 The Use of GIS in Census PlanningDavid Martin
Chapter 15 in Geographical Information and Planning, 1999, pp 283-298 from Springer Abstract: Abstract The population census is the single most important source of small area socioeconomic information available in the UK. Conducted once every ten years, the census offers almost complete coverage of the population, and the resulting information is processed to form a wide range of computer-readable data products. Census output plays a critical role in central and local government resource allocation, and is heavily used by commercial organizations for strategic planning and marketing operations. Geographical considerations are important at every stage of the census, from the detailed planning of the data collection exercise through to the ways in which users manage and analyse the output data sets. Openshaw (1995) sees the flexibility provided by small area data as one of the greatest strengths of the census, while Coombes (1995) notes that geography plays such a foundational role in census organization that the full extent of its influence tends to be overlooked. Keywords: Ordnance Survey; Record Book; Enumeration District; Geographical Base; Census Office (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:adspcp:978-3-662-03954-0_15 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-03954-0_15 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Advances in Spatial Science from Springer |
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