1. THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND Geography as an Anchor for Data Dissemination and Visualisation Lucky Majadibodu Statistics South Africa LuckyMaj@statssa.gov.za www.statssa.gov.za UN Economic Commission for Africa Regional Conference on the Use of Mobile Technologies for Statistical Processes 13-16 October 2015, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2. THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND Contents Dissemination Channels 1 New Generation Channels 2 5 Geocoding Services 4 Drill-down Map with data 3 6 Demonstration Advantages of Geocoding Services

3. THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND Overview of RSA HO: Gauteng, Pretoria Provincial Offices District Offices

4. THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND Geographical Dissemination Layers Stats SA Dissemination Hierarchy

5. THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND Evolution of Dissemination Channels  Paper dissemination  Printed publications / Booklets  Posters / Infographics  News papers  Expert guided dissemination  Press briefings  Workshop / Seminars  Television / Radio  Electronic dissemination  Online publications (PDFs)  Data Portals  Geographical Information Systems  Social media  Facebook  Twitter  Youtube

6. THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND Components to Geo-Dissemination Platform Data Journalism / Hackathons Open Data / Data Portals 2.0 (APIs) Social Media Map-based Visualisation Engines Interactive Website Native Mobile Device Capabilities

7. THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND Interactive Drill-down map with Data Data Journalism / Hackathons Open Data / Data Portals 2.0 (APIs) Social Media

8. THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND Interactive Drill-down map video Data Journalism / Hackathons Open Data / Data Portals 2.0 (APIs) Social Media

9. THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND Geocoding (sometimes called forward geocoding) is the process of enriching a description of a location, most typically a postal address or place name, with geographic coordinates (Long & Lat). www.Wikipedia.com Mobile: Geocoding Services - What are they? Geocoding converts or enriches a human readable address to a computer readable address or vice-versa. 9.0300° N, 38.7400° E

10. THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND Reverse Geocoding services – How do they work?

11. THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND Geocoding services - Considerations Considerations when implementing reverse geocoding: Various geocoding services providers Paid solutions vs Free solutions Geographic coverage Performance of the solution Uptime Number of geocoding requests that you expect to process a day Compatibility of Geographic/Administrative layers Device & Browser compatibility

12. THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND Advantages of Geocoding Services Data Journalism / Hackathons Open Data / Data Portals 2.0 (APIs) Social Media The Location Based Services provides the following benefits: It is user friendly, easy to use, makes dissemination interesting as it cut through many administrative layers that the user might not be interested in and direct the user to the data about their immediate surroundings. Communities can use the service to prioritise on their service delivery needs. A person who has visited a particular location and want to know statistical information about that area can also use this service. A business person might use the service to get a quick glimpse of the local economic data in an area that he is considering for business. Politicians can access the information when addressing constituents.

13. THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND Geocoding services - Demo PLEASE BE PATIENT FOR SMART MOBILE DEVICE DEMONSTRATION

14. THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND Geocoding services - Demo

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