The document discusses the importance of data standards and reporting standards for enabling data sharing and reproducible research in omics studies. It notes that three types of standards - minimum reporting requirements, semantics like nomenclatures and terminologies, and data formats - allow unambiguous representation and communication of experimental information. Many efforts are working on developing such standards, but the field is complex with a wide variety of standards being developed by different groups. Better coordination is needed between these efforts to help researchers navigate the "sea of standards" and determine which ones to use.