Census Atlas 2001

The Census Atlas was the primary geographically based product used for purposes of disseminating Census 2001 data.

The product was developed to serve the need of decision makers, managers and educators at all levels for the Census 2001 data. It furthermore had to be accessible to the general public i.e. inherent ease of use, low cost and not requiring specialized software.

What made this product unique at the time of release was that although it was a spatially based application with interactive functionality, users did not need a GIS to view the information. This product is hosted on a CD which starts up automatically and contains pre prepared graphs, maps and tables per census variables at three geographical levels namely national, provincial and municipal.

Hosting it on a CD ensured that users with no internet access could access the product. It not only gave the user access to the census data, but also the ability to use pre-prepared maps graphs and tables for specific census data for their own purposes without having to execute complex GIS based thematic mapping.

It was originally released in June of 3003 and was distributed by Statistical information services at the national census data releases in the provinces and since then continuously to a variety of users.

A Census Atlas based on more current technology is planned for the release of Census 2011 data.

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