1. MEDIN Partners Meeting - Liverpool30 June 2009 Update on Standards

2. MEDIN Partners Meeting - Liverpool30 June 2009 Standards WG Met twice – every 4-5 months Range of people (geographically, organisationally and technically) Sets and oversees work programme following input from other WGs

3. MEDIN Partners Meeting - Liverpool30 June 2009 Discovery Standard Completed under contract to MBA INSPIRE, GEMINI and ISO19115 compliant Technical guidance document + on-line tool

4. MEDIN Partners Meeting - Liverpool30 June 2009 Data Guidelines Specific data types Not as detailed as INSPIRE data specifications but where relevant ones are drafted we will ensure compatibility First is being redrafted and then will be adopted and used as a template for others

5. MEDIN Partners Meeting - Liverpool30 June 2009 Data Guidelines Outcomes: Instil good practice amongst organisations Improve interoperability by organisations being able to import, export using this format Aid ingestion into DACs Be used in contracts

6. MEDIN Partners Meeting - Liverpool30 June 2009 Controlled Vocabs Promoting use of vocabs in specific themes via data guidelines Deriving new vocabs where required

7. MEDIN Partners Meeting - Liverpool30 June 2009 Getting the metadata flowing Metadata flow case study document drafted Portal specified Employment of a metadata specialist Publicity later half of this FY