GISCO Progress Report 2008-2009 Geographical Information Systems for Statistics Luxembourg 12 - 13 March 2009 GISCO Progress Report 2008-2009

Content of the presentation General Information on GISCO Dissemination of geographical information New and updated datasets Spatial analysis with POI 12-March 2009 GISCO Working Party 2009

GISCO 2008 – a haven of stability IT infrastructure Upgrade to ArcGIS 9.3 Data providers Eurogeographics (EBM, EGM, ERM) Team structure 12-March 2009 GISCO Working Party 2009

GISCO project organisation Berthold FELDMANN Acting Head of Unit D2 12-March 2009 GISCO Working Party 2009 GISCO working group meeting 23-24/10/2003

Relations with user community Joint NSI-NMA meeting, March 2008 COGI in the INSPIRE era – coordination of data acquisition and IT projects INSPIRE@EC 12-March 2009 GISCO Working Party 2009 GISCO working group meeting 23-24/10/2003

Data dissemination - mapping and publications Regional Yearbook 2008 The 2007 edition: more than 60 000 downloads 12-March 2009 GISCO Working Party 2009 GISCO working group meeting 23-24/10/2003

GISCO data dissemination 16 Documents 50 Datasets 1061 Maps 12-March 2009 GISCO Working Party 2009

GISCO data dissemination – internet download 12-March 2009 GISCO Working Party 2009

GISCO data dissemination – internet download Best loader data NUTS: 4357 downloads in 10 months NUTS 2006 20 Mil: 2063 downloads 12-March 2009 GISCO Working Party 2009

GISCO data dissemination – internet download Best loader maps Forest in the EU, ~400 downloads so far. 12-March 2009 GISCO Working Party 2009

New and updated reference datasets Administrative Boundaries 2006 NUTS 2006 Lakes Ports 2008 Ferry lines 12-March 2009 GISCO Working Party 2009

New and updated reference datasets NUTS 2006 169 new areas 12-March 2009 GISCO Working Party 2009 GISCO working group meeting 23-24/10/2003

New and updated reference datasets- Data Quality Full integration across scales and themes 12-March 2009 GISCO Working Party 2009

Spatial analysis – finding spatial patterns Situation probably not as uniform as depicted 12-March 2009 GISCO Working Party 2009 GISCO working group meeting 23-24/10/2003

Spatial analysis - POI DG AGRI – rural development - situation around primary schools 17 MS provided coordinates or addresses (geocoded) 4 MS (BG, RO, PT, IE): addresses provided but not yet geocoded ES, FR, NL, LV, LU, MT: locations not yet provided 12-March 2009 GISCO Working Party 2009

Spatial analysis - POI Request from DG TREN – parking facilities for lorries along TEN routes 12-March 2009 GISCO Working Party 2009

Spatial Analysis - POI – Eurostat’s wish list Health services Hospitals with intensive care facilities Number of beds, facilities Education primary, secondary, tertiary, kinder garden Social services Old people’s homes Transport service stations and rest areas along TEN routes Number of parking spaces 12-March 2009 GISCO Working Party 2009