ShowVoc
ShowVoc is a web-based catalogue and viewer for OWL ontologies, SKOS(/XL) thesauri, Ontolex-lemon lexicons and generic RDF datasets.
ShowVoc can be used without users having to identity themselves with an EU Login account.
Contact & Help
For queries on ShowVoc, including issues accessing the tool, bugs observed and any other support requests, please send an email to ESTAT-DATA-METADATA-SERVICES@ec.europa.eu
Maintenance calendar
User guides
Access the ShowVoc user guide for detailed information on key features
Find out how to use Sparql language to query Eurostat's statistical classifications via the Sparql queries user guide
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Discover answers to the most frequently asked questions about ShowVoc
Training opportunities
A number of training courses are available to support national and European users of Eurostat's statistical classifications . Training activities are regularly organised throughout the year:
- Learn more about the ShowVoc course
- Check out the training calendar and register for the next session
In a nutshell
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Classifications are widely used in Eurostat for data collection, production and dissemination in every area of statistics. Eurostat offers its main statistical classifications and their correspondence table in RDF (Resource Description Framework) format and exposes them as Linked Open Data (LOD) to reuse and link data across organisations. The data are connected by a semantic structure that makes it possible for machines to read and process the data in a meaningful way. The representation is based on XKOS (Extended Knowledge Organization System), an ontology for modelling statistical classifications, offering machine-readable access for reusing objects as well as facilitating linking among classifications on national, EU or international level. For the dissemination of its main statistical classifications, Metadata catalogues and code lists, Eurostat uses the web-based semantic platform, ShowVoc. ShowVoc is an online, multilingual, platform built to allow an easy access to, dissemination and visualization of ontologies (OWL), thesauri (SKOS(/XL)), lexicons (Ontolex-lemon) and generic RDF-based datasets. ShowVoc is a reusable open-source semantic platform, owned by the Publication Office and used to manage and disseminate controlled vocabularies. ShowVoc aims at making available as much information as possible about Eurostat’s statistical classifications. The information provided in ShowVoc covers the general description, the structure of the classification (i.e. codes and headings), the explanatory notes, correspondence tables between classifications, legal acts, methodological documents. The information is presented in several languages if available.
Main featuresThe Datasets within ShowVoc lists Eurostat’s statistical classifications, Metadata catalogues and code lists.
The ShowVoc application includes:
ShowVoc can be used to: If you look for a statistical classification, correspondence table, metadata catalogue (statistical methodologies or standards), ShowVoc can help you:
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Other resources
An general presentation of Eurostat's statistical classifications can be found on the Eurostat metadata dedicated section
Access the ShowVoc wiki and learn about the installation requirements for the standalone version of the application.
Use the ShowVoc dedicated page available at the European Union Publication Office for a general overview of the tool as well as information about EU vocabularies