1. Workshop for Candidate Countries on Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Joint meeting with National Statistical Offices and National Mapping Agencies Luxembourg, October 24, 2001

2. Report on the use of GI in the Central Statistical Office (CSO) and Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography (HOGC)
in Poland
prepared by:
Bogdan Lesiak, Central Statistical Office,
Teresa Lubowicka, Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography,
Adam Grabos, Central Statistical Computing Center,

3. NSI and NMA in Poland CSO HOGC another mapping agencies
official statistics
The National Official Register of the Nationalised Industries Units KRUPGN (REGON)
The National Official Register of Territorial Division of the Country (TERYT)
HOGC
The geodetic and cartographic information,
The National Registers of Borders of the Republic of Poland,
The Bank of the Geographical Names,
another mapping agencies
Institute Geodesy and Cartography
army

4. 3 levels of statistical offices in Poland
1 CSO
16 SO (voivodships)
SO Divisions (old voivodships)

5. Statistical identifiers of administrative division
7 digits [][] [][] [][] []
NUTS 1 - Country
NUTS 2 - Voivodships (16)
2 digits - from 02 to 32 - even
NUTS 3 - Sub-regions (44) group of poviats
NUTS 4 - Poviats (373)
2 digits - from 01; cities with the status of poviat from 61
NUTS 5 - Gminas (2489)
3 digits - (2 digits - number from 01; 1 digit - type from 1)

6. Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistical Purposes (NTS)

7. The territorial division Poland - NUTS 1

8. The territorial division 16 voivodships - NUTS 2

9. The territorial division 44 sub-regions - NUTS 3

10. The territorial division 373 poviats - NUTS 4

11. The territorial division 2489 gminas - NUTS 5

12. The territorial division and NUTS