A biometric census captures each resident’s biographic details alongside unique identifiers — fingerprints, facial image, or iris scan. Enumerators record households on handheld devices, and the biometrics guarantee every person is counted as a distinct, verifiable individual rather than a name on a form.

Yes. Laxton devices are built for the field, run on long-life batteries, and operate fully offline. Records are stored securely on-device during enumeration and sync to the central registry automatically once a connection is available.

Deployments scale to the size of the programme. In Uganda, 135,000 trained field staff using Laxton kits covered 45.9 million people in just 10 days — a pace made possible by rapid device provisioning, guided workflows, and near-real-time monitoring.

Clean, deduplicated records flow into a consolidated registry ready for tabulation and reporting. Program managers gain accurate demographic breakdowns and real-time coverage dashboards, so results can be published faster and with greater confidence.

Because each person’s biometrics are unique, the system automatically flags anyone who has already been enrolled and deduplicates records at national scale. This eliminates double-counting, catches ghost entries, and gives statisticians a clean, defensible population figure.

Data is encrypted on the device and in transit, with role-based access controls and secure protocols aligned to global data-protection regulations. Biometric templates are stored in a protected format so raw images are never exposed.

Enumerators use rugged handhelds and tablets running Laxton’s Android and Windows applications, which guide data entry with intuitive prompts and automated validations — reducing training time and keeping data quality high from the first household.