1. Statistical Information Systems Introducing SIS tool .Stat

2. Before Today .Stat history System 3 Database A Database B Database B

3. .Stat history
Improve internal access to different production databases
Minimize burden of data sharing (access rights, performance, variety of technology)
Need for single source of validated data for analytical and publication processes (separated from production)

4. .Stat history 2002 Launch of the project
2005 First version of .Stat launched on external Web
2007 First collaboration with IMF
2008 Major new version (redesign, performance improved...)
2009 First installation package for collaboration
2010 Launch of the new OECD ilibrary (with .Stat branded views)
2010 More than unique visitors per year of OECD.Stat

5. .Stat overview

6. Architecture based on Web Services
Google Public Data
Tax benefit calculator
Data
Updated
Data
Updated
OECD Ilibrary
Data
Updated
Data
Updated
Web Browser
Data
Updated
African Economic Outlook
Development Statistics
Data
Updated
Data
Updated

7. .Stat linkage with analytical tools:
DotStatGet tool suite
Excel (.Stat Populator)
Csv, Fame, Stata, SAS, Eviews, …
Common syntax (for matrix or series)
Windows .Net console applications using .Stat web services

8. .Stat SDMX web service Version 2.0/2.1 compatible
SOAP and REST implementation
DSD, MSD, Generic Data, Compact Data, Generic Metadata
Authentication, HTTP compression, full streaming
Security limitations for download frequency and dataset sizes per user
Users: Data resellers, Google, …

9. Central data storage, sharing and dissemination
Currently more than 600 datasets
~ users per day for the Web browser,
~ 1,000,000 different users per year
> 200 imports per day
~ 600GB

10. Dataset with flexible data structure maintain autonomously by users
Using the DPI (data provider interface), the user can create:
The dimensions of a dataset (structure)
The data
The metadata (flags, referential metadata)
Predefine queries
Access security
Simple CSV File
Dimensions
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Dataset
Entry
Gate
Metadata
Simple XML File

11. .Stat online browser Theme navigation
Search in query titles, dataset, dimension, dimension item name & referential metadata
Data tables and interactive graphs, and view options
Table pivot, data bars, time stamp, embedded views
Flexible data selection features
Item ranges, data availability, search, time ranges
User profile (personal queries)
Export: Excel, CSV, SDMX, PC-Axis
Access: OECD, public, iLibrary

12. .Stat getting up and running
Complete installation package
Wizard-based for configuration
3 versions per year, change process
Source code and technical documentation in Team Foundation Server (TFS)
Ongoing technical support
Joint developments, sharing experiences and components, flexible implementations

13. Thank you! Online browser: http://stats.oecd.org
SDMX SOAP web service:
SDMX REST web service: