Latimer Core (LtC) is a data standard designed to support the representation, discovery and communication of natural science collections. A Latimer Core record may represent a grouping of objects at any level of granularity above the level of a single object, from an entire collection of an institution to a few objects in a single drawer. The classes within the standard aim to allow the high-level representation of any given collection by providing a framework within which the defining characteristics shared by objects in the collection can be described. Among others, these include their taxonomic, geographic, stratigraphic and temporal coverage, and a framework for adding quantative metrics and narratives to help to quantify and describe the collections.

https://ltc.tdwg.org/terms/index.html#1-introduction.

In 2023, I was elected to the role of review manager for the ratification of Latimer Core. 12 months later, Latimer Core was ratified and my role transitioned to a member of the maintenance group. For more information about the ratification process, see the process documents on the TDWG website here: https://www.tdwg.org/about/process/#ratification-of-standards.