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IPS302 Maia Guntsadze
2. Methodology
In November 2014 the National Statistics Office of Georgia conducted
Census of Agriculture together with the Population Census. In fact, there were
4 different censuses conducted together: Housing Census, Population Census,
Census of Emigrants and Agricultural Census. Additionally, census identified
holdings operating in the sector of aquaculture and greenhouses. The census
was conducted using GIS maps.
Geostat started preparatory works for the General Population Census in
2006. One of the principal parts of these works was implementing GIS in order
to create digital cartographic material and use them in census data collection
and dissemination process. At the first stage, GIS group, which was created at
Geostat, developed GIS maps using cartographic material available in the
country. A supplementary work was done to cover the territories where
cartographic material was missing. In addition to this, a numbering script was
prepared in order to give its own code to each parcel and buildings located
on it through the country territory. After this, a supplementary work was done
for updating existing software and for switching to fully automatized system.
In 2013 Geostat conducted preliminary field works to elaborate list of
dwellings and households existing in Georgia. In order to digitalize collected
information and integrate it to the cartographic data, there was developed
software which was using coding system created by GIS group. Information
received from the preliminary field works was used for correcting and
finalizing existing data on buildings and for distributing work among census
enumerators effectively. In addition to these, household duplication and
missing risks were minimized.
By implementing GIS, Geostat managed to significantly decrease time
needed for preparing cartographic materials, use financial means in more
effective way and prepare highquality maps.
Register of legal entities engaged in agriculture was prepared separately,
due to the fact that General Population Census covered only household sector.
To fulfill the list of agricultural enterprises, all existing reliable sources in the
country were used: existing sample frame of the regular quarterly survey on
agriculture, Statistical Business Register, Public register, Information available
at the Ministry of Agriculture, at local governments, at the Ministry of
Education and at the Patriarchate of Georgia. After the General Population
Census Agricultural Census for Legal Entities was conducted separately.
Preparation process of the census questionnaires was held under the
international guidelines and recommendations, taking into the consideration
local user's needs. The census questionnaire consisted of four separate parts,
respectively to four different censuses: Questionnaire on Dwelling (Q1),
Personal Questionnaire (Q2), Questionnaire on Emigrants (Q3) and
Questionnaire on Agriculture (Q4). In total, census questionnaire had 9 pages:

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