Statistics Korea Selects 'Carbon Reduction Urban Forest Site Selection' Report as Data Analysis and Utilization Target

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyunjung] At the '2021 Statistical Data Analysis and Utilization Competition' held for the entire population by Statistics Korea, an analysis report titled 'Optimal Site Selection for Urban Forests to Reduce Carbon Emissions' submitted by students from Sungkyunkwan University won the grand prize.

Statistics Korea announced the results of the judging on the 27th. This competition, which started in 2019, aims to discover various linked and analytical cases using statistical data and to spread a data-driven decision-making culture through data analysis. Despite the COVID-19 situation this year, 154 teams from various fields including students and researchers participated. Participants linked and analyzed various data such as statistical data, private data, and Statistical Geographic Information Service (SGIS), and finally, 64 teams submitted reports and poster works.

The judging criteria considered data usability, analysis level, and timeliness of the topic, and the winning works were selected through a final judging committee by combining expert evaluation results and public evaluation results. The analysis report titled 'Optimal Site Selection for Urban Forests to Reduce Carbon Emissions' submitted by students from the Department of Data Science Convergence at Sungkyunkwan University, which won the grand prize, linked and analyzed data from the Statistical Data Center, National Spatial Information Portal, and self-survey data to select Mapo-gu, Yangcheon-gu, and Geumcheon-gu as the optimal sites for urban forest creation within Seoul.

In addition, in the report category, 1 team was selected as the best, 2 teams as excellent, and 3 teams as encouraging awards, and in the poster category, 1 team was selected as the best, 2 teams as excellent, and 3 teams as encouraging awards.

Awards including the Commissioner of Statistics Korea Award (7 awards), Korea Statistical Promotion Institute Director Award (6 awards), and prizes totaling approximately 9 million KRW will be given to the winners, along with a 24-week free usage voucher for the Statistical Data Center.

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