Geospatial innovations and their contributions to the quality and investigations of the 2022 Demographic Census

Abstract

Geospatial innovations played a key role in the different stages of the 2022 Demographic Census, especially in the preparation of the Territorial Base, crucial for the planning of and follow-up on data collection; in the organization and integration of essential areas, a basic principle for the development of a geostatistical framework for a country; and in the implementation of spatial intelligence in questionnaires, thus providing better quality in the identification and investigation of Traditional Peoples and Communities. The present study sought to describe the role of geoinformation in the operational planning and data collection of, and follow-up on the coverage of the 2022 Demographic Census, thereby presenting a holistic view of all operations carried out in the preparation of the census operation and during enumeration, in turn highlighting the role of geoinformation in planning the territorial base, in the importance of the Geographic Framework, and in the georeferencing of the questionnaire.

Keywords: Geoinformation; Demographic Census; Georeferencing