Articles
DATA DAY | Infographic: Footprint of a Fruit Trader
It’s a common sight in South Africa to see someone selling fruit at the traffic lights. Most of us drive past without a second thought.
VIEWPOINT | The Indigenisation of South African Planning
South Africa is a multicultural nation. Her erstwhile international identity as a bastion of legislated racism is today juxtaposed...
VIEWPOINT | Lexis Nexis releases ‘SPLUMA – A Practical Guide’
SPLUMA – A Practical Guide, compiled in part by our friend and colleague Advocate Nic Laubscher (B.Juris LL.B)
DATA DAY | City Data as the Universal Language
Online data portals are becoming more commonplace. The opportunities of increased access to data are now offset by uncertainty over quality.
VIEWPOINT | The Geospatial Planner
There is increasing demand for Geospatial Planners that are able to harness and deploy geospatial solutions for development planning.
FROM THE DESK | Mapping Tribal Village Demarcations
Most South African villages are comprised of geopolitical boundaries that are not accurately reflected in official government demarcations
DATA DAY | Futures Past: Johannesburg Tramway Network 1951
For those born after 1960 it is hard to picture a city like Johannesburg as ever having an extensive and fully fledged tram system.
FROM THE DESK | Urban Apartheid Spatial Legacies
Most South African cities still exhibit apartheid settlement patterns. Discrete areas of racial concentration and a variety of buffer elements
DATA DAY | Fossil Republic: United States of Stellaland
Here is a map of one of South Africa’s lesser known former Boer Republics, ‘Stellaland’, located in the North West Province.
DATA DAY | A Household Name: How to say “Shack” in different parts of South Africa
Up to 10 million South Africans live in shacks; simple huts built from corrugated iron sheets attached to a basic wooden frame.
FROM THE DESK | Finding Groundwater with Thermal Imagery
We are a water scarce country and Thermal imagery is one of the tools that we can use to improve our ability to plan for water security.
DATA DAY | Africa, Uncolonized: A Detailed Look at an Alternate Continent
While not the boundaries of today’s Nation States, many of these regions exist in some form or another as de facto geopolitical elements.
DATA DAY | Western Cape Settlements: 1650 – 1950
South Africa's oldest town is Cape Town, established in 1652. Yet few know when other old towns like Stellenbosch, were established.
DATA DAY | Official Languages in Gauteng Suburbs – 2011
Dominance of certain languages in Gauteng suburbs shows an interesting picture when one removes English from the analysis of 2011 Census Data
DATA DAY | Yesterday’s data Today: Old Maps Online
Old Maps Online! Here you can find high-res scans of historical maps in different archive collections from around the world.
DATA DAY | Minibus Taxi Tube Map
South Africa's minibus taxis are a vital part of public transport, but we lack public information about them.