The wheat data interoperability guidelines ( http://ist.blogs.inra.fr/wdi/ ) result from a joint effort of the wheat research community and data experts, who wish to make their research data more accessible, interoperable and reusable. During more than 18 months, the Wheat Data Interoperability working group questioned the wheat research community about their usage of data standards, discussed and selected a set of recommendations based on some consensual criterias. This presentation will give you some feedback about the work of the WDI working group, update you with the latest news and discuss possible future developments.