1. Item 6 - Introduction to ESS Metadata Handler
Seminar on ESA 2010 Quality assessment
6 April 2016, Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Madrid, Spain
Item Introduction to ESS Metadata Handler
Hubertus Cloodt
European Commission, DG Eurostat – Data and metadata services and standards– B5

2. What is the ESS Metadata Handler?
The ESS Metadata Handler is a web based application for reference metadata production, exchange and dissemination in the ESS;
Implements the ESS metadata standards (ESMS, ESQRS, SIMS,..)
This web application combines the former National Reference Metadata Editor (NRME) and the Explanatory Metadata Information System (EMIS)

3. ESMS, ESQRS and SIMS relation - 1
to streamline and harmonise metadata and quality reporting in the ESS and
to decrease the reporting burden on the statistical authorities by creating an integrated and consistent quality and metadata reporting, a dynamic inventory of ESS quality and metadata statistical concepts has been created:
the Single Integrated Metadata Structure (SIMS).

4. ESMS, ESQRS and SIMS relation - 2
All statistical concepts of the two existing ESS report structures (ESMS and ESQRS) are included in SIMS.
SIMS is dynamic in the sense that additional statistical metadata and quality concepts can be included if needed in the future.

5. ESS MH - The business process
National Metadata Input
Metadata from the Eurostat Domain manager
Eurostat as main administrator
ESS – Metadata Handler
Euro SDMX Registry
ESS-MH IT application
CODED
RAMON
Common user Interface
Output produced for the Eurostat Website
Other output for Eurostat or external users

6. Access to ESS MH via ECAS

7. The main functionalities: metadata flows

8. The main functionalities: content reporting

9. ESS MH summary More automatic production of the metadata in the ESS;
Information collected only once and reused for different purposes (internal monitoring, dissemination to users etc.);
More harmonised and better availability of metadata;
Full SDMX compliance (metadata creation, exchange and dissemination);
Cost and resources savings in the ESS

10. References Login Information about Webinars
ESS Metadata Handler:
Login
Information about Webinars
Planning new metadat flows to become available in production

11. ESS Metadata Handler Support: ESTAT-METADATA@ec.europa.eu