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The GIS map shows households, beneficiaries, complaints and social infrastructure across Guinea-Bissau. It opens in two steps: an overview globe, then the detailed map.

Access​

Side menu: Reports → GIS Map (permission Access to the GIS map). The data shown respects your scope.

The globe view​

The screen opens on a globe centred on Guinea-Bissau. For each region, sector and locality it shows the number of households, beneficiaries, schools, health facilities, payments and complaints.

  • Drag to rotate the globe and use the mouse wheel to zoom (on a tablet: pinch).
  • Click a point to display its figures; ← Back to global view returns to the whole country.
  • Detailed map opens the working map described below; Back returns to the dashboard.

The detailed map​

The detailed map has four tabs:

TabContent
MapInteractive map with data layers, filters, and print and export tools
DashboardKey figures for the selected area
DemographicsTotal households, estimated population, average household size, distribution by size, setting and poverty category, population by region; region, sector and locality filters, and View on map
Spatial AnalysesConcentration map (heatmap) and proximity analysis (see Filters and analyses)

Moving around​

ActionEffect
Mouse wheel or + / − buttonsZoom in or out
DragPan the map
Pinch (tablet)Zoom

The bar at the bottom of the map shows the pointer coordinates.

The side panel​

The Layers button opens or closes the panel holding the layers and the geographic filters. Full-screen mode enlarges the map; the same button returns to the normal display.

Viewing an item​

Click a marker to open its summary card (name or code, location and main information depending on the type). Click a tabanca to display the locality details.

Bemba assistant on the map​

The PCH GIS Assistant panel lets you ask the Bemba assistant about the area on screen, for example to locate a household or get the figures for a region. The assistant only sees data within your scope.

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