1. GISCO Working Group March 30 2017
The GEOSTAT 3 project – Scope of the action Jerker Moström, Statistics Sweden
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2. GISCO Working Group March 30 2017
GEOSTAT 1A - Can we make a population grid?
GEOSTAT 1B - Let’s do it!
GEOSTAT 2 – Let’s describe an infrastructure to do it again and to do more!
GEOSTAT 3 – Let’s consolidate the infrastructure and use it to do more!
The GEOSTAT evolution
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3. GISCO Working Group March 30 2017
GEOSTAT 3 overall scope
“To develop and test the European version of the Global Statistical Geospatial Framework (SGF) for the ESS, taking into account existing conditions, initiatives and European and national frameworks”
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4. GISCO Working Group March 30 2017
Objectives (1)
Develop the European adaption of the SGF (ESS-SGF) and provide recommendations on how to implement it in EU member states within and outside NSIs
Test the usefulness of the ESS-SGF and its implementation on selected indicators for the UN Sustainable Goals (SDGs)
Support the EFGS in its networking, information sharing. Community and capacity building efforts
Disseminate and share the results from the GEOSTAT projects among the NSIs
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5. GISCO Working Group March 30 2017
Objectives (2)
Promote the application of geospatial statistics and the integration of geospatial information into the statistical production process, within the framework of the GSBPM
Better involve NMCAs or other geospatial stakeholders in the charge of geocoded registers and administrative data into the network of the EFGS
Contribute to the work on the integration of statistics and geospatial information in the framework of UN-GGIM.
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6. GISCO Working Group March 30 2017
WP-1 ESS-SGF (1)
Develop a European Statistical Geospatial Framework (ESS-SGF). Covering the key aspects of statistical-geospatial integration
for statistical purposes as set out in the
global framework.
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WP-1 ESS-SGF (2)
Principle 1: Infrastructure for geocoding
Result from the GEOSTAT 2 proposal on point-based geocoding infrastructure for statistics.
Result from UN GGIM: Europe Work Group A on core data and Work Group B on Data Integration.
View from NMCA:s on how to support the proposed infrastructure.
Friends: UN GGIM: Europe, EuroGeographics
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WP-1 ESS-SGF (3)
Principle 2: Geocoded unit record data
Result from the GEOSTAT 2 proposal on point-based geocoding infrastructure for statistics.
Assessment of existing data management environments in NSIs in search for best practice. Strategies for efficient maintenance of such environments.
Assessment of issues related to data custodianship (administrative data). Big challenge!
Friends: ESS VIP.ADMIN and UN GGIM: Europe
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9. GISCO Working Group March 30 2017
WP-1 ESS-SGF (4)
Principle 3: Common geographies
Review how the INSPIRE SU/PD model and associated data formats relate to the SDMX standard and provide advise on how to adapt data formats to increase interoperability.
Global outlooks Discrete Global Grid Systems (DGGS) standard by OGC
European and national statistical and/or territorial geographies
Friends: OGC, EuroGeographics, UN GGIM: Europe and ONS etc
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10. GISCO Working Group March 30 2017
WP-1 ESS-SGF (5)
Principle 4: Statistical and geospatial interoperability
GEOSTAT 2 results on the GSBPM for process related interoperability.
Review of current infrastructures for data exchange and dissemination (INSPIRE, DCAT, GeoDCAT, StatCAT, SDMX and OGC).
How to link geoservices and statistical data? Test SU/PD model in a dynamic way using OGC Table Joining Services (TJS).
Friends: UNECE, OGC, EuroGeographics and UN GGIM: Europe
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11. GISCO Working Group March 30 2017
WP-1 ESS-SGF (6)
Principle 5: Accessible and usable
Review different platforms for dissemination of spatial statistics and to promote geographical entries to statistics in general.
Show-case the potential of geospatial statistics in an open data environment.
Friends: EuroGeographics, OGC
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12. GISCO Working Group March 10 2016
ESS-SGF
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13. WP-2 Testing the ESS-SGF
Applying the ESS-SGF drafted in WP 1 to the indicator framework of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Applying the ESS-SGF to Census indicators (1 km grid)
Implementing technical considerations made under WP 1.
Choice of indicators to be tested!
Friends: IAEG-SDG + Working Group on geospatial information,
UN GGIM: Europe
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14. WP-3 Maintaining the EFGS website
Host, maintain and improve the EFGS website.
Provide editorial resources to actively harvest and publish best practice, news and interesting cases
Regularly inform the EFGS steering committee about the content and performance of the website.
Feasibility study on migration of the EFGS website to the CROS portal, thereby preserving the EFGS branding and the features of the current EFGS website.
Friends: All of you!
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15. WP-4 Organisation of EFGS conferences
Operational support to Statistics Ireland in organising the EFGS 2017 conference in Ireland.
Organisation and conduction of the EFGS 2018 conference in Finland.
Friends: Statistics Ireland/Ordinance Survey Ireland, UN GGIM: Europe
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16. WP-5 Exploitation, distribution and dissemination
Encourage non-participating countries, organisations and experts to become involved, benefit from the experiences gained and adopt the results of the project.
Dissemination focus on GISCO, EFGS, INSPIRE conferences in 2017/18, UN-GGIM: Europe and EuroGeographics plenaries?
Assessment of relevant forums for discussions and dissemination of results
Friends: GGIM: Europe, EuroGeographics
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17. GISCO Working Group March 30 2017
The consortium
Statistics Sweden (Coordinator & WP 1 leader)
Statistics Norway (WP 2 leader)
Statistics Poland (WP 3 leader)
Statistics Finland (WP 4 leader)
Statistics Austria (WP 5 leader)
Statistics Netherlands (Leader of technical task team/WP 1)
Statistics Estonia
Statistics Portugal
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18. GISCO Working Group March 30 2017
The consortium
Sub-contractors:
BKG (Germany)
Kartverket (Norway)
MD Mapping/Marina Skaar Backer (Sweden)
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19. GISCO Working Group March 30 2017
Follow the project on EFGS.info
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20. GISCO Working Group March 30 2017
Thank you!
On behalf of the GEOSTAT 3 project consortium
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