censo2017: Base de Datos de Facil Acceso del Censo 2017 de Chile (2017 Chilean Census Easy Access Database) #410
Description
Submitting Author: M Vargas (@pachamaltese)
Repository: https://github.com/pachamaltese/censo2017
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Provee un acceso conveniente a mas de 17 millones de registros de la base de datos del Censo 2017. Los datos fueron importados desde el DVD oficial del INE usando el Convertidor REDATAM creado por Pablo De Grande y ademas se proporcionan los mapas que acompanian a estos datos. Esta paquete esta documentado intencionalmente en castellano asciificado para que funcione sin problema en diferentes plataformas. (Provides convenient access to more than 17 million records from the Chilean Census 2017 database. The datasets were imported from the official DVD provided by the Chilean National Bureau of Statistics by using the REDATAM converter created by Pablo De Grande and in addition it includes the maps accompanying these datasets.)
Scope
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Please indicate which category or categories from our package fit policies this package falls under: (Please check an appropriate box below.:
- data retrieval
- data extraction
- database access
- data munging
- data deposition
- workflow automation
- version control
- citation management and bibliometrics
- scientific software wrappers
- database software bindings
- geospatial data
- text analysis
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Explain how and why the package falls under these categories (briefly, 1-2 sentences). Please note any areas you are unsure of:
This package is an adaptation of citesdb. It provides the original census data and cartographies (Chile) in SQLite format, alongside functions to import the data, process the maps, etc. What is important about this package is that it has local impact and solves the problem that the original format (REDATAM) puts Mac and Linux users under the need of using a virtual machine or another laptop since it can only be read with a specific Windows-only program, and the REDATAM converter is also Windows-only. The original data comes in DVD format, so I had to obtain one to read it.
- Who is the target audience and what are scientific applications of this package?
Economists, sociologists and professionals who need demographic data. The audience is focused in Chile.
- Are there other R packages that accomplish the same thing? If so, how does yours differ or meet our criteria for best-in-category?
Not at the moment.
- (If applicable) Does your package comply with our guidance around Ethics, Data Privacy and Human Subjects Research?
Yes.
- Any other questions or issues we should be aware of?:
- It is heavily inspired in citesdb.
- I hope other users from Latin America can adapt this for their countries.
- It contains anonymous people's data, which can only be identified at zone level (zone = sub-district area), as the original data protects the statistical secret
