MPC Member Publications

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Title: Spatiotemporal aggregation for temporally extensive international microdata.

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2017

ISSN: 0198-9715

DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2016.07.007

PMID: 28736466

Abstract: We describe a strategy for regionalizing subnational administrative units in conjunction with harmonizing changes in unit boundaries over time that can be applied to provide small-area geographic identifiers for census microdata. The availability of small-area identifiers blends the flexibility of individual microdata with the spatial specificity of aggregate data. Regionalizing microdata by administrative units poses a number of challenges, such as the need to aggregate individual scale data in a way that ensures confidentiality and issues arising from changing spatial boundaries over time. We describe a regionalization and harmonization strategy that creates units that satisfy spatial and other constraints while maximizing the number of units in a way that supports policy and research use. We describe this regionalization strategy for three test cases of Malawi, Brazil, and the United States. We test different algorithms and develop a semi-automated strategy for regionalization that meets data restrictions, computation, and data demands from end users.

Url: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28736466

Url: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=PMC5519299

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Authors: Kugler, Tracy A; Manson, Steven M; Donato, Joshua R

Periodical (Full): Computers, environment and urban systems

Issue:

Volume: 63

Pages: 26-37

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IPUMS NHGIS NAPP IHIS ATUS Terrapop