Surprisingly, 8 years after the initiation of the BLIS project there is still little to show in the BMA, although a great deal of experience has been gained by those involved with the project. It has been suggested by some of the former BLIS partners that the base map now produced by the MEA is not sufficiently accurate, but there is no serious challenger who is prepared to develop a more accurate map. Importantly, every member of the BLIS project has now agreed to use the MEA map. These recent developments have confirmed the benefits and strategy of the original BLIS pilot project.