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Create your own maps online CentropeMAP Extensive cross border CentropeMAP Partners statistics database CentropeSTATISTICS Perspectives Behind CentropeMAP and CentropeSTATISTICS there is a cross-border database for both geodata and statistics. This database is growing – slowly, but steadily. Appro- ximately twice a year experts from all partner regions meet to discuss the further extension of this database. CentropeSTATISTICS Partners For various reasons, the extension of the cross-border database is not an easy task: All incoming datasets have to be checked on their com- patibility and comparability with existing data. This is ex- tremely important for statistical data because it has to be verified that datasets from different countries were collected in the same way before they are put together in one table. Otherwise, they cannot be compared with each other. This situation may improve in the future: The statistic of- Contact fices of the partner regions are more and more following guidelines of the European statistical office EUROSTAT, The projects CentropeMAP and Centrope STA- so their data output is automatically comparable bet- TISTICS are a co-operation of PGO (East Austri- ween different regions and countries. Data delivery from an Planning Association) and several partners each EU country to Eurostat has already been running from Burgenland, Lower Austria, Vienna, the for many years; however, these datasets are not on mu- Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary who nicipality level but often on a quite rough regional level which is good for a pan-European point of view, but to provide geodata as well as statistical data. general for the Centrope region. www.centropemap.org Contact data: Planungsgemeinschaft Ost Rockhgasse 6/3 1010 Vienna Austria T: +43 1 533 44 30 F: +43 1 533 44 30 – 24 M: [email protected] W: www.planungsgemeinschaft-ost.at Imprint CEIT ALANOVA gemeinnützige GmbH, Concorde Business Park 2/F, 2320 Schwechat, Austria on behalf of PGO, Rockhgasse 6/3, 1010 Vienna, Austria © 2013 CEIT ALANOVA & PGO. All rights reserved. CentropeMAP CentropeMAP is an online geoportal, which means it collects web map services (WMS) from all parts of the Centrope Region and presents all these services to the user compiled into one single map. CentropeMAP emphasises on datasets that are of interest for spatial planning and similar professions, comprising multiple data layers from the fields of biota, boundaries, elevation, imagery/base maps, inland waters, planning/ cadastre, structure, and transportation. Visit http://map.centropemap.org and give it a try! Shortcut to geoportal: Introduction http://map.centropemap.org CentropeSTATISTICS The Centrope region is situated at the mu- tual borders of Austria, the Czech Republic, Planners and stakeholders receive a great Hungary, and Slovakia. Its aim is to foster help from maps. Also, statistic data is im- cultural, ecologic and economic develop- portant to analyse a region. So why not ment in an area that had to suffer enor- combine maps and statistics and create a mous disadvantages during the decades combined view of statistic data directly in of existence of the Iron Curtain and is now a map? ready to catch up. CentropeSTATISTICS features readymade To help planners and stakeholders to get thematic maps as well as an expert mode an overview of the Centrope region, the which gives full access to the whole Cen- geoportal CentropeMAP went online in trope cross-border statistics database. 2005 and was soon extended by a cross- Note that you can also download these border statistics database which is linked data and, for example, use it in a spread- to the map view. This powerful tool allows sheet. you to convert statistic data into easily le- While creating your thematic map or chart, gible thematic maps and various types of you can set several options to adjust con- charts on the fly. tent and layout (size, colours, chart type, legend, ...). Almost all datasets are collected in a time series so that the development of the re- Region gion can be explored in yearly steps since 2001; the data range comprises various CentropeSTATISTICS joins data from fields like population statistics, populati- the regions Vysocina, Jihocesky, on development and projection as well as Jihomoravsky, Bratislavsky, Trnavsky, land use, educational statistics, tourism or Györ-Moson-Sopron, Burgenland, migration. Lower Austria, and Vienna. www.centropemap.org.