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Because numerous teams often work simultaneously on a census-mapping
project, it is a huge training and management challenge to ensure consistency
in the interpretation and execution of the methodology. HxGN Smart Census
vastly improves the consistency of work, and this ultimately improves the
overall quality of the data collected and processed by the respective parties in
the workflow.
Every user/role executes a portion of the workflow with specific tasks
configured in the software as required by the project. Each user can only
execute the tasks associated with that particular part of the workflow – nothing
else. The software literally guides the user through the steps. Only the software
functionality required for execution of that particular workflow is available to
the user. This ensures that all users perform the tasks in the same way, which
leads to consistency in the execution of the overall methodology and,
ultimately, increased data quality and uniformity.

Enumeration
The Enumeration phase, while quite short – usually two to three weeks –
also requires the largest workforce and the most coordination. Over 200,000
people can work simultaneously collecting the enumeration data. To mobilize
such a workforce requires a number of solutions.

Figure 1: Field interviewer collecting census data via a mobile device in
South Africa

Since each user only has access to software functionality required to
execute the tasks for the assigned portion of the workflow, extensive GIS skills
and knowledge are not required to do the work. This is a huge advantage in
Africa, where GIS skills among the population are relatively limited.
Furthermore, workforce training can be much more focused and task-specific,
resulting in significant savings in the training budget and quicker project
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