Optimizing census geography: the separation of collection and output geographies
- 1 November 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Geographical Information Science
- Vol. 12 (7), 673-685
- https://doi.org/10.1080/136588198241590
Abstract
This paper reviews the changing way in which census geography has been treated with the increasing automation of census data processing. A fourstage model of modern census geography development is presented. In the context of this model, current practice is reviewed, and new opportunities for automated census geography design presented, culminating in a current prototype for the separation of purpose-designed data collection and output geographies. The narrative is presented primarily from a British perspective, but focuses on internationally relevant issues such as the implementation of census geography design, and the influence of census output geography on data analysis.Keywords
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