Statsilk Blog Using SDMX to create automated data visualizations and dashboards

10 August 2017 SDMX or Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange has become an international standard for exchanging data. It makes automated data visualization of international data exponentially easier. Why? Because more and more organisations and government agencies provide their data in SDMX format, and it has a standardized structure. This means that an application can understand SDMX data regardless of the source. It no longer requires any tinkering or customization to interpret and display it. Automated data visualization is therefore much easier, more efficient, and less error prone, compared to other formats such as XML, JSON, CSV and tab-separated values. Through StatPlanet’s support for SDMX, you could select from tens of thousands of international indicators, from Arable land to Urban population growth and everything in-between, from any data provider which supports SDMX, such as the World Bank, OECD and Eurostat. Since the data is obtained directly from the source organisation, it will always be up to date. See also: Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange - what is it, why use it If you would like to create automated dashboards and visualizations using SDMX data, please contact us.