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GIS visualization of population censuses in Peninsular Malaysia: a case study of Jempol, Negeri Sembilan, 1947-2000

Census has become an important administrative tool for governments to trace and plan for national progress since it contains essential information about the populations. Studies of economics, sociology, history, rural development, and agriculture commonly used censuses. Nevertheless, these studies m...

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Main Authors: Abd. Manan, Mohd Shahrudin, Hashim, Nor Rasidah
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Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2010
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spelling my.upm.eprints.148962015-10-21T03:10:34Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14896/ GIS visualization of population censuses in Peninsular Malaysia: a case study of Jempol, Negeri Sembilan, 1947-2000 Abd. Manan, Mohd Shahrudin Hashim, Nor Rasidah Census has become an important administrative tool for governments to trace and plan for national progress since it contains essential information about the populations. Studies of economics, sociology, history, rural development, and agriculture commonly used censuses. Nevertheless, these studies mostly focus on the textual and numerical analysis of the census data without paying much attention to the sense of space of the censuses. Hence, Geographic Information System (GIS) could help by enabling population censuses to be spatially visualized and analyzed. In this study, two common techniques in GIS were used to spatially visualize human population censuses of Jempol district, Negeri Sembilan in the 20th century. Using GIS, the available population census data of the district were transformed into choropleth and cartogram maps of population density. The two types of map were then compared based on their usefulness and appearance in visualizing the censuses. It was found that each type of maps has its own strengths and weaknesses, but overall, the application of GIS has been found to be an exciting and reliable medium for the spatial analysis and visualization of the censuses. The findings suggest that GIS adds another dimension in understanding past demographic phenomena in the study area. It is recommended that further research in this area, such as overlapping the spatial analysis with topographic elevations and socio-economic characteristics, as well as constructing linear and non-contiguous cartograms, should be conducted. Besides enhancing the spatial analysis of the censuses, this research paves way for the development of Historical GIS studies in Malaysia. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14896/1/74.%20GIS%20Visualization%20of%20Population%20Censuses%20in%20Peninsular%20Malaysia.pdf Abd. Manan, Mohd Shahrudin and Hashim, Nor Rasidah (2010) GIS visualization of population censuses in Peninsular Malaysia: a case study of Jempol, Negeri Sembilan, 1947-2000. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 18 (2). pp. 367-378. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2018%20(2)%20Sep.%202010/18%20Pg%20367-378.pdf English
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description Census has become an important administrative tool for governments to trace and plan for national progress since it contains essential information about the populations. Studies of economics, sociology, history, rural development, and agriculture commonly used censuses. Nevertheless, these studies mostly focus on the textual and numerical analysis of the census data without paying much attention to the sense of space of the censuses. Hence, Geographic Information System (GIS) could help by enabling population censuses to be spatially visualized and analyzed. In this study, two common techniques in GIS were used to spatially visualize human population censuses of Jempol district, Negeri Sembilan in the 20th century. Using GIS, the available population census data of the district were transformed into choropleth and cartogram maps of population density. The two types of map were then compared based on their usefulness and appearance in visualizing the censuses. It was found that each type of maps has its own strengths and weaknesses, but overall, the application of GIS has been found to be an exciting and reliable medium for the spatial analysis and visualization of the censuses. The findings suggest that GIS adds another dimension in understanding past demographic phenomena in the study area. It is recommended that further research in this area, such as overlapping the spatial analysis with topographic elevations and socio-economic characteristics, as well as constructing linear and non-contiguous cartograms, should be conducted. Besides enhancing the spatial analysis of the censuses, this research paves way for the development of Historical GIS studies in Malaysia.
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author Abd. Manan, Mohd Shahrudin
Hashim, Nor Rasidah
spellingShingle Abd. Manan, Mohd Shahrudin
Hashim, Nor Rasidah
GIS visualization of population censuses in Peninsular Malaysia: a case study of Jempol, Negeri Sembilan, 1947-2000
author_facet Abd. Manan, Mohd Shahrudin
Hashim, Nor Rasidah
author_sort Abd. Manan, Mohd Shahrudin
title GIS visualization of population censuses in Peninsular Malaysia: a case study of Jempol, Negeri Sembilan, 1947-2000
title_short GIS visualization of population censuses in Peninsular Malaysia: a case study of Jempol, Negeri Sembilan, 1947-2000
title_full GIS visualization of population censuses in Peninsular Malaysia: a case study of Jempol, Negeri Sembilan, 1947-2000
title_fullStr GIS visualization of population censuses in Peninsular Malaysia: a case study of Jempol, Negeri Sembilan, 1947-2000
title_full_unstemmed GIS visualization of population censuses in Peninsular Malaysia: a case study of Jempol, Negeri Sembilan, 1947-2000
title_sort gis visualization of population censuses in peninsular malaysia: a case study of jempol, negeri sembilan, 1947-2000
publisher Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
publishDate 2010
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14896/1/74.%20GIS%20Visualization%20of%20Population%20Censuses%20in%20Peninsular%20Malaysia.pdf
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http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2018%20(2)%20Sep.%202010/18%20Pg%20367-378.pdf
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