloud technology like Microsoft Power Bi and ESRI's ArcGIS Online Platform. Both products have powerful analysis tools that have integrated the use of AI and Machine Learning. Acknowledgments: I would like to acknowledge that the data compilation of the election dataset and results were obtained from the Australian National University, facilitated by the Development Policy Centre at the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU College of Asia & the Pacific, under the leadership of Dr. Terence Wood. For your reference, please find the link to the source of the dataset below: https://devpolicy.org/pngelections/acknowledgements/

1. GEOINFORMATION TECHNICAL SERVICES GTS PNG
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Welcome to PNG Smart
Elections

2. Polling Venues – Counts of votes cast on site
All photos with location IDs are automatically captured using google
maps via smart mobile devices and also verified using a hand held
GPS device
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All venue locations are geotagged with additional information.
Detailed analysis can be done on overall votes if boxes are tagged with total number of
e.g. Eastern Highlands Province

3. Publish Map Online
All google photos with location IDs are converted into a Map
and converted into an online web map for public viewing &
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4. Map Details on the web
Sites with descriptions and legends appear on the web map,
open and free for the public

5. Cloud Apps and Web Maps can then be created. Web Maps are especially
useful for the public to view live and updated election data online

6. Transforming PNG Election Prototype Data
Data acquired from Development Policy Department at ANU, Australia website.
Dr. Terence Wood
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7. Transforming PNG Election Historical Data
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9. MICROSOFT POWER BI
BUSINESS ANALYTICS
USE OF

10. 1. Online Interactive Report, 2. Online Web Map Product
Data Transformation of Election Data from ANU
National General Elections of PNG Since 1972 - 2017

11. Data Transformation of Election Data from ANU
Dynamic & Interactive Reports with AI, Smart Narrative and Analysis
Set filters
by
selecting
multiple
checkboxes
Set filters
instantly
affects all
other
charts,
graphs and
tables
Filter on Pangu Pati, Christian Democratic Party & Independent
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12. Table expanded to view filtered results for 2012 and 2017 elections
More detailed filters can be done again on the filtered table
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To go back to main report page
User can continue to search in
more detail here

13. Analysis done on Pangu Pati, Christian Democratic Party & Independent
Data Transformation of Election Data from ANU
Analysis done to answer many performance indicators in the data
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User right clicked on the bar graph and
selected “Analyze”. Then a report side window
appears showing charts that gives specific
analysis and information on those selected
parties. Analysis like how many votes a party
won over another and why this
increase/decrease was so and how this was
different compared to the other election years
etc. Multiple years and parties can be selected
and analysis done. There is no limit to this tool.
User selected the election
years 2012 and 2017 only.
Then within each year, they
selected Pangu Pati, Christian
Democratic Party and
Independent so that detailed
analysis across the report can
show only information about
them for just those years only.
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14. Data Transformation of Election Data from previous report table and charts
Map coverage showing election data since 1972
Map showing PNG Electorates & Provincial Boundaries only
Simple map layout with tooltip handles to view related data
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Map can
contain many
underlying
metadata (E.g.
Census Unit
Information or
voting
centers).
Depending on
what required
information
needs to be
published for
viewing and
analyzing.
Color codes on
map can be made
specifically to
represent party
popularity in a
province or
electorate

15. Filtered Search on
Political Parties
The user can check the
year boxes to filter certain
political party presence
across the country for those
respective years only
This text is a “Smart
Narrative”. It detects data
on the report and presents
its findings.
The “Smart Narrative”
detects filters and changes
the narrative according to
what the user searches for.
Then it presents the results
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No filters here
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The user selects “Christian
Democratic Party” (CDP) in
step 1. The years when the
party was active appears
instantly (step 2). The
province with CDP
membership only appears.
The map changes according
to the filter (step 3)
This is a pop up window that hovers
over the map every time the user
places the cursor anywhere on the
map. The filtered results sorts
through the metadata on the map to
give specific results only. Here, the
cursor is on Sumkar Open in
Madang Province, hence all past
and present members of CDP only
contesting in those years is listed.
Similar case here. Only this
time there is no filter on
Political Party in step 1
above. The user then
places the cursor on
Madang Open and all
candidates for all election
years appears. The present
seating member is clearly
shown as well as the total
number of candidates that
have contested since 1972.
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The user then
places the cursor
over Madang

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Filtered Search
Only the years
for those
parties above
appears
Smart Narrative reacts to
the filtered data in step 1
The map also filters out
the province that has
members registered
under those parties. All
others are blank (colored
white)
The user right clicks on
Morobe. A tooltip
appears and the user
selects “Show data
point as a table”
The table
below appears
as a new report
page

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To go back to main report page
The table will list all members of Christian Democratic Party and Peoples Democratic Movement across the country
for all election years were party members contested. In addition, other election data like minority parties and
preferential voting numbers can be shown including census data.

19. The map can also contain drill-down information that’s specific to a province and its electorates.
Should electorate polling and voting sites be geotagged with coordinates, then further analysis can
show a heat map to show which candidate has the majority of votes in real-time within that political
boundary.

20. E.g. Profile on Madang Province
User clicks on Madang Province on the map and all electorates of Madang appear
Madang
Province
Then
specifically
clicked on
Madang
Open
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User clicks on
any specific
electorate
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The electorate
zooms into
focus to show
its political
boundary
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The electorate map
can host multiple
metadata

21. Hover mouse over Madang Open
Specific records of Madang Open appears in pop-up window
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The user places the cursor over the
electorate and a pop-up window
appears giving specific results &
information on the electorate.
The electorate
zooms into
focus to show
its political
boundary

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If the user places
the cursor over the
rank number of the
electorate, a pop-up
widow shows up
with the summary
statics
But if the user
clicks on the
rank number the
LLG, then the
entire report
sorts through the
metadata of all
the features and
gives a thorough
statistics of the
entire ward or
even within the
electorate. Here
we see the total
list of candidates
contesting in the
area
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23. Intelligent Q&A tools with AI embedded & Machine Learning
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The user clicks on any predefined question below to view an
autogenerated result (see next page)
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24. Clicked on the 1st question box- autogenerated results
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2 Results

25. Clicked on the 4th question box- autogenerated results
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2 Results

26. Clicked on the 22nd question box- autogenerated results
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2 Results

27. Clicked on the 19th question box- autogenerated results
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2 Results

28. ESRI - ARCGIS ONLINE
WEB MAP
USE OF

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PNG Province & Electorate Online Map

30. Cloud product using ESRI Technology for more advanced geospatial analysis
PNG Electorates, LLG’s, Wards and Provincial Boundaries
Advanced
geoanalysis
tools for the
user
Online Web Map
Product – Using more
Complex Map System
“Very user-friendly”
Page 1 of 5.
Meaning, there are
4 more pages with
detailed information
about the Province,
and its Electorates
Information
Pop-up box
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User can
search for
anything
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User can
click
anywhere
on the
map
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Electorate Profile Map
The window here shows an individual profile map of Moresby-South electorate with its respective cadastral, municipal
services and infrastructure. This can be exported to pdf or printed directly online
The user searches or clicks on an electorate, the map would automatically zoom in to the area.