Version March 2011

Technical Reports

The ESPON Database project project developed technical reports describing the main topics addressed during the implementation of the ESPON 2013 Database supporting the understanding of the data categories available. Most of these technical reports are public and free accessible. They are targeted to users of the ESPON Database, but also to researchers and experts interested or searching for more detailed information on the Database application, the methodological aspects and enlargement of the data collection.

The ESPON Database Application:

1. ESPON Database Application
2. Structure of the ESPON 2013 Database: themes and subthemes
3. Coding scheme and label indicators
4. Preliminary considerations on a ESPON thesaurus
5. ESPON 2006 Database in the 2013 version

Methodological aspects:

1. Empirical approach and applications for NUTS changes and managing time series data
2. OLAP Cube – combination of data from several sources and formats
3. Spatial analysis for quality control 1
4. Spatial analysis for quality control 2
5. Using downscaled population in local data generation
6. Spatial data creation for Europe
7. ESPON Mapping Guide

Enlargement of the data collection:

1. Enlarging data collection – world database
2. Enlarging data collection – western Balkans and Turkey
3. Enlarging data collection – local data in Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia
4. Enlarging data collection – producing innovative indicators at local scale
5. Enlarging data collection – naming UMZ
6. Enlarging data collection – LUZ Specifications
7. Enlarging data collection – The FUA database