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71 71  1. Cross-Domain [[Codelists>>doc:Glossary.Code list.WebHome]]
72 72  1. Statistical Subject-Matter Domains
73 73  1. Metadata Common Vocabulary
74 -1. [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]]-ML for the [[Content-Oriented Guidelines>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Content-Oriented Guidelines.WebHome]] ([[Concepts>>doc:Glossary.Concept.WebHome]], [[Code Lists>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Code list.WebHome]], [[Category>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Category.WebHome]] Scheme)
74 +1. [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]]-ML for the [[Content-Oriented Guidelines>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Content-Oriented Guidelines.WebHome]] ((% style="color:#e74c3c" %)Concepts(%%), [[Code Lists>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Code list.WebHome]], [[Category>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Category.WebHome]] Scheme)
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76 76  These are discussed in more detail in the first annex to this user guide.
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78 -The [[SDMX Technical Specifications>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.SDMX Technical Specification.WebHome]] are now in version 2.1, but both version 1.0 and version 2.0 were implemented. The 1.0 version of the specifications have relatively limited coverage – a model for data formats and their structures, along with XML and UN/EDIFACT formats for exchanging these. The UN/EDIFACT format was backwardcompatible with GESMES/TS; the XML formats were new. There was also some support provided for [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]]-based Web services: an XML query document, and a set of guidelines about the use of other related Web-services standards (SOAP and WSDL).
78 +The [[SDMX Technical Specifications>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.SDMX Technical Specification.WebHome]] are now in (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 2.1, but both (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 1.0 and (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 2.0 were implemented. The 1.0 (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) of the specifications have relatively limited coverage – a model for data formats and their structures, along with XML and UN/EDIFACT formats for exchanging these. The UN/EDIFACT format was backwardcompatible with GESMES/TS; the XML formats were new. There was also some support provided for [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]]-based Web services: an XML query document, and a set of guidelines about the use of other related Web-services standards (SOAP and WSDL).
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80 -The 2.0 version of the technical specifications had a greatly-expanded scope. The model was extended to include “[[reference metadata>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]]” as a way of structuring and formatting metadata related to data quality frameworks, methodological metadata, and other types of “footnote” metadata. Thus, XML formats for [[reference metadata>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] were added. Further, a set of standard interfaces in XML for interactions with a [[SDMX Registry>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.SDMX Registry.WebHome]] were added, for cataloguing the location of data and [[reference metadata>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] across the Internet or within an organization, and for maintaining and retrieving structural metadata.
80 +The 2.0 (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) of the technical specifications had a greatly-expanded scope. The model was extended to include “[[reference metadata>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]]” as a way of structuring and formatting metadata related to data quality frameworks, methodological metadata, and other types of “footnote” metadata. Thus, XML formats for [[reference metadata>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] were added. Further, a set of standard interfaces in XML for interactions with a [[SDMX Registry>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.SDMX Registry.WebHome]] were added, for cataloguing the location of data and [[reference metadata>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Reference metadata.WebHome]] across the Internet or within an organization, and for maintaining and retrieving structural metadata.
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82 -In version 2.1, many features of 2.0 have been improved, and the Web-services recommendations have been expanded to include a RESTful interface, standard functions, and error messages. Now, it is possible to develop generically interoperable applications based on the [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] standards. Further, the various XML data formats have been simplified based on implementation experience with version 2.0.
82 +In (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 2.1, many features of 2.0 have been improved, and the Web-services recommendations have been expanded to include a RESTful interface, standard functions, and error messages. Now, it is possible to develop generically interoperable applications based on the [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] standards. Further, the various XML data formats have been simplified based on implementation experience with (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)version(%%) 2.0.
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84 84  For all types of work products, there have been internal reviews within the [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] community, and also public review of the guidelines and standards.
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139 139  To learn more about available [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] tools, the best place is to consult the [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] Tools Database, a service provided by the [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] sponsors, linked to from www.[[sdmx>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]].org.
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141 -And support for the standards does not only take the form of tools – The Open Data Foundation hosts the [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] User Forum in collaboration with the sponsors, providing a place where the community can interact online, and Eurostat’s CIRCA website provides many types of resources, from training videos to student guides. Many organizations offer [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] in-person training for different levels of users. The best single point of entry is of course the [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] website itself.
141 +And support for the standards does not only take the form of tools – The Open Data Foundation hosts the [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] User Forum in collaboration with the sponsors, providing a place where the community can interact online, and Eurostat’s CIRCA website provides many types of resources, from training videos to student guides. Many organizations offer [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] in-person training for different (% style="color:#e74c3c" %)levels(%%) of users. The best single point of entry is of course the [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] website itself.
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143 143  Looking forward, [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] is increasingly coming into use: at the most recent [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] Global conference held in Washington DC in May 2011, Google showed some interest in [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] as a source of data for its Data Explorer; there is now an interest in setting up a [[global registry>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Global registry.WebHome]] so that all [[SDMX>>doc:sdmx:Glossary.Statistical data and metadata exchange.WebHome]] data and metadata sources can be easily found. Further, we see the strong possibility that the world of corporate statistics may realize the utility of having a strong standards basis around the vast amounts of data collected today to support business intelligence applications.