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References and resources​

  1. United Nations Statistics Division. (2000). Handbook on geographic information systems and digital mapping. Available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/publication/seriesf/seriesf_79e.pdf

  2. United Nations Statistics Division. (2009). Handbook on Geospatial Infrastructure in Support of Census Activities. Available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/standmeth/handbooks/Series_F103en.pdf

  3. United Nations. (2025). Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Census. Revision 4. Available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/publication/SeriesM/Series_M67Rev4en.pdf

  4. United Nations Statistics Division. Guidelines on the use of electronic data collection technologies in population and housing censuses. Available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/standmeth/handbooks/guideline-edct-census-v1.pdf

  5. United States Census Bureau. (2021). Evaluating a Pilot Electronic Census. Select Topics in International Censuses. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/international-programs/events/training/select-topics-in-international-censuses/planning/evaluating-a-pilot-electronic-census.html

  6. Statistics Botswana. (2019). 2021 Population & Housing Census project document. Available at: https://botswana.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/census_project_document_-_2021_population_and_housing_census.pdf#:~:text=Statistics%20Botswana%20in%20collaboration%20with%2C%20and%20support%20from,the%202021%20Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%20%28PHC%29%20undertaking.

  7. Namibia Statistics Agency. (2021) 2019-2020 census mapping basic report. Available at: https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=b9d198a00ded70823da9234a799b3da8147e320d8cf265fcca88a2025afee5f6JmltdHM9MTc2MTc4MjQwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=29d5e93a-5a95-6180-36c8-fcf45b756072&psq=namibia+census-mapping-basic-report-2021&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9uc2Eub3JnLm5hL2RvY3VtZW50L2NlbnN1cy1tYXBwaW5nLWJhc2ljLXJlcG9ydC0yMDIxLw

  8. GRID3. (2020). The Government of Zambia partners with GRID3 to produce high-resolution intercensal population estimates. Available at: https://grid3.org/news/zambia-partners-with-grid3-to-produce-pop-estimates

  9. GRID3. GRID3 ZMB - Population v1.0. Available at: https://data.grid3.org/maps/GRID3::grid3-zmb-population-v1-0/about

  10. Statistics South Africa. (2023). Census 2022 Results. Available at: https://www.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Mbalo-brief-October-2023-WEB-FINAL.pdf

  11. Statistics South Africa. Updating Geo-Frame for Census. Available at: https://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=11703

  12. Statistics South Africa. Interactive & electronic products. Available at: https://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=3902