Integrating statistical and geospatial information in New Zealand

Issue title: Special Section on Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Morgan, Rochelle

Affiliations: Statistics New Zealand, BNZ Centre, 120 Hereford Street, Christchurch, New Zealand. DDI: +64 3 964 8991; Tel.: +64 21 868 196, E-mail: rochelle.morgan@stats.govt.nz

Abstract: Statistics New Zealand produces a lot of data about places. Place puts location at the core of statistical production, whether its data about a neighbourhood, a regional government area or the entire country. Modern geospatial technology is providing new ways to collect, analyse and present statistical data. It can also help reduce the cost of collecting and processing the statistics. The efforts of the international community are helping change the way New Zealand delivers statistics and helps Statistics NZ lead national programmes to improve the data ecosystem. This will help Statistics NZ achieve its vision to ``unleash the power of data to change lives'' and spatially enabling statistical data is key. This paper outlines the story so far, the challenges and where to from here.

DOI: 10.3233/SJI-160305

Journal: Statistical Journal of the IAOS, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 509-514, 2016