Center Boundary Delimitation in Seoul Metropolitan Area Using Census Output Data

This study aims to define the location and spatial range of commercial business district(CBD) in Seoul city using the 2012 National Statistical Office data for the Seoul Comprehensive Plan. For spatial analysis this study uses data such as status of business employment, building occupancy, officially assessed land price provided by census output area of the National Statistical Office. And index of center was defined and the spatial autocorrelation method was applied to finding centers in Seoul. With the theoretical background and analysis tools, 48 centers were obtained in Seoul, as the location and the size of each center is introduced clearly on the map of Seoul. Also that is different from centers of Seoul Comprehensive Plan in location and size. As described above, the Seoul Comprehensive Plan needs to set more effectively the center, suggesting that each centers must be managed with polices considering their each characteristics.