1. The GEOSTAT project Work Package 2 Geostatistics Working Party/Meeting
Geographical Information System for Statistics,
Luxembourg, 8 March 2010
Session 2:
The Geostat project
Marja Tammilehto-Luode
Population Statistics
Statistics Finland
00022 Statistics Finland
Tel :
Fax :

2. WP2 - Geostatistics Objectives WP2 – partners Subtasks
Final results - deliverables
Timetable

3. WP2 Objectives To improve the GEOSTAT Population Map 2010
To promote production, (improved) quality and content of grid based datasets in the member states
To propose tools for harmonised population grid data for Europe
To make guidelines for compiling gridded population statistics
To demonstrate building of harmonised European population grid data
To propose common terms of dissemination of grid based data

5. WP2 Partners Statistics Finland (WP leader) Statistics Austria
Statistics France
Statistics Norway
Statistics Poland
Statistics Portugal
MD Mapping, Lars Backer

6. WP2 Subtasks 1 Disaggregation of data into grids – Top down methods
2 Aggregation of data into grids – Bottom up methods
3 Integration of national grid into the European grid data
4 Examples of using harmonised European population grid data

7. 1. Disaggregation of data into grids
Methods and existing data sources
Tools and quality indicator
Metadata specifications according to INSPIRE
Confidentiality rules and their background
Statistics France, Statistics Poland and Statistics Portugal

8. 2. Aggregation of data into grids
Methods and existing data sources
Tools and quality indicators
Metadata specifications according to INSPIRE
Confidentiality rules and their background
Statistics Norway, Statistics Austria, Statistics France and Statistics Poland

9. 3. Integration of national grid into the European grid data
Promoting production of grid data in countries where such data are not yet available
Previewing obstacles to harmonised European grid data
Describing potential tools and quality indicators for harmonised population grid data
Describing solutions towards harmonised grid data and grid data dissemination including a solution for confidentiality rules for population variables
Statistics Finland and Statistics Austria, Statistics France, Statistics Poland and MD Mapping

10. 4. Examples of using harmonised European population grid data
Visualisation of improved European Population Grid map
Collection of examples of case studies
Statistics Austria, Statistics Finland and MD Mapping

11. Final results - deliverables
Guidelines and examples for production and dissemination of population grid data
Disaggregation of data into grids
Aggregation of data into grids
Integration of available population grid data into European-wide harmonised population grid map
Description of available population grid data of Europe (Metadata)
Improved population grid map of Europe
Preliminary terms of dissemination of population grid data of the whole of Europe

12. Deliverables Intermediate report summary of progress
Final report summary of results
Relevant outputs of each subtask
Documents will be available on EFGS website and/or GEOSTAT portal

13. Timetable Start January 2010
Intermediate report March Subtask December Subtask December Subtask March 2011
Final report November Subtask 4 September 2011 Subtasks November 2011