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The Open Source Dissemination System (OSDS) is a set of applications designed to support National Statistical Offices (NSOs) in producing quality census dissemination products, in line with United Nations Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses. It accomplishes this through a user-friendly web-interface that takes NSO-provided spatial and demographic data to produce dynamic maps and graphs visualizing vital census statistics. OSDS also aids NSOs in census tabulation dissemination by providing downloads to formatted, dynamic reports at multiple geographic levels in PDF format, and to OSDS visualizations in .html format.
Importantly, OSDS is designed to run on a NSO server, ensuring that both data management and dissemination are controlled by the NSO. Thus, the NSO has full control and sovereignty in deciding which data and outputs are shared with OSDS users.
To create these outputs, OSDS requires a few key inputs from NSOs: 1) pre-approved, aggregate census data; 2) spatial polygon data; and 3) optional language translations. Templates/specifications for each are included in the application in the form of an adaptable working example platform. All other components of OSDS come with the application.
This toolkit is a free, open-source platform built for countries to use as is, or to adapt as needed. For access to version 1.0, email pop.international@census.gov, subject: OSDS.
OSDS is built and maintained in R, making it an open-source solution to the problem of timely and accurate census data dissemination. For users to download and adapt the template version of the application, they must have basic knowledge of International Standards in PHCs, Shiny and other useful tools OSDS employs. We have linked a few key resources, below.
2020 World Population and Housing Census Programme
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