Dataset Review

Date: 21 September 2004

Objectives

• To provide background to why this activity was initiated

• To state how we intend to meet the requirements

• To report progress

• Way forward

Why?

• To review

– the purpose,

– appropriateness, and

– quality

of socio-economic data sets currently in use in public planning for use in the Department.

• To determine present and future needs of various Directorates within the Department

• To ensure that the proposed DWAF systems (PesIMS) (PosIMS) are in no way duplication of work in other departments or institutions.

• Ascertain how existing information could potentially be obtained and linked in a standardized and meaningful way into DWAF Management Systems.

How and what ?

• Information obtained through Internet searches

• Identified and established contacts in various Departments

• Bilateral interviews arranged with various institutions

• A “capturing form” was developed with which we are populating with the information

• Fields based on the requirements as provided by the SABS Metadata Standard - National Spatial Information Framework (NSIF)

• The value and relevance would be assessed in collaboration with user requirements as established by the directorates in DWAF

• Potential gaps and integration would be assessed based on strengths and limitations of the data set, including an assessment of methodology.

How ?

• A minimum data set requirement would be established as a result of the interrogating process

• Recommendations for utilization.

Where are we ? Interviewed

Statistics SA 4 Census 1996, Census 2001, GHS, LFS, Various surveys, Economic Series

DPLG IDP Nerve Centre, CMIP, MIG

CSIR 4 IDEA (2000) developed and housed at CSIR, PIMSS (2001), National Land Cover, IDP Nerve Centre Data housed at CSIR

Department of Land Affairs SDI (2000), Surveyor-General (erf data), etc.

Department of Housing 4 IDEA (2001), National Housing Subsidy Database, E-house

Department of Social Development

4 Community Based Home Care, SOCPEN

Where are we ? Interviewed

Department of Health Health, Nutrition, DHMIS (Malaria, Cholera)

Development Bank Southern Africa

LG-NET main aim to provide backbone and data to municipalities

Department of Agriculture 4 Census Data, AGIS-system housing data about natural resources

Demarcation board 4 Selected demographic data with Election Results, currently updating police boundaries

Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism

ENPAT

Escom Electrification, Faultline Data

HSRC 4 Census Data 1996, Police Station Boundaries, Geodemographic Segmentation 1996,

Where in the process are we?

• Currently in the process of capturing fields – a list is available as attachment in your documentation. Summary:

Indicator theme

Indicator/Variable Name

Indicator Description/ Abstract

Frequency ScaleData set Title

International National Local

GapMap/Table

Relevance Priority

• Still interviewing listed institutions

• Started populating the fields

• Will continue consultation process within and outside DWAF

Preliminary Finding

• No duplication evident so far

• Institutions concentrate on specific sector information -IDEA-data – more specific to housing-PIMMS-data - IDP and MIG

• The 2001 census data not integrated in any of the reviewed systems

• The intended PES and POS-systems would differ in the following way:

PesIMS would host data specific to water management-Data would be aggregated to water management areas-Water consumption units

The intended PosIMS would be utilizing time-series data to update scenario’s relevant to water planning and management.

• The latter function does not exist in any of the reviewed systems

Way forward

• To continue with: the interviewing process populating the capture form the data assessment, and eventually Consultation with stakeholders in DWAF

• Census data would need to be integrated, aligned and adjusted for boundary differences.

Sample table slideThank you