1. Distances to primary schools in Austria
Geographical Information Systems for Statistics
16-17 Mar 2006
Distances to primary schools in Austria
Albrecht Wirthmann
Eurostat, Unit D2 / GISCO
Luxembourg, BECH A3/31
Tel:
GISCO working group meeting 23-24/10/2003

2. Structure of the presentation
Background
Method
Results
Conclusions
GISCO working group meeting 23-24/10/2003

3. Background
GISCO working group meeting 23-24/10/2003

4. Background
Support to unit E1 “Agricultural Statistics – Methods” on characterisation of rural areas
Indicators for describing rural areas
Length of traffic network
Accessibility to public services, i.e. primary schools
GISCO has had several different tasks during the last year.
As many of the points will be presented later, I will concentrate on the update of the database including the quality control, the Farm Structure Survey project, the TANDEM project, the GIS WG for the WFD and briefly explain about the various GIS projects to which GISCO participates.
GISCO working group meeting 23-24/10/2003

5. Method
Input data
Disaggregated population density map (see last years presentation)
Location of primary schools
Digital Elevation model
NUTS regions
GISCO has had several different tasks during the last year.
As many of the points will be presented later, I will concentrate on the update of the database including the quality control, the Farm Structure Survey project, the TANDEM project, the GIS WG for the WFD and briefly explain about the various GIS projects to which GISCO participates.
GISCO working group meeting 23-24/10/2003

6. Method Approach Calculation of shortest distances to primary schools
Delimitation of minimum distance areas around schools
Consideration of "obstacles", i.e. mountains
Population weighted mean distance to primary schools
Summarization by administrative units (NUTS)
Comparison of indicator values
GISCO has had several different tasks during the last year.
As many of the points will be presented later, I will concentrate on the update of the database including the quality control, the Farm Structure Survey project, the TANDEM project, the GIS WG for the WFD and briefly explain about the various GIS projects to which GISCO participates.
GISCO working group meeting 23-24/10/2003

7. Method Approach No consideration of traffic network
Necessary data currently not available
But: Primary schools normally in walking distance
GISCO has had several different tasks during the last year.
As many of the points will be presented later, I will concentrate on the update of the database including the quality control, the Farm Structure Survey project, the TANDEM project, the GIS WG for the WFD and briefly explain about the various GIS projects to which GISCO participates.
GISCO working group meeting 23-24/10/2003

8. Method Communes and schools
GISCO has had several different tasks during the last year.
As many of the points will be presented later, I will concentrate on the update of the database including the quality control, the Farm Structure Survey project, the TANDEM project, the GIS WG for the WFD and briefly explain about the various GIS projects to which GISCO participates.
GISCO working group meeting 23-24/10/2003

9. Method Commune boundaries and road network
GISCO has had several different tasks during the last year.
As many of the points will be presented later, I will concentrate on the update of the database including the quality control, the Farm Structure Survey project, the TANDEM project, the GIS WG for the WFD and briefly explain about the various GIS projects to which GISCO participates.
GISCO working group meeting 23-24/10/2003

10. Method Disaggregated Population Map
GISCO has had several different tasks during the last year.
As many of the points will be presented later, I will concentrate on the update of the database including the quality control, the Farm Structure Survey project, the TANDEM project, the GIS WG for the WFD and briefly explain about the various GIS projects to which GISCO participates.
GISCO working group meeting 23-24/10/2003

11. Method Schools, communes, population
GISCO has had several different tasks during the last year.
As many of the points will be presented later, I will concentrate on the update of the database including the quality control, the Farm Structure Survey project, the TANDEM project, the GIS WG for the WFD and briefly explain about the various GIS projects to which GISCO participates.
GISCO working group meeting 23-24/10/2003

12. Method Digital elevation model and schools
GISCO has had several different tasks during the last year.
As many of the points will be presented later, I will concentrate on the update of the database including the quality control, the Farm Structure Survey project, the TANDEM project, the GIS WG for the WFD and briefly explain about the various GIS projects to which GISCO participates.
GISCO working group meeting 23-24/10/2003

13. Method Euclidean Distance Allocation
GISCO has had several different tasks during the last year.
As many of the points will be presented later, I will concentrate on the update of the database including the quality control, the Farm Structure Survey project, the TANDEM project, the GIS WG for the WFD and briefly explain about the various GIS projects to which GISCO participates.
GISCO working group meeting 23-24/10/2003

14. Method Euclidean Distance Allocation
GISCO has had several different tasks during the last year.
As many of the points will be presented later, I will concentrate on the update of the database including the quality control, the Farm Structure Survey project, the TANDEM project, the GIS WG for the WFD and briefly explain about the various GIS projects to which GISCO participates.
GISCO working group meeting 23-24/10/2003

15. Method Euclidean Distances to schools
GISCO has had several different tasks during the last year.
As many of the points will be presented later, I will concentrate on the update of the database including the quality control, the Farm Structure Survey project, the TANDEM project, the GIS WG for the WFD and briefly explain about the various GIS projects to which GISCO participates.
GISCO working group meeting 23-24/10/2003

16. Method Calculation weighted distance average Weight by population
GISCO has had several different tasks during the last year.
As many of the points will be presented later, I will concentrate on the update of the database including the quality control, the Farm Structure Survey project, the TANDEM project, the GIS WG for the WFD and briefly explain about the various GIS projects to which GISCO participates.
GISCO working group meeting 23-24/10/2003

17. Method Weighted Distance Average by Commune
GISCO has had several different tasks during the last year.
As many of the points will be presented later, I will concentrate on the update of the database including the quality control, the Farm Structure Survey project, the TANDEM project, the GIS WG for the WFD and briefly explain about the various GIS projects to which GISCO participates.
GISCO working group meeting 23-24/10/2003

18. Method Weighted Distance Average by NUTS 3
GISCO has had several different tasks during the last year.
As many of the points will be presented later, I will concentrate on the update of the database including the quality control, the Farm Structure Survey project, the TANDEM project, the GIS WG for the WFD and briefly explain about the various GIS projects to which GISCO participates.
GISCO working group meeting 23-24/10/2003

19. Conclusions Approach is feasible with restrictions
“Short distance” services
Lack of disaggregated map for population at appropriate age class (6-10 years)
Regional Differences can be observed
Settlement structure?
We would like to thank Statistics Austria for supplying the school locations
GISCO has had several different tasks during the last year.
As many of the points will be presented later, I will concentrate on the update of the database including the quality control, the Farm Structure Survey project, the TANDEM project, the GIS WG for the WFD and briefly explain about the various GIS projects to which GISCO participates.
GISCO working group meeting 23-24/10/2003

20. Danke für Ihre Aufmerksamkeit
GISCO has had several different tasks during the last year.
As many of the points will be presented later, I will concentrate on the update of the database including the quality control, the Farm Structure Survey project, the TANDEM project, the GIS WG for the WFD and briefly explain about the various GIS projects to which GISCO participates.
GISCO working group meeting 23-24/10/2003