Geographic Codes and Names of Scotland

In 2004 Scotland implemented a new coding and naming policy for Scottish statistical geographies aimed at geographies that are required for government administrative functions, legislation or publication of official statistics. At the heart of this policy is the concept of a Government Statistical Service (GSS) nine digit alpha-numeric code which is divided into three elements: …

Hazards

It has been five years since the United Nations adopted three landmark agreements. 1. The Paris Agreement on Climate Change 2. The Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030 3. The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the International Science Council (ISC) recently published the Sendai Hazard …

Geographic Insight with Animated Time Series Data

Not all geographic visualisations are maps. Charts, diagrams and graphs can be used to communicate and provide insight. Particularly when used to show change over time. Using the statistical computing and graphics application R, with time series data from the World Bank on metric tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per capita and urban population as …