David Martin

Co-Director

Email:  D.J.Martin@soton.ac.uk
Tel:     +44 (23) 8059 3808

Centre Activities

• Chair of the NCRM IT and Communications group and co-director responsible for the NCRM ReStore repository

Research Interests

• Spatiotemporal modelling of population data
• Automated zone design
• Census methodology and geographical referencing (Co-Director ESRC UK Data Service)
• Socioeconomic applications of geographical information systems (GIS)

Recent publications

• Foley, B., Shuttleworth, I., & Martin, D. (2018). Administrative data quality: Investigating record-level address accuracy in the Northern Ireland Health Register. Journal of Official Statistics, 34(1), 55-81. DOI: 10.1515/jos-2018-0004
  
  
• Wilding, S., Martin, D., & Moon, G. (2018). How far is a long distance? An assessment of the issue of scale in the relationship between limiting long term illness and long distance migration in England and Wales. Population, Space and Place. DOI: 10.1002/psp.2090
  
  
• Martin, D., Gale, C. G., Cockings, S., & Harfoot, A. (2018). Origin-destination geodemographics for analysis of travel to work flows. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 67, 68-79. DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2017.09.002
  
  
• Wilding, S., Moon, G., & Martin, D. (2018). Place and preference effects on the association between mental health and internal migration within Great Britain. Health & Place, 52, 180-187. DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.06.008
  
  
• Renner, K., Schneiderbauer, S., Pruß, F., Kofler, C., Martin, D., & Cockings, S. (2018). Spatio-temporal population modelling as improved exposure information for risk assessments tested in the Autonomous Province of Bolzano. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 27, 470-479. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2017.11.011
  
  
• Gray, B., Weal, M. J., & Martin, D. (2017). Social media during multi-hazard disasters: lessons from the Kaikoura Earthquake 2016. International Journal of Safety and Security Engineering, 7(3), 313-323. DOI: 10.2495/SAFE-V7-N3-313-323
  
  
• Shuttleworth, I., & Martin, D. (2016). People and places: understanding geographical accuracy in administrative data from the census and healthcare systems. Environment and Planning A, 48(3), 594-610. DOI: 10.1177/0308518X15618205
  
  
• Smith, A., Martin, D. J., & Cockings, S. (2016). Spatio-temporal population modelling for enhanced assessment of urban exposure to flood risk. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 9(2), 145-163. DOI: 10.1007/s12061-014-9110-6
  
  
• Wilding, S., Martin, D., & Moon, G. (2016). The impact of limiting long term illness on internal migration in England and Wales: New evidence from census microdata. Social Science & Medicine, 167, 107-115. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.08.046
  
  
• Smith, A. D., Newing, A., Quinn, N., Martin, D., Cockings, S., & Neal, J. C. (2015). Assessing the impact of seasonal population fluctuation on regional flood risk management. International Journal of Geo-Information, 4(3), 1118-1141. DOI: 10.3390/ijgi4031118
  
  
• Martin, D., Cockings, S., & Leung, S. (2015). Developing a flexible framework for spatiotemporal population modeling. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 105(4), 754-772. DOI: 10.1080/00045608.2015.1022089
  
  
• Turner, G., Sturgis, P., & Martin, D. (2015). Empirical indicators of survey satisfying: do they measure what we think they do? Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology, 3(1), 89-108. DOI: 10.1093/jssam/smu022
  
  
• Alahmadi, M., Atkinson, P., & Martin, D. (2015). Fine spatial resolution residential land-use data for small-area population mapping: a case study in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 36(17), 4315-4331. DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2015.1079666
  
  
• Byatt, D., Luff, R., & Martin, D. (2015). We can do more for you! Librarians can work as part of your research team: working with the National Centre for Research Methods. University of Southampton Library Blog.
  
  
• Alahmadi, M., Atkinson, P. M., & Martin, D. (2014). A comparison of small-area population estimation techniques using built-area and height data, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 1-11. DOI: 10.1109/JSTARS.2014.2374175
  
  
• Martin, D., Cockings, S., & Harfoot, A. (2013). Development of a geographical framework for Census workplace data. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society), 176(2), 585-602. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-985X.2012.01054.x
  
  
• Al-Ahmadi, M., Atkinson, P., & Martin, D. (2013). Estimating the spatial distribution of the population of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia using remotely sensed built land cover and height data. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 41, 167-176. DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2013.06.002
  
  
• Cockings, S., Harfoot, A., Martin, D., & Hornby, D. (2013). Getting the foundations right: spatial building blocks for official population statistics. Environment and Planning A, 45(6), 1403-1420. DOI: 10.1068/a45276
  
  
• Martin, D. (2011). Directions in population GIS. Geography Compass, 5(9), 655-665. DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8198.2011.00440.x
  
  
• Martin, D., Lloyd, C., & Shuttleworth, I. (2011). Evaluation of gridded population models using 2001 Northern Ireland Census data. Environment and Planning A, 43(8), 1965-1980. DOI: 10.1068/a43485
  
  
• Shuttleworth, I., Lloyd, C., & Martin, D. (2011). Exploring the implications of changing census output geographies for the measurement of residential segregation: the example of Northern Ireland 1991-2001. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society), 174(1), 1-16. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-985X.2010.00647.x
  
  
• Cockings, S., Harfoot, A., Martin, D., & Hornby, D. (2011). Maintaining existing zoning systems using automated zone design techniques: methods for creating the 2011 Census output geographies for England and Wales. Environment and Planning A, 43(10), 2399-2418. DOI: 10.1068/a43601
  
  
• Turnbull, J., Pope, C., Martin, D., & Lattimer, V. (2011). Management of out-of-hours calls by a general practice cooperative: a geographical analysis of telephone access and consultation. Family Practice, 28(6), 677-682. DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmr029
  
  
• Mansour, S., Martin, D. J., & Wright, J. (Accepted/In press). Problems of spatial linkage of a geo-referenced demographic and health survey (DHS) dataset to a population census: A case study of Egypt. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems. DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2011.04.001
  
  
• Turnbull, J., Pope, C., Martin, D., & Lattimer, V. (2010). Do telephones overcome geographical barriers to general practice out-of-hours services? Mixed methods study of parents with young children. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 15(1), 21-27. DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2009.009023
  
  
• Martin, D. (2010). Review. "Planning the night-time city" by M Roberts and A Eldridge. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 37(3), 571-572. DOI: 10.1068/b3703rvw
  
  
• Samarasundera, E., Martin, D., Saxena, S., & Majeed, A. (2010). Socio-demographic data sources for monitoring locality health profiles and geographical planning of primary health care in the UK. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 11(4), 287-300. DOI: 10.1017/S146342360999048X
  
  
• Martin, D. (2010). Understanding the social geography of census undercount. Environment and Planning A, 42(11), 2753-2770. DOI: 10.1068/a43123
  
  
• Wright, J., Treves, R., & Martin, D. (2009). Challenges in the reuse of learning materials: technical lessons from the delivery of an online GIS MSc module. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 33(S1), S78-S87. DOI: 10.1080/03098260903034061
  
  
• Martin, D., & Wright, J. A. (2009). Disease prevalence in the English population: a comparison of primary care registers and prevalence models. Social Science & Medicine, 68(2), 266-274. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.10.021
  
  
• Young, C., Martin, D., & Skinner, C. (2009). Geographically intelligent disclosure control for flexible aggregation of census data. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 23(4), 457-482. DOI: 10.1080/13658810801949835
  
  
• Khan, A., Martin, D., & Seale, J. (2009). Sustaining online research resources. SCRIPTed - Journal of Law & Technology, 6(3), 616. DOI: 10.2966/scrip.060309.616
  
  
• Turnbull, J., Martin, D., Lattimer, V., Pope, C., & Culliford, D. J. (2008). Does distance matter? Geographical variation in GP out-of-hours service use: an observational study. British Journal of General Practice, 58(552), 471-477. DOI: 10.3399/bjgp08X319431
  
  
• Martin, D., Jordan, H., & Roderick, P. (2008). Taking the bus: incorporating public transport timetable data into health care accessibility modelling. Environment and Planning A, 40(10), 2510-2525. DOI: 10.1068/a4024
  
  
• Martin, D. J. (2007). Editorial. Census: present and future. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society), 170(2), 263-266. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-985X.2007.00470.x
  
  
• Martin, D., & Treves, R. (2007). Embedding e-learning in geographical practice. British Journal of Educational Technology, 38(5), 773-783. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2007.00759.x
  
  
• Martin, D. (2006). Last of the censuses? The future of small area population data. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 31(1), 6-18. DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5661.2006.00189.x
  
  
• Wright, J., Martin, D., Cockings, S., & Polack, C. (2006). Overall Quality of Outcomes Framework scores lower in practices in deprived areas. British Journal of General Practice, 56(525), 277-279.
  
  
• Martin, D. (2005). Review: Martin on Boyle, Curtis, Graham, Moore (Eds): The geography of health inequalities in the developed world: views from Britain and North America. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 31(6), 939-940.
  
  
• Martin, D. (2005). Socioeconomic geocomputation and e-social science. Transactions in GIS, 9(1), 1-3. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9671.2005.00201.x
  
  
• Cockings, S., & Martin, D. (2005). Zone design for environment and health studies using pre-aggregated data. Social Science & Medicine, 60(12), 2729-2742. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.11.005
  
  
• Martin, D. (2004). Neighbourhoods and area statistics in the post 2001 Census era. Area, 36(2), 136-145. DOI: 10.1111/j.0004-0894.2004.00210.x
  
  
• Tranmer, M., Pickles, A., Fieldhouse, E., Elliot, M., Dale, A., Brown, M., ... Gardiner, C. (2004). The case for small area microdata. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society), 168(1), 29-49. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-985X.2004.00334.x
  
  
• Martin, D. (2003). Extending the automated zoning procedure to reconcile incompatible zoning systems. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 17(2), 181-196. DOI: 10.1080/713811750
  
  
• Martin, D. (2002). Geography for the 2001 Census in England and Wales. Population Trends, 108, 7-15.
  
  
• Martin, D., Wrigley, H., Barnett, S., & Roderick, P. (2002). Increasing the sophistication of access measurement in a rural healthcare study. Health & Place, 8(1), 3-13. DOI: 10.1016/S1353-8292(01)00031-4
  
  
• Barnett, S., Roderick, P., Martin, D., Diamond, I., & Wrigley, H. (2002). The inter-relationships between three proxies of health care need at the small area level: an urban/rural comparison. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 56(10), 754-761. DOI: 10.1136/jech.56.10.754
  
  
• Wu, F., & Martin, D. (2002). Urban expansion simulation of Southeast England using population surface modelling and cellular automata. Environment and Planning A, 34(10), 1855-1876. DOI: 10.1068/a3520
  
  
• Barnett, S., Roderick, P., Martin, D., & Diamond, I. (2001). A multilevel analysis of the effects of rurality and social deprivation on premature limiting long term illness. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 55(1), 44-51. DOI: 10.1136/jech.55.1.44
  
  
• Martin, D., & Atkinson, P. M. (2001). Investigating the spatial linkage of primary school performance and catchment characteristics. Geographical and Environmental Modelling, 5(1), 67-83.
  
  
• Martin, D., Nolan, A., & Tranmer, M. (2001). The application of zone design methodology to the 2001 UK Census. Environment and Planning A, 33(11), 1949-1962. DOI: 10.1068/a3497
  
  
• Roderick, P., Clements, S., Stone, N., Martin, D., & Diamond, I. (1999). What determines geographical variation in rates of acceptance onto renal replacement therapy in England? Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 4(3), 139-146.
  
  
• Martin, D., Roderick, P., Diamond, I., Clements, S., & Stone, N. (1998). Geographical aspects of the uptake of renal replacement therapy in England. International Journal of Population Geography, 4(3), 227-242.