Spatial Infrastructure Indicators and Powiat-Level Shapefiles for SKATER Regionalization in Poland (2023)

This dataset contains spatial and socioeconomic indicators at the Polish powiat (NUTS-4) level for reproducible spatial regionalization analysis using the SKATER (Spatial ‘K’luster Analysis by Tree Edge Removal) algorithm.

The dataset includes:

• Powiat-level polygon shapefiles for Poland (administrative boundaries).

• Infrastructure indicators from Statistics Poland (GUS), including:

  • Number of cultural institutions

  • Length of district public roads

  • Number of primary schools

  • Number of general secondary schools

  • Number of vocational schools

• Regional contextual indicators for 2023, including:

  • Distance to core city

  • Area (km²)

  • Population (in thousands)

  • Population density (persons per km²)

  • Forest area (km²)

Infrastructure indicators were sourced from official publications of Statistics Poland (GUS). Regional contextual data were provided by the course instructor for academic use