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By this I mean exchanging digital data of event, monument finds etc data with different groups.

I have had some experience of this, we have received some data from Contractors, quite a bit from some Community Archaeology Projects, and shared data with Neighbouring LA's.

The data has varied from GIS layers which we don't need to incorporate into the HER fully (eg neighbouring LA data) to GIS and databases we would want to bring in fully.

There are lots of issue relating to bringing the data into the HER (Copyright, actually importing the data and related data standard issues, etc).

However, when talking to people about this I am regularly asked if there are any set standards to use when they create the data.

Obviously I mention MIDAS and INSCRIPTION and their eyes glaze over...

I am also aware that there are various initiatives looking at these issues eg I think it was suggested OASIS to look at getting GIS coverage of events from contractors at HER Forum in Sheffield (or was it HBSMR UG?), and also ASPIRE is available (though this seems to have stalled).

The point of all this is one of the things I am trying to come up with is a quick, short and Plain English introduction to what information an HER would require from people as a minimum, to make the records useful, and easy to integrate.

Has anyone looked at this or produced anything like it for their HER?

I would also be interested to hear any experience of data swapping and things to avoid/worked well when getting data from contractors local societies etc.

best wishes

Nick Boldrini
Historic Environment Record Officer
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