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Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange

Abbreviation: SDMX

General Information

Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX) is an initiative to foster standards for the exchange of statistical information. The SDMX initiative sets standards to facilitate the exchange of statistical data and metadata using modern information technology. Several versions of the technical specifications have been released since 2004. SDMX has also been published as an ISO International Standard (IS 17369).

Homepage https://sdmx.org/?page_id=5008

Countries that developed this resource Worldwide

Created in 2013

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How to cite this record FAIRsharing.org: SDMX; Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange; DOI: https://doi.org/10.25504/FAIRsharing.cea9zc; Last edited: Feb. 14, 2020, 9:45 a.m.; Last accessed: Jul 30 2021 5:37 p.m.

Record updated: Feb. 10, 2020, 6:06 p.m. by The FAIRsharing Team.

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No tools defined

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No XSD schemas defined

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Data Access

Download SDMX-CSV format	https://sdmx.org/wp-content/uploads/SDMX-CSV_format_specifications.doc ...
Download SDMX-JSON standard	https://sdmx.org/wp-content/uploads/SDMX-JSON_standard.docx

REST Web Services

SDMX REST

https://github.com/sdmx-twg/sdmx-rest/

SOAP Web Services

SDMX SOAP

https://github.com/sdmx-twg/sdmx-soap/

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Reporting Guidelines

No guidelines defined

Terminology Artifacts

Standard-Thesaurus Wirtschaft Thesaurus for Economics

Models and Formats

RDF Data Cube Vocabulary

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No identifier schema standards defined

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Related Databases (1)

UNdata
UNdata is an international statistical database providing search and download options for a variety of statistical resources compiled by the United Nations (UN) statistical system and other international agencies. The numerous databases or tables, collectively known as "datamarts", contain over 60 million data points and cover a wide range of statistical themes including agriculture, crime, communication, development assistance, education, energy, environment, finance, gender, health, labour market, manufacturing, national accounts, population and migration, science and technology, tourism, transport and trade.

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