Industrial and commercial growth
New industrial and commercial buildings in 2010 that were not present in 2001 in Gauteng make up the last map of the month for 2013. Industrial and commercial growth is shown using a point density map of new buildings per square kilometre.
Date of publication:
December 2013
Formal residential growth
The November map of the month shows new residential developments in Gauteng. The map was compiled using the latest GeoTerraImage (GTI) 2013 release (set1 and set2), with a point per building (and associated land use) captured for the years 2001 and 2010.
Date of publication:
November 2013
Quality of Transport index
In line with transport month, the map highlights the overall Quality of Transport (QoT) index for the priority townships in Gauteng. The index forms part of GCRO's commissioned transport research work by Prof Christo Venter from the University of Pretoria, and provides a single measure reflecting the lived experiences of residents in the Gauteng Provincial Government's priority townships, with respect to the quality of everyday travel opportunities and dimensions.
Date of publication:
October 2013
Backyard structures in Gauteng
The September map of the month shows the spatial location and density of backyard structures, using the GeoTerraImage 2010 (release 2012) land use per building dataset. Backyard structures (land use class 7.2.3) are defined by GeoTerraImage as “All backyard structures associated with formal housing that may be used for housing purposes (formal or informal)”.
Date of publication:
September 2013
Population dot density (Census 2011) 1
The distribution of people across the GCR are reflected in two different maps for August's map of the month. Population density is indicated in this dot density map using the StatsSA Census 2011 Small Area Layer (SAL) layer, where each dot represents 100 people.
Date of publication:
August 2013
