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Visualization Tools. Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics & Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation GRAEME KERR OFFICE OF THE CHIEF STATISTICIAN SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT. WHAT IS SNS?.

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  1. Visualization Tools Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics & Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation GRAEME KERR OFFICE OF THE CHIEF STATISTICIAN SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

  2. WHAT IS SNS? • Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics is the Scottish Government's (SG) on-going programme to improve the availability, consistency and accessibility of small area statistics in Scotland. • Used to inform the SG’s approach to improving the quality of life for people living in Scotland and especially in the most disadvantaged areas. • Now considered as the SG’s statistical flagship for local area statistics

  3. SNS Background • Around 2,800 indicators • Over 800,000 views since February 2007 launch • ESRI ArcSDE and ArcIMS spatial data management and delivery software • Current developments: • Report on Non-Standard Geographies • Interoperability

  4. Data zones: rural and urban

  5. What is SIMD? • First published in June 2004 • Divides the whole of Scotland into 6,505 areas and ranking each area in terms of multiple deprivation • Combines individual indicators on income, employment, health, education, access, housing and crime into ‘domains’ and overall index rank

  6. Interactive Mapping • Uses Adobe SVG Viewer • Not supported from January 2009 (!) • Allows user to browse by geography, theme and over by comparison over time

  7. Scottish Government Statistics www.scotland.gov.uk/statistics Scottish Neighbourhod Statistics www.sns.gov.uk Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation www.scotland.gov.uk/simd neighbourhood.statistics@scotland.gsi.gov.uk Graeme.kerr@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

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