NFGS 2017 Conference Oslo, Norway

 

Nordic Forum for Geography and Statistics – Meeting at Statistics Norway, Oslo

May 30th – 31th 2017  |  Room: Befolkning

Day 1 – May 30th
Welcoming and country reports
Chair: Marianne Vik Dysterud
Time Presentations Introducer
12.00 – 12.15 Welcome Lise Mc Mahon – Director, Department of National Accounts and Industry Statistics
12.15 – 12.30 Short presentation of all delegates
12.30 – 14.00 Country presentations – country reports
Highlights and challenges since last meeting
Sweden
Finland
Denmark
Norway
 

 

Anne Kaag Andersen
Trine Haagensen

14.00 – 14.20 Break – refreshments
GIS strategies /technologies   
Chair: Erik Engelien
14.20 – 14.35 FIN: Piloting unique identifiers for geospatial data Tuuli Pihlajamaa
14.40 – 14.55 DSt: Geodata strategy in Denmark Statistics Anne Kaag Andersen
15.00 – 15.15 SSB: National geodata policies and Statistics Norway Svein Reid
15.20 – 15.40 Break – snack
15.40 – 15.55 FIN: GIS technology strategy at Statistics Finland Rina Tammisto
16.00 – 16.50 SSB: GIS tools used in the Nordic NSIs – results of the questionnaires, 5 minutes intro. from all countries and discussion Marianne Vik Dysterud

 

 

16.50 – 17.00 SSB: GIS Resource Centre Trine Haagensen
End of day 1 – walking together to Cochs pension
19.30 – Dinner at Lille Herbern Restaurant
Day 2 – May 31th
Possibilities for cooperation   
09.00 – 09.15 Coffee
09.15 – 09.30 SSB: Integration of statistics and geospatial information.
Cross-border collaboration – ongoing activities and future possibilities for the Nordic region
Jørn Undelstvedt

 

 

09.35 – 09.55 FIN: Nordic Mobility –project Nicola Brun
Methodology and analysis  
Chair: Trine Haagensen
10.00 – 10.20 SCB: New method for creating localities (Urban settlements) Karin Hedeklint
10.25 – 10.55 SSB: Conversion of agricultural land to built-up areas Margrete Steinnes and Geir Inge Gundersen
11.00 – 11.20 Break
11.20 – 11.40 SCB: Risk analysis within flooded areas Marcus Justesen
11.45 – 11.55 SSB: Flood area statistics – experiences   Emil Vågnes
12.00 – 12.10 Photosession Ina Selmer-Andersen
12.10 – 13.00 LUNCH   
Chair: Emil Vågnes
13.00 –  13.20 SCB: AIS for improving maritime traffic statistics Marcus Justesen
13.25 – 13.45 DSt: Geodata projects – examples Michael Berg Rasmussen
13.50 – 14.10 DSt: Clustered data – grids  Erik Sommer og Aksel Thomasen
14.15 –  14.25 SSB: Business and service areas Erik Engelien
14.30 – 15.00 Break – refreshments
15.00 – 15.20 FIN: Application for customers to access grid data  Miia Huomo
Meeting round off
15.25 – 16.00 Wrapping up  and closing the meeting Jørn Undelstvedt