Environmental Environmental Statistics in E-STATStatistics in E-STAT

Tom PowerTom PowerEducation Centre Library,Education Centre Library,

Nipissing University/Canadore Nipissing University/Canadore CollegeCollege

Ontario DLI TrainingOntario DLI TrainingGuelph University, Guelph, ONGuelph University, Guelph, ON

April 12, 2006April 12, 2006

Environmental Data at Environmental Data at Statistics Canada Statistics Canada

Environment Accounts and Statistics DivisionEnvironment Accounts and Statistics Division

Agriculture DivisionAgriculture Division

Manufacturing, Construction & TransportationManufacturing, Construction & Transportation

DivisionDivision

And others….And others….

Environment Accounts and Environment Accounts and Statistics DivisionStatistics Division

Statistical program includes:Statistical program includes:

Environmental Accounts and IndicatorsEnvironmental Accounts and Indicators

Environmental Surveys Environmental Surveys

Spatial Data AnalysisSpatial Data Analysis

Human Activity and the EnvironmentHuman Activity and the Environment

Environmental Environmental BoundariesBoundaries

EcozoneEcozone

Drainage BasinDrainage Basin

ECOZONESECOZONES

DRAINAGE BASINSDRAINAGE BASINS

Political / Administrative Political / Administrative BoundariesBoundaries

Analysis involves the relationship Analysis involves the relationship between socio-economic conditions between socio-economic conditions

and environmental conditions.and environmental conditions.

Environmental Statistics in E-Environmental Statistics in E-STATSTAT

Three environmental products in E-StatThree environmental products in E-Stat

Cansim Environmental Statistics in E-STATCansim Environmental Statistics in E-STAT

- Natural Resource Stocks –quantities and - Natural Resource Stocks –quantities and values.values.

- Consumption Of Materials and Energy- Consumption Of Materials and Energy - energy use.- energy use.

- Waste Production – greenhouse gas emissions- Waste Production – greenhouse gas emissions

- Transportation of Dangerous Goods - Transportation of Dangerous Goods

Cansim Environmental Statistics in E-STATCansim Environmental Statistics in E-STAT

- Fairly long time seriesFairly long time series

- Provides data sourcesProvides data sources

- Easy to useEasy to use

- Various output formatsVarious output formats

Cansim Environmental Statistics in E-STATCansim Environmental Statistics in E-STAT

- Limited Geography (Canada/Provinces)Limited Geography (Canada/Provinces)

- Limited In ScopeLimited In Scope

Environment ModuleEnvironment Module

Ecozones/Ecoregions Ecozones/Ecoregions

Drainage Basins/Drainage Sub-basinsDrainage Basins/Drainage Sub-basins

- Census of Population and Census of Census of Population and Census of Agriculture statistics.Agriculture statistics.

- Demographic ,socio-economic and Demographic ,socio-economic and agricultural statistics aggregated to agricultural statistics aggregated to environmental boundariesenvironmental boundaries

- 1971-1996- 1971-1996

ProvincesProvinces

- Environmental statistics aggregated to Environmental statistics aggregated to political/administrative boundariespolitical/administrative boundaries

- Various data sourcesVarious data sources

- 1985-2003- 1985-2003

Environment ModuleEnvironment Module

- Allows socio-economic-environmental Allows socio-economic-environmental analysisanalysis

- Aggregation allows integration with external Aggregation allows integration with external data sourcesdata sources

- Easy to useEasy to use

- Various output options Various output options

Environment ModuleEnvironment Module

- Census data not updated.Census data not updated.

- Limited documentationLimited documentation

- Limited in scopeLimited in scope

Human Activity and the EnvironmentHuman Activity and the Environment

Human Activity and the Environment 2000Human Activity and the Environment 2000

- A general reference source - A general reference source

- Includes a wide range of topics, emphasizing Includes a wide range of topics, emphasizing social/economic interactions with the social/economic interactions with the environment.environment.

- Statistics are from a variety of cited sourcesStatistics are from a variety of cited sources

- Published every 5 years with annual updatesPublished every 5 years with annual updates

- Originally published as a print document with CDOriginally published as a print document with CD

HAE 2000 in E-STATHAE 2000 in E-STAT

- HTML version in E-STAT has some of the HTML version in E-STAT has some of the features, including .xls tables, found on the features, including .xls tables, found on the CD CD

- Does not include the graphing/mapping Does not include the graphing/mapping package.package.

Variables in the HAE 2000 Variables in the HAE 2000 Spatial DatabaseSpatial Database

HAE Updates in E-STATHAE Updates in E-STAT- PDF format onlyPDF format only

- No access to .xls filesNo access to .xls files

- Includes feature articleIncludes feature article

Discussion?Discussion?