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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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Statistics Sweden
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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Statistics Sweden
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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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Countries 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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Statistics Sweden
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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