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The Use of GIS in Census Planning

In: Geographical Information and Planning

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  • David Martin

    (University of Southampton)

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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.

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  • David Martin, 1999. "The Use of GIS in Census Planning," Advances in Spatial Science, in: John Stillwell & Stan Geertman & Stan Openshaw (ed.), Geographical Information and Planning, chapter 15, pages 283-298, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:adspcp:978-3-662-03954-0_15
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-03954-0_15
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