ATLAS INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING INTEGRAL INDICES OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF TERRITORIES

Abstract

The study of socio-economic development is an ever-relevant topic. Significant opportunities for the implementation of the topic are provided by the use of atlas information systems (AIS). The paper describes the basic concept of creating a specialized AIS for monitoring, calculating and mapping integral indices of socioeconomic development. A step-by-step process of forming a multilevel system of socio-economic development indices and their calculation is described. Using the example of modeling and mapping of the integral index of socio-demographic development, an approximate description of the system’s functionality is given, as well as a brief geographical description of the results obtained. The issues of developing a universal system of indices and indicators of socio-economic development at the national and regional levels are also considered. The combination of cartographic, geoinformation and statistical approaches implemented within the framework of the AIS concept allows not only creating ample opportunities for visualization and design of cartographic images, but also using the system to analyze and forecast the socio-economic development of a territory according to various parameters, and forming a set of recommendations for decision-making in this sphere.