Talk by Shuming Bao on China data

On April 1, 2010, 1:00pm - 2:00pm, the East Asian Library will host a talk in the East Asian Library's Chow Tse Tsung Seminar Room by Shuming Bao, Senior Research Coordinator for China Initiatives at University of Michigan's China Data Center.

TITLE: “Statistics, Census Data, and GIS for China Studies.”

ABSTRACT: The government statistics and Census data of China provides comprehensive demographic and business information for the research and education on China. This presentation will give an introduction to some background information of China government statistics, Census data, and GIS data, including methodologies, definitions, and data coverage. The presentation will demonstrate how the demographic and business data can be integrated with the GIS maps of China at province, prefecture, county, township, and grid levels. Some innovative technologies and applications in regional development, migration, environment, disaster assessment, religious and cultural studies, and household surveys will be introduced for advanced spatial data studies of China.

Please make plans to attend.

Ken Klein
East Asian Library
University of Southern California
(213) 740-1772

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