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Data visualisation: a picture says more than 1000 words

The CBS wants to make its data even more accessible. One effective way to do this is through data visualisation.

Data visualisation

One important part of making official statistics is how to present the statistical information. The aim of data visualisation is to makes patterns in the data – such as changes, trends, deviations, correlations...

Maritime data: big data source with great potential

A European project group led by Stastistics Netherlands is conducting a study on AIS-data

Business cycle tracer

Statistics Netherlands’ BCT is a tool to assist in the analysis of the state and the course of the Dutch economy.

Natural gas and oil reserves on the Dutch territory; national accounts

Natural gas and oil reserves on the Dutch territory Opening stock, new discoveries, extraction and other changes

Government-related information management

About Government-related information management and the Open Government Act

More insight into mobility with the doughnut map

Statistics Netherlands, in collaboration with the University of Oxford, developed a new visualisation method to gain insight into mobility. This method has been applied to data on jobs of employees.

Towards motives behind mobility

Innovative product: Towards motives behind mobility

New steps in big data for traffic and transport statistics

CBS now makes statistics about road traffic intensities purely on the basis of road sensors

CBS opens its doors to share expertise on Open Data

Statistics Netherlands recently opened its doors to share its knowledge about Open Data with various authorities.

How the mathematics of complex systems contributes to statistics

On Wednesday 20 October 2021, Professor Frank Pijpers gave his inaugural lecture on Empirical explorations of a complex society at the University of Amsterdam.

Education more challenging and up to date with Big Data

Analysis of big data is becoming ever more important for governments to facilitate effective, sustainable policy choices

The international road to new forms of data collection

CBS hosted two UNECE workshops in October, on data collection and statistics communication.

Heat maps with income level of men and women

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) is studying new types of visualisations to present complex data at a glance.

Expansion of maritime statistics: sea routes and cargo

Expansion of maritime statistics: sea routes and cargo

CBS Happiness Meter: happiest people in Gelderland province

People can use the Happiness Meter to calculate their score and compare it with the score of the average Dutch person

Smart Services Campus Heerlen: breeding ground for new productivity and innovations

Monday 12 September marked the launch of the Brightlands Smart Services Campus in Heerlen

Unemployment up again

In August 2022, unemployment continued to rise to 378 thousand. This is 3.8 percent of the labour force.

An innovative way to estimate solar energy yields

An innovative way to estimate solar energy yields

Unemployment further up in July

In July 2022, unemployment rose further to 353 thousand. This is 3.6 percent of the labour force. From May through July, unemployment rose by an average of 12 thousand per month.

Economy dashboard

Time series

CBS and Utrecht University start innovative survey network

The research focuses primarily on surveys using mobile devices

Study uses AIS data to investigate how ships affect underwater wildlife

Some 90% of all the products traded around the world are transported by ship.