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ESSnet on SDMX phase II. Dario Camol ISTAT - Italian National Institute of Statistics Division of Users’ Needs, Integration and Territory. October 27 - 28, Koln. ESSnet workshop. SISAI. Objectives of ESSnet on SDMX phase II. Implementation of SDMX at international or national level;
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ESSnet on SDMX phase II Dario Camol ISTAT - Italian National Institute of Statistics Division of Users’ Needs, Integration and Territory October 27 - 28, Koln
ESSnet workshop SISAI Objectives of ESSnet on SDMX phase II • Implementation of SDMX at international or national level; • the further development of the SDMX technical standardsusedfor data and metadata; • the further development of the SDMX Content-oriented Guidelines; • the further development and use of the SDMX service infrastructure and IT tools; • the increase of the SDMX capacity and knowledge. October 27 - 28, Koln
ESSnet workshop General information on ESSnet Countries: Bulgaria, Italy, Slovak Republic and Sweden. Coordinator: Italy. Amount: 595,492 euro (70% contribution from EC). Starting date: 28.03.2011 Duration: 18 Months. WPs proposed: 4 Work packages + Management. October 27 - 28, Koln
ESSnet workshop Work packages presented • WP1 - Management of the action (IT) • WP2 - PC-Axis SDMX integration phase II (SE) • WP3 - Support of SDMX application for Micro Data handling (SK) • WP4 - Harmonization of existing SDMX tools (IT,BG) • WP5 - Capacity building actions (IT) October 27 - 28, Koln
ESSnet workshop WP2 – PC-Axis SDMX integration phase II Integration of the PC-Axis environment with SDMX October 27 - 28, Koln
ESSnet workshop The PC-Axis environment • A family of programs: • PC-Axis/PX-Web • PX-Edit • PX-Make • PX- Map • A network of members: • 58 International members • 17 Swedish members October 27 - 28, Koln
ESSnet workshop WP2 – PC-Axis SDMX integration phase II Starting point (ESSnet phase I): WEB SERVICE WEB SERVICE SDMX-RI SDMX-RI PC-Axis file SQL Database DATA WEB HOSTING DATA WEB HOSTING PC-AXIS Environment PC-AXIS Environment October 27 - 28, Koln
ESSnet workshop WP2 – Activities and gantt • Activities: • Test of the architecture already in place. • Process description & diffusion of process. • Further implementation: • Add attributes at cell level (PX-Web), • Implementation of a Generic SDMX data file for visualization (PX-Web). • Integration of the User Manual of the process with more types of statistics.
ESSnet workshop WP2 – Main deliverables and Progress report Deliverables: Software: a new version of PX-Web (.Net version). Documentation: a more complete User’s Manual about the architecture. Workshop: for Pc-Axis community and for other NSIs, in which will be described the process and tools used (16-18 April 2012, the third day). Progress report: Testing the architecture. October 27 - 28, Koln
ESSnet workshop WP3 – SDMX for Micro-data handling Support the description and the export of Micro Data in SDMX format October 27 - 28, Koln
ESSnet workshop WP3 – SDMX for Micro-data handling Starting point (ESSnet phase I): : Respondent User Questionnaire definition User SDMX Metadata Editor E-Collect-X Questionnaire Metadatabase Questionnaire data October 27 - 28, Koln
ESSnet workshop WP3 – SDMX for Micro-data handling Questionnaire Metadatabase Questionnaire data SDMX-RI SDMX-RI SDMX Data Generator DSD generator Mapping Assistant Data retriever Data Retriever DSD Mapping Store October 27 - 28, Koln
ESSnet workshop WP3 – Activities and gantt • Activities • Development of “DSD generator”. • Test of the tool with two pilot projects. • Enhancement of E-Collect-X application with more complex calculations. • Analysis of DDI vs SDMX standard. October 27 - 28, Koln
ESSnet workshop WP3 – Main deliverables and Progress report • Deliverables • Software: “DSD generator” application and enhancement of E-Collect-X • Documentation: • user and system documentation of “DSD generator” • a report on the results of the pilot projects • a report on the result of DDI vs SDMX analysis • Progress report • Development in progress of the “DSD generator”. • Enhancement in progress of the E-Collect-X functionalities. • First study of DDI for Micro data handling. October 27 - 28, Koln
ESSnet workshop WP4 – Harmonization of existing tools Provide the necessary instruments to reuse some modules of SDMX-RI Integration of the “Loader” application into the SDMX-RI framework October 27 - 28, Koln
ESSnet workshop WP4 – Activities • Activities: • Analysis of the source code of the modules: sdmx_model,sdmx_io, DataGenerator and QueryParser. (Italy .NET, Bulgaria Java) • Realization of step-by-step tutorials on two examples that reuse some of the modules. • Loader development: merge of two software modules from Istat SDMX framework (http://bms.istat.it/sodidownload) and to be integrated in the SDMX-RI framework. • The merge will include: • interaction with Mapping Store, • rewriting of the code in C#, • use of modules developed by Eurostat in order to guarantee coherence and maintainability. October 27 - 28, Koln
ESSnet workshop WP4 – Gantt and main deliverables • Deliverables • Documentation: • A technical paper on the analysis of the modules of the SDMX-RI (intermediate deliveries are scheduled according to the timetable defined by Eurostat for the modification of the modules); • Step-by-Step tutorials on two examples; • Documentation about the Loader application • Software: Loader application. October 27 - 28, Koln
ESSnet workshop WP4 – Progress report • Progress report (Bulgaria): • Analysis of the documentation on the SDMX-RI. • Start of the source code analysis about “sdmx_model” and “QueryParser“ modules and releasing of a first draft document. • Progress report (Italy): • Development in progress of the first example and production of a draft step-by-step tutorial. • Start of the development of the second example. • Release of a draft analysis document of the Loader application. October 27 - 28, Koln
ESSnet workshop WP5 – Capacity Building Increasing of knowledge on SDMX October 27 - 28, Koln
ESSnet workshop WP5 – Activities and gantt • Activities • Producing a Handbook on “How to use SDMX” for statisticians • Workshop on SDMX based on the model of UNESWA (United Nation's Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia's) for IT staff and statisticians October 27 - 28, Koln
ESSnet workshop WP5 – Main deliverables and Progress report • Deliverables • Documentation: • A handbook on how to use SDMX • Workshop documentation: agenda, slides, workshop user guide • Workshop: for all the EU countries (16-18 April 2012, the first and second day) • Progress report • definition of the agenda of the workshop • proposal for a skeleton of the Handbook October 27 - 28, Koln
ESSnet workshop Next activities • WP2 • Start the upgrade of the User’s Manual • WP3 • Continue the development of the “DSD generator” • WP4 • Start the development of the first example (BG) • Start the analysis of the source code of the “QueryParser” module (IT) • WP5 • Start the production of the Handbook
ESSnet workshop ESSNet web site http://www.essnet-portal.eu/ October 27 - 28, Koln
ESSnet workshop ESSNet web site October 27 - 28, Koln
ESSnet workshop ESSNet web site October 27 - 28, Koln
ESSnet on SDMX phase II Thank you… Dario Camol ISTAT - Italian National Institute of Statistics Division of Users’ Needs, Integration and Territory October 27 - 28, Koln