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

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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/

Mike.Thacker@Porism.com