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GENERIC STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH STEP TWO

Figure 13: Geographic orientation map of North West Province

ACTIVITY 3: COLLECT REQUIRED DATA INTERNALLY

There are various ways of collecting service point data, including spatial information surveys, mapping
workshops and geo-coding.

Generally, spatial information surveys provide the most accurate information, but they could be
time-consuming and expensive. Geo-coding, on the other hand, can be done fairly quickly and cheaply
with the aid of GIS software, although the accuracy, especially for service points in rural areas, tends to
be quite poor. Mapping workshops on average provide fairly accurate information within a reasonable
timeframe and cost.

Attribute information that could possibly be included in a service point dataset are listed in Table 2 below.

Field Description
Unique Identifier A unique numeric or alphanumeric value
Name of facility One or more words forming a name
Province The province name
District municipality Names or codes
Local municipality Names or codes
Town Town name/ closest town
Address Properly formatted address
Facility type Type of service point
Contact phone number Digits in the accepted format
Latitude A negative number with decimals
Longitude A positive number with decimals

Table 2: Example of attribute information in a service point dataset
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