Regional Statistics in the Netherlands Duncan Beeckman Statistics Netherlands

Overview Geographical areas in the Netherlands Dutch regional statistics throughout the years The role of maps at Statistics Netherlands

Areas in the Netherlands by topic Number of areas, 2001 Administrative Subject

From groups of provinces to municipalities 12 provinces NUTS2 4 groups of provinces NUTS1 40 COROP-regions NUTS3 483 municipalities LAU2 22 metropolitan agglomerations 22 urban regions

Dutch disease: municipal redivisions 1904 2004

Redivisions: dynamics versus dynamite Number of municipalities per group of province North East West South

Municipal redivisions 2005-2008 LAU2 [1-1-2003] NUTS3 [1-1-2003] 1-1-2004 1-1-2005 2006-2008

Regional Statistical Pocketbook 1972 - 1993 455 367 215 pages 1972 1982 1993

StatLine Electronic output collection of SN Internet application http://statline.cbs.nl Primary output channel of SN Contains all published data by SN 1.5 billion datacells Shows data in table, graph or map In short: the electronic book of tables of SN 24 meters of Statistical Pocketbooks

Finding information in StatLine 1. Frequent users > webselector (1)

Finding information in StatLine 2. Less frequent users > search (2) Population Amsterdam 2004

StatLine: regional information More regionalized statistics Not the same regional levels Regional information concealed

The role of maps One way / static Presentation only Cartographic module “behind” StatLine One way / static Presentation only Meeting cartographic rules

The role of maps Demonstration1

The role of maps Demonstration2

The role of maps Demonstration3

? The role of maps Cartographic module “behind” StatLine Two-sided / interactive Clickable maps Switching between regional levels

The role of maps Demonstration4

The role of maps Demonstration4

The role of maps Future Cartographic module “behind” StatLine time dimension data conflicts neighbourhood statistics (resolution) cartographic support

Conclusion: geography: the third way (1) (2) (3) Select in map

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