1. Statistical Atlas to accompany the Eurostat Regional Yearbook 2012
G. Schäfer
Discussion Group on Regional Statistics
8 Dec. 2011

2. Background Broader scope of regional statistics
Regional Yearbook one of the key publications of Eurostat
Maps take an ever more important role in the RYB publication
Viewing tools available or developed by Eurostat become available
Need to improve the accessibility of regional statistics

3. Functionality of the Statistical Atlas
Comparison with different background maps
Overlays of different maps in order to compare the statistics
Direct access to the statistical values of a region.
Possibility to include links to other applications

4. Life Presentation

5. Project parameters Accompanies the RYB publication
Same date (tight project management)
All maps of RYB (about 100 maps)
Additional background maps possible
Update to be decided but most likely stable on RYB extraction date
Very small resources for technical work
Some efforts for content, such as legend, link to database, etc.

6. Thank you for your attention