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features which are recorded by a 50-strong
team in a custom-built state-of-the-art
mapping centre.
Around 2,000 people are employed
knocking on doors to collect household data.
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They use tablets with power banks and a
customised app to enter information into a
central database. This data is then uploaded
at the end of each day and validated by
more than 80 call centre personnel who
call telephone numbers to double-check
the accuracy of the data. Crucially, for the
many streets with no name and buildings
with no number the integrated address
management software generates names
and assigns addresses, thus ensuring
nothing falls through the cracks.
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