MEDIN is a partnership of UK organisations committed to improving access to and stewardship of UK marine data.
MEDIN is open to anyone with an interest in UK marine data and information. We are funded by a consortium of 15 sponsors and partnered with over 50 organisations. Our Sponsors and Partners, from both the public and private sectors, support MEDIN’s vision to make UK marine data findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable.
The MEDIN portal describes over 18,000 marine datasets, owned or managed by more than 600 UK organisations.
The MEDIN data discovery portal is a service to allow users, through a single point of access, to find information on marine datasets held at the Data Archive Centres or at other public and private sector bodies.
Use the MEDIN PortalThe importance of marine data management and the benefits of the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN).
More about our marine data servicesExplore the MEDIN-managed database of marine monitoring and long-term observations conducted by UK organisations.
More about UKDMOSMEDIN deliver data through a network of accredited Data Archive Centres (DACs). Find out how to submit data.
Standards make it easy to find and re-use data. Find out about MEDIN's discovery metadata standard and data guidelines.
MEDIN are sharing knowledge and understanding by providing links to other marine data initiatives and resources.
MEDIN holds workshops throughout the year to improve the use and archival of UK marine data.
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