The Design and Implementation of National Economic and Social Statistical Electronic Atlas
Ding Xiaoqiang, Wu Jianling, Liang Jun and An Kai
Center for GIS Industry Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
11 Datun Road, Chaoyang District,
Beijing,China, 100012
Abstract
National Economic and Social Statistical Electronic Atlas (NESSEA) is a CD-ROM software system for public. It is an integration of data and software. The data of NESSEA includes economic and social statistical data of China in three Administrative Division levels--provinces, cities and counties, and 1:1million fundamental GIS data of China. The software is used to query, analyze and visualize statistical data both in traditional mode, including tables and charts, and GIS mode, such as maps and thematic maps. GIS plays an important role in this system to integrate statistical data in spatial information framework and visualize spatial characteristic of national economic and social phenomena by spatialization of the statistical data.
The methods for designing and implementing NESSEA and its function are introduced in this paper.