2017 Map Data

[colincookman]

• 1. Import administrative boundaries current as of November 22 2017 and generated by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
• 2. Create key file matching UN OCHA tehsil administrative boundaries and census dataset subdivisions to allow for mapping of population data to maps
• 3. Create sample tehsil aggregate population map code
• 4. Locate GIS coordinates for census blocks, if available

[colincookman]

Need to figure out sub-tehsil positions within UN OCHA key, which does not list them.

This site has sub-tehsil maps, but does not offer public GIS data for administrative boundaries.

[msshamim06]

Did you find census blocks polygons? Please let me know i need them for a project

[colincookman]

Unfortunately, I don't think this has been released in any usable form at this point, though I'd welcome any leads.

[msshamim06]

Ok. DO you have Union Council wise population of the 2017 census. That might help me.

[colincookman]

The only publicly available Union Council boundaries I've found so far is this dataset from Alhasan Systems, which I can't verify as official. If we had census block boundaries, it should then be possible to calculate the intersections between census blocks and union councils and (if they don't cross borders, which I expect they might) sum up per-Union Council population totals, but this still requires finding the census block polygons first.

This dataset of polling stations includes a polling station-to-census block electoral area dataset, which I think may be the closest thing available at this point, but we don't have a matching key of union councils to 2018 polling stations (if they line up).

[CubeyTheCube]

From the PBS: https://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/data-processing-centre

The GIS Wing under Support Services Wing is also playing vital role establishing, developing and maintaining a holistic National Statistical and Spatial Data System (NSSDS) and Integrated National Statistical and Spatial Database (NSSD) by providing map-digitizing facility, for accuracy and better visualization of enumeration area using imagery. These maps are pre-requisites for Enumerators in the field for identification of their assigned areas for various surveys and censuses. Various GIS techniques i.e. Infographs, Heat Maps etc. can be used to display of census and survey data on Digital Maps in addition to Transformation of manual maps into computer based/digital of Enumeration Blocks. There is so much that we can do with a GIS technology, the most common example is making layers with data showing all sorts of different variables of a community to help inform decision makers and inform the public. For example, useful GIS based interface would be used to see how many schools, hospitals/ health facilities around a point of a map (we click), and map that with educational levels, infant mortality rate and income, etc. This data hopefully exists anywhere in the country, but making a visual representation and sharing with the policy planners, will help drive action and inform decisions. Ultimately, this will only save the cost incurred on redundant projects but will provide basis for utilization of funds in prudent manner.

Maybe they will give the boundary data on request. But the fee is $10.