There are a number of on-going data sharing initiatives happening across the country, involving cross-sectoral partnerships and collaboration to help protect, promote and enhance Britain’s historic environment. Key initiatives include:

• the EU INSPIRE Directive (sharing spatial information across borders)
• Scotland’s Digital Future Strategy (marine environment data to be made public)
• the Scottish Government Open Data Strategy (public sector data to be made public)
• Historic Information Access Strategy (HIAS) (create a single, logical, digital and shared national heritage record for England)
• SHED Strategy (Scotland’s Historic Environment Data (SHED) Strategy)
• Heritage2020  Framework – England (a collaborative effort delivered by the Historic Environment Forum (HEF))