MEDIN data guidelines
Data Guidelines provide a list of information that should be collected with your data to ensure they can be re-used in the future. The guidelines are tailored to different methods and are arranged below by theme.
An Introduction to MEDIN Data Guidelines is available to download (977 KB).
An independent pilot study on the usability of MEDIN data guidelines is available to download.
An example dataset that complies with MEDIN data guidelines can be downloaded here (376 KB).
- MEDIN data guideline for archiving of digital images (Sep 11)
- MEDIN data guideline for moored oceanographic instruments (Dec 13)
- MEDIN data guideline for underway oceanographic sampling (Dec 13)
- MEDIN data guideline for oceanographic vertical profile data (Dec 13)
- MEDIN data guideline for ADCP data (Oct 18)
- MEDIN data guideline for the recording of underwater noise (Sep 11)
- MEDIN data guideline for tidal elevation data (Oct 18)
- MEDIN data guideline for meteorological data from fixed platforms (Oct 16)
- MEDIN data guideline for archiving of digital images (Sep 11)
- MEDIN data guideline for geotechnical site investigation data (Jul 16)
- MEDIN data guideline for marine gravimeter/ gravity data (Oct 17)
- MEDIN data guideline for magnetometer/ magnetic gradiometer data (Oct 17)
- MEDIN data guideline for seismic data (May 14)
- MEDIN data guideline for bathymetry data (Dec 13)
- MEDIN data guideline for data by grab or core (Jun 19)
Grab or Core Guidelines, read this first 
MEDIN data guideline for data by grab or core guidance .xlsx (Jun 19)
MEDIN data guideline for data by grab or core form .xlsx (Jun 19)
- MEDIN data guideline for archiving of digital images (Sep 11)
- MMO data guideline for marine recreation data (Nov 13)
- MMO data guideline for Automatic Identification System (AIS) data (Mar 13)
- MEDIN data guideline for recording litter data (Feb 16)
- MEDIN data guideline for underwater noise data (Sep 11)
- MEDIN data guideline for archiving of digital images (Sep 11)
- MEDIN data guideline for moored oceanographic instruments (Dec 13)
- MEDIN data guideline for underway oceanographic sampling (Dec 13)
- MEDIN data guideline for oceanographic vertical profile data (Dec 13)
- MEDIN data guideline for water sampling (Nov 13)
Ad-hoc sightings guideline, read this first
MEDIN data guideline for ad-hoc guidance .xlsx (Oct 19)
- MEDIN data guideline for archiving of digital images (Sep11)
- MEDIN data guideline for data by grab or core (Jun 19)
Grab or Core Guidelines, read this first
MEDIN data guideline for data by grab or core guidance .xlsx (Jun 19)
MEDIN data guideline for data by grab or core form .xlsx (Jun 19)
MEDIN data guideline for for quadrat survey data .xlsx (Mar 22)
MEDIN data guideline for timed search data .xlsx (Mar 22)
MEDIN data guideline for transect survey data .xlsx (Mar 22)
- MEDIN data guideline for photo identification of cetaceans(Jul 10)
- MEDIN data guideline for net, pot and trap data (Mar 22)
MEDIN data guideline for net, pot and trap data .xlsx (Mar 22)
MEDIN data guideline for species and benthos data by trawl or dredge .xlsx (Mar 22)
MEDIN data guideline for video surveys of species and benthos .xlsx (Mar 22)
- MEDIN data guideline for moored oceanographic instruments (Dec 13)
- MEDIN data guideline for underway oceanographic sampling (Dec 13)
- MEDIN data guideline for oceanographic vertical profile data (Dec 13)
- MEDIN data guideline for shellfish stock assessment data (Jul 10)
- MEDIN data guideline for water sampling (Nov 13)