Disseminating regional and urban statistics The new visualisation tool of Eurostat Teodora Brandmüller Unit E4 Regional statistics and geographical information October -2009
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Bridging the gap between user needs and producers supply Users Brainstorming meetings (NSIs, other DGs, dissemination experts, statisticians) Study best practices Study user needs Launch development project Contract signed in October 2008 October-2009
Websites researched OECD: Regional Statistics http://stats.oecd.org/OECDregionalstatistics/indexTL2.html UK: Neighbourhood Statistics Website (ONS) www.statistics.gov.uk The Netherlands: Statistics Netherlands (CBS) http://www.cbs.nl Canada: Community Information Database (CID) www.cid-bdc.ca Norway: Municipal Fact Sheet www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/ (SSB) October-2009
User perspectives Peter, student Corinne, policy analyst Rosa, Mayor of Napoli (IT) October-2009
Peter, student “I have to write a paper about the regions in Northern Italy.” October-2009
The interactive map allows the user to pan, zoom and navigate Selection of an area on map The interactive map allows the user to pan, zoom and navigate October-2009
Interactive map allows the user to pan, zoom and navigate Selection of an area on map Interactive map allows the user to pan, zoom and navigate Area navigation in various zoom levels is possible via mouse and map controls October-2009
Selection of an area on map With the Layer controls it is possible to view and combine different map layers October-2009
Selection of an area on map The map will display additional information when the mouse is left over an area of interest October-2009
Selection of an area on map If an area is clicked in the map, the area information found will be provided as links, allowing the user to select the area and close this popup window October-2009
Advanced Search The advanced search gives more control to the user to filter the results by NUTS regions, capitals, groups… October-2009
Results window After the search is performed, the results window will display all the relevant areas along with their designations and country relation October-2009
Corinne, policy analyst at DG Regio “Cohesion policy promotes cities and regions. I need information on regions and cities how they develop, to better identify the challenges which are met by Cohesion Policy.” October-2009
Percentage of population over 65 In Europe October-2009
Percentage of population over 65 In countries October-2009
Percentage of population over 65 In NUTS 1 regions October-2009
Percentage of population over 65 In NUTS 2 regions October-2009
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Rosa, the Mayor of Napoli “I am looking for benchmarks and best practices to create and implement a successful development strategy for my city.” October-2009
City area profile Several important indicators are immediately displayed along with the city’s ranking The static overview map displays a close-up of the city area as well as the location of the city area in the country A brief description of the city area is displayed as well, allowing the user to download the profile overview as a PDF document October-2009
Comparison options It is possible to select one or more indicators for comparison from the list which is grouped by themes Several targets for the comparison may be selected as well, including cities, regions and countries October-2009
Comparison result According to the selection of indicators and targets for the comparison, all results are displayed along with the ranking of the city area in each indicator October-2009
Comparison graphs In the Graphs tab, the user may also analyse the results in the form of graphs Each indicator is represented with a graph which shows results for every selected target October-2009
Please test the tool and send us your comments! October-2009
Thank you for your attention! October -2009