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UNSD-CELADE Regional Workshop on Census Cartography for the 2010 Latin America’s census round
International Recommendations on Contemporary Practices in Census Cartography and use of Geographic
Information Systems (GIS)
and
Handbook on Geospatial Infrastructure in Support of Census Activities
UNSD-CELADE Regional Workshop on Census Cartography for the 2010 Latin America’s census round
Outline
Work and Recommendations of the EGM
Background for the Revision
Reasons for the Restructuring
Conclusions & RecommendationsMain Points
UNSD-CELADE Regional Workshop on Census Cartography for the 2010 Latin America’s census round
Overview of the EGM
29 May-1 June 2007United Nations, New YorkOrganized by the Demographic Statistics Section of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)Participants from 22 Member CountriesFinal Report issued mid-June 2007
UNSD-CELADE Regional Workshop on Census Cartography for the 2010 Latin America’s census round
Attendees of the EGM
Representatives of:national statistical offices national mapping offices academic/research institutions private sector companies, andinternational and regional organizations
Member Countries:Australia , Brazil, Canada, China, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Oman, the Philippines, Portugal, Russian Federation, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United States of America
UNSD-CELADE Regional Workshop on Census Cartography for the 2010 Latin America’s census round
Other Participants
Academic/research institutions:Florida State University George Washington University
Private Sector companies:GeoSpace International and ESRI
International and regional organizations:United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)CPS - Secretariat Général de la Communanté du Pacifique
Final Report: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/meetings/egm/CensusMappingEGM07/default.htm
UNSD-CELADE Regional Workshop on Census Cartography for the 2010 Latin America’s census round
Recommendations - General
The meeting recommended and strongly supported the use of geo-spatial and Geographical Information Systems technologies for the 2010 round of population and housing censuses, taking into consideration national and local circumstances.
UNSD-CELADE Regional Workshop on Census Cartography for the 2010 Latin America’s census round
Recommendations - General
National Statistical Organizations should:Develop and set-up institutional and organizational structures to implement a census geography programme;Ensure the availability of adequate resources to that end;Institute and maintain training programmes for national staff;Develop mechanisms for retaining GIS trained staff; andActively participate, in partnership with other national authorities, in the development of a national geographical information capacity, including the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI).
UNSD-CELADE Regional Workshop on Census Cartography for the 2010 Latin America’s census round
Recommendations - General
United Nations Statistics Division should:
Continue to facilitate exchange of national experiences
Introduce on-line facility including e-learning material for exchange and sharing of knowledge
Compile lessons learned emphasizing advnatges and limitations
Develop guidelines for census geography
UNSD-CELADE Regional Workshop on Census Cartography for the 2010 Latin America’s census round
Recommendations - Use of contemporary technologies for census geography
Applying these technologies (satellite imagery, aerial photography, GPS, GIS) is beneficial to the efficiency and quality of the population and housing census, specifically for
Delineation of enumeration areasSupervision of data collectionDissemination at small area level
Single solution does not fit allSignificant investment in hardware, software and human capital
UNSD-CELADE Regional Workshop on Census Cartography for the 2010 Latin America’s census round
Recommendations - Geo-coding for statistical purposes
Geo-coding: Associating geographical to features such as structures, buildings, dwellings, streets, addresses, enumeration areasDifferent methods – GPS, PDA, satellite imageryNational statistical agencies need to consider geo-coding approach for 2010 round of censusesGeographical coding schemes – harmonization and uniformityDwelling Frame/Address Registry
UNSD-CELADE Regional Workshop on Census Cartography for the 2010 Latin America’s census round
Recommendations - Geographical databases and data dissemination
Significant value of geographical database for census data collection, processing and dissemination for small areasInclusion on non-census items such as schools, roads, rivers, settlements …Long-term and significant commitment is crucialNational statistical agencies should develop web-based mapping tools
UNSD-CELADE Regional Workshop on Census Cartography for the 2010 Latin America’s census round
Recommendations - Handbook on geographic information systems and digital mapping
Current issue – still valuableRequires updates and reviewPutting a focus on censusesEmphasizing continuous character of census geography programmes
UNSD-CELADE Regional Workshop on Census Cartography for the 2010 Latin America’s census round
Handbook on Geospatial Infrastructure/Census
Held and Expert Group Meeting to Review the Draft Handbook on Geospatial Infrastructure in support of Census Activities on 7 – 10 April 2008 at HQ, New York
Brought together 8 experts from NSOs, the consultant responsible for preparing the draft Handbook, and representatives from WHO, OCHA and ECA
UNSD-CELADE Regional Workshop on Census Cartography for the 2010 Latin America’s census round
Background reasoning for the revision
Due to new technological developments, approaches and applications
Requests from countries to focus more on the use of geospatial tools for census mapping operations
Recommendations from P&R, EGM and Workshops underscored the fact that census mapping gain to be a geo-centric and continuous process
NSOs needed to have some practical guidelines on how to integrate GIS, GPS, RS and other geospatial technologies with census mapping operations
UNSD-CELADE Regional Workshop on Census Cartography for the 2010 Latin America’s census round
Reasons for the structuring of the Handbook
Reo-organize the sequence of sections of the Handbook that better reflect the integration of GIS and other geospatial toolsinto the census mapping process
General comments:Target both census practitioners and the heads of statistical agencies
Inclusion of an introductory executive summary aimed specifically at heads of statistical agencies
Be simple, address main concerns and be written in a self-contained “cookbook” format that targets both technical and managerial census personnel
UNSD-CELADE Regional Workshop on Census Cartography for the 2010 Latin America’s census round
Reasons for the structuring of the Handbook
General Comments (cont.)Emphasize results and efficiency gains from developing a geospatial infrastructure for census activities
Efficiency arguments be merged with cost benefits (investments and benefits)
Critical success factors for geospatial implementation be expanded
Re-organize the sequence of the Handbook to better reflect the integration of GIS and other geospatial tools into the census mapping process
UNSD-CELADE Regional Workshop on Census Cartography for the 2010 Latin America’s census round
Conclusions & Recommendations
A number of detailed suggestions for revision of the draft were made by the Group
Focus of the handbookTarget AudienceStructure of the handbookInstitutional collaborationPlanningMetadataQuality AssuranceTechnologyDisseminationHandbook TimelineAddressing Systems
UNSD-CELADE Regional Workshop on Census Cartography for the 2010 Latin America’s census round
Conclusions & Recommendations
Focus of the handbookfocus on the geospatial infrastructure and techniques to support the census process
Target Audienceprovide technical guidance and best practices in the implementation of the census process, and heads of statistical agencies to advocate for the use of geospatial technologies for the census and other statistical activities.
Structure of the handbookbe simple and as practical as possible, and expressed the need for the handbook to attract a wide range of users and to appeal to both census mapping practitioners and executive decision-makers
UNSD-CELADE Regional Workshop on Census Cartography for the 2010 Latin America’s census round
Conclusions & Recommendations
Institutional collaborationHighlight collaboration and partnerships for building and maintaining the geospatial infrastructure to support census activities
PlanningEnsure that the geospatial tools serve all aspects and stages of the census process, the plan should start from the outputs and services of the census and then work backwards through the stages and activities to the beginning
MetadataThe development of metadata should take into account two key us communities- external and internal users.
UNSD-CELADE Regional Workshop on Census Cartography for the 2010 Latin America’s census round
Conclusions & Recommendations
Quality AssuranceDeveloping standard protocols for geospatial data processes to enhance the quality of the geospatial infrastructure
Technologydefine the required functionalities needed in a software/hardware technology for census mapping rather than citing specific technology options
Disseminationdissemination strategy should consider the widest scope of uses and needs with special attention to disaster management and humanitarian response
UNSD-CELADE Regional Workshop on Census Cartography for the 2010 Latin America’s census round
Conclusions & Recommendations
Addressing Systems
Attention to the development of address systems and dwelling frames to guide some developing countries
Handbook Timeline
Circulate them among the experts for review and integrate their comments and recommendations as quickly as possible for wide dissemination as quickly as possible in light of the 2010 round of Population and Housing Censuses
UNSD-CELADE Regional Workshop on Census Cartography for the 2010 Latin America’s census round
Conclusion
The new revised Handbook is titled:
Handbook on Geospatial Infrastructure in Support of Census Activities
The Handbook is under editing
The Handbook will be published in the next few months