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An Infrastructure for Spatial Linking of Survey Data
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Abstract Research on environmental justice comprises health and well-being aspects, as well as topics related to general social participation. In this research field, among others, there is a need for an integrated use of social science survey data and spatial science data, e.g. for combining demographic inf... view more
Research on environmental justice comprises health and well-being aspects, as well as topics related to general social participation. In this research field, among others, there is a need for an integrated use of social science survey data and spatial science data, e.g. for combining demographic information from survey data with data on pollution from spatial data. However, for researchers it is challenging to link both data sources, because (1) the interdisciplinary nature of both data sources is different, (2) both underlie different legal restrictions, in particular regarding data privacy, and (3) methodological challenges arise regarding the use of geo-information systems (GIS) for the processing and analysis of spatial data.
In this article, we present an infrastructure of distributed web services which supports researchers in the process of spatial linking. The infrastructure addresses the challenges researchers have to face during that process. We present an example case study on the investigation of environmental inequalities with regards to income and land use hazards in Germany by using georeferenced survey data of the GESIS Panel and the German Socio-economic Panel (SOEP), and by using spatial data from the Monitor of Settlement and Open Space Development (IOER Monitor). The results show that increasing income of survey respondents is associated with less exposure to land-use-related environmental hazards in Germany.... view less
Keywords
data capture; data protection; data quality; environmental impact; land use; socioeconomic factors; demographic factors; regional factors; inequality
Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Free Keywords
spatial linking; georeferenced survey data; spatial data; environmental justice; research infrastructure; semantic web technologies; GESIS Panel - Extended Edition, ZA5664, Datenfile Version 19.0.0; Georefererenced Socio-economic Panel (doi:10.5684/soep.v33.1); Monitor of Settlement and Open Space Development (IOER Monitor, 2017)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 1-18
Journal
Data Science Journal, 19 (2020)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2020-027
ISSN
1683-1470
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed