Abstract

Understanding China Census Data with GIS
Track: Census and Geodemographics
Author(s): Susan Haynie, Shuming Bao

The Census data for China provides comprehensive demographic and business information for research, education and consulting services related to China. This presentation will describe and provide examples from two different censuses in China: The 2000 Population Census and the 2004 Economic Census. Types of data and geographic coverage will be described. The presentation will demonstrate how the demographic and business data can be integrated with GIS maps of China at the province, prefecture, county, and township levels, how to estimate the township boundaries, and how to project the demographic data into 1 sq km GRID data using multilayer information. Some innovative toolkits will be introduced for advanced spatial data analysis and mapping of China.

Susan Haynie
China Data Center
1232 West Park Lane
Santa Ana , California 92706
United States
Phone: 714-558-1529
E-mail: shaynie@geodemo.com

Shuming Bao
International Institute, University of Michigan
Suite 3630
1080 South University Ave
Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109-1106
United States
Phone: 734-647-9610
Fax: 734-763-0335
E-mail: sbao@umich.edu