1. Merging statistics and geospatial information Grants 2012

2. Expected results:
Studies on the spatial distribution of statistical phenomena and the inherited causes
Projects to derive new statistical data by combining existing data and geographical information.
Improved data management processes whereby geoportals are connected to statistical databases
Interactive map applications allowing users to delineate output areas for statistics and to illustrate the spatial dimension of statistics
Projects that involve third party providers of official geoinformation such as mapping agencies are particularly welcome. Also projects using the GEOSTAT population grid dataset as a starting point are in the focus of Eurostat.

3. Different processing steps covered:
Georeferencing data (e.g. business registers, address data)
Connecting geodata and statistical data
Locally
Internet (OGC TJS) (standardized web service interface for automatic joining of attribute data (e.g. statistical data) to geometry (administrative boundaries, postcodes, statistical units) through distributed access)
Dissemination (linked data): from products to data
Visualisation techniques (e.g. commuting, health data, cross boarder)
Grid approach & Data analysis (Indicators: density, spatial planning, health data)

4. Microdata in the field of economic and social statistics
CENSUS DATABASE (DB)
SHAPEFILE
A) One census block code
: 1 One shapefile code
√ (most of the cases)
B) Many census block codes M
√ (fewer cases)
C) One census block code
: N Many shapefile codes
Ambiguous processing,
few cases
D) Many census block codes M
Ambiguous processing, few cases
BR and its satellite and supplementary registers
Social institutions
Business Register
Local units of businesses
LKAU of social institutions
Health Service units
Non-profit institutions
Legal units with agricultural activity and individual farms
LKAU-s for retail trade
Address Directory
Settlement Register
System of geoinformation
Address Register
Microdata in the field of economic and social statistics
Microdata in the field of population statistics

5. Lessons learned / Challenges
Confidentiality
TJS: business case
Maintenance of registers
Cooperation with other institutions, countries
INSPIRE compliance
 Exchange of experience

6. Reuse Best practice Business models Software developments
URI patterns, changing URIs
Identifiers for changing geographic units
Visualisation techniques …
Business models
Software developments
TJS experience & …