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  • ESPON Database 2013

    Main research areas

    • Integration of data from different spatial scales (from global to local levels) – broadband spatial analysis. In fact many policy objectives, especially in the field of territorial cohesion or in management of functional urban regions, can only be observed at local level but at the same time taking into account the global level. Considering that the EU is not a closed system, many of its internal dynamics need to be related to global trends at world level or at neighbourhood scale.
    • Combination of heterogeneous sources – different types and sources of data have to be integrated, despite the fact that they are produced by different organisations using different spatial delimitations or statistical definitions.
    • Reconstitution of medium and long-term time series – MAUP and missing values - to be able to estimate missing values both in a prospective (estimation of future trends) and retrospective way (reconstitution of past trends).
    • Exploration of new thematic fields – zooms, surveys and case studies to make ESPON highly innovative to explore precisely new topics and suggest how to collect relevant data in a systematic way in the future.


    Main results envisaged

    • Updated version of the ESPON 2006 database (EUROSTAT data, plus selection of ESPON 2006 indicators).
    • Updated versions of the ESPON mapping tool facility, covering the entire EU plus Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
    • A continuously updated and validated ESPON 2013 Database  (internal use) including datasets from ESPON projects developed under Priority 1 and 2, as well as relevant regional data in the field of European territorial development and cohesion.
    • A continuously updated and validated ESPON 2013 Database (public use) including derivative data from ESPON projects developed under Priority 1 and 2, as well as relevant public regional data in the field of European territorial development and cohesion. This database will also include selected datasets covering the entire world, which are relevant for the ESPON thematic and for understanding the position of Europe in the world.
    • Enhance cooperation with other international and European institutions with relevant data for ESPON and integration in European Initiatives related to geographic information and regional analysis.
    • A map collection from ESPON projects under Priority 1 and 2.
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