Element of Digital Census

Census includes the total process of collecting, compiling, analyzing, evaluating, publishing and disseminating statistical data regarding the population and housing and their geographical location.

A digital Census automates all these processes using the basic elements of a Computer System;

• Hardware: Tablets for data collection.
• Software: The Data Collection Applications, Operating Systems, GIS Enterprise, for Compiling, analyzing and publishing the data on dashboards for evaluation etc.
• Data: Geographic data of the Enumeration area as the basis of data collection, Statistical data of persons and housing with reference to geographic location.
• PeopleWare: All Trainers, Supervisors, Enumerators, Data quality managers etc who will train, collect data, supervise data collection, and ensure data quality.