<s>
The	O
data	B-Application
model	I-Application
is	O
optimised	O
to	O
represent	O
multi-dimensional	O
arrays	O
of	O
floating	B-Algorithm
point	I-Algorithm
numerical	O
data	O
where	O
one	O
dimension	O
is	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
essential	O
design	O
pattern	O
resembles	O
a	O
star	B-Application
schema	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GESMES/TS	B-Application
promotes	O
automation	O
by	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
explicitly	O
declare	O
the	O
dimensions	O
and	O
allowable	O
metadata	O
fields	O
in	O
a	O
standardised	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
can	O
then	O
translate	O
these	O
declarations	O
into	O
a	O
database	B-Application
schema	I-Application
suitable	O
to	O
hold	O
the	O
multi-dimensional	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mechanism	O
makes	O
GESMES/TS	B-Application
versatile	O
enough	O
for	O
efficient	O
use	O
in	O
many	O
domains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
name	O
of	O
GESMES/TS	B-Application
was	O
GESMES/CB	O
(	O
GEneric	O
Statistical	O
MESsage	O
for	O
Central	O
Banks	O
)	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
model	O
and	O
format	O
are	O
maintained	O
under	O
the	O
auspices	O
of	O
the	O
SDMX	B-General_Concept
initiative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
context	O
,	O
GESMES/TS	B-Application
is	O
known	O
as	O
SDMX-EDI	O
.	O
</s>
