Minimum Information about a Digital Specimen

DRAFT

The need to rapidly digitise millions of specimens in Natural History Collections has necessitated a staged approach for data capture. The Minimum Information about a Digital Specimen (MIDS) specification has been designed to provide a means of measuring and monitoring the level of digitisation of specimens within a collection. It also provides guidance for prioritising the data to be captured as well as recommendations for data standards and mapping structures.

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Last Updated: January 8th, 2025