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Global Challenges and the Importance of Relevant and Timely Data
7th International Conference on
Big Data and Data Science for Official Statistics

Yogyakarta, Indonesia 7-11 November 2022 #UNBigData2022

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8-11 November

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AIS Data
Earth Observation Data
Machine Learning
Mobile Phone Data
UN PET Lab
Day Session Room A Room B
9 Nov 09:00 - 12:00

UN PET Lab Recording

AIS Data (Part 1) Recording

  • Introduction to the AIS Task Team and the work programme (presentation)
  • What is AIS and using UNGP AIS (hands-on)
  • Optimizing AIS data extraction (hands-on)
  13:30 - 16:30

Earth Observation Data (Part 1) Recording

  • Standardization of EO Methods
  • ML approaches for Land cover mapping given in-situ data scarcity
  • Demo on Digital Earth Africa

AIS Data (Part 2) Recording

  • New CSO Ireland frontier indicators based on AIS data (presentation and demo)
  • Identification of ports/berth using ML (presentation and demo)
  • Discussion on potential use cases using AIS data (round table)
10 Nov 09:00 - 12:00

Earth Observation Data (Part 2) Recording

  • 50 X 2030 initiative and in-situ data requirements. Best practices in geo-referencing
  • Building geospatial data science training courses based on user profiles
  • Geospatial data sharing using UNGP: present solutions and future directions

Data Access and Machine Learning (Part 1) Recording

  • Examples of the use of online (website) data for statistical purposes such as the impact of the digital economy and e-commerce, analysis of online job advertisements, online signals of COVID effects.
  • Browse and explore the database and search engine of dataprovider.com, consisting of half a billion websites in more than fifty countries – hands-on
  13:30 - 16:30

Mobile Phone Data (Part 1) Recording

  • Introduction and Launch of the Guidelines on use of MPD data for: Dynamic Population and census; Tourism: Migration: Information Society; Displacement & Disaster; and Transport

Machine Learning (Part 2) Recording

  • Overview of use of Machine Learning in NSOs
11 Nov 09:00 - 11:45

Mobile Phone Data (Part 2) Recording

  • How to implement an MPD pilot in 9 steps
  • Collaboration with Regional Hubs
  • Break-out groups on use of MPD in developing countries

Machine Learning (Part 3) Recording

  • Hands-on examples of use cases with Machine Learning in NSOs