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OPERATIONAL METADATA FOR FEDERATING STATISTICAL REFERENCE SYSTEMS AT EUROSTAT. G. Pongas, F. Vernadat EC Eurostat B2. Overview of the talk. Introduction CVD (Cycle de Vie des Données) REFIN: Internal Reference Eurostat Dissemination Portal (Site 3) Conclusion. Introduction.
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OPERATIONAL METADATA FOR FEDERATING STATISTICAL REFERENCE SYSTEMS AT EUROSTAT G. Pongas, F. Vernadat EC Eurostat B2
Overview of the talk • Introduction • CVD (Cycle de Vie des Données) • REFIN: Internal Reference • Eurostat Dissemination Portal (Site 3) • Conclusion
Introduction Metadata in statistical information: • define some of the semantics of data • needed for proper production and usage of data • make data comparable • ensure some level of data quality • required for efficient search
EUROSTAT INTERNAL REFERENCEThe problem Two many different systems at EUROSTAT for handling data: • FAME • Oracle Express • Oracle RDBMS • SAM • SAS
REFIN: The problem (Cont’d) • Some of them are general purpose (e.g. Oracle RDBMS) whereas others may include special features (for data validation or computation) but they all have their own access methods and user interfaces (Express Analyser, FAME...) • Major drawbacks: • High complexity for users • Data comparison between different systems is not easy
What is REFIN ? The REFIN system specifically addresses these issues • Gives access to heterogeneous systems • Provides the users with a common interface • Data location and source system is hidden • Data not duplicated, access to the original data. • Uses a unique exchange format (PIVOT) • Implements specific security rules
REFIN architecture SECURITY LAYER REFIN INTERNAL REFERENCE METADATA REFIN ADAPTOR METADATA + LOCALISATION DATA + PROCEDURES HLI SNAPI OCI RPC/DCE or XML DAO/ODA/ODBC ORACLE EXPRESS DATA Bases +METADATA FAME DATA Bases +METADATA ORACLE DBMS DATA bases +METATDATA MICROSOFT ACCESS SAM+METADATA
1) Generation of REFIN metadata 2) Mapping to Common Metadata REFIN architecture REFIN Particular Metabases Metabase Builder FAME Metabase Converter SAM EXPRESS REFIN Common Metabase ORACLE
REFIN architecture HLI FAME FAME Driver ODBC SAM Driver SAM REFIN API SNAPI EXPRESS EXPRESS Driver OCI ORACLE ORACLE Driver
New possibilities provided by REFIN To build heterogeneous data sets by mixing data from different origins and systems
Business Layer Back-office Layer Presentation Layer Data sets (fixed) XML/XSL JSP ESTAT Portal Platform SUITE NewCronos (Num. Data + metadata) WSDL/SOAP Data sets (open) EVA/EVALight Service call Open Datasets Web services Web Cache Professional user Application Server Comext DB (Ref. Data + statistical metadata) Comext Client Comext Server Quick/Adv. Search Subscription Alert/Info push Content Download Content Import Print E-commerce XML/XSL JSP Portal Web Server Application Integration Internet RAMON CODED Statistical Metadata Internet user CIRCA User Groups . EC . Journalists . Students . Citizens . ... STATPUB DOUCEUR LDAP Publications Datasets Publications EU-Bookshop (OPOCE) API Local DB/ File server EU-DOR EU off. Publi. Dedicated sections + virtual Publi/Datasets (URL’s) + METADATA Eurostat Dissemination Portal (Site 3)
Conclusion • Importance of linking data and metadata • Importance of having an integrated metadata environment • Clear distinction between • Statistical metadata • IT metadata • Dissemination metadata