The new format, v.1.9.0, for the EMDB header file (XML file associated with each map) has been released

The new format, v.1.9.0, for the EMDB header file (XML file associated with each map) has been released.
All EMDB header files in the FTP archive have been updated to new version
(ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-/header/emd-.xml)

The EMDataBank deposition/annotation/search services will start using this new format.

The schema for 1.9.0 is available for download here:
ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/doc/XML-schemas/Header-schema/current/emdb.xsd

A complete list of changes can be found at the beginning of the schema file. For more details about the schema change, see wwPDB News.