1. GIS & RS Activities at TURKSTAT
Şeyma Özcan YAVUZOĞLU
Expert
Turkish Statistical Institute
Yücetepe mah. Necatibey cad. No:114
06580 Çankaya / ANKARA, TURKEY
Tel : /
ESTP course on Geographic Information Systems (GIS):
Use of GIS for making statistics in a production environment
Statistics Norway, Oslo, 26th to 30th of March 2012
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2. CONTENT:
TURKSTAT Organizational Structure
Organizational Structure for GIS and RS
Software in use
GIS team
RS team
Confidentiality - Granularity
Licencing and pricing policy

3. TURKSTAT Organizational Structure
The presidency of the Turkish Statistical Institute consists of 1 central and 26 provincial organizations to implement TURKSTAT law numbered 5429 and to perform the tasks assigned by it.

4. Organizational Structure for GIS and RS at TURKSTAT
AGRICULTURAL & ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS DEPARTMENT
METHODOLOGY DEPARTMENT
ADDRESS FRAME GROUP
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS TEAM
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) TEAM
REMOTE SENSING (RS) TEAM
Software in use
SOFTWARE
Number of Users (License)
ERDAS IMAGINE 8.5 4
ESRI ArcGIS Desktop 9.2 (ArcINFO lisansı) 10
ESRI ArcGIS Server ArcSDE 9.3.1 1

5. Organizational Structure for GIS and RS at TURKSTAT:
GIS Team
Founded in 1993
Job definition:
Design and establish the geographical database
Manage address records spatially
Prepare thematic maps
Develop web based applications for spatially related statistical data
Obtain basis geographical datasets and prepare them for self-use
Personnel number: 2

6. GIS Team – Study (1):
Turkish Statistical Regions Classification (2005):
WHY? In the process of harmonization with EU,
to clarify the regional policy frame,
develop regional statistics,
have legislative background
HOW? Basic factors used for identification:
Population,
Regional development plans,
Socio-economic status of provinces,
Statistical indicators,
Geography.
According to current administrative division - 4 levels:
LAU - level 1: 923 region (districts – unofficial),
NUTS level 3: 81 region (provinces – official),
NUTS level 2: 26 region (province groups – official),
NUTS level 1: 12 region (level 2 groups – official).

7. GIS Team – Study (1):
Turkish Statistical Regions Classification:

8. Shows spatial distribution,
GIS Team – Study (2):
Preparation of Thematic Maps based on Statistical Regions Classification:
Shows spatial distribution,
Better understanding than tables and graphics,
User demands.
Thematic map formats:
Printed maps,
Web based dynamic maps,
web based static maps.

9. GIS Team – Study (2):

10. GIS Team – Study (2):
Urban and rural population ratio on population density map

11. GIS Team – Study (3):
Dissemination of statistical indicators via dynamic web-based maps (2008):
1st stage: dissemination of statistical indicators from Address Based Population Register System on statistical regions classification,
2nd stage: dissemination of All statistical indicators on statistical regions classification,
3rd stage: dissemination of statistical indicators for small statistical areas like neighborhoods..

12. GIS Team – Study (3):

13. GIS Team – Study (3):

14. GIS Team – Study (3):

15. Metadata and parameter edit tool:
GIS Team – Study (3):
Metadata and parameter edit tool:

16. Organizational Structure for GIS and RS at TURKSTAT:
RS Team
Founded in 1992
For the purpose of gathering and processing of the statistics that pertain to artificial and natural areas on the earth (residential areas, roads, agricultural areas, forests, water bodies etc.) on both national and regional scale, via location dependent remote sensed data (satellite images and air photos) in a way to support the traditional data collection methods of the Institute.
Personnel number: 2

17. RS Team – Studies:
Turkey has approximately 78 million ha total area
Land use data in Turkey are obtained from 2 different sources:
Agricultural censuses
Annual crop production statistics
Following land use variables have been derived from the census of agriculture:
unused and undeveloped potentially productive land
permanent meadow
pasture lands
wooded land and forest land
non-arable land

18. RS Team – Studies:
Since 1992, TURKSTAT has carried out two remote Sensing studies for agricultural statistics:
The first application named as “Cereal Acreages Estimation Project” was carried out between the years MARS methodology was used for this application.
The second application was "Determination of Land Cover/Use Map by Using Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System Techniques" on the basis of CORINE methodology between 2001 and 2005.

19. RS Team – Studies: IMPLEMENTATION of CLC2000 in TURKEY
CORINE Land Cover 2000 (CLC2000) activities in Turkey have started in the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) in 2001 without any support from European institutions.
The Eastern part of the country has been finished by TURKSTAT in the summer of 2004.
The Western part of the country has been completed by a subcontractor of TURKSTAT (HAT GIS, Ankara) between August 2004 and January 2005.
The two parts have been integrated to a seamless database by TURKSTAT.
During 2005 an internal agreement have been concluded that CLC2000 in Turkey will be implemented at the National Information Centre, Soil and Water Research Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture (N.I.C.). The parties who have signed this agreement are:
Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MEF)
Nature Conservation and National Parks General Directorate
Environmental Impact Assessment General Directorate
Authority for Special Protected Areas
Forestry General Directorate (FGD)
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA)
Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT)

20. RS Team – Studies: 2006 CLC with 46 sub-groups Level 1 Area-km2
Artificial surfaces
12.075,97
Agricultural areas
,99
Forests and semi-natural areas
,99
Wetlands
6.174,78
Water bodies
10.546,43
TOTAL
,15

21. Confidentiality - Granularity
Not enough granular data, so…however,
Spatial Address Register System is on the way…
TURKSTAT & Minister of Interior
Turkish NSDI is on the way…
GIS Directorate is established.
legislative background is ready – yet unofficial
standards are ready - yet not publihsed

22. Pricing and Licensing Policy for Thematic Maps, Administrative Boundaries and Geoprocessed Remote Images:
If not on the website…
Cost free data (including micro data) is provided for;
All governmental organizations,
Media organizations,
Universities (Only valid for demands regarding academic projects),
International organizations,
Governmental organizations of other countires.
at 50% discounted price is offered for (excluding micro data);
Students and academic staff at native universities,
Turkish students studying at foreign universities,
Teachers and students at elementary and secondary education,
if applied by an official writing or student id card. 
Other data demands: Cost decided by revolving fund
Paper-based
Digital

23. Pricing and Licensing Policy for Thematic Maps, Administrative Boundaries and Geoprocessed Remote Images:
Else…
TURKSTAT permits the material on internet (text, statistical tables, figures, maps and images) to be freely stored, printed, copied and circulated. The permission assumes that reference is to be given in direct connection with each data type that is used.
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