The Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic received an award for the extraordinary results in the use of the Geographic Information System (GIS) at 2021 Census or as territorial preparation for the ongoing 2021 Census

The Population and Housing Census 2021 was preceded by territorial preparation. In an interview with the author of the new method for territorial preparation, director of the department of population statistics, RNDr. Zuzana Podmanická, you will learn what territorial preparation actually is and why it is important for such a project. The article also informs about how the territorial preparation for the 2021 Census was innovative, how it was implemented and what results it produced. The territorial preparation of the 2021 Census was awarded the Esri prize for extraordinary results in the use of the Geographical Information System for 2021 Population and Housing Census. This article is available only in the Slovak language.