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International Recommendations on Census Cartography and GIS Use

This document provides recommendations and contemporary practices for using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in census cartography. It highlights the importance of implementing GIS technologies in the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses, emphasizing the need for national institutions to develop organizational structures, training programs, and adequate resources. The report also suggests that the United Nations Statistics Division should facilitate the exchange of national experiences and develop guidelines for census geography.

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International Recommendations on Census Cartography and GIS Use

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  1. International Recommendations on Contemporary Practices in Census Cartography and use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)andHandbook on Geospatial Infrastructure in Support of Census Activities Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: International standards, contemporary technologies for census mapping and data processing Minsk, Belarus, 8-12 December 2008

  2. Outline • Work and Recommendations of the EGM • Background for the Revision • Reasons for the Restructuring • Conclusions & Recommendations • Main Points Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: International standards, contemporary technologies for census mapping and data processing Minsk, Belarus, 8-12 December 2008

  3. Overview of the EGM • 29 May-1 June 2007 • United Nations, New York • Organized by the Demographic Statistics Section of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) • Participants from 22 Member Countries • Final Report issued mid-June 2007 Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: International standards, contemporary technologies for census mapping and data processing Minsk, Belarus, 8-12 December 2008

  4. Attendees of the EGM • Representatives of: • national statistical offices • national mapping offices • academic/research institutions • private sector companies, and • international 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 Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: International standards, contemporary technologies for census mapping and data processing Minsk, Belarus, 8-12 December 2008

  5. 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 Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: International standards, contemporary technologies for census mapping and data processing Minsk, Belarus, 8-12 December 2008

  6. 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. Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: International standards, contemporary technologies for census mapping and data processing Minsk, Belarus, 8-12 December 2008

  7. 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; and • Actively participate, in partnership with other national authorities, in the development of a national geographical information capacity, including the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI). Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: International standards, contemporary technologies for census mapping and data processing Minsk, Belarus, 8-12 December 2008

  8. 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 Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: International standards, contemporary technologies for census mapping and data processing Minsk, Belarus, 8-12 December 2008

  9. 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 areas • Supervision of data collection • Dissemination at small area level • Single solution does not fit all • Significant investment in hardware, software and human capital Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: International standards, contemporary technologies for census mapping and data processing Minsk, Belarus, 8-12 December 2008

  10. Recommendations - Geo-coding for statistical purposes • Geo-coding: Associating geographical to features such as structures, buildings, dwellings, streets, addresses, enumeration areas • Different methods – GPS, PDA, satellite imagery • National statistical agencies need to consider geo-coding approach for 2010 round of censuses • Geographical coding schemes – harmonization and uniformity • Dwelling Frame/Address Registry Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: International standards, contemporary technologies for census mapping and data processing Minsk, Belarus, 8-12 December 2008

  11. Recommendations - Geographical databases and data dissemination • Significant value of geographical database for census data collection, processing and dissemination for small areas • Inclusion on non-census items such as schools, roads, rivers, settlements … • Long-term and significant commitment is crucial • National statistical agencies should develop web-based mapping tools Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: International standards, contemporary technologies for census mapping and data processing Minsk, Belarus, 8-12 December 2008

  12. Recommendations - Handbook on geographic information systems and digital mapping • Current issue – still valuable • Requires updates and review • Putting a focus on censuses • Emphasizing continuous character of census geography programmes Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: International standards, contemporary technologies for census mapping and data processing Minsk, Belarus, 8-12 December 2008

  13. 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 Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: International standards, contemporary technologies for census mapping and data processing Minsk, Belarus, 8-12 December 2008

  14. 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 Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: International standards, contemporary technologies for census mapping and data processing Minsk, Belarus, 8-12 December 2008

  15. 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 tools into 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 Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: International standards, contemporary technologies for census mapping and data processing Minsk, Belarus, 8-12 December 2008

  16. 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 Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: International standards, contemporary technologies for census mapping and data processing Minsk, Belarus, 8-12 December 2008

  17. Conclusions & Recommendations • A number of detailed suggestions for revision of the draft were made by the Group • Focus of the handbook • Target Audience • Structure of the handbook • Institutional collaboration • Planning • Metadata • Quality Assurance • Technology • Dissemination • Handbook Timeline • Addressing Systems Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: International standards, contemporary technologies for census mapping and data processing Minsk, Belarus, 8-12 December 2008

  18. Conclusions & Recommendations • Focus of the handbook • focus on the geospatial infrastructure and techniques to support the census process • Target Audience • provide 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 handbook • be 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 Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: International standards, contemporary technologies for census mapping and data processing Minsk, Belarus, 8-12 December 2008

  19. Conclusions & Recommendations • Institutional collaboration • Highlight collaboration and partnerships for building and maintaining the geospatial infrastructure to support census activities • Planning • Ensure 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 • Metadata • The development of metadata should take into account two key us communities- external and internal users. Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: International standards, contemporary technologies for census mapping and data processing Minsk, Belarus, 8-12 December 2008

  20. Conclusions & Recommendations • Quality Assurance • Developing standard protocols for geospatial data processes to enhance the quality of the geospatial infrastructure • Technology • define the required functionalities needed in a software/hardware technology for census mapping rather than citing specific technology options • Dissemination • dissemination strategy should consider the widest scope of uses and needs with special attention to disaster management and humanitarian response Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: International standards, contemporary technologies for census mapping and data processing Minsk, Belarus, 8-12 December 2008

  21. 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 Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: International standards, contemporary technologies for census mapping and data processing Minsk, Belarus, 8-12 December 2008

  22. 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 Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: International standards, contemporary technologies for census mapping and data processing Minsk, Belarus, 8-12 December 2008

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