Objectives: Develop a set of methods, tools and guidelines to create harmonised data sets, such as on handling confidentiality issues of population statistics and disaggregation processes.

• Understanding of user needs from both businesses and public sector.
• Improved population map applying the developed tools and methodologies.
• Vision for a spatial data infrastructure for Geostatistics

Main milestones: 

• Interim report after 12 months
• Final report after 24 months

Dissemination actions towards the ESS:

• Presentations of GEOSTAT ESSnet project and results

a. Year 1 (2010)

i.  GISCO WP meeting: 2010 (March)
ii.  INSPIRE Conference 2010 (June)
    (The 4th INSPIRE conference 22 -25th of June 2010, Krakow)
iii. EFGS meeting 2010: 2010 (October).
iv. INSPIRE WG on Statistical units
v.  INSPIRE WG on Population distribution
vi. Intermediate report : 2010 (December)

b. Year 2 (2011)

 
i.  INSPIRE Conference 2011
ii. GISCO WP meeting: 2011 (March)
    EFGS meeting 2011 (October)
iii. INSPIRE WG on Statistical units
iv. INSPIRE WG on Population distribution
v.  Final report : 2011 (December)

• Organising EFGS conference 2010.
  Hosting conference and presentations by Co-partners and Subcontractor, October 2010, Estonia.
• Organising EFGS conference 2011.
  Hosting conference and presentations by Co-partners and Subcontractor. October 2011, Portugal

Work Packages (WP)

• WP0 - Management
• WP1 - User needs
• WP2 – Geostatistics
• WP3 - Infrastructure
• WP4 - Distribution,
• WP5 - Dissemination and Exploitation