Learnings

The AIS Data Week including an introduction and use cases about data from the automatic identification system (AIS) takes place from 9 to 13 March 2020. For more information, see the event page and register if you are interested to participate: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/trade/events/2020/AisDataWeek/default.asp

The Code provides producers of official statistics with the detailed practices they must commit to when producing and releasing official statistics.

This handbook, written by members of the United Nations Task Team on Satellite Imagery and Geospatial Data, provides a guide for National Statistical Offices considering using satellite imagery (known as earth observations) data for official statistics.

This is a white cover publication, pre-edited text subject to official editing and subject to further consultation.

This paper summarises the initial work we have carried out, exploring 3 datasets: HMRC UK Value Added Tax (VAT) returns, ship tracking data from automated identification systems (AIS) for UK waters, and road traffic sensor data for England.

The guide composes of four chapters (Applications, Data sources, Access to mobile phone data and partnership models, Methods) but also contains country case studies in the Annex.

Draft handbook.

Awareness level online course for mobile phone data.

Awareness level privacy techniques elearning course.

The roadmap was agreed at Sprint II of the Technical Delivery Board, March 2019.

The learning output from the Scanner Data Task Team.

In this paper, we present an initial exploration of the use of ship movements around the UK. Two new monthly shipping indicators have been derived from Automatic Identification System (AIS) data, the international system for tracking ship movements.