GeoDemographics &
GeoCoding: An Introduction to
         Sources & Methods
                         Richard Cantwell




                 richard.cantwell@gamma.ie

                            www.gamma.ie
www.gamma.ie
GeoDemographics and GeoCoding: An introduction to Sources and Methods
Census 2011 – Over 1,100 Variables
www.gamma.ie/CSO/Population2006-2011.html
www.cso.ie/census
Census 2006 Themes

1: Sex, age and marital status         9: Social class and socio-economic group

2: Migration, Ethnicity and Religion   10: Education

3: Irish language                      11: Commuting

4: Families                            12: Disability, carers and voluntary work

5: Private households                  13: Occupations

6: Housing                             14: Industries

7: Communal establishments             15: Car and PC ownership

8: Economic Status
Census 2006 Geographies

1:   Electoral Divisions (3409*) Counties (34) and Provinces (4)
2:   Towns (233) with a population of 1,000 or over, organised alphabetically
3:   Dáil Constituencies (43)
4:   Gaeltacht Areas (8)
5:   Garda Regions (6), Divisions (25) and Districts (109)
6:   Health Service Executive Areas (4) and Local Areas (33)
7:   Local Electoral areas (180)
8:   Regional Authority areas (8)
9:   Urban (34) and rural (34) areas of each county
10: Census Enumeration Areas (EAs) for Dublin (1138), Cork (196), Galway (76),
     Limerick (97) and Waterford (52) including their suburbs
GeoDemographics and GeoCoding: An introduction to Sources and Methods
GeoDemographics and GeoCoding: An introduction to Sources and Methods
Population:

                          1841: 1,543,569

                          1851: 1,107,354



                          (2011: 623,309)




ncg.nuim.ie/historical-
www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/4982034696/
Blanchardstown – Blakestown: Pop 32,305 (2006)
maps.pobal.ie
unstats.un.org/unsd/censuskb20/Attachment473.aspx
GeoDemographics and GeoCoding: An introduction to Sources and Methods
It isn't uncommon for neighbours along a street to write their
addresses differently:



56 Woodbrook Sq.,
Castleknock,
Dublin 15



42 Woodbrook Sq.,
Diswellstown Rd
Clonsilla,
Dublin 15



34 Woodbrook Sq.,
Carpenterstown,
Dublin 15
GeoDirectory




www.geodirectory.ie
Porterstown?




OSi – Dublin Streets
Porterstown?




OpenStreetMap
Porterstown?




Google Maps
Porterstown?




OSi Discovery Series
A Rural Example




www.openstreetmap.org
Sample Townland Return




www.autoaddress.ie
Sample Townland Return




maps.google.ie
Sample Townland Return




maps.google.ie
GeoDirectory Data Model – MS Access




www.geodirectory.ie
GeoDemographics and GeoCoding: An introduction to Sources and Methods
GeoDirectory Buildings
Buildings Classified/by / B
    Geodirectory R C Use
Deprivation Index, Northside Dublin, 2006
Deprivation Index, Northside Dublin, 2006
Residential Addresses, GeoDirectory, 2010
Combining Data
Geocoded Client Listing
Geocoded Client Listing
Client Listing combined with GeoDirectory
Geocoded & Classified Client Listing
Market Analysis
Market Analysis - Mapping
NACE Codes
GeoDirectory NACE Code Extract
Combined with DriveTime
The Household Budget Survey




http://www.cso.ie/releasespublications/hbs_2004-2005final.htm
The Household Budget Survey

                                                                                       

                                          1999-2000      2004-2005    % Change            Index
   Commodity Groups
                                         €       %        €     %           % (1999-2000 = 100)

   Food                              117.67    20.4   142.74   18.1        21.3            85.1

   Alcoholic drink and tobacco        44.10     7.6    47.18    6.0         7.0            70.7

   Clothing and footwear              35.11     6.1    42.67    5.4        21.5            85.3

   Fuel and light                     21.68     3.7    30.65    3.9        41.4           105.1

   Housing                            55.41     9.6    94.51   12.0        70.6           134.3

   Household non-durables             14.41     2.5    17.42    2.2        20.9            84.6

   Household durables                 26.86     4.6    35.55    4.5        32.4            96.1

   Miscellaneous goods                19.08     3.4    23.78    3.0        24.6            88.4

   Transport                          94.92    16.4   122.74   15.6        29.3            93.1
   Services and other expenditure    148.48    25.7   229.83   29.2        54.8           118.5


   Total                            577.72     100    787.12   100        36.2



www.cso.ie/releasespublications/documents/housing/hbsfinal/webcomplete.pdf
HBS – Example
Food Categories
Combine HBS
           with Service
           Areas to
           estimate value
           of underserved
           areas




Possible
Service
Gaps
Combine
              HBS with
              Performance
              Metrics to
              estimate
              value of
              underserved
              areas




Possible
Performance
Gap
Estimating Monthly Spend




                                                                  Total
                     (S)ervice or       5 Minute    Competitor   Monthly
  Gap Location
                 (P)erformance Gap ?   Population     Count      Spend
                                                                  (€M)

Athlone                   S              12,543         5         €0.3

Clontarf                  S              30,245         4         €1.2

IFSC                      S              45,211         4         €1.8

Enniscorthy               P              54,222         3         €2.6

Ballybofey                S              23,866         3         €0.8

Dun Laoghaire             P              32,666         2         €1.4
Performance Evaluation
Other Use Cases: Insurance - Flooding




sertit.u-strasbg.fr/SITE_RMS/2009/18_rms_irlande_2009/18_rms_irlande_2009.html
Other Use Cases: Education Participation - UK




EducationProfiler.org
“It sort of makes you stop and think, doesn’t it?”
bit.ly/pU7UWY
xkcd.com/552/
Postcodes?


  ?



   ?                 ?
                ?        ?
An Unknown Unknown
New Kinds of Address Data & Platforms




FourSquare data (via GeoRSS) on a map from www.dotspotting.org
Single Address Database – Key to breaking down the Data Silos




bit.ly/nQnUvK
Privacy Concerns and Data Protection are Paramount




petewarden.github.com/iPhoneTracker

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