In today’s episode we talk with Terje Trasberg, who is the team lead for the Population Statistics Team at Statistics Estonia. The mission of Statistics Estonia is to reflect the situation and changes in the society and offer information important for demographic, social, economic and environmental development of Estonia. Today we will get to know more about the aim, plans and future of Statistic Estonia from Terje Trasberg.

Links as discussed in the episode:

• Website for Census results: https://rahvaloendus.ee/en
• some GIS data: https://rahvaloendus.ee/et/loendus-2021/metoodika-ja-kvaliteet/haldusuksuste-tasemed-ja-ruumiandmed
• Statistics Estonia website: https://www.stat.ee/en
• Statistics Estonia data : https://andmed.stat.ee/en/stat
• Baltic-American Freedom Foundation (BAFF) internship program: https://www.balticamericanfreedomfoundation.org/programs/professional-internship-program

Funding disclaimer:

This podcast episode is made possible with the support of grant PSG841 ‘Framework for Spatial Predictive Modelling of Soil Properties Using Machine Learning’ from the Estonian Research Council, led by truly yours.