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Geo-analysis for implementing policy
Analysis of the socio-economic profiles
in Europe
Mike Thacker, Porism Limited (UK)
Kortrijk – 20 November 2013
To discuss1. Evidence-led policy
2. Metrics structures
3. Example data analysis by area
4. Socio-economic profiles
5. Profiling by area across Europe
6. Small area profiles
7. Natural neighbourhoods
8. Further information
How open data applied to geography can
influence and be used to implement policy
Policy Policy Metrics Services
Increase healthiness /
quality of life
Obesity
Psychiatric illness
Cardiac illness
Dietary advice, School meals
Green spaces,
Recreational facilities
Increase economic activity Employment
Street crime
Educational attainment
Careers advice
Policing, CCTV
Schooling, Adult education
Safer roads Road accidents Traffic control, Signage
Metrics
Policies Servicesdetermine
Evidence-led policy
Metrics structure
Metric
value
Date/
TimeDimensions Area
Organis
ation
Examples
• Miles of roads
• Road accidents
• Spending on roads
Example
• Norfolk County
Council
Example
• Norfolk administrative area
• East of England
• England
At a point
or
Over a period
Examples
• Age
• Gender
• Severity
Metric
type
2012 6,142.5
183,003.4
2010-12
353
2,47324,027.8
21,534
£75.3M
ΣΣΣΣ EoE £573.2M
ΣΣΣΣ England £208.8M
2011/12
has
has has has
has
go
ve
rns
Example data analysis
Full report: Live PDF
Socio-economic profiles
• Use statistical clustering techniques to see
which groups have similar metrics values
• Label these groups and describe their
characteristics
• Identify services and message which modify
outcomes for each
Example: Metropolitan strugglers
Example: Rural inheritance
Where different groups live
http://insight.esd-toolkit.eu/
Small area metrics analysis
UK small area metrics report
Natural neighbourhoods Unofficial geographies
URI
Further information
• European / North Sea profiles http://insight.esd-toolkit.eu/
• UK:
– Metric types http://id.esd.org.uk/list/metricTypes
– Dimensions (Circumstances) http://id.esd.org.uk/list/circumstances
– Municipalities http://opendatacommunities.org/data/local-authorities
– Administrative areas http://statistics.data.gov.uk/doc/statistical-
geography/
– Natural neighbourhoods: http://neighbourhoods.esd.org.uk/
– Tools http://about.esd.org.uk/
• Opening Up resources http://www.opening-up.eu/