摘要：The Estonian offi cial producers of statistics acknowledge an increasing need of the society
for the location-based statistics as well as the intention to apply geostatistical methodology
to the production of statistics and to develop geographical information systems.
In the autumn 2007, the European Geostatistic Forum was established, the aim of which is
to become the Centre of Excellence and to enhance the exchange of geostatistical knowhow
and experience among the European offi cial producers of statistics. Statistics Estonia
was one of the founding members. In 2008, the geographical information system and
geostatistics development plan of Statistics Estonia will be prepared, in order to facilitate
data collection, reduce the burden of respondents, conduct spatial analyses of statistical
phenomena, simplify the interoperability of administrative data and increase
the dissemination of statistics.
