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2015 Statistical Area Collection for Major Regions

This dataset collection is an assembly of related data tables gathered from the website of 'Tilastokeskus' (Statistics Finland), in Finland. The information within the dataset collection is derived from a service interface, as described by the data source. Each table within the collection holds related data that are meticulously arranged in a format of columns and rows, providing a comprehensive view of the statistical areas in Finland in 2015. This dataset is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.fi).

Tables

  • 2015 Major Regions Data (1:4,500,000) Extracted From Finnish Statistical DatabaseTSV

    The table, sourced from the 'Tilastokeskus' (Statistics Finland) website, represents comprehensive geographical and statistical data of 'Suuralueet 2015' - Major Areas in 2015, at a scale of 1:4 500 000. This table, part of the 'tilastointialueet_suuralue4500k_2015' dataset, contains various columns that offer rich insights about each area. The table provides geographical location details through several 'geom_' prefixed columns, containing geographic coordinates in the WGS 84 coordinate reference system with axis order longitude first, followed by latitude. These columns contain information such as the geometric representation in both GeoJSON and geotext format, the geometric type, centroid of the area, and the X and Y coordinates of the center. For statistical data, the 'name',...

  • Version History of Major Areas 2015 (1:4 500 000) TableTSV

    The table, named as 'table__history', is a historical data collection that tracks the changes in the rows of its base table over time. It is a part of the dataset identified as 'tilastointialueet_suuralue4500k_2015'. This table primarily focuses on the version history of the base table, which represents 'Suuralueet 2015' or 'Large Areas 2015', at a scale of 1:4,500,000. The table provides a structured and systematic record of each row's lifecycle from the raw data extracted from the source. Each row in the table is uniquely identified by a combination of the date when the row was extracted, and the row number. To track the version history of each row, two additional columns namely, the start date and end date of the row version, are included in this table. Therefore, if the end date is...

Column Descriptions

2015 Major Regions Data (1:4,500,000) Extracted From Finnish Statistical Database

Column Type Comment
_extract_date date This column contains the date when the data on the row of the table was extracted from the source. It helps in tracking the freshness of the data.
_row_number long This column contains the row number in the data extracted from the source on the extract date. It is unique and helps in identifying each row.
geom_geojson string This column contains geographical data in the form of GeoJSON, a format for encoding a variety of geographic data structures.
geom_geotext string This column contains geographical data in the form of text. It provides a textual representation of the geographical structure.
geom_type string This column specifies the type of the geometry of the geographical data.
geom_centroid string This column contains the geographical center point of the data in a POINT format.
geom_center_x double This column represents the X coordinate of the geographical center point of the data.
geom_center_y double This column represents the Y coordinate of the geographical center point of the data.
gml_id string This string column acts as an identifier for each record.
name string This column contains the English name of the geographical area.
namn string This column contains the name of the geographical area in Swedish.
nimi string This column contains the name of the geographical area in Finnish.
shape_star double This column contains a real number value representing a property of the geographical shape.
shape_stle double This column contains a real number value representing another property of the geographical shape.
suuralue string This string column represents a specific attribute of the geographical area.
vuosi double This column contains a real number representing the year associated with the data.

Version History of Major Areas 2015 (1:4 500 000) Table

Column Type Comment
_start_date date This column contains the date when the row was extracted from the data source. It forms a combination with the '_row_number' column that uniquely identifies each row in this version history table.
_end_date date This column contains the date when a new version of the row was extracted from the data source. If the value for this column is null, it indicates that the row is the most recent version.
_row_number long This column contains the row number from the raw data extracted from the data source. It forms a unique identifier for each row when combined with the '_start_date' column.
geom_geojson string This column contains geo-spatial data in the format of GeoJSON, which is used to represent simple geographical features.
geom_geotext string This column contains geo-spatial data in text format. It's used to represent complex geographical features such as a collection of polygons.
geom_type string This column specifies the type of geographical data stored in the 'geom_geojson' and 'geom_geotext' columns.
geom_centroid string This column contains the centroid coordinates of the geographical feature represented in the 'geom_geojson' and 'geom_geotext' columns.
geom_center_x double This column contains the x-coordinate of the center of the geographical feature represented in the 'geom_geojson' and 'geom_geotext' columns.
geom_center_y double This column contains the y-coordinate of the center of the geographical feature represented in the 'geom_geojson' and 'geom_geotext' columns.
gml_id string This column contains unique identifiers for the rows.
name string This column contains the names of the geographical areas in English.
namn string This column contains the names of the geographical areas in Swedish.
nimi string This column contains the names of the geographical areas in Finnish.
shape_star double This column contains the area size of the geographical features represented in the 'geom_geojson' and 'geom_geotext' columns.
shape_stle double This column contains the perimeter length of the geographical features represented in the 'geom_geojson' and 'geom_geotext' columns.
suuralue string This column contains identifiers for the large areas that the geographical features belong to.
vuosi double This column contains the year the data was recorded.

Additional Info

Last Updated November 12, 2024
Created November 11, 2024