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FiStat is an XML-based method for data exchange. It contains all the structures and fields needed for import/export of any statistical time-series dataset.

FiStat is fully compatible with the FIGIS dissemination and working system. It consists of four components that reflect increasing complexity in statistical information systems, from the simplest two-dimensional matrix to systems fully driven by Metadata such as FIGIS. This scalability makes it a suitable format for data exchange with any system.

This DTD has been designed to satisfy primarily Fishery statistical time series requirements, however it is generic enough to cover the core needs with which the STAT2000 project will need to cope.

This import-export format will be complemented by a “universal stats import-export application” that will assist data base managers in exporting/importing between this format and their legacy statistical databases.

The format and its associated application reflect a strong characteristic of the FIGIS strategy: promoting norms and standards for data exchange with countries or regional partners, thus acknowledging at their level the existence of independent databases or systems. We are convinced that it can be a very strong component of the STAT2000 project.

Resources

• click here to view a PowerPoint presentation about FiStat
• the same presentation in word or pdf
• to view the DTD click here
• to view the DTD in XML schema form click here
• to view sample XML files in FiStat format click here
• click here to contact us with any questions about Fistat
• click here to go to the FIGIS-sponsored FiMES fisheries topic tree