Cognised existence: Population is the spatial distribution of people — where they live, how many, their age, gender, household composition. It is the denominator for nearly every per-capita indicator.
Question: How is the population distributed and what are its characteristics?
Realisations
Instead of hardcoding implementation schemas here, SPHERE separates semantic meaning from dataset implementation. The realisations are listed in priority order:
- Person Register (CPR) (administrative_register)
- Danmarks Statistik (DST) (derived_modelled)
Access Restrictions
| Realisation | Access level | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| CPR (individual) | Restricted (authorisation required) | Individual records with address FK |
| DST (aggregated) | Open | Counts by municipality/parish/grid |
| DST (microdata) | Research authorisation | Anonymised individual records |
Classical Theme References
| Standard | Theme | Link |
|---|---|---|
| ISO 19115 | Society | Society |
| INSPIRE | Population Distribution | Population Distribution |
| UN-GGIM | Population Distribution | Population Distribution |