EFGS 2022 Conference programme with abstracts and presentations

“Towards standardised geospatial statistics

 

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Day 1, 27th October – GSGF Europe in action!
10.00 – 10.15Opening & Welcome speeches
Welcome to EFGS 2022, Ingrid Kaminger | President (Chair) of the European Forum for Geography and Statistics (EFGS)
The EFGS and Eurostat | Dr. Marta Nagy-Rothengass, Deputy Director of “Sectoral and regional statistics” and Head of Unit of “Regional statistics and geographical information”, Eurostat (European Commission)
10.15 – 10.30The new EFGS
EFGS Development Plan – the steps ahead | Ingrid Kaminger, President (Chair) of the European Forum for Geography and Statistics (EFGS)
10:30 - 10:45Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:00GSGF Europe in action! (Part 1)
Introduction to the session | Jerker Mostrom, Statistics Sweden
The GSGF and beyond | Lorraine McNerney, Ordnance Survey Ireland & UN Expert Group on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information Abstract Presentation
GEOSTAT 4 in a nutshell | Rina Tammisto, Coordinator of the GEOSTAT 4, Statistics Finland Abstract Presentation
The Swiss Building and Dwelling Register | Marianne Rotzetter, Federal Statistical Office of Switzerland Abstract Presentation
12:00 – 13:00Lunch break
13:00 – 15:00GSGF Europe in action! (Part 2)
Gates of Statistics | Amelia Wardzińska-Sharif, Statistics Poland Abstract Presentation
Geospatial Reference Architecture and Business Register | Antti Santaharju & Godfrey Lowndes, Statistics Finland Abstract Presentation
Mapping Accessibility Indicators for Territorial Cohesion | Rossano Figueiredo, Statistics Portugal Abstract Presentation
Assessing the performance of urban public transport using population grid data | Hugo Poelman & Linda Ackermans, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy – DG REGIO (European Commission) Abstract Presentation
Summing up and questions from the audience | Jerker Mostrom, Statistics Sweden
How to build a stronger community for statistical-geospatial integration? interactive session | Igor Kuzma (Moderator), Statistics Slovenia
Closing day 1 | Ingrid Kaminger, President (Chair) of the European Forum for Geography and Statistics (EFGS)
Day 2, 28th October – Up to Standards?
10:00 – 10:20Introductory speeches
Introductory speech with main outcomes from Day 1 | Ingrid Kaminger, President (Chair) of the European Forum for Geography and Statistics (EFGS)
Introduction to Standards from the ESS perspective |
Dr. Marta Nagy-Rothengass, Deputy Director of “Sectoral and regional statistics” and Head of Unit of “Regional statistics and geographical information”, Eurostat
10:20 – 11:30Up to Standard? (Part 1)
ESS Standardisation |
Luca Gramaglia, Eurostat Unit B1: Data and metadata services; Standards (Team Leader - Metadata, SDMX and EDAMIS user support) Abstract Presentation
Standardisation and capacity development to support the integration of statistical and geospatial information |
Steven Vale (UNECE) Abstract Presentation
Introduction to Geo Standards |
Peter Parslow (Chair, ISO/TC 211 Geographic information) Abstract Presentation
11:30 – 12:30Lunch break
12:30 – 13:45Up to Standard? (Part 2)
SDMX 3.0 - Geospatial support in SDMX | Juan Muñoz, INEGI Abstract Presentation
ISO 19160, Addressing: facilitating addressing inter-operability through a multi-part international standard |
Serena Coetzee (University of Pretoria; Professor and Head of Department Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology) Abstract Presentation
Geospatial Data on data.europa.eu |
Antje Kügeler, Consultant Spatial Data Infrastructures con terra GmbH Abstract Presentation


Discussion: the role of standards to help the enhancement of geospatial-statistical data integration
13:45 – 14:00Closing speech
Final remarks, conference overview and closing speech | Ingrid Kaminger, President (Chair) of the European Forum for Geography and Statistics (EFGS)

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