The document discusses how integrating spatial information throughout the statistical production process can improve quality. It summarizes the INSPIRE Directive which establishes a common infrastructure for spatial data in Europe. Statistics Sweden has developed methods to incorporate spatial data, like delineating localities, and aims to further integrate spatial data and tools across the entire production chain for higher quality statistics and new insights.

1. Improved quality with
Spatial Information
throughout the statistical
production process
Marie Haldorson
Director, Statistics Sweden

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3. The INSPIRE Directive
• The European INSPIRE Directive entered in force in May
2007 and will be fully implemented by 2020.
• It establishes a common infrastructure for spatial
information in Europe to support Community
environmental policies and policies or activities which
may have an impact on the environment.
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4. INSPIRE Data Themes
ANNEX I
1. Coordinate reference
systems
2. Geographical grid
systems
3. Geographical names
4. Administrative units
5. Addresses
6. Cadastral parcels
7. Transport networks
8. Hydrography
9. Protected sites
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ANNEX II
1. Elevation
2. Land cover
3. Orthoimagery
4. Geology

5. INSPIRE Data Themes
ANNEX III
1. Statistical units
2. Buildings
3. Soil
4. Land use
5. Human health and safety
6. Utility and governmental services
7. Environmental monitoring
facilities
8. Production and industrial facilities
9. Agricultural and aquaculture
facilities
10. Population distribution —
demography
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11. Area management/restriction/
regulation zones and reporting
units
12. Natural risk zones
13. Atmospheric conditions
14. Meteorological geographical
features
15. Oceanographic geographical
features
16. Sea regions
17. Bio-geographical regions
18. Habitats and biotopes
19. Species distribution
20. Energy resources
21. Mineral resources

6. Oh no..
• Yet another directive
• New demands
• Two ’worlds’ have to meet
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7. But, wait a minute..
• The aims of INSPIRE resembles the aims of the ESS –
the European Statistical System
• Need for harmonisation
• Data should be kept at national level
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8. The Geodata Cooperation
Agreement
• In order to fulfil the INSPIRE requirement on data
sharing between public authorities a special Geodata
Cooperation Agreement was put in place in Sweden
2011.
• The agreement is managed by the national mapping
and cadastre authority, Lantmäteriet.
• Parties in the cooperation are authorities with an
information responsibility and municipalities,
government agencies and other organizations with
official duties.
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9. The Geodata Cooperation
Agreement
• The parties in the Geodata Cooperation offer each
other their spatial data for official use at an annual
fee.
• The INSPIRE regulation = minimum requirement,
the Swedish Geodata Strategy gives the cooperation
a broader scope: the aim is to include as much
spatial information as possible.
• 35 authorities (20 contributes with data) and 125
(of 290) municipalities cooperate.
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11. Difficulties
• Getting acceptance for the business model
• The decisions need to be unanimous, difficult to
make changes
• Principles for data to be included in the national
data sharing (beyond INSPIRE)
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12. Possibilites
• The enhanced possibilities to combine
register information with geodata
comprises a huge potential
• Making use of new spatial data from
different INSPIRE themes require efforts
to develop new methods
• It is important to include spatial data
and GIS-tools in the whole production
chain: input – throughput – output!
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Focus has been on the Output

14. Input (P1-4) Throughput (P5-6) Output (P7)
Geographical survey
frame, e.g. individuals
within a certain
distance from an
airport
Processing with
the help of GIS-
tools
Results of higher
quality
Geographical objects,
e.g. work places with
cooridinates
Screening with the
help of GIS-tools
New statistics based
on geographical
analysis
Real estate register Geographical
analysis
Statistics on demand
Geography Database
with links to different
territorial units
New methods and
new combinations
of data sources
Spatial data services
online
Statistical atlases
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15. Delineation of localities
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16. Identifying new localities
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21. The way forward at SCB
• A data warehouse where spatial data is
integrated
• Common tools like the Statistics Atlas which are
used for analysis also within SCB
• Maintenance teams and a solid structure for
updates of tools and spatial information
• GIS- and spatial data competence on how to
use spatial information in the production
process
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22. Data warehouse
including spatial data
Common tools
Spatial data- and
GIS-competence
Maintenance teams
GIS at SCB
Spatial data & GIS at SCB
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