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Expert Group Meeting to Review Critical Issues Relevant to the Planning of the 2010 Round of Population and Housing Censuses 15-17 September 2004 New York. Integration of GPS, Digital Imagery and GIS with Census Mapping. United Nations Statistics Division.
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Expert Group Meeting to Review Critical Issues Relevant to the Planning of the 2010 Round of Population and Housing Censuses 15-17 September 2004 New York Integration of GPS, Digital Imagery and GIS with Census Mapping United Nations Statistics Division
Integration of GPS, Digital Imagery and GIS with Census Mapping • GIS, GPS, Digital Imagery: More integrated • Census mapping operations: A geographic information process • Paradigm shift: Towards a digital census mapping approach • Current and future actions to promote digital census mapping approach
Recent Technological Developments • GPS: Greater accuracy, reduced cost, waypoints displayed real-time in a GIS software; • Satellite Imagery: Higher resolution, positional accuracy, 3-day revisit frequency, and GIS-readiness; • Mobile GIS: Capture, manipulate, analyze and visualize data in the field in real time; • Combination with DV:Better integration.
Geographic Information Process Three stages: • Data Acquisition • Data management • Data dissemination
Geographic Information Process (illustration) Acquisition Aerial Photography Surveying. Maps Remote Sensing GPS Census & Surveys Management Dissemination GDB GIS
Census Process Pre-Census (Pre-enumeration: maps ensure consistency, prepare) Census (Enumeration: maps support data collection, monitor) Post-Census (Post-enumeration: analyze, display and disseminate)
GIS with Census mapping at all stages Pre-census Census Post-Census (Pre-enumeration) (Enumeration) (Post-enumeration) GPS Photo/Video GIS Digital Mapping Satellite Imagery GIS Digital Mapping GIS Internet (Map-Server) Administrative and Reporting Units EAs Units
Geo-coding System • A unique code needs to be assigned to each EA example:02 025 0115 0033 Province: 2 digits District: 3 digits Locality: 4 digits EA: 4 digits • This Code: a natural link between GIS boundaries (geographic coordinates) and tabular census data Geo-code • Coding system: well structured, flexible Geo-coding System
Digital Census Mapping Process vs Traditional Census Mapping Process • Digital Census Mapping Approch: common sense! • Paradigm Shift: • Up-to-date Approach • Continuous Mapping Process • Implications: reconsider the way to conduct censuses (periodicity of census, frequency of inter-censal surveys, coverage, etc.)
Some Actions undertaken by the UNSD • Handbook on GIS and Digital Mapping, 2000 • Training Workshop for SADC and CIS regions • Advisory missions • ESRI Donation: commercial ArcView 3.3 to 40 countries
Suggested Actions • Statistical Map Server • International Conference: “Integration of Geospatial Technologies with Census Mapping for Better Decisions” (Resolutions) • Guidelines to establish a Permanent Cartography & Geographic Information Unit within NSO • Establishment of a Group of Experts
Thought of the day: GIS, GPS and Remote Sensing bringsenseto censuses!