http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/ The Geodemographics Knowledge Base is a comprehensive directory of hand-selected websites for people interested in the application of geodemographics and geo-spatial analysis. It is maintained by the MRS Census and Geodemographics Group. This feed gives information on new sites added to the directory, forthcoming events and other information of relevance. en-gb Copyright 2009, MRS 2009-06-18 webmaster@geodemographics.org.uk http://www.geodemographics.org.uk This Output Area Classification User Group seminar will be held at the Royal Statistical Society in London on Tuesday 15 September 2009-06-18T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk The AGI GeoCommunity 09 conference announced. 2009-06-11T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk The latest wave of BHPS data and documentation is now available from the UK Data Archive. 2009-04-08T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk The conference provides an international forum for the exchange of research based on longitudinal data. 2009-04-08T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk Presentations are now available from the recent MRS CGG conference: How geodemographics is being applied across an ever expanding Europe. 2009-04-07T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk Defra seeks views on the policy principles that will inform the drafting of Statutory Instruments to transpose the INSPIRE Directive and on the Directive’s impact. 2009-04-07T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk This site exists to provide a home for, or pointers to, resources from across the Linked Data community. 2009-04-06T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk DBpedia is a community effort to extract structured information from Wikipedia and to make this information available on the Web. DBpedia allows you to ask sophisticated queries against Wikipedia, and to link other data sets on the Web to Wikipedia data. 2009-04-06T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk LinkedGeoData.org is a project by AKSW research group at Universität Leipzig aiming at extracting and publishing geo data collected by the OpenStreetMap.org project as RDF and Linked Data. 2009-04-06T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk OpenStreetMap is a free editable map of the whole world. It allows users to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way. 2009-04-06T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk The meeting will provide examples of some research uses of 2001 SARs files and give an opportunity to hear from the Census Offices about their plans for the 2011 Census. The afternoon will focus on the case for the 2011 SARs and will end with an open discussion. 2009-03-16T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk As organisations expand to operate across national boundaries, market targeting methodologies must follow this expansion. The conference, to be held in London on 1 April, will look at how geodemographics is being used across Europe to help organisations to optimise the definition of target markets. 2009-03-11T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk This joint conference of the ESRC Census Programme and Census Study Group will showcase the work of nine research projects funded during 2008-09 by the ESRC. 2009-03-11T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk A course specially designed to provide a hands on introduction to organising data and analysis by OAC - the freely available National Statistics UK small area classification - will be held on 24 March 2009 in London. 2009-20-01T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/trust.html This page contains information on, and links to, sites giving the results from market or other research into perceptions and trust about data and statistics. 2008-22-09T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new Planning and preparations for the Census 2011 continues with a series of roadshows planned for November 2008 to help build on the consultations carried out to date. 2008-22-08T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new A three day conference at the University of Manchester, between 01 and 03 September, will provide an opportunity to hear about and discuss research undertaken with census microdata internationally, and to consider the future role of census microdata. 2008-21-07T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new This half day Output Areas Classification User Group (OACUG) seminar presents actual uses of geodemographics in analysis of health, crime, migration, and surveys, including the OAC coding of ONS social surveys. 2008-21-07T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new The UK Statistics Authority has launched a consultation on a new Code of Practice for Official Statistics alongside a draft Statement of Principles and Procedures for Assessment. The consultation phase will last for 12 weeks, ending on 30 September. 2008-08-07T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new CommuterView takes Census data and enables users to create interactive maps showing flows of commuters within Super Output Areas in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and Data Zones or Intermediate Zones in Scotland. 2008-18-06T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new New ward travel flows dataset from the 2001 Census can now be viewed and downloaded free of charge. 2008-18-06T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new Public to be given internet option when filling in the country's next population survey in 2011. 2008-17-06T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) meeting on 29 April 2008 will concentrate on the methodology used and the analysis of the Census Tests under-taken in preparation for the Censuses in 2011. 2008-22-04T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new Help shape the way that these statistics are reported in the future by responding to the public consultation on improved coherence in the way that population and migration statistics are reported. Responses are invited until 27 May 2008. 2008-26-02T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new The UK Census offices (ONS, GROS, and NISRA) invite you to participate in a 2011 Census output consultation through response to an online survey and blog. 2008-26-02T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new Volume II of Written evidence of House of Commons Treasury Committee investigation into Counting the population published. 2008-18-01T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new A question about earnings has been dropped from the next census after officials concluded that people find the question too intrusive and would not answer it truthfully. 2008-15-01T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new Travel to work data from the 2001 Census which was previously only available on DVD and required specialist software to use, can now be viewed and downloaded free of charge from the Nomis website. 2007-18-12T011:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new The 3rd UPTAP User Fellowship Call has been announced. There is up to £50K worth of funding available for each project. Proposals should be submitted by Tuesday 22nd January 2008. Please see the attached document and the following link for more information. 2007-07-12T011:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new This one-day conference from the MRS Census and Geodemographics Group will be held on Thursday 6th March 2008 at the Society of Chemical Industry, London. 2007-03-12T011:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new The findings of the National Statistics consultation on user needs for ethnicity, national identity, language and religion information from the 2011 Census have been published. 2007-22-10T011:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new The UK Data Archive has recently launched a new commissioned outputs service for customers who require ready-made figures/tables rather than the underlying survey micro data. 2007-22-10T011:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new This site includes deatils of the methodology and sources used to compile the results for the programme Location, Location, Location: Best and Worst LIVE! 2007. 2007-17-10T011:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new The results of the National Statistics Consultation on Small Area Geographies has been published. The report includes results and analysis of the consultation including a clear statement on the approach to geography to be used for the 2011 Census. 2007-17-10T011:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new The UKHLS Consultative Conference is a one day conference hosted by the Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex on 10 January 2008. 2007-17-10T011:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new This meeting will provide examples of research uses of the 2001 SARs files and give an opportunity to hear from the Census Offices about their plans for microdata. It will also give an opportunity to discuss the needs for microdata files from the 2011 Census. 2007-26-09T011:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new The Sub-Committee is asking for written evidence by 28 November to inform it in advance of oral evidence sessions in early 2008. 2007-24-09T011:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new The information commission has warned that confidential personal data is now often shared without people’s knowledge. 2007-07-08T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new According to BBC File on 4 an academic has claimed The government's ID card system will give thousands of "false matches" when more than six million people are registered on its database. 2007-01-08T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new The Chancellor of the Exchequer has nominated Sir Michael Scholar as the first Chair of the new independent Statistics Board. 2007-19-07T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new The General Register Office for Scotland has published Occasional Paper No.15 which presents information from the 2001 Census on migrating households and groups. Comparisons are made between wholly moving and partly moving households. 2007-13-07T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new This half day meeting will be held on Tuesday 18 September 2007 at the Royal Statistical Society and provide an opportunity to share experiences of using OAC 2007-09-07T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new Researchers at University College London have launched the Ethnographic Database Project (EDP), a web-based tool for the collection of comparative ethnographic data. For more informatin about the project and to find out how to contribute visit the EDP website 2007-21-06T011:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new This conference takes place on the August 31st - September 2nd 2007 at the Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute, University of Southampton. 2007-14-06T011:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new The Output Area Classification (OAC) User Group has launched a new version of its website with added content such as 'getting started with OAC' and news of the Group's next event - an information exchange for OAC users 2007-31-05T011:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new The Centre for Interaction data Estimation and Research (CIDER) has an online interface for extracting data on migration and commuting flows from the 1981, 1991 and 2001 Censuses of Population. 2007-23-05T013:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new ISER will be hosting the 2007 British Household Panel Survey Research Conference on 5-7 July at the University of Essex 2007-22-05T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new The first four findings from the Understanding Population Trends and Processes research programme are now available on the UPTAP website. 2007-22-05T011:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new ISER, in collaboration with the University of Warwick and the Institute of Education, is to start work on a new 40,000 Household Longitudinal Study, funded by the ESRC. 2007-17-05T010:00:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/geodemographics.html#oac 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. 2007-17-04T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new The MRS Census and Geodemographics Group has responded to the ONS Census User Consultation on Ethnicity, National Identity, Religion and Language for the 2011 Census in England and Wales. 2007-11-04T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new The Registrar General for Scotland has issued a consultation document about its preparations for the next Census in Scotland. The consultation period runs to 7 June. 2007-16-03T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new The MRS Census and Geodemographics Group recently held a meeting to discuss the ONS proposals, and help shape the response that the CGG has now made on behalf of MRS. This response, along with presentations from the meeting are now available on the MRS site. 2007-06-03T013:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new Pages relating to the 2011 Census have been added to the new look ONS Census site. New information includes a set of definitions to be used in the 2007 Census Test, and a copy of the Welsh language version of the household questionnaire. 2007-28-02T013:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new Responsibility for making Census Regulations with respect to the Census in Wales has recently been transferred from the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the National Assembly for Wales, following Parliamentary approval in December 2006. 2007-28-02T013:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new The newly formed OAC User Group has arranged a repeat of the popular afternoon seminar first held on 2 November 2006 which explores the use and value of this public domain classification in open geodemographics. 2007-19-02T013:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new The workshop will introduce participants to the technique of geodemographics. Sessions include; Applications and Case Studies, Data profiling and interpretation, Dynamics, lifestyles and future directions. The workshop will be held on the 22 March 2007 at the University of Sheffield. 2007-02-01T015:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new New Zealand’s Market Truths and France’s Reperes get to grips with the online virtual world. Both firms have recruited panels of Second Life residents over the past few months to take part in surveys. 2007-01-31T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new Gigateway is a free web service aimed at increasing awareness of and access to geospatial information in the UK. It offers assistance and guidance on the collection of metadata to national and international standards and purpose built software. 2007-01-30T015:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new Ed Parsons, the former chief technology officer of the Ordnance Survey talks to e-Consultancy about internet mapping and his plans for the future. 2007-01-15T015:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new The ONS is holding a series of open meetings in March in London, Sheffield and Cardiff to further develop views on the content of the 2011 Census in England and Wales. 2007-01-15T013:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new Go-Geo! Portal is an online resource discovery tool for spatial data that exist within UK tertiary education. 2007-01-08T013:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new You are invited to comment on the Scottish Executive’s proposals to improve statistical services in Scotland. 2007-01-08T012:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new Opposition MPs have criticised government plans to create an independent statistics board. 2007-01-08T012:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new The Office for National Statistics is running a 12 week public consultation that will help it to define a long term geography policy for the next Census and beyond. 2006-11-28T012:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new Statistics and Registration Service Bill announced in Queen's Speech 2006-11-20T014:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/realtime.html This page contains information on websites about Real Time Geodemographics. This is a new subject which can be defined as the study of people, or things, according to their spatial location through time. 2006-11-14T014:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new This meeting will include presentations on how the various 2001 SARs/CAMs/SAM files are being used. It will also include an opportunity to discuss the needs for microdata files from the 2011 Census and to hear from the Census Offices about their plans for microdata. 2006-11-08T015:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new The 2007 Census Test questionnaires were published on the 1 November. View the questionnaires and read supporting papers summarising the development work, the timetable for finalising questionnaires for the 2011 Census and ONS' view on possible Census content. 2006-11-07T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new Organised by the Census Study Group of the Royal Statistical Society. 4 December 2006; RSS, Errol Street, London EC1. The strength of the population census rests in its near-complete coverage, yet experiences in the UK in 2001 and internationally in the 2000 round of censuses suggest that the challenge of achieving high enumeration rates is growing substantially. This seminar will examine current understandings of the enumeration challenge and explore the potential implications for users in 2011. 2006-10-17T010:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new 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. 2006-10-16T014:00:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new GeoLytics provide demographic data, business information, GIS and mapping company for USA. They produce and sell demographic data and estimates, census data products, business data, GIS data, and create custom data reports and projects. They also provide free census data and thematic maps that can be accessed via the website. 2006-10-05T014:00:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new This call for proposals is an extension to the ESRC's invitation for applications to an initiative on 'Understanding Population Trends and Processes' (UPTAP) in 2005, whose primary aim is to build capacity in secondary analysis and promote the use of the large-scale social science data sets, both qualitative and quantitative. The call is open to academic and non-academic researchers. 2006-09-26T009:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new Provides population estimates for primary and often secondary administrative divisions within (very nearly) all countries, sometimes with historical figures. 2006-09-14T015:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new The Geographic Information Panel was established in 2005 in order to provide high-level advice on GI issues. Know Edge Ltd are currently developing a GI Strategy for the UK and members of the GI community are invited to contribute. 2006-09-05T009:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new A report relating to the 2001 Census Debriefing Seminar held at City Hall, London, in April 2006 is available to download. 2006-08-24T013:00:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new Royal Statistical Society Social Statistics Section and Statistics User Forum. 2 November 2006 2pm. RSS, Errol Street, London EC1. Free to attend but advance registration is essential. 2006-08-17T012:00:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new The detailed programme and speakers have been announced for this seminar, from the MRS Census and Geodemographics Group, which will take place on Monday 27 November at the SCI in London. 2006-08-14T015:30:00Z http://www.geodemographics.org.uk/index.html#new Thursday 16 November, at The Royal Society, Carlton House Terrace, London SW1 2006-08-01T012:30:00Z