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New graphics tools in Statistics Finland

New graphics tools in Statistics Finland. Task force Visualisation Luxembourg, 6 May 2008. XML publication process – where are we at?. At the end of April 2008 XML publication process is used fully in 25 statistics (HTML and PDF publication produced)

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New graphics tools in Statistics Finland

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  1. New graphics tools in Statistics Finland Task force Visualisation Luxembourg, 6 May 2008

  2. XML publication process – where are we at? • At the end of April 2008 XML publication process is used fully in 25 statistics (HTML and PDF publication produced) • Further 15 statistics publish statistical releases • Further 30 statistics are planning to take XML publication process to full production by the end of 2008 • Better graphics tools to XML-production are needed • Producing graphics is a manual process • The quality of the graphics has not been satisfactory Markku Huttunen

  3. XML based dissemination process - XML and PC-Axis • Picture: Harri Lehtinen Markku Huttunen

  4. Task of the graphics project • Task of the project was to find tools for producing graphics for basic statistical publications (HTML, PDF, print) • Animations, GIS etc. were excluded • Applications on the agenda of the project • CMS (jfreechart), DeltaGraph, Excel2007, HarvardGraphics, OpenOffice Draw, RainPro (SharpPlot) - PX-Edit, SAS/Graph, SPSS, Xact Markku Huttunen

  5. Main results of the graphics project • Tools for producing graphics for basic statistical publications • SAS/Graph for SAS based production processes • RainPro for PX-Edit based production processes • For high quality printed publications • HarwardGraphics -> DeltaGraph (to be evaluated further) Markku Huttunen

  6. More detailed results • HarvardGraphics: • Currently in use (Advanced Presentations 3.0) • Problems with the technical quality of the image files (PNG, JPG, TIF) • Production cannot be automated • DeltaGraph: • Technically good quality of image files (PNG) • Many modes of drawing graphs • Production cannot be automated • SF already has some experience • Will replace HarvardGraphics in manual production of graphs? • Xact: • Basically similar to DeltaGraph • SF has no experience • Considerably more expensive than DeltaGraph Markku Huttunen

  7. More detailed results 2 • CMS (jFreeChart): • Java library • No ready made user interfaces -> a lot of programming • Not a promising solution? • SPSS and OpenOffice: • Not interesting? • Continuing use of MS-Office (ICT strategy) • SPSS not used in statistics production • Excel2007 • New user interface, graphs can be saved as image files • Graphics basically the same as in Excel97 • Integration to table production is possible using macros, but they have to be programmed again (Excel97 -> Excel2007) • Integration to XML-publication process not possible Markku Huttunen

  8. More detailed results 3 • RainPro (APL-graphics) • Graph production with this when tables are produced with PX-Edit (compare to SAS) • Many modes of drawing graphs, also PNG and SVG • Used in Tieto Enator´s PX-Web based graphics database product • Integration to PX-Edit seamless • Software development and courses needed • SAS-EG/Graph: • Techically high-quality image files (SAS 9.1.3 tested; SAS 9.2 is now available - not yet tested) • Many modes of drawing graphs, in v. 9.2 also PNG and SVG • SAS-EG user interface and creates SAS code  can be automated • Training required • Statistical tables produced with SAS  image production also with SAS • Production process of graphs has to be planned (SAS EG & Base-SAS) • Software development and courses needed Markku Huttunen

  9. XML based dissemination process - XML and PC-Axis • Picture: Harri Lehtinen Markku Huttunen

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