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Does RAPS have an open format for the data files?

Yes, the RAPS format for the data files is open and completely transparent.

In RAPS we use semicolon-separated ASCII files. Each file includes a header section, which explains the data fields. In the example below you can see the header section and the first few records of the main RAPS input file.

Example: Main input file for RAPS database (partial)

[RAPS_ORIGINAL_INPUDATA]
FILETYPE=VARYING
CHARSET=ascii
DELIMITER="
SEPARATOR=;
Field1=Source,CHAR,10,0,0
Field2=TabNum,CHAR,5,0,10
Field3=VarNum,CHAR,5,0,15
Field4=GeoType,CHAR,5,0,20
Field5=VarType,CHAR,5,0,25
Field6=VarName,CHAR,255,0,30
Field7=Beijing,FLOAT,20,7,285
Field8=Tianjin,FLOAT,20,7,305
Field9=Hebei,FLOAT,20,7,325
Field10=Shanxi,FLOAT,20,7,345
Field11=InnerMongolia,FLOAT,20,7,365
Field12=Liaoning,FLOAT,20,7,385
Field13=Jilin,FLOAT,20,7,405
Field14=Heilongjiang,FLOAT,20,7,425
Field15=Shanghai,FLOAT,20,7,445
Field16=Jiangsu,FLOAT,20,7,465
Field17=Zhejiang,FLOAT,20,7,485
Field18=Anhui,FLOAT,20,7,505
Field19=Fujian,FLOAT,20,7,525
Field20=Jiangxi,FLOAT,20,7,545
Field21=Shandong,FLOAT,20,7,565
Field22=Henai,FLOAT,20,7,585
Field23=Hubei,FLOAT,20,7,605
Field24=Hunan,FLOAT,20,7,625
Field25=Guangdong,FLOAT,20,7,645
Field26=Guangxi,FLOAT,20,7,665
Field27=Heinan,FLOAT,20,7,685
Field28=Chongqing,FLOAT,20,7,705
Field29=Sichuan,FLOAT,20,7,725
Field30=Guizhou,FLOAT,20,7,745
Field31=Yunnan,FLOAT,20,7,765
Field32=Tibet,FLOAT,20,7,785
Field33=Shaanxi,FLOAT,20,7,805
Field34=Gansu,FLOAT,20,7,825
Field35=Qinghai,FLOAT,20,7,845
Field36=Ningxia,FLOAT,20,7,865
Field37=Xingjiang,FLOAT,20,7,885
Field38=Min,FLOAT,20,7,905
Field39=Max,FLOAT,20,7,925
Field40=Range,FLOAT,20,7,945
Field41=Average,FLOAT,20,7,965
Field42=StdDev,FLOAT,20,7,985
Field43=Skewness,FLOAT,20,7,1005
Field44=Kurtosis,FLOAT,20,7,1025
Field45=DI1,FLOAT,20,7,1045
Field46=DI2,FLOAT,20,7,1065
Field47=Index1,CHAR,255,0,1085
Field48=DIM,CHAR,2,0,0
Field49=Weight,FLOAT,15,1,0
Field50=Comment1,CHAR,255,0,0
Field51=VarDim,CHAR,2,0,0
[EOH]
CSY 2003;1-12,;8;1;3;Per Capita Surface Water Resources, 2002 (cubic meters per person);-0.2558200;-0.2567090; -0.2557620;-0.2525540; -0.2289780;-0.2468120;-0.2152930;-0.2132960;-0.2471730;-0.2483200;-0.1635430;-0.2157770;-0.1329140; -0.0886460;-0.2553110;-0.2498580;-0.1898750; -0.1184750;-0.1716190;-0.0804060;-0.1133770;-0.1941850;-0.1718070;-0.1526160;-0.0660210;5.4587290;-0.2356380;-0.2380760;0.1183320;-0.2506730; -0.0675240;18.3714000;158932.2097400;158913.8383400;7155.9912500;27804.3144900;5.5086500;30.5398100; 36.0484600; 8650.0667700; Water, Water Resources;0;0.0;ater data are from the Ministry of Water Resources;2
CSY 2003;1-12,;7;1;3;Per Capita Total Water Resources, 2002 (cubic meters per person);-0.2565050;-0.2594900;-0.2561990;-0.2522000; -0.2131680;-0.2481070;-0.2116420;-0.2010940;-0.2505990;-0.2477340;-0.1655100;-0.2139760;-0.1360570; -0.0917520;-0.2569140;-0.2490620;-0.1913590; -0.1214640;-0.1745020;-0.0837300;-0.1115090;-0.1975780;-0.1750690;-0.1559840;-0.0690390;5.4587850;-0.2357820;-0.2399390;0.1189590;-0.2527740;-0.0590070;36.4448900;158932.2097400;158895.7648500;7246.9893600;27787.3573900;5.5088400;30.5412000; 36.0500400; 4359.8919700; Water, Water Resources;0;0.0;ater data are from the Ministry of Water Resources;2
CSY 2003;1-12,;9;1;3;Per Capita Ground Water Resources, 2002 (cubic meters per person);-0.2636680;-0.2732630;-0.2624410;-0.2519900; -0.1557790;-0.2560170;-0.2279790;-0.1922380;-0.2000310;-0.2596380;-0.2140050;-0.2374750;-0.1273850; -0.1413180;-0.2659550;-0.2531980;-0.2141230; -0.1798080;-0.2057130;-0.1498690;-0.1551230;-0.2370670;-0.2020780;-0.1912930;-0.0678640;5.4419600;-0.2370950;-0.2183810;0.2470360;-0.2212750;0.1730730;20.7547200;48477.5280900;48456.7733700;2337.6311700;8478.5436700;5.4576400;30.1260700; 35.5837000; 2334.7354400;Water, Water Resources;0;0.0;ater data are from the Ministry of Water Resources;2
CSY 2003;1-12,;2;1;1;Surface Water Resources, 2002 (100 million cubic meters);-0.8664370;-0.8706860;-0.8426380;-0.8287290;-0.6860680;-0.7500260;-0.5590240;-0.4086090;-0.8267830;-0.6881330;0.3311060;-0.1448110;0.3182690;1.0939440; -0.8209050;-0.6731900;0.2431700;1.6691750;0.9878290;1.4830770;-0.5533350;-0.3305910;1.1760320;0.2370440;1.4162590; 3.3405800; -0.6521120;-0.7344190;-0.3238800;-0.8619490;0.1258370;1.8500000;4243.4900000;4241.6400000;878.8158100;1007.2125600;1.5352700;2.4242500; 3.9595200; 2292.7783800;Water, Water Resources;0;1.0;All water data are from the Ministry of Water Resources;2
...
...
... (etc.)

 

 
Heilig, G.K. (2004): RAPS-China. A Regional Analysis and Planning System. Laxenburg, Austria