The Data Service Centre (DSC) at Statistics Netherlands: Storing and Exchanging Statistical Data and Metadata

The Data Service Centre (DSC) is the central repository for datasets across the entire statistical field of Statistics Netherlands (SN). Its purpose is to archive the datasets as well to enable easy, secure and monitored exchange of data and metadata. The DSC has the following characteristics: - Metadata first, data second. - Datasets are stored as text files (csv or fixed-width) and are described according to a metadata model. - Public access to metadata within SN, data access only after authorisation by data owner. - Service-oriented approach: the backend system uses web services for communi... Mehr ...