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This section describes the purpose of the central standard for historic environment recording (MIDAS Heritage) and the use of controlled terminology in the application of the standard. Further information about these are available online via the [Forum on Information Standards in Heritage (FISH) website|http://fishforum.weebly.com/|target='_blank'].
This section describes the purpose of the central standard for historic environment recording (MIDAS Heritage) and the use of controlled terminology in its application. Further information about these are available online via the [Forum on Information Standards in Heritage (FISH) website|http://fishforum.weebly.com/|target='_blank'].
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Developed from data standardisation work in the 1980s and early 1990s [''MIDAS''|Bibliography#Lee 1998|target='_blank'] was first published in 1998 by the Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments of England (RCHME). ''MIDAS'' is available as a free downloadable electronic document via links from the FISH website, or direct from the English Heritage website.
Developed from data standardisation work in the 1980s and early 1990s, the first edition of the standard, [MIDAS – A Manual and Data Standard for Monument Inventories|Bibliography#Lee 1998|target='_blank'], was published by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME) in 1998. The organisation merged with English Heritage (now Historic England) in 1999 and development work in 2004 extended MIDAS to cover GIS type data as well as watercraft and aircraft recording. An updated version, MIDAS Heritage, was published in 2007 in collaboration with other UK heritage organisations including the RCAHMW and RCAHMS. The standard was developed for and on behalf of the Forum on Information Standards in Heritage and is maintained and updated by them in collaboration with English Heritage.
MIDAS Heritage is available as a free downloadable electronic document at https://www.historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/midas-heritage/
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Development work in 2004 has extended MIDAS to cover GIS type data and watercraft and aircraft recording. A second full edition [''MIDAS Heritage: The UK Historic Environment Information Standard''|Bibliography#FISH 2012|target='_blank'] is in production. This second edition will cover a wider range of information types, supporting standardised recording of these by the HER community. Further development work will be reported online via the FISH website.
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