Integrating Geospatial and Statistical Data

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Does your organisation use geospatial data in the production of statistics?	[count]
	4
Yes	23
No	3
Don't know	1

If yes, what type of geospatial data is used?	[count]
	8
Points	17
Polygons	20
Lines	14
Don't know	2

Does the geospatial data meet statistical needs in terms of	[count]
	9
Resolution	13
Scale	16
Quality	13
Accuracy	13
Update processes	11
Don't know	4

Please indicate any registers you use which have geospatial attributes / data items	[count]
	7
Person	8
Address	17
Building	16
Dwelling	12
Business	11
Cadastral parcels	8
Statistical units	15
Other	3
Don't know	1

To what level are address database(s) geocoded?	[count]
	7
Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS)	13
National administrative division	11
Statistical units	14
Enumeration area / Meshblocks	9
Coodinates	16
Other	2

Is it possible to pair statistical data with external spatial data by identifiers (e.g. personal identifiers, addresses, real estate codes, building ids, names, etc)?	[count]
	9
Yes	16
No	3
Don't know	3

If yes, who conducts the pairing?	[count]
	13
Your organisation	16
A commercial partner	1
The data provider	1

What are the main barriers to geocoding of geospatial or administrative data	[count]
	10
Statistical information is not collected in a way that makes geocoding possible or meaningful	7
No uniform reference system between different administrative data sources	6
Other	1
No legal support for spatial statistics	5
Lack of knowledge	7
Geospatial data is available but is too expensive	9
Lack of data resources	9
Lack of other resources	4
Legal or bureaucratic restrictions on availability of geospatial data (e.g. public institutions don’t cooperate well)	5
Legal or bureaucratic restrictions on availability of administrative data (e.g. public institutions don’t cooperate well)	3
Administrative data stored in a way that makes geocoding impossible (lack of identifiers to connect to geographical locations)	6

Organisation	If other, please describe
Statistics Canada	In Canada, there is no barrier to geocode any administrative data. If civic or mailing addresses are available, StatCan can geocode the data.

What is the lowest possible geographical level to which you can geocode statistical data?	[count]
	9
Small geographical areas such as enumeration districts, blocks or small administrate units	5
Single points (coordinates) such as address locations, buildings or locations of real estates (cadastral parcels)	10
Combination of both (different data in different parts of the country)	7

What are the main threats to your organisation's current geocoding practices?	[count]
	8
No threats	3
Other	2
No big problems but there is room for improvement	10
Weak internal support - the benefits are contested	2
Scarce resources	9
Restricted access to geospatial information needed for geocoding	4
Inconsistencies in geospatial information needed for geocoding	3
Poor cooperation and coordination between organisations responsible for different geospatial information and administrative data	3
Inconsistencies in statistical information or administrative data resulting in bad match with geospatial data	1
Restricted access to administrative data from other organisations	3

Organisation	If other, please describe and/or provide links
Stats NZ	Quality of input data