[OSGeo Africa] Getting data from Stats SA

[Chris]

    This may not be quite kosher here on this mail list -- we are talking 
    OSGeo -- but anyway

    You may find some help here

    Paul van Helden

    http://www.planetgis.co.za

    He seems toi be pretty busy putting data sets together


    CM




On 24 Jan 2013 at 21:26, Hanlie Pretorius wrote:

> Hi Helene,
 
> I followed the instructions you posted here about a month ago to try and
> get the data I need.
 
> The problem is that I can't wait until March, my job is due at the end of
> January. So I was hoping to use the midyear population estimates and the
> household surveys in place of the full census data. But I really don't
> know how to communicate with Stats SA about this.
 
> I'll give the people mentioned by another poster a go, but if you can
> suggest a person at Stats SA (not the web site, it's not useful to me at
> this stage) who can perhaps help me, I would be grateful.
 
> Regards

> Hanlie


 
> > Good morning,
> > On www.statssa.gov.za is a schedule of when what will be released.
> > Data on small areas is due end March 2013.
> > Suggestion: Follow the instructions to request information - response
> > will most likely be better. All the best, Helene
> >
> > Ms Helene Verhoef
> > Manager: Geographic Frames
> > (Place Names & EAs)
> > Statistics South Africa
> > Tel: +27(12) 310 8952
> > Fax: +27(12) 310 8915
> > Cell: +27 082 888 2521
> >
> > Private Bag X 44
> > Pretoria 0001
> > South Africa
> >
> > A bend in the road is not the end of the road...
> > unless you fail to make the turn.
> >
> > Have you visited Stats SA's new-look
> > website, STATS ONLINE?  Log on to
> > www.statssa.gov.za and feel the power of
> > statistical information at your fingertips!
> >
> >
> > >>> Gavin Fleming <gavin at afrispatial.co.za> 1/23/2013 11:26 PM >>>
> > based on my experience from the previous census and I believe this one
> > is similar:
> >
> > If you get the full data DVD / download at some point it will consist of
> > the sub-place, main-place and larger boundary shapefiles, with IDs.
> > These will likely be different from the previous census after
> > redistricting.
> >
> > It will also have the data in proprietary SuperCross format, as well as
> > a free SuperCross viewer installer. You use SuperCross to set up
> > cross-tabulations, filters, aggregations, etc that you want, then export
> > them. Then in a GIS you can join them to your boundary layers to map
> > them.
> >
> > The data are usually aggregated to sub-place level as EA level data are
> > deemed too sensitive and non-anonymous to release unless with special
> > permission.
> >
> > When and how this will all be released by StatsSA is another story...
> >
> > It *should* all be available on demand via OGC web services. In a few
> > years when they've switched to a FOSS infrastructure I'm sure that's
> > what we'll get.
> >
> > On 23/01/2013 21:21, Hanlie Pretorius wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for me.
> > >
> > > I've been trying to get submunicipal level data from Stats SA for
> > > weeks now. Apparently I need permission for this level of data from
> > > one Trevor Oosterwyk in the Pretoria office. Unfortunately he hasn't
> > > responded to my email I sent last week Monday and getting him on the
> > > phone has proven impossible for 3 days.
> > >
> > > I have the GIS boundaries that I need, it's just the actual data
> > > tables that I'm missing so that I can join them to the polygons.
> > >
> > > The only submunicipal level data that I could find on the Internet is
> > > the CSIR's GAP data, but unfortunately they don't have all the
> > > variables I'm interested in and their data is slightly old for my 
> > > purpose.
> > >
> > > Specifically, I'm looking for the following data for Gauteng (2010 or
> > > later) at enumeration area (or at most suburb) level:
> > >
> > > 1. Income
> > > 2. Access to basic services (water, electricity, housing, sewage) 3.
> > > Population 4. Rate of urbanisation between now and 2001.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have any suggestions for getting this data out of Stats
> > > SA, or finding it somewhere else? Municipal IQ is not an option - too
> > > expensive.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Hanlie
> > >
> > >
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> >
> > --
> > regards
> >
> > Gavin
> >
> > Gavin Fleming
> > http://afrispatial.co.za
> > t: 0218620670
> > c: 0845965680
> > f: 0866164820
> >
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