The PC-Axis familyA consortium for output databases

Presented by:

Ulrika Arver, Statistics Sweden

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Statistics SwedenWhat is PC-Axis…

Software platform for coherent, efficient and user friendly dissemination of statistics.

Metadata rich Windows, Internet and SQL extension Dynamic multi dimensional tables Easy conversion to several file formats Includes whole spectrum of dissemination

products

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The software in the PC-Axis family

PC-Axis main module

PX-Web PC-Axis SQL PX-Batch PX-Publ

PX-Make PX-Edit PX-iGraph PX-Map PX-iMap

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Statistics SwedenThe PC-Axis file format

Plain ASCII Developed in harmony with the data

model in the Meta Database Very metadata rich Keywords in English Extension px

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Statistics SwedenCreating px-files

PX-Edit PX-Make Super cross TPL

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Statistics SwedenMain module cont.

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Statistics SwedenPX-Web

Server based database tool to disseminate statistics as dynamic tables on the Internet

Requires a Microsoft Internet Information Server

Handles multiple language Options to customize

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PX-Map & PX-iMap → PX-Map2

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Statistics SwedenThe story of PC-Axis

Thesis on multidimensional matrices by Dr. Bo Sundgren (70´s)

Axis (80´s) PC-Axis (90´s)

Swedish Population Census (1990) Relational output database (1997) PX-Web (1999) Ongoing development

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Statistics SwedenThe consortium

Sweden managing the consortium Nordic core - Sweden, Denmark and Norway

Develop the common Meta data model International reference group Swedish user group Internal use group at Statistics Sweden Internal group SSD Steering committee for the Data Base project

at Statistics Sweden

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Statistics SwedenCountries and organizations using PC-Axis

Europe: Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Greenland, Republic of Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and SwedenAsia: Taiwan, The Philippines, KuwaitAfrica: Algeria, Mozambique, Namibia, Uganda, South Africa, TanzaniaSouth America: Bolivia and BrazilOrganizations: UN/ECE, East African Community, FAO (Kyrgyzstan, Ghana, Kenya)

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3 good reasons to choose PC-Axis

Fast and easy Cost efficient Constant improvement and used by

all the developers

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Statistics SwedenMore information

www.pc-axis.scb.se

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