Geodemographics is the description of people according to where they live, derived from the study of spatial information.
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As with the 2007 and 2004 Indices, the Indices of Deprivation 2010 have been produced at Lower Super Output Area level, of which there are 32,482 in the country. Additional keywords: DCLG Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index LSOA www.communities.gov.uk/communities/research/indicesdeprivation/deprivation10 InSite, from CACI, is a market analysis tool that brings together database, mapping and reporting functionality. It enables users to uncover intelligence in marketing data, from finding trends and opportunities in customer information to understanding locations in terms of people and demographics. Additional keywords: geoanalysis spatial analysis data source www.insite.info This study from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation looks at the emergence of internet-based information systems (IBNIS), examining a range of sites in detail. 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Additional keywords: uk tools commercial www.OriginsInfo.Com This page from the ONS website provides a summary and additional links relating to the classification of output areas from the 2001 Census produced by the School of Geography at the University of Leeds. The links include details of methodology, variable selection, cluster summaries, maps and datasets which can be used for further analysis. Contact details are provided for obtaining a CD version of the information and data available. Additional keywords: small area classification geodemographics national classification of census output areas www.statistics.gov.uk/about/methodology_by_theme Supports and promotes the use of the UK Output Area Classification (OAC) as geodemography open to all. Its aims are to help users apply this fine grained classification, available in the public domain, through sharing and building experience, and by representing their interests. 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Additional keywords: UK market research data source www.mrs.org.uk/networking/cgg SLA is a not-for-profit organisation run by a voluntary committee and sponsored by CB Richard Ellis. Its aims are to improve the standing and promote the expertise of site location research; support the interests of the site location research community; encourage cross-fertilisation of information, techniques and practices; and encourage discussions of matters relating to site location research. Additional keywords: UK www.thesla.org This website illustrates the use of geodemographics in health by presenting case studies of real targeting campaings in Southwark as well the underlying theory.The website is an outreach activity of a Knowledge Partnership between UCL CASA Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis and the NHS.
The project is based in Southwark Primary Care Trust. Additional keywords: NHS Spatial Analysis blog.casa.ucl.ac.uk/?p=29 SPA Marketing Systems is a market analysis company that provides segmentation, customer profiling, turnover prediction, site analysis, maps and many other services to help marketing and property departments. The company has particular expertise in the retail industry. Additional keywords: Commercial Biz UK Geodemographics Segmentz Customer Profiling Databases Segmentation Site Analysis Mapping Workforce www.spamarketing.co.uk A very impressive site that enables straightforward access to a huge variety of statistical datasets and official government reports and publications on associated topics. Additional keywords: Governmental Spain Data Source Demography Demographics Environmental Economics Population Economy Statistics Indicators www.ine.es/welcoing.htm Public Profiler are leaders in training and research in spatial analysis. They have also created a range of spatial information tools for profiling the public, the public sector and commerce. www.publicprofiler.org 'Targeting Customers' third edition was published by WARC (World Advertising Research Center, www.warc.com) in 2004, priced @ £45 plus p&p. The book sold well, but has now gone out of print. With the permission of WARC, it has now been made available as an ebook, sold from www.targetingcustomers.biz @ £20 plus VAT. Please note the book has not been updated, therefore any developments since 2004 are not covered. However it should still be of great value, notably because: It remains the as the only user-friendly guide to geodemographics & lifestyles. It places these techniques in a business, rather than academic, context. It clearly explains how geodemographic classifications are produced, and how to use them. It shows how they can be used in various applications, including retail, direct marketing, media and research. Although this ebook is useful to a broad range of users, it is mainly intended for business users. Peter Sleight, Managing Director of Target Market Consultancy would be interested to hear your comments and any questions. Peter can be contacted on petersleight@targetingcustomers.biz Additional keywords: Targeting Customers, WARC, www.targetingcustomers.biz Professor Grant Thrall's pages at the University of Florida. His research concentrates on business geography and geodemographics, incorporating market analysis and retail location. The site includes reprints of nine papers he has written, and also an 'Internet Tour' of business geography, interesting despite the inevitable American bias in its content. Additional keywords: Academic USA United States of America U.S.A. 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It provides access to information about the Observatories and details of the Association itself. It also offers an overview of the research agendas being pursued by the Observatories in each Region. Additional keywords: uk regions regional data www.researchobservatories.org.uk Beacon Dodsworth specialise in geographic business solutions, including market analysis GIS and geodemographics. Their flagship product, Prospex, combines the ability to analyse geodemographic data with traditional GIS functionality to produce a complete market visualisation and decision support tool. Their geodemographic people classification, P2 People & Places, uses geography to classify people by where they live. Beacon Dodsworth can also supply and tailor a web mapping application to suit all needs. Beacon Dodsworth are suppliers of Census 2001 and mapping data. 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The company provides a combination of data, software and consultancy to help market products and services more effectively to the right consumers. Additional keywords: Commercial Biz UK ACORN Geodemographics Lifestyles Databases www.caci.co.uk Callcredit Marketing Solutions (also trading as improvemydata.com, EuroDirect and GMAP) provides a range of data profiling, cleansing and enhancement functionalities enabling users to attach geodemographic and lifestyle classifications to consumer data records at the same time as cleaning and profiling their data. Consumer segmentations are available at individual, household and postcode level for the UK. They are suppliers of CAMEO consumer classifications and census datasets for the UK and countries all over the world. Additional keywords: commercial CAMEO, census Data, geodemographics, UK, international, customer profiling, segmentation, customer targeting, analysis www.callcredit.co.uk Capscan provide address management software and are an official agency for the 1991 Census. There is an opportunity to download trial versions of some of their software, such as Matchcode 5, from this site. Additional keywords: Commercial Biz UK Geodemographics Data Source Free Software Matchcode 5 Zapcode Superzap Sortcode Cenario www.capscan.com Based at the University of Southampton, the Centre for Applied Social Surveys is intended to train and advise people both from within and outside academia in the execution of large scale surveys, from design to analysis. The site includes the CASS Question Bank, a freely-accessible library of questionnaires and questions. Additional keywords: Academic UK Decision Support Training Data Sources Geodemographics www.socstats.soton.ac.uk/cass The Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research (CCSR) at the University of Manchester. The centre's newsletters and the conference papers produced by researchers at the centre can be read online at this site, and detailed lists of the researchers' other publications can be obtained. Additional keywords: Academic UK Geodemographics Papers Articles Publications Angela Dale www.ccsr.ac.uk Online access to the latest census news released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Additional keywords: UK Data Source Geodemographics Governmental Statistics 2001 ONS Data Sets Datasets www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/census_news.asp The vast UK Census help and information site, which includes a search facility for locating relevant sections of the site (currently under construction). The site contains information on a huge range of census-related issues. Additional keywords: Academic UK Research Geodemographics Census Information Help The Census Information Gateway census.ac.uk Discover the latest plans for the 2001 Census output, direct from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The prospectus can be read on-line, or downloaded as a PDF file. Additional keywords: UK Data Source Geodemographics Governmental Statistics ONS Data Sets Datasets www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/op.asp The website of a conference held in June 2000 at the Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research at the University of Manchester. Included on the site are full versions of the 15 conference papers available for downloading. The papers represent some of the latest research in the field, covering topics such as Experian's FIZZ system and the ONS's 2001 Census data dissemination strategies. Additional keywords: Academic Research UK Geodemographics CCSR www.ccsr.ac.uk/conference The Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS) concentrates its research on areas' economic and social development. A full list of the Centre's recent projects is included in the site, as are links to many of the projects' own pages. Additional keywords: Academic UK Geodemographics Development www.ncl.ac.uk/curds The Clockworks is a data marketing consultancy which aims to help clients understand their customers and markets more effectively. At the heart of the business is a series of unique marketing data models including the SONAR geodemographic classification system and SONARMAP, geographic information system software. Additional keywords: commercial uk marketing data GIS geographic information systems market analysis segmentation www.the-clockworks.co.uk Cloud Client is a web-based geodemographic profiling service that allows postcode data to be uploaded and returns an instant geodemographic report. Additional keywords: geodemographic profiling, postcode, online geodemographic, web-based geodemographic, www.cloud-client.co.uk This paper by Tim Kindberg and several co-authors describes the 'Cooltown Project'. This project, initiated by HP Labs, seeks to develop an infrastructure to support web presence for people, places and things. By providing a bridge between the real world and a web-based virtual world it will enable services to become more personalised, spontaneous and responsive to the wide variety of contexts in which people live their lives. Additional keywords: Chapter 14 January 2003 Geodemographics USA Biz International Censuses Worldwide USA America Statistics Government new technology Data Source www.hpl.hp.com/techreports/2001 Demographic Decisions provide independent consultancy advice to companies and organisations looking to maximise the value of their investments in demographic data and data exploitation. Additional keywords: Commercial Biz UK Geodemographics Keith Dugmore Consultants www.demographic.co.uk DemographicsNowUK is a subscription service providing demographic reports, maps, charts and data for the UK. Additional keywords: UK Geodemographics Biz UK www.demographicsnowuk.com The research performed in the Department of Social Statistics concentrates on sample survey theory, demography and statistical modelling. In so doing, it covers issues such as the modifiable areal unit problem and the concept of ecological fallacy. The latest working papers produced by the department are available to download from this site. Additional keywords: Academic UK MAUP Geodemographics spatial analysis geoanalysis Geospatial Analysis Papers Publications Articles www.socstats.soton.ac.uk As part of the Manchester University-based MIMAS service, this section of the Census Dissemination Unit's website includes a wide range of data relevant to deprivation scores based on 1991 Census statistics - many of which are only available to registered users of the 1991 SAS/LBS. The site also includes SASPAC files for calculating Townsend, Jarman, Carstairs and Noble et al scores. Additional keywords: Academic UK Data Source 1991 Census Deprivation Townsend Jarman Carstairs Noble CDU Datasets Indices Geodemographics cdu.mimas.ac.uk/related/deprivation.htm Equifax provide marketing information and market profiling services as well as many other products, including credit information provision and vehicle history checking. Additional keywords: Commercial Biz UK Geodemographics Data Source Credit Databases www.equifax.co.uk Network of data support units providing access and support for census data resources to the UK Higher and Further Education communities. Contains news and links to other census resources. Additional keywords: Martin Southampton University Academic UK Research 2001 Census of Population Programme Economic and Social Research Council Geodemographics www.census.ac.uk ESRC Society Today provides access to social and economic research - available, planned and in progress. Additional keywords: UK Geodemographics Data Source Government UK www.psinavigator.org/psi The website of the Statistical Office of Estonia provides data for a range of indicators, the latest information on the census and various other statistics about Estonia and its populace. Additional keywords: Governmental Estonian Data Source Population Economic Demographics Demography Environmental www.stat.ee The homepage of EUROGI, the European Umbrella Organisation for Geographic Information, which aims to promote and support geographic information technology. The site includes seven directories of relevant information, ranging from 'GI people' to 'GI Industry'. It also contains a large amount of information on the European Geographic Information Policy Framework. Additional keywords: Governmental European EUROGI Geospatial Analysis spatial analysis geoanalysis Geodemographics www.eurogi.org Additional keywords: Commercial Biz UK USA United States of America Data Sources Geodemographics Pixel Lifestyles Databases Segmentation Customer Profiling www.business-strategies.co.uk Experian's Data Intelligence team can provide full bureau support in the analysis and interpretation of Experian's range of geodemographic, local area, locational and cartographic data. The service brings together over 45,000 separate data items, including person and household level demographics, consumer and business segmentation systems (such as Experian's Mosaic classfication), lifestyle variables and local area data, including 2001 Census statistics. Additional keywords: uk government data source tools commercial www.dataintelligence.co.uk Demographics Online lets you exploit a range of key marketing applications enabling you to answer a wide range of market planning and consumer insight questions. The site is made up of three applications: A Describe Area report to answer key questions about the area you are investigating in a series of themed reports; a Profile My Customers report to explain who your customers are by using one of a range of consumer classification systems, and a Rank Areas report helping you to identify the best areas to target based on your Profile report. These reports aid direct marketing activities, door to door distribution, network and territory planning. Additional keywords: uk data source tools commercial www.demographicsonline.com SelfCoder is a software web service that collects a respondent's occupation and returns the following data: social grade (A,B,C1,C2,D,E), estimated income (adjusted by age, sex and region) and SOC2000 groups. Additional keywords: uk tools commercial www.fusionsoftware.co.uk/selfcoder.aspx A brief account of the history of the USA's GBF/DIME (Geographic Base File using Dual Independence Map Encoding) system. The GBF/DIME files formed a major part of the contemporary TIGER system in the United States, and so are fundamental to US Census geography. Additional keywords: Academic Governmental US USA United States Of America GBF DIME US Census TIGER Geodemographics www.ncgia.buffalo.edu/gishist/DIME_story.html Information on GBProfiler, a free geodemographic system for use in the academic community developed at Leeds University by Stan Openshaw and Marcus Blake. The site includes information on the general topics chosen to select the SAS (Small Area Statistics) variables to be incorporated into the classification. Additional keywords: Academic UK Research Geodemographics Classification GBProfiles www.geog.leeds.ac.uk/software/gbprofiles GEO:connexion International is the leading business-to-business monthly magazine for users of spatial technologies within the British Isles, continental Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Published in both hardcopy and online versions. Additional keywords: commercial gis geospatial geographic information systems mapping awareness geographical information systems journal worldwide www.geoconnexion.com/geo.php GeoConnexion UK cover news, features devoted to the UK's GI industry. Its special focus are on E-Government, Health, Public Saftety, Retail, Environmental, Utilities, Surveying, Location-Based Services, Tranport/Logistics and Telecommunications. It is published in both hardcopy and online versions. Additional keywords: commercial uk gis geographic information systems mapping awareness geographical information systems journal geospatial www.geoconnexion.com/geoconnexionuk.php GEOEurope is a European magazine produced by American publishers GEOPlace. The publication's subject matter is biased towards GIS, but the site includes online articles relevant to geodemographics and locational analysis. Additional keywords: Commercial Biz European UK Geodemographics GIS Geographic Information Systems Mapping Awareness Geographical Information Systems Journal www.agi.org.uk/pooled/articles GeoLabour provides analysis of demography and labour market related issues, including issues of strategic geomarketing. Additional keywords: UK Geodemographics Biz UK Europe USA www.geolabour.com GeoWise develops and sells InstantAtlas, a product that delivers geography and statistics within web browsers, it can be used to create stand-alone, interactive atlases, dashboards, profiles, or key performance indicator reports that allows people to view and explore patterns, monitor key indicators, present trends and support decision-making. Additional keywords: Commercial international Geodemographics www.geowise.co.uk Based in Germany, GfK GeoMarketing provides a wide range of up-to-date market data, including detailed demographic information on the German population’s age, household size, household type and income. Additional keywords: Commercial international www.gfk-geomarketing.com/en/market_data A list of the reports produced by the NWRRL, (many with online abstracts), and information on ordering copies of the complete documents. Topics covered include the classification of residential districts, the issues of aggregation and the MAUP in the British Census, and the potential for fuzzy classification systems in geodemographic targeting. Additional keywords: academic north uk modifiable areal unit problem fuzzy logic ecological fallacy spatial analysis geoanalysis geospatial www.lancs.ac.uk/business/profiles Want to know more about a specific location? Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and Google Search to provide access to the world's geographic information. Additional keywords: International Geodemographics Data Source earth.google.com This site, built and maintained by Graham Rhind, contains the most complete postal code and address resource list available on the Internet. You can also find out about unique books and other resources to provide you with everything you need to know to effectively manage your international database. Additional keywords: Geodemographics UK Biz Academic Postcodes www.grcdi.nl The Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010, developed by the Department for Communities and Local Government, combines a number of indicators, chosen to cover a range of economic, social and housing issues, into a single deprivation score for each small area in England. This allows each area to be ranked relative to one another according to their level of deprivation. As with the 2007 and 2004 Indices, the Indices of Deprivation 2010 have been produced at Lower Super Output Area level, of which there are 32,482 in the country. Additional keywords: DCLG Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index LSOA www.communities.gov.uk/communities/research/indicesdeprivation/deprivation10 InSite, from CACI, is a market analysis tool that brings together database, mapping and reporting functionality. It enables users to uncover intelligence in marketing data, from finding trends and opportunities in customer information to understanding locations in terms of people and demographics. Additional keywords: geoanalysis spatial analysis data source www.insite.info This study from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation looks at the emergence of internet-based information systems (IBNIS), examining a range of sites in detail. Based on interviews with those involved in the development of such sites in the UK and USA, it looks at how technology can be used to classify and sort people and places. www.jrf.org.uk/knowledge/findings iShareMaps are mapping products from Astun Technology. UK Geocoding integrated into your website or on the desktop, and location-based web server for local government. Additional keywords: mapping www.isharemaps.com ISTAT's website provides comprehensive datasets and related reports and articles on Italy's population, economy and environment. The site is updated regularly to include the very latest figures and press releases. Additional keywords: Governmental Italian Italy Data Source Demography Demographics Environmental Economics Indicators www.istat.it JICPOPS - the Joint Industry Committee for POPulation Standards - was set up in 1994 and aims to address the issues surrounding the anomalies that exist in the population and household datasets commonly used in micromarketing. The site outlines the problems in question and provides contact details for further information. Additional keywords: Commercial Biz Geodemographics UK Datasets Data Quality Marketing www.jicpops.co.uk Administered by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the LFS produces regional employment data to an internationally-agreed standard, enabling comparison across the EU member states. This site provides data and documentation associated with the survey. Additional keywords: Academic UK L.F.S. Data Source Data Sets Datasets O.N.S. www.esds.ac.uk/findingData/lfsTitles.asp The MABLE/Geocorr Geographic Correspondence Engine is intended to produce reports that illustrate the relationships that exist between different geographic coverages in the United States. The system incorporates 1990 Census Geographies and some 'extension' coverages such as labour markets. Additional keywords: Academic US USA United States of America Geodemographics Data Source ZIP Codes www.oseda.missouri.edu/plue/geocorr MapInfo provides location-based solutions and services that help organisations better understand their customers and markets in order to gain a competitive advantage. MapInfo solutions offer a combination of software and data allowing customers to map, visualise, profile, compare and act upon customer and market information. Additional keywords: February 2003 Commercial Biz GIS Geographical Information Systems Geoanalysis Mapping Geodemographics Data Sources www.mapinfo.co.uk The Maptitude GIS for Windows is a low cost mapping solution for business, government, and education from Caliper Corporation. The software is available bundled with postcode boundaries (to sector level), postcode locator tools and a range of demographic and mapping datasets. Additional keywords: Commercial Biz UK Geodemographics GIS Geographical Information System Mapping Postcode Boundaries www.maptitude.co.uk Professor David Martin's pages at the University of Southampton. Among Professor Martin's research interests (which are detailed on his site) are census population modelling and the geography of health. He also holds an ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council)-funded award under the 2001 Census Development Programme. Additional keywords: Academic UK Research Geodemographics 2001 Census Health Population Modelling Professor David Martin www.soton.ac.uk/~djm1 MSN Virtual Earth combines mapping and local search to provide answers to your search queries in a geographical context. This has now been consolidated within the bing.com service Additional keywords: Geodemographics Data Source International virtualearth.msn.com This site provides an opportunity to download versions of the latest publications produced by the NATSEM researchers. Although written with reference to Australian applications, many of the articles make interesting reading for those looking for geodemographic research literature. Additional keywords: Academic Research Australia Oceania Australasia Geodemographics Publications Papers Articles www.canberra.edu.au/centres/natsem The National Classification of Census Output Areas is a three tier hierarchy which was created from Census variables, and classifies every output area in the UK based on its value for those variables. This site is designed to give users access to the classification, and information about its creation and additional information to aid use. Additional keywords: Geodemographics Data Source International ONS 2001 www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/area_classification/index.html OCSI can help local government and other public sector organisations develop detailed area profiles, providing information and analysis needed for area based strategies. Additional keywords: UK Government Geodemographics Data Source Tools Biz Commercial www.ocsi.co.uk The ONS Longitudinal Study involves a 1% sample of the population of England and Wales and has been running since 1971, deriving data from the Census and from other related sources. The LS data is less easily available than is the case for many ONS-controlled surveys due to confidentiality laws, and charges will be made to any non-academic users of the data. Additional keywords: Academic Governmental UK ONS Census Socio-economic Data Data Source Geodemographics Time Series Data Time-series www.celsius.lshtm.ac.uk OriginsInfo specialises in geodemographics and the production of geodemographic software tools. Their key product, Origins, is a segmentation tool that helps organisations to understand the cultural, ethnic and linguistic origins of their users, customers, clients and employees. Additional keywords: uk tools commercial www.OriginsInfo.Com This page from the ONS website provides a summary and additional links relating to the classification of output areas from the 2001 Census produced by the School of Geography at the University of Leeds. The links include details of methodology, variable selection, cluster summaries, maps and datasets which can be used for further analysis. Contact details are provided for obtaining a CD version of the information and data available. Additional keywords: small area classification geodemographics national classification of census output areas www.statistics.gov.uk/about/methodology_by_theme Supports and promotes the use of the UK Output Area Classification (OAC) as geodemography open to all. Its aims are to help users apply this fine grained classification, available in the public domain, through sharing and building experience, and by representing their interests. Additional keywords: small area classification, open geodemographics, census output areas www.areaclassification.org.uk Postcode Anywhere is a web based address management software which provides access to UK and international addresses, bank data, maps, lifestyle and geographic information. Additional keywords: acorn data source www.postcodeanywhere.co.uk PSI Navigator is a search engine and directory for public sector information resources (files, datasets, publications etc) for many European Union countries. Additional keywords: UK Geodemographics Data Source International Europe Government Ireland UK Netherlands Belgium France Luxembourg Spain Portugal Denmark Germany Czech Republic Poland Sweden Finland Estonia Latvia Lithuania Slovakia Hungary Greece Cyprus Malta Italy Austria Slovenia www.psinavigator.org/psi The official website for the Samples of Anonymised Records (SARs) at the Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research (CCSR). The Centre supports and disseminates the 1991 and forthcoming 2001 Samples of Anonymised Records. The SARs are samples of individual Census records which have been adapted to preserve respondents' confidentiality. Additional keywords: UK Academic Geodemographics Sample SAR S.A.R. 1991 Census www.ccsr.ac.uk/sars Social Grade is the 'common currency' social classification (the 'ABC1' system) used by the advertising industry and employed throughout marketing and market research. This site provides details of the new approximation to Social Grade available in the outputs from the 2001 Census. Results produced using the Social Grade algorithm are similar to other sources of information for people aged 16-64, but show differences from other sources for those aged 65 and above. A document is available for download in PDF format which demonstrates the extent of the similarities and differences and explains the likely causes. Additional keywords: UK market research data source www.mrs.org.uk/networking/cgg SLA is a not-for-profit organisation run by a voluntary committee and sponsored by CB Richard Ellis. Its aims are to improve the standing and promote the expertise of site location research; support the interests of the site location research community; encourage cross-fertilisation of information, techniques and practices; and encourage discussions of matters relating to site location research. Additional keywords: UK www.thesla.org This website illustrates the use of geodemographics in health by presenting case studies of real targeting campaings in Southwark as well the underlying theory.The website is an outreach activity of a Knowledge Partnership between UCL CASA Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis and the NHS.
The project is based in Southwark Primary Care Trust. Additional keywords: NHS Spatial Analysis blog.casa.ucl.ac.uk/?p=29 SPA Marketing Systems is a market analysis company that provides segmentation, customer profiling, turnover prediction, site analysis, maps and many other services to help marketing and property departments. The company has particular expertise in the retail industry. Additional keywords: Commercial Biz UK Geodemographics Segmentz Customer Profiling Databases Segmentation Site Analysis Mapping Workforce www.spamarketing.co.uk A very impressive site that enables straightforward access to a huge variety of statistical datasets and official government reports and publications on associated topics. Additional keywords: Governmental Spain Data Source Demography Demographics Environmental Economics Population Economy Statistics Indicators www.ine.es/welcoing.htm Public Profiler are leaders in training and research in spatial analysis. They have also created a range of spatial information tools for profiling the public, the public sector and commerce. www.publicprofiler.org 'Targeting Customers' third edition was published by WARC (World Advertising Research Center, www.warc.com) in 2004, priced @ £45 plus p&p. The book sold well, but has now gone out of print. With the permission of WARC, it has now been made available as an ebook, sold from www.targetingcustomers.biz @ £20 plus VAT. Please note the book has not been updated, therefore any developments since 2004 are not covered. However it should still be of great value, notably because: It remains the as the only user-friendly guide to geodemographics & lifestyles. It places these techniques in a business, rather than academic, context. It clearly explains how geodemographic classifications are produced, and how to use them. It shows how they can be used in various applications, including retail, direct marketing, media and research. Although this ebook is useful to a broad range of users, it is mainly intended for business users. Peter Sleight, Managing Director of Target Market Consultancy would be interested to hear your comments and any questions. Peter can be contacted on petersleight@targetingcustomers.biz Additional keywords: Targeting Customers, WARC, www.targetingcustomers.biz Professor Grant Thrall's pages at the University of Florida. His research concentrates on business geography and geodemographics, incorporating market analysis and retail location. The site includes reprints of nine papers he has written, and also an 'Internet Tour' of business geography, interesting despite the inevitable American bias in its content. Additional keywords: Academic USA United States of America U.S.A. Geodemographics spatial analysis geoanalysis Geospatial Analysis Grant Ian Thrall www.clas.ufl.edu/users/thrall This UK Government funded project aims to develop a nationally consistent system of retail data collection including areas of town centre activity, floorspace, employment and retail sales turnover. A pilot study covering the London area has been completed and the project is now extending to the rest of England and Wales. Additional keywords: geoanalysis retail analysis shopping academic uk data sources datasets government casa detr urbed may www.casa.ucl.ac.uk/projects/projectDetail.asp?ID=27 Dr Mark Tranmer's homepage at Manchester University. His research interests include the ecological fallacy, the modifiable areal unit problem and Census data analysis. His site includes links to downloadable versions of some of his publications, including one on the use of Census data in investigating the causes of the ecological fallacy. Additional keywords: Academic UK spatial analysis geoanalysis Geospatial Analysis Geodemographics MAUP Papers Publications Articles www.ccsr.ac.uk/staff/markhome1.htm UPTAP is an ESRC-funded initiative designed to: build capacity in secondary data analysis; promote the use of large-scale social science data sets; and improve our understanding of demographic trends and processes which affect society and the population. It funds projects by young or mid-career researchers working in academic and non-academic organisations around the country. Their website includes details of current projects. Additional keywords: academic uk funding fellowships www.uptap.net A paper by Rich Harris in which he considers the potential for the application of lifestyles data in geographical research, and in particular within geocomputational problems. Issues such as geographical bias in non-response and the unknown quality of the data are tackled from an academic perspective. Additional keywords: Academic UK Geodemographics Richard Birkbeck University College Lifestyles Database www.cybergeo.eu/index4343.html Dr Paul Williamson's homepage at the University of Liverpool. His research concentrates on small area population microdata and the use of neural networks and fuzzy logic in geographical analysis. The page includes links to the products of his latest research, including the website of a project aiming to create a national set of validated small area population microdata. Additional keywords: academic uk income imputation census spatial analysis geoanalysis geospatial pcwww.liv.ac.uk/~william back to the top |
