Dynamic Research: Dynamic Research is a socio-economic survey company managed by Peter Jacobusen that works with AfricaScope in conducting surveys across the country. Recent surveys that have been conducted for the HSRC, World Bank, Finmark Trust and Dept of Nutrition of Univ. of Pretoria include a livelihood survey in Greater Sekhukhune, Citizen Report Cards in Ghana and Sierra Leone and focus groups amongst small businesses in Gauteng. Dynamic Research has multi-lingual and multi-racial field teams in all nine provinces of South Africa. Their specialities include qualitative and quantitative interviews on corporate and consumer levels, focus groups, livelihood and Citizen Report Card surveys.

GeoTerraImage (GTI): GTI is a dynamic group of skilled professionals that undertake remote sensing, digital image analysis and related geo-spatial technologies. GTI uses remote sensing technologies in providing data in the natural resource, urban and regional planning, precision farming, settlement-change-detection, telecommunication planning and geo-exploration environments. GTI has developed the Growth Indicators database that AfricaScope uses in the development of its demographic estimates database.

MapIt: MapIT is the leading supplier of road and street data Sub-Saharan Africa. The data is used for vehicle tracking, fleet management, emergency services, web mapping, business planning, market analysis, geo-marketing, call centre solutions and mobile applications. The data is also critically required to do accessibility modelling to optimally locate government services and shopping centres and retail outlets in the private sector.

Andreas Walker (WMB Solutions): Andreas Walker is recognized as one of the foremost experts in the automotive industry in South Africa. He consults both in South Africa and internationally to companies such as Nissan, Ford, Suzuki and many others. He brings specialist knowledge on dealership viability and a strategic overview of automotive industry in South Africa that enables the partnership to provide a unique set of products to the industry in South Africa, Africa and further afield.

Trialogue is a consulting, publishing and research organisation specialising in the areas of sustainable business and corporate social investment (CSI). They publish annual industry handbooks, produce customised client reports and offer specialist consulting services in both focus areas. They have a thorough knowledge of CSI and development sectors as well as having important links to CSI organizations. It is in the corporate social investment arena where AfricaScope is working with Trialogue in the development of the Social Mapping tool.