1. Census Hub: current plans and timetable
David Thorogood Population Unit

2. Disseminating the 2011 Census statistics using the Census Hub
17-18 October 2013
Disseminating the 2011 Census statistics using the Census Hub
Review of the Census Hub
Review of basic concepts and approach
Phase 2 - an improved graphical user interface
Timetable
Dissemination Working Group

3. Dissemination Working Group
17-18 October 2013
Census Hub – key points
60 multidimensional hypercubes built on SDMX 2.0 (standard concepts and codes)
data stored by NSIs
EU28 and EFTA countries
Hub design - communicating with data providers via SDMX Web Service
No data processing
no editing or aggregation
no data validation by Eurostat
User interface allows flexible extraction and tabulation of data based on user specifications
Dissemination Working Group

4. Basic structure of the Census Hub approach
17-18 October 2013
Basic structure of the Census Hub approach
Dissemination Working Group

5. Improving the Graphical User Interface
17-18 October 2013
Improving the Graphical User Interface
Initial development of the Census Hub
Focus on creating a stable and reliable infrastructure
Consultation in November 2012
Census Hub not seen as user-friendly - unsuited for use by general public/non-expert user
Main concern was the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and the data selection mechanism within the GUI
Dissemination Working Group

6. New development under Phase 2
17-18 October 2013
New development under Phase 2
User demand-driven data selection system
not constrained by statistical production process (not limited by a lists of data sets and a fixed tree structure)
Dataset will be identified automatically on the basis of user-selected statistical variables
The current 2 data selection stages can be combined into 1
This approach is possible because of the high degree of harmonisation in the census variables
Dissemination Working Group

7. Dissemination Working Group
17-18 October 2013
Phase 2 - overview of the data selection
system
Dissemination Working Group

8. Impact for national data suppliers
17-18 October 2013
Impact for national data suppliers
No change to the data requirements or timetable for data preparation
An improved GUI is expected to greatly increase accessibility of the Census Hub to non-expert users
Higher visibility of national data provided for the Census Hub
Dissemination Working Group

9. Dissemination Working Group
17-18 October 2013
Timetable
Census Hub (phase 1) to be made available via Eurostat website
mid-November 2013 (provisionally, depending on data availability)
Deadline for preparation of the hypercube data
end-March 2014
Phase 2 of the Census Hub with improved GUI
expected in second quarter of 2014
publicity planned to inform potential users and promote the use of the Census Hub
Dissemination Working Group