1. SDMX Reference Infrastructure
Statistical Information Systems Architecture and Integration Working Group, 7-8 June 2011
SDMX Reference Infrastructure
Adam Wroński, Marco Pellegrino, Bengt-Åke Lindblad, Nadezhda Vlahova
Eurostat

2. Keywords
Based on the analysis of the current level of SDMX implementations within organisations and needs expressed by our constituency
The re-use of software
reducing costs
increasing productivity 2

3. Rationale
Allows exposure of data from existing databases using SDMX standards
Provides statistical organisations re-usable building blocks:
.NET and Java implementations
Well defined API
Open Source package under the EUPL licence
Minimize installation effort
that enable production of SDMX data from existing reference / dissemination databases
Support Census Hub and similar Eurostat projects
Conform to SDMX Web Service guidelines
Stimulate a “SDMX community of developer” 3

4. Modules User Interfaces Web Service Provider Web Client
SDMX Query Parser
Data Retriever
Structure Retriever
SDMX Data Generator
Mapping
Assistant
sdmx_model 4

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9. Mapping Assistant (MA)
Support for different database schemes
Desktop application
Translates local dissemination systems to the “SDMX-World”
Transcoding of codes
Mapping of local data fields to data fields in SDMX format 9

10. Mapping sequence 10

11. Where we are
Countries that installed the SDMX-RI: Belgium, France, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Expressing interest
Assistance 2011: Bulgaria
Assistance 2012: Albania, Iceland, Malta, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey
Without assistance: Cyprus, Russia

12. Software maintenance and governance
Where we are (ctd.)
Software maintenance and governance
Up to now Eurostat is managing both the evolutive and adaptive maintenance
How will versioning be handled when other organisations improve the software
Is “open source” community model applicable to the “statistical community”
Experiences could come from organisations participating in SDMX ESSnet projects

13. Development Roadmap (2011)
Impact analysis for SDMX 2.1 compatibility
Analysis of the SDMX RESTful API
Feasibility study on how to integrate components of other SDMX framework

14. Eurostat Unit B5 – Statistical Information Technologies
Contact
Bengt-Åke Lindblad
Eurostat Unit B5 – Statistical Information Technologies 14