Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Global Forum on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information took place in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Headquarters in New York from 4-5 August 2014. The Forum was organized by the United Nations Statistics Division (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵSD), as the Secretariat of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Statistical Commission and the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ-GGIM), and substantively supported by the United Nations Expert Group on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ EG-ISGI).
Convened in accordance with Statistical Commission decision 44/101 and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ-GGIM decision 3/107, which welcomed the proposal to organize an international conference as a way of reaching out and developing best practices bringing together both statistical and geospatial professional communities, the Global Forum brought together senior leaders from both professional communities to discuss the strategic vision and goals for the integration of statistical and geospatial information.
The Global Forum aimed to continue the global consultation and communication on the development of a global statistical-geospatial framework, initiated by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Statistical Commission and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ-GGIM, and the work of the Expert Group on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information. It took place in conjunction with the fourth intergovernmental session of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ-GGIM), to be held in New York, from 6-8 August 2014.
Keynote Presentations
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Statistics and Fat Tails Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Statistics and Fat Tails
Session 1: Positioning for the future-Determining the desired vision for the integration of statistical and geospatial information
The Global perspective on what has been done so far to achieve the vision of integrated statistical and geospatial information, and how the journey is going
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Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information The Global Journey so far- Rolando Ocampo, EG-ISGI
Mexico
Session 2: Achieving the vision ¨C a global framework
Authoritative geospatial infrastructure and geocoding
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"Achieving the Vision" Geo-statistical integration addressing South Africa's Developmental Agenda- Sharthi Laldaparsad, Statistics South Africa
South Africa
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Data Management: Geocoded Unit Record Data - Confidentiality Management and Geocoded Unit Record Data: Lessons from Germany- Susanne Schnorr-Baecker, Federal Statistical Office of Germany
Germany
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Common Geographic Boundaries: Small Area Geographies, Administrative, and Grid-based Geographies - One or Many?- Timothy Trainer, United States Census Bureau
United States of America
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Dimensions of quality in statistical & geospatial datasets- Peter Harper, Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australia
Session 2: Achieving the vision - roadmaps
Statistical-geospatial integration, the example of Sweden
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SEEA, accounts for the integration of economic, social and environmental statistics Ivo Havinga, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵSD
Session 3: Population Census ¨C an exemplar for integration
Geospatial technology and data providing improvements and efficiency in Brazil population census and household surveys
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Brazilian Approach for Geographical Classification and Dissemination of Statistical Data- Joao Bosco de Azevedo, Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
Brazil
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The Polish Modern Census: incorporating geospatial technology and data with administrative information- Janusz Dygaszewicz, Central Statistical Office of Poland
Poland
Session 4: How to get there ¨C the strategic opportunities
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2020 Round of population and housing censuses: Why geography matters Margaret Mbogoni, OECD
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Coordination, Collaboration, Harmonisation The Singapore Experience- Ng Siau Yong, Singapore Land Authority
Singapore
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Leveraging information infrastructure modernization programs- Ian Coady, UK Statistics Authority
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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A Geographical Census: Comprehensive National and International Datasets- Li Pengde, National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation of China
China