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I differentiated the different public education institutes namely "Primary", "Secondary", "Mixed Level", "Junior College" and "Centralised Institute" by using Categorized for variable "main_level". Although the original CSV file contains 344 records, my copy only contains 342 records, as I believe that 2 records were lost while geocoding.
 
I differentiated the different public education institutes namely "Primary", "Secondary", "Mixed Level", "Junior College" and "Centralised Institute" by using Categorized for variable "main_level". Although the original CSV file contains 344 records, my copy only contains 342 records, as I believe that 2 records were lost while geocoding.
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General information of schools https://www.data.gov.sg/dataset/school-directory-and-information
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Master Plan 2014 Planning Area Boundary (No Sea) https://www.data.gov.sg/dataset/master-plan-2014-planning-area-boundary-no-sea
  
 
== Hierarchy of Road Network System ==
 
== Hierarchy of Road Network System ==
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All of Singapore's roads are shown in the map above, broadly categorized to Expressways, Major Roads and Minor Roads. To mimic real world conditions, I made lines representing Expressways thicker and I also chose a darker color. Likewise, I chose a darker color and thicker width lines for the Major Roads as compared to the Minor Roads.
 
All of Singapore's roads are shown in the map above, broadly categorized to Expressways, Major Roads and Minor Roads. To mimic real world conditions, I made lines representing Expressways thicker and I also chose a darker color. Likewise, I chose a darker color and thicker width lines for the Major Roads as compared to the Minor Roads.
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Source:
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Road Section Line https://www.mytransport.sg/content/dam/datamall/datasets/Geospatial/RoadSectionLine.zip
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Master Plan 2014 Planning Area Boundary (No Sea) https://www.data.gov.sg/dataset/master-plan-2014-planning-area-boundary-no-sea
  
 
== Singapore Master Plan 2014 Landuse ==
 
== Singapore Master Plan 2014 Landuse ==
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As there are many categories in this layer, the border lines of each segment caused the overall map to look extremely black and hence unable to provide useful information at one glance. I overcame this by reducing the width of the border lines to 0.05mm, this softened most the dark regions and hence the color of the segments are able to come through.
 
As there are many categories in this layer, the border lines of each segment caused the overall map to look extremely black and hence unable to provide useful information at one glance. I overcame this by reducing the width of the border lines to 0.05mm, this softened most the dark regions and hence the color of the segments are able to come through.
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Master Plan 2014 Land Use https://www.data.gov.sg/dataset/master-plan-2014-land-use
  
 
= Part 2: Choropleth Mapping =
 
= Part 2: Choropleth Mapping =
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After downloading the csv file of Singapore's age breakdown, I joined it with the subzone layer. As the subzone layer I used had more subzones than the csv file containing the ages, there were subzones where there were null values for all ages. I replaced these missing values with 0, so as to have a complete looking map as an end product. I then used the Field Calculator to sum up all the age bins from 65 and above to a column 65+ and used that column for Categorizing using Natural Breaks. From this map, I can infer that there were significantly more aged population towards the east side of Singapore in 2010.
 
After downloading the csv file of Singapore's age breakdown, I joined it with the subzone layer. As the subzone layer I used had more subzones than the csv file containing the ages, there were subzones where there were null values for all ages. I replaced these missing values with 0, so as to have a complete looking map as an end product. I then used the Field Calculator to sum up all the age bins from 65 and above to a column 65+ and used that column for Categorizing using Natural Breaks. From this map, I can infer that there were significantly more aged population towards the east side of Singapore in 2010.
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Source:
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Singapore Residents by Planning Area/Subzone, Age Group and Sex, June 2000 - 2018 https://www.singstat.gov.sg/find-data/search-by-theme/population/geographic-distribution/latest-data
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Master Plan 2014 Subzone Boundary (No Sea) https://www.data.gov.sg/dataset/master-plan-2014-subzone-boundary-no-sea
  
 
== Aged Population in 2018 ==
 
== Aged Population in 2018 ==
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Similar to that of 2010, however, looking at the legend we can see that there is a general increase in the aged population.
 
Similar to that of 2010, however, looking at the legend we can see that there is a general increase in the aged population.
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Source:
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Singapore Residents by Planning Area/Subzone, Age Group and Sex, June 2000 - 2018 https://www.singstat.gov.sg/find-data/search-by-theme/population/geographic-distribution/latest-data
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Master Plan 2014 Subzone Boundary (No Sea) https://www.data.gov.sg/dataset/master-plan-2014-subzone-boundary-no-sea
  
 
== Proportion of Aged Population in 2010 ==
 
== Proportion of Aged Population in 2010 ==
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[[File:Percentage Change of Aged Population btw 2010 and 2018.png|700px|centre|thumb]]
 
[[File:Percentage Change of Aged Population btw 2010 and 2018.png|700px|centre|thumb]]
  
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To calculate percentage change of aged population between 2010 and 2018, I used the formula [(2018'Age65+)-(2010'Age65+)] / 2010'Age65+. As there were some subzones populated with elderly in 2018 but not in 2010, I changed the data for Age65+ from 0 to 1 for such subzones in 2010. This is to prevent getting a Math error in the calculations which will arise from dividing with 0 as the denominator.
  
 
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To my surprise, there were subzones where the proportion of aged population actually decreased from 2010 to 2018. Unlike the previous 2 maps where I used Natural Breaks to differentiate the subzones, I used Pretty Breaks this time as I wanted the subzones with negative percentage change (which is a minority) to be in a class of themselves. I changed the colors of such subzones to blue to further standout from the green color scheme of the other subzones.
There are several data covered in the area coloured in grey. Firstly, it is data which existed in 2018 but not in 2010, thus no percentage change is shown. Secondly, data in 2010 could be non-existent and still remain so in the 2018 data. Lastly, being unable to change null values to 0 as in terms of percentage-wise, 0 represents a change in the aged population. Therefore, in ensuring that the data representation remains accurate, double layers are used fill-up the empty subzones. In terms of the aged population, the data generally showed that there is a high-density population on the East side of Singapore. After taking into consideration the total population, the density of aged population has spread across the west side of Singapore, although showing that the central part of Singapore consisting of the highest density. Atlas, the percentage change of the aged population accurately depicts the spread of the aged population as well as the proportion of the aged population which is in line with the density population of the areas as shown previously. Within 8 years, majority of the subzones actually showed a higher density as compared to 2010 while only a few subzones actually decreased in density, thus we can safely conclude that there is a growing ageing population in Singapore.
 

Latest revision as of 01:17, 16 September 2019

Part 1: Thematic Mapping

SG Education Institutes.png


Distribution of Public Education Institutes by School Types

I differentiated the different public education institutes namely "Primary", "Secondary", "Mixed Level", "Junior College" and "Centralised Institute" by using Categorized for variable "main_level". Although the original CSV file contains 344 records, my copy only contains 342 records, as I believe that 2 records were lost while geocoding.

Source: General information of schools https://www.data.gov.sg/dataset/school-directory-and-information

Master Plan 2014 Planning Area Boundary (No Sea) https://www.data.gov.sg/dataset/master-plan-2014-planning-area-boundary-no-sea

Hierarchy of Road Network System

Road Network Systems.png

All of Singapore's roads are shown in the map above, broadly categorized to Expressways, Major Roads and Minor Roads. To mimic real world conditions, I made lines representing Expressways thicker and I also chose a darker color. Likewise, I chose a darker color and thicker width lines for the Major Roads as compared to the Minor Roads.

Source: Road Section Line https://www.mytransport.sg/content/dam/datamall/datasets/Geospatial/RoadSectionLine.zip

Master Plan 2014 Planning Area Boundary (No Sea) https://www.data.gov.sg/dataset/master-plan-2014-planning-area-boundary-no-sea

Singapore Master Plan 2014 Landuse

Master Plan 2014.png

As there are many categories in this layer, the border lines of each segment caused the overall map to look extremely black and hence unable to provide useful information at one glance. I overcame this by reducing the width of the border lines to 0.05mm, this softened most the dark regions and hence the color of the segments are able to come through.

Source: Master Plan 2014 Land Use https://www.data.gov.sg/dataset/master-plan-2014-land-use

Part 2: Choropleth Mapping

Aged Population in 2010

SG Aged Population 2010.png

After downloading the csv file of Singapore's age breakdown, I joined it with the subzone layer. As the subzone layer I used had more subzones than the csv file containing the ages, there were subzones where there were null values for all ages. I replaced these missing values with 0, so as to have a complete looking map as an end product. I then used the Field Calculator to sum up all the age bins from 65 and above to a column 65+ and used that column for Categorizing using Natural Breaks. From this map, I can infer that there were significantly more aged population towards the east side of Singapore in 2010.

Source:

Singapore Residents by Planning Area/Subzone, Age Group and Sex, June 2000 - 2018 https://www.singstat.gov.sg/find-data/search-by-theme/population/geographic-distribution/latest-data

Master Plan 2014 Subzone Boundary (No Sea) https://www.data.gov.sg/dataset/master-plan-2014-subzone-boundary-no-sea

Aged Population in 2018

SG Aged Population 2018.png

Similar to that of 2010, however, looking at the legend we can see that there is a general increase in the aged population.

Source:

Singapore Residents by Planning Area/Subzone, Age Group and Sex, June 2000 - 2018 https://www.singstat.gov.sg/find-data/search-by-theme/population/geographic-distribution/latest-data

Master Plan 2014 Subzone Boundary (No Sea) https://www.data.gov.sg/dataset/master-plan-2014-subzone-boundary-no-sea

Proportion of Aged Population in 2010

SG Proportion of Aged Population 2010.png

To calculate the proportion of aged population, I used the column I calculated previously calculated (Age65+) and I divided it with the respective grand totals. From the map, I can infer that the southern parts of Singapore have a generally higher proportion of aged population.

Proportion of Aged Population in 2018

SG Proportion of Aged Population 2018.png

Similar to that of 2010, however, looking at the legend we can see that there is a general increase in the aged population.

Percentage Change of Aged Population from 2010 to 2018

Percentage Change of Aged Population btw 2010 and 2018.png

To calculate percentage change of aged population between 2010 and 2018, I used the formula [(2018'Age65+)-(2010'Age65+)] / 2010'Age65+. As there were some subzones populated with elderly in 2018 but not in 2010, I changed the data for Age65+ from 0 to 1 for such subzones in 2010. This is to prevent getting a Math error in the calculations which will arise from dividing with 0 as the denominator.

To my surprise, there were subzones where the proportion of aged population actually decreased from 2010 to 2018. Unlike the previous 2 maps where I used Natural Breaks to differentiate the subzones, I used Pretty Breaks this time as I wanted the subzones with negative percentage change (which is a minority) to be in a class of themselves. I changed the colors of such subzones to blue to further standout from the green color scheme of the other subzones.