The conference of the 11th European Forum for Geography and Statistics (EFGS) took place at Marina Congress Center in Helsinki, Finland from 16 to 18 October 2018.
The motto of the conference was “Finding the Future together”.
The conference programme consisted of the invited keynote speakers’ and many exceptional participants’ presentations:
| Day 1, October 16th 2018 | |||||
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| 08.30 – 09.30 | Registration | ||||
| 09.30 – 10.30 | Conference Opening
Welcome Speech by Statistics Finland — Marjo Bruun, Director General of Statistics Finland presentation National Land Survey of Finland — Arvo Kokkonen, Director General of the National Land Survey of Finland presentation EFGS — Janusz Dygaszewicz, President of the European Forum for Geography and Statistics presentation Eurostat — Ekkehard Petri, European Commission Eurostat-Gisco |
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| 10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee Break | ||||
| 11.00 – 12.00 | Keynotes
Futures of Geographic Information in a Digitalising Society — Toni Ahlqvist, Professor of Regional Development and Policy, University of Oulu, Finland abstract presentation UNECE Activities on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information — Steven Vale, Senior Statistician and the Regional Advisor in Statistics at UNECE in Geneva, Switzerland abstract presentation |
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| 12.00 – 13.00 | Session 1: International and National Cooperation
Introduction by Chair — Timo Koskimäki, Statistics Finland A Guide For Implementation of the Global Statistical Geospatial Framework in Europe — Jerker Moström, Statistics Sweden abstract presentation UN-GGIM:Europe Working Group on Core Data — Dominique Laurent et al., National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information, France abstract presentation INSPIRE Community Forum – A Redesigned Platform for All Things INSPIRE — Miroslaw Migacz, Statistics Poland abstract presentation |
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| 13.00 – 14.30 | Lunch | ||||
| 14.30 – 16.00 | Session 2: International and National Cooperation Continues
Introduction by Chair — Panu Muhli, National Land Survey of Finland The Arctic Spatial Data Infrastructure — Jani Kylmäaho, National Land Survey, Finland abstract presentation Open European Location Services – What Is Possible — Dominik Kopczewski, Eurogeographics, Belgium abstract presentation The POPGRID Data Collaborative — Linda Pistolesi et al., Columbia University, USA abstract presentation Project fairHair – A Global Geoinformation Demonstration Project — Vilni Bloch, Statistics Norway abstract presentation A Swedish National Land Cover Database — Birgitta Olsson, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Sweden abstract presentation A Sustainable Partnership: Geospatial & Statistical Collaboration in Ireland — Dermot Corcoran, Statistics Ireland abstract presentation |
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| 16.00 – 16.30 | Coffee Break | ||||
| 16.30 – 18.00 | Session 3: Sustainable Development Goals, SDG indicators
Introduction by Chair — Ekkehard Petri, Eurostat, Luxemburg UN-GGIM:Europe – The Combination of Geospatial Data with Statistical Data for SDG Indicators — Pier-Giorgio Zaccheddu et al., Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodecy, Germany abstract presentation Testing SDG Indicators in Geostat 3 Project — Marianne Vik Dysterud, Statistics Norway abstract presentation Applying Geospatial Tools to Produce Data for SDG Indicators in Mexico — Enrique Ordaz, National Institute of Statistics and Geography, Mexico abstract presentation Developing Spatial Indicators for the Territorial Monitoring of South Korea — Lee Bo-Kyeong et al., Associate Research Fellow at Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements, Korea abstract presentation Finding New Ways of Reporting Geographical Data Against the SDG Indicators — Ian Coady, Office for National Statistics, UK abstract presentation Hungarian GIS Data for the Sustainable Development Goals — Tamas Palya et al., Government Office of the Capital City Budapest, Hungary abstract presentation |
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| 18.00 | Closing of the Day | ||||
| 18.30 – 20.00 | Reception by the City of Helsinki | ||||
| Day 2, October 17th 2018 | |||||
| 09.00 – 9.30 | Keynote
The Delicate Exercise of Geo-data Visualisation — Julien Grunfelder, Head of GIS Department at Nordregio, Sweden presentation |
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| 09.30 – 11.00 | Session 4: Geospatial Analysis and Visualisation
Introduction by Chair — Ian Cody, Office for National Statistics, UK Measuring Accessibility Through Sustainable Mobility in European Cities — Hugo Poelman, European Commission, Belgium abstract presentation Quantifying the Spatial Accesibility of Services in Switzerland — Michael Buhler, Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Switzerland abstract presentation Official Data and Population & Environment — Maria de Carmo Bueno et al., Pier Fransisco De Maria Unicamp abstract presentation Contribution to the Geospatial Analysis of the Poverty in Bosnia and Herzegovina — Edin Šabanović, Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina abstract presentation NordMap – Web-mapping Tool for the Nordic Region — Shinan Wang & Julien Grunfelder, NordRegio, Sweden abstract presentation Thematic mapping with OSKARI — Timo Aarnio, National Land Survey of Finland abstract presentation |
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| 11.00 – 11.30 | Coffee Break | ||||
| 11.30 – 12.00 | Keynote
The Informed Traveller, from Intelligent Maps to Flying Cars — Ed Parsons, The Geospatial Technologist of Google, London, UK presentation |
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| 12.00 – 13.30 | Session 5: New Data, Standards and Tools
Introduction by Chair — Jani Kylmäaho, National Land Survey of Finland Scraping Data for Rented Vacation Home Statistics — Matti Kokkonen, Statistics Finland abstract presentation The Review of the GSBPM and Other Statistical Standards — Steven Vale, UNECE, Switzerland abstract presentation Presentation of the French Handbook of Spatial Analysis — Vincent Loonis, Insee, France abstract presentation Using Linked Data Concepts to Blend and Analyze Geospatial and Statistical Data — Hans Viehmann, Oracle, Germany abstract presentation The New Geospatial Reference Architecture of Statistics Finland — Rina Tammisto et al., Statistics Finland abstract presentation |
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| 13.30 – 13.45 | Group Photo | ||||
| 13.45 – 14.30 | Lunch | ||||
| 14.30 – 16.00 |
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| 16.00 – 16.30 | Coffee Break | ||||
| 16.30 – 18.00 |
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| 18.00 | Closing of the day | ||||
| 19.30 – 22.00 | Conference dinner and Lars H. Backer Prize | ||||
| Day 3, October 18th 2018 | |||||
| 09.30 – 11.00 | Session 10: Benefits of Integration of Statistics and Geospatial Information
Introduction by Chair — Rina Tammisto, Statistics Finland UN-GGIM:Europe – Enhancement of Cooperation by Using a Questionnaire Poll — Franka Ginter & Pier-Giorgio Zaccheddu, Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodecy, Germany abstract presentation The Geospatial Platform in Finland – More Effective Use of Spatial and Statistical Data — Teemu Saloriutta, National Land Survey of Finland abstract presentation The German Micro-Census-Routing Project — Kathrin Gebers et al., Destatis, Germany abstract presentation Collaboration Between Kosovo Agency of Statistics and Kosovo Cadastral Agency — Idriz Shala, Kosovo Agency of Statistics abstract presentation Innovations in Gridded and Subnational Population Mappig — Joshua Comenetz, U.S. Census Bureau, USA abstract presentation Joint Development of Open Source Geoportal Software with Integration to Statistical Interfaces — Sanna Jokela, Oskari Community Coordinator, Finland abstract presentation |
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| 11.00 – 11.30 | Coffee Break | ||||
| 11.30 – 12.30 | Panel discussion; A Way Forward
EFGS, Eurographics, Eurostat, NSI, NMA |
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| 12.30 – 13.00 | Conference Closing, Announcement of EFGS 2019 Conference presentation |
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| 13.00 – 14.30 | Lunch | ||||
| 14.30 – 16.00 | EFGS General Assembly
Chair — Janusz Dygaszewicz, President of EFGS Secretary — Marina Backer Skaar, EFGS Secretary |
Posters
Tobias Krüger & Martin Schorcht, Leibniz Institut of Ecological Urban and Regional Development, Germany – Land consumption monitoring based on topographical geodata and population grids poster
Tracy Kugler, University of Minnesota, USA – From PDF to Data – Creating Structure from Heterogeneity poster
Karel Macků & Vít Pászto, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic – Quality of life in Europe poster
Salla Multimäki, Gispo Oy & Laura Karhu, Statistics Finland – New map services for Statistics Finland – A user need study poster
Kari Paasonen, SaferGlobe, Finland – Visualisation of data on a politically sensitive topic neutrally, interactively and interestingly poster
The conference was hosted by Statistics Finland and the National Land Survey of Finland supported by the Statistical Office of European Union (Eurostat) and the EFGS.
Twitter account of the EFGS 2018
Photo gallery available here