Rural Urban classification based on Grids following OECD Definition Geographical Information Systems for Statistics 16-17 Mar 2006 Rural Urban classification based on Grids following OECD Definition Albrecht Wirthmann Eurostat, Unit D2 / GISCO Luxembourg, BECH A3/31 Tel: +352 4301 33728 Email: Albrecht.Wirthmann@cec.eu.int GISCO working group meeting 23-24/10/2003

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

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

Background Work on classification of urban and rural area within unit D2 Rural / Urban regions according to OECD definition Degree of Urbanisation for labour force survey 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

Background Characteristics Based on vector data Commune and NUTS region boundaries Consideration of population density within Region Some spatial relationships 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

Method Approach Use of OECD criteria Classification based on grids cells of equal size Comparison with classification results derived from commune and region boundaries 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

Method Original OECD Concept Classification of regions into 3 classes Basic criterion: population density of local units Urban local units > 150 inh/km² Classification of Regions (NUTS 3): Pre-dominantly urban >85% in urban local units Intermediate 50% - 85% live in urban local units Pre-dominantly rural <50% in urban local units 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

Method Modified OECD Concept Classification of regions into 3 classes Basic criterion: population density of grid cells Urban grid cells > 150 inh./sq.km Classification of Regions (NUTS 3): Pre-dominantly urban >85% in urban local units Intermediate 50% - 85% live in urban local units Pre-dominantly rural <50% in urban local units 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

Method Input data Disaggregated population density map (see last years presentation) 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

Method Data processing Selection of grid level Aggregation of population Calculation of population density Classification into urban / rural areas (urban / rural mask) Summary of population in urban / rural by NUTS 3 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

Method Selection of grid level Mean size of LAU 2 in EU: 38 km² Average Surface Area of LAU 2 units in EU 5 13 14 15 17 20 22 24 25 29 36 37 52 62 68 81 103 106 110 126 128 148 181 50 100 150 200 250 300 MT CZ CH CY SK FR IE PT UK LU BG DE HU AT IT BE ES NL RO HR SI LV PL GR DK EE FI LT SE 1082 1337 652 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

Method Selection of grid level Fixed grid has disadvantages 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

Method Selection of grid level Calculate moving mean value for each grid cell in window of fixed size Testing of various windows sizes (25 – 49 km²) 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

Method Urban / rural mask 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

Method Urban / rural mask and 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

Method Urban / rural mask and 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

Results Urban / rural 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

Results Where are the differences ? 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

Results Where are the differences ? 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

Results Where are the differences ? 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

Results Where are the differences ? 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

Conclusions Approach is feasible Produces more consistent results according to specifications Lack of absolute population threshold for urban area produces some unexpected results Influence of administrative regions not eliminated due to NUTS 3 aggregation 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

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