Last week, Wessex Archaeology attended the Navigating Oceans of Data with MEDIN open meeting in London. MEDIN (Marine Environmental Data Information Network) is a partnership of UK organisations committed to improving access to marine data, much of which are relevant to marine cultural heritage studies.
The meeting was aimed at the marine community, in particular current and prospective partners, to discuss current MEDIN practices, how MEDIN can be of use, and future plans. The meeting comprised a morning session of informative talks by MEDIN and associated partners followed by an afternoon discussion session. The meeting was attended by representatives from various government agencies, consultants, marine associations and MEDIN.
The meeting provided the opportunity to contribute to the discussions on how metadata and data standards are being implemented throughout the marine disciplines, including archaeology, and the developments of the MEDIN portal for accessing discovery metadata.
