Census mapping
Census mapping
Census mapping refers to the cartographic presentation
of the results of censuses in order to reveal spatial patterns
in the data. Despite difficulties in achieving complete
enumeration, the high population coverage of
censuses means that it is usually possible to obtain data
for very small geographical areas which can form the
basis for detailed maps. Censuses are usually administered
by means of a questionnaire for each member of the
population covering a range of demographic and socioeconomic
topics. Postenumeration processing of these
forms permits the production not only of simple counts
and percentages such as numbers of households without a
car or percentage persons unemployed, but also a wide
range of cross-tabulations and derived indicators such as
social class, geodemographic classifications, and multivariate
deprivation indicators. This article considers the
overall role of censuses, the uses of census mapping, and a
range of census mapping techniques
census, mapping, choropleth, surface, cartogram, georeferencing, population, visualization
9780080449111
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Martin, David
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July 2009
Martin, David
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Martin, David
(2009)
Census mapping.
In,
Kitchin, Rob and Thrift, Nigel
(eds.)
International Encyclopedia of Human Geography.
Kidlington, UK.
Elsevier, .
(doi:10.1016/B978-008044910-4.00013-4).
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Abstract
Census mapping refers to the cartographic presentation
of the results of censuses in order to reveal spatial patterns
in the data. Despite difficulties in achieving complete
enumeration, the high population coverage of
censuses means that it is usually possible to obtain data
for very small geographical areas which can form the
basis for detailed maps. Censuses are usually administered
by means of a questionnaire for each member of the
population covering a range of demographic and socioeconomic
topics. Postenumeration processing of these
forms permits the production not only of simple counts
and percentages such as numbers of households without a
car or percentage persons unemployed, but also a wide
range of cross-tabulations and derived indicators such as
social class, geodemographic classifications, and multivariate
deprivation indicators. This article considers the
overall role of censuses, the uses of census mapping, and a
range of census mapping techniques
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Published date: July 2009
Keywords:
census, mapping, choropleth, surface, cartogram, georeferencing, population, visualization
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/68935
ISBN: 9780080449111
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Rob Kitchin
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