"This paper reviews the changing way in which census geography has been treated with the increasing automation of census data processing. A four-stage model of modern census geography development is presented. In the context of this model, current practice is reviewed, and new opportunities for automated census geography design presented, culminating in a current prototype for the separation of purpose-designed data collection and output geographies. The narrative is presented primarily from a British perspective, but focuses on internationally relevant issues such as the implementation of census geography design, and the influence of census output geography on data analysis."

中文翻译：

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优化人口普查地理：收集和输出地理的分离

“本文回顾了随着人口普查数据处理自动化程度的提高，人口普查地理处理方式的变化。提出了现代人口普查地理发展的四阶段模型。在该模型的背景下，回顾了当前的实践，并提出了新的提出了自动化人口普查地理设计的机会，最终形成了将专门设计的数据收集和输出地理分开的当前原型。叙述主要从英国的角度呈现，但侧重于国际相关问题，例如人口普查地理设计的实施，以及人口普查输出地理对数据分析的影响。”