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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear MEDIN Exec Team and MEDIN DAC Working Group,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You may have seen the recent announcement of the National Geospatial Strategy call for Evidence. I am planning on submitting a coordinated MEDIN response to the call and have drafted a strawman submission for you to comment on/add to.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The consultation document, associated guidance and the press release can be found at:
<span style="color:#1F4E79"><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-launch-call-for-evidence-to-be-geospatial-world-leader"><span style="color:#1F4E79">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-launch-call-for-evidence-to-be-geospatial-world-leader</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You will see from the consultation literature that there has been a terrestrial focus to the thinking so far. I think it is important to ensure the Geospatial Commission take into account the varied needs and experiences of the marine geospatial
community, so I would urge your organisation to also submit a response to the consultation.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please note that the deadline for submissions is the 24<sup>th</sup> of October, so in order to allow me time to consolidate responses, please send me your comments on the attached strawman submission by
<b>22<sup>nd</sup> October </b>at the very latest. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions, please let me know.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Clare<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">10 years of improving access to marine data<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dr Clare Postlethwaite
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">MEDIN Co-ordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Jospeh Proudman Building, 6 Brownlow Street, Liverpool, L3 5DA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">w: <a href="http://www.medin.org.uk">
<span style="color:blue">www.medin.org.uk</span></a> ; e: <a href="mailto:cfpo@bodc.ac.uk">
<span style="color:blue">cfpo@bodc.ac.uk</span></a>; t: +44 (0) 151 795 4949<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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