1. Dissemination of rail data
Anna BIAŁAS-MOTYL
2-3 April 2009
Meeting of the Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics
Agenda point: 5

2. Meeting of the Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics
Dissemination of rail data – SiFs, DiFs, …
SiF Rail freight transport in 2006 – published in January 2009
SiF Rail passenger transport in 2006 – validated, waiting for publication clearance
SiF Rail transport accidents in – validated, waiting for publication clearance
SiF Rail freight transport in 2007 (2008) – second half of 2009
SiF Rail passenger transport in 2007 – second half of 2009
SiF Railway accidents 2008 – second half of 2009
Panorama of Transport & Eurostat Yearbook -2009
2 Data in Focus (DiF) publications + 1 SiF – as from 2010
2-3 April 2009
Meeting of the Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics
Agenda point: 5

3. Reasons for problems and delays
Dissemination of rail data – Annex F & G
Regional data (Annex F) and traffic on network data (Annex G) dissemination delayed till mid-2009
Reasons for problems and delays
2005 Annexes F & G data collection took place for the first time
New experience also for Eurostat – first time data reception
Delays in data provisions result in delays in data dissemination - revisions and supportive information provided on a continuous basis till mid-2008; some data still missing
Additional validation rules needed
External IT tasks needed for the dissemination tables
Extension of Network Segment code from 7 to 8 digits
Additional revisions still expected when the full validation process is launched – beginning of 2009
2-3 April 2009
Meeting of the Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics
Agenda point: 5

4. 2010 Annex F data collection - outlook:
More countries will likely meet the deadline for 2010 Annex F data – end of December 2011
Experience of 2005 data collection
Validation of Annex F data will be made more quickly
Set of validation rules already settled
Dictionary of NUTS regions (NUTS 2006)
Dissemination of Annex F data much easier
Table structure and extraction procedure remain almost unchanged
Data disseminated no later than approximately 1 year after being received
2-3 April 2009
Meeting of the Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics
Agenda point: 5

5. 2010 Annex G data collection - outlook:
More countries will likely meet the deadline for 2010 Annex G data – end of June 2012
Experience of 2005 data collection
Railway network segments selection procedure much easier
Data sources better recognized
Eurostat provides the countries with a dictionary of network segments based on 2005 data collection for reference
Validation of Annex G data will be made more quickly
Set of validation rules already settled
Dictionary of network segments will need to be updated only
Dissemination of Annex G data much easier
Table structure and extraction procedure remain almost unchanged
Data disseminated no later than approximately 1 year after being received
2-3 April 2009
Meeting of the Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics
Agenda point: 5

6. 2010 Annex F & G data collection - information:
2010 Annex F data
Deadline for data provisions - end of December 2011
NUTS 2006 (available on Circa) to be used
2010 Annex G data
Dictionaries of network segments + technical characteristics based on 2005 data collection for reference/updates (will be put on Circa)
Deadline for data provisions - end June 2012
2-3 April 2009
Meeting of the Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics
Agenda point: 5

7. 2010 Annex F & G data collection - information:
Recommendations to Governments on the E-Rail Traffic Census in Europe in 2010 jointly undertaken by the UNECE and Eurostat defined the way data should be transmitted
EUROSTAT
UNECE
MEMBER STATES
Annex G data (G1,G2,G3) +
List of segments
Geographical coordinates
Technical description
2-3 April 2009
Meeting of the Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics
Agenda point: 5

8. 2010 Annex F & G data collection - information:
Recommendations to Governments on the E-Rail Traffic Census in Europe in 2010 jointly undertaken by the UNECE and Eurostat defined the way data should be transmitted
UNECE
EUROSTAT
MEMBER STATES
Annex G data (G1,G2,G3) +
List of segments
Geographical coordinates
Technical description
2-3 April 2009
Meeting of the Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics
Agenda point: 5

9. Rail transport data - dissemination:
As timeliness and quality of rail transport data improved in general:
Annual data (Annex A, B, C, D, H) may be disseminated much quicker – at the latest 1 month after reception, provided that the data has passed successfully all levels of the validation process
Quarterly data (Annex E) may be disseminated at the latest 1 week after reception, provided that the data has passed successfully all levels of the validation process
The EU aggregates will only be available when all data of all related countries have passed successfully all levels of the validation process
2-3 April 2009
Meeting of the Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics
Agenda point: 5

10. Thank you for your attention !
2-3 April 2009
Meeting of the Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics
Agenda point: 5