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# cMIS

## SPARC Minimal Information Standard (MIS)

The minimal metadata and data model for SPARC research objects:

<a href="https://zenodo.org/record/5348190#.YoVWFpPMKqD" target="_blank">SPARC Dataset MIS</a>: The minimal information model for <Glossary>SPARC dataset</Glossary>s, developed by the SPARC Standards Committee. The MIS is encoded in TTL/OWL and is viewable using the Protege Ontology Editor.

The MIS has evolved over time as SPARC standards evolve or new standards are incorporated. For example, MIS 3.0 contains the <a href="https://zenodo.org/record/5347993#.YoVV9ZPMKqA" target="_blank">SPARC Standards for Optical Microscopy Imaging Data and Imaging Metadata</a>.

The SPARC Optical Microscopy Imaging Data and Metadata standard ensures a consistent set of microscopy imaging-specific metadata for primary and derivative imaging data across the SPARC ecosystem is included in experimental datasets.