GIS_2001_Census_in_Ukraine

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Digital Mapping for the 2001 Population Census in
Ukraine Lessons learned
Anatoliy Lyashchenko Research Institute of
Geodesy and Cartography, Lyubov Stelmakh State
Statistics Committee of Ukraine UN EGM GIS New
York, 29 May 1 June 2007
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Digital Mapping for the 2001 Population Census in
Ukraine Lessons learned

•   Specific features of the 2001 census in Ukraine
• Mapping and using GIS in the 2001 census
• Lessons learned and prospective GIS solutions

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Specificity of 2001 census in Ukraine

• It was the first national population census in
  independent Ukraine
• The census object was the country with an area
  of more than 603 000 sq km, 30 000 cities and
  villages with a population about 50 million
• For Ukraine, it was a transition period and a
  period of socio-economic reforms

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Mapping and using the GIS in 2001 census
A level of digital maps and GIS usage in
All-Ukrainian population census could be
considered as transitional level
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Transitional level of Mapping in All-Ukrainian
2001 census

• Using traditional methods, paper maps and plans
  to create schematic address plans and to
  delineate enumeration areas
• Using the computer-aided system Census-2001 for
  census data processing
• Using GIS for mapping the census results, for
  creating statistical interactive electronic maps,
  and for distributing the results on CDs and on
  the Internet
• Using the created maps to form geospatial
  database and to prepare the full usage of GIS in
  the next census

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Cartographic supply of Ukraine

• Topographical maps in standard scales
• 11 000 000 9 sheets
• 1500 000 26 sheets
• 1250 000 156 sheets
• 1100 000 538 sheets
• 150 000 2000 sheets
• 125 000 8000 sheets
• 110 000 30 000 sheets

Plans in the scales 1 5 000 and 1 2 000 for all
the cities and towns more than 350 000 sheets

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Mapping in 2001 Census
Using traditional methods, paper maps and plans
to delineate enumeration areas was determined by
the following reasons

• There were no necessary digital maps for the most
  of urban area
• Most of the maps and plans they were created in
  the late 1980s
• In the early 1990s, after the declaration of
  Ukrainian independence, a lot of administrative
  units and streets were renamed
• Administrative and land reforms led to changes in
  borders of administrative units
• Economical problems of the transition period and
  socio-economic reforms interfered with the
  process

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Traditional Mapping in 2001 Census

• 2 460 updated maps
• 1 971 plans of towns and villages
• 489 maps of districts

Specialists involved in updating plans and
maps in cities 9 500 specialists in large
villages 1 300 specialists It took 20 work days
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The computer-aided system Census-2001 for
census data processing

• ensured the high-level computer data processing
  of the filled census forms
• scanning
• making electronic copies of the forms
• automatic recognition
• verification
• encoding
• 2001 Census database formation
• generalization the data for towns, villages,
  village communities, districts, regions and whole
  country

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Using GIS for mapping the census results
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Using the unique Classifier for
Administrative-Territorial Units of Ukraine
(CO?TUU code) in 2001 census datasets and digital
maps of administrative units was essential for
spatial reference of the census results
digital map
Statistical dataset
Statistical geospatial dataset
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Using GIS for mapping of the census results
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Maps of the census results about 20 printed and
electronic collections were published
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Special website of All-Ukrainian population
census2001
http//www.ukrcensus.gov.ua/
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Special GIS of the 2001 census results on CDs
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Using GIS and Statistical geospatial dataset in
the modeling of administrative division
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All-Ukrainian 2001 census lessons Learned

• Census datasets integration with digital maps
  enables the statistical offices to increase the
  services capacity, to provide actual geospatial
  statistical data and represent them as
  interactive electronic maps on CDs and on the
  Internet

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All-Ukrainian 2001 census lessons Learned

• 2. Cooperation of State Statistics Committee of
  Ukraine and State Service of Geodesy, Cartography
  and Cadastre in this area was useful for these
  both institutions as well as for users of their
  product. It determined by the following main
  factors
• geospatial statistical data turn into to one of
  the major informational resources for
  e-government systems, where GIS is a prime
  component
• digital maps, integrated with statistical data,
  become geospatial database for spatial analysis
  and modeling within GIS rather than a simple
  background map
• users obtain compatible geospatial datasets which
  could be used directly in their applications

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All-Ukrainian 2001 census lessons Learned
Problems With the growth of the number of users
of geospatial statistical datasets, there arises
a problem of maintenance of different software
(different database systems and GIS tools).
Solution To solve the problem there should be
developed standards for digital representation
and formats of geospatial data exchange with the
use of XML and GML specifications and
international standards ISO 19100
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All-Ukrainian 2001 census lessons Learned
3. One of the most important conditions for
successful application of GIS by statistical
institutions in preparing and carrying out census
is availability of updated digital address plans
of the residential areas. For Ukraine it means
about 1 342 cities and 28 562 villages
To create and update the digital address plans it
is necessary to establish the corresponding
institutional, normative and technologic base
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Possibl solution to the problems
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National Spatial Data Infrastructure

• Statistical institutions are the key participants
  in the process of establishing NSDI and its
  stability functioning as they
• are interested in availability of high quality
  digital plans and maps, which can be used in GIS,
  for preparation and census conducting and other
  demo-social investigations
• are the main suppliers of the official
  information concerning different aspects of the
  life of the society, the condition of the economy
  and the environment

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Realizing the strategy of the full usage of GIS
in the next census

• A guide for creation of the geospatial data for
  census GIS, including digital address plans was
  developed
• Digital maps of administrative units of the
  country were created, including the borders of
  all the town, villages, districts, and regions
• An alpha-version of GIS for census delineation
  was developed
• Digital address plans for biggest cities were
  created
• Within the preparation work for 2011 census
  there was carried out a pilot project of GIS
  implementation in census delineation as a
  micro-census
• Developed a software complex SIMAP for preparing
  and publishing the statistical electronic
  interactive maps in SVG format

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The digital maps of administrative units
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GIS for census delineation
Kiyv, microdistrict Beriazhiaky
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Complex SIMAP for publishing the statistical
interactive SVG-maps
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Complex SIMAP for publishing the statistical
interactive SVG-maps
Digital maps in GIS formats
Project of SVG-maps and CSS
Geodata sets in GML format
GIS
SVG-converter
Web-server SVG maps
Statistical Data Base
SVG-map
JavaScript function
Data metaData(XML)
? Query
Data metaData(XML)
Client Internet Explorer Adobe SVG-Viewer
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Conclusion
In the Ukrainian 2001 census, digital maps and
GIS were used at the final stage of the census
data processing for thematic maps creation and
also their presentation and distribution in the
form of interactive electronic maps. We gained
good experience in the state statistics and
mapping offices cooperation in applying GIS into
statistical practices and integrating the
statistical data into NSDI. The software complex
SIMAP proved to be an effective means in
formation and distribution of the statistical
data in the form of interactive electronic maps
in SVG format.
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Thank you very much for your attention
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