General objective

Analyse the state of progress in technology and methodology for the preparation of geospatial information under the premise that “data speak”, which refers to the exploration of census mapping in the information age, in order to explain what it is and how this information is used in the different phases of census operations in the 2020 round, for application in the 2030 round of censuses in Latin American and Caribbean countries.

Specific objectives

Prepare a document on lessons learned with regard to the following:

1. The different methods of capturing geospatial and statistical information used in the process of updating pre-census and census maps.
2. Oversight and management systems for updating pre-census and census maps.
3. Interoperability between geospatial information and the capture methods used in the field during the census-taking process (computer-assisted personal interview, computer-assisted web interview, computer-assisted telephone interview).
4. Systematization of experiences in the region with regard to the dissemination and geospatial representation of census data.
5. General recommendations for the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on leveraging lessons learned to strengthen national statistical and geographical systems and on the preparation of the 2030 round of censuses.