Ansi Nis Itl-1 2011 PDF

ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Information Technology:
American National Standard for nformation Systems
Data Format for the nterchange of Fingerprint, Facial
& Other Biometric nformation

NST Special Publication 500-290
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
NST Special Publication 500-xxx ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011
Information Technology:
American National Standard for Information Systems -
Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint Facial
! "ther #iometric Information
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Sponsored 'y%
Information Access Division
Information Technology Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, Maryland, SA !"#$$%#$&"
Approved: November, 2011
American National Standards Institute, Inc.
US. Department of Commerce
Secretary John Bryson
National Institute of Standards and ec!nolo"#
Patrick Gallagher, Under Secretary for Standards and Technology and Director
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The Art of Biometrics
age 2
NIST Special ()'lication *00-2+0
Reports on Information Technology
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Contents
1 Scope................................................................................................................................................................ 1
2 Conformance to the standard.................................................................................................................. 1
2.1 Verbal forms for the expression of provisions.......................................................................................... 1
2.2 Syntactical (Level 1) conformance............................................................................................................... 1
2.3 Morpholoical (Level 2) conformance......................................................................................................... 3
2.! Semantic (Level 3) conformance.................................................................................................................... !
3 "ormative references................................................................................................................................. !
! #erms and de$initions................................................................................................................................ %
& 'ata conventions....................................................................................................................................... 23
&.1 Str(ct(re of a transaction.............................................................................................................................. 23
&.2 Si)e of a transaction ........................................................................................................................................ 2!
&.3 *ecord types .................................................................................................................................................... 2!
5.3.1 Type-1 record ................................................................................................................................................................. 25
5.3.2 Type-2 records................................................................................................................................................................ 26
5.3.3 Type-3 records (deprecated).................................................................................................................................... 26
5.3.4 Type-4 records ............................................................................................................................................................. 26
5.3.7 Type-7 records .............................................................................................................................................................. 27
5.3.8 Type-8 records .............................................................................................................................................................. 27
5.3.9 Type-9 records .............................................................................................................................................................. 27
5.3.10 Type-10 records ........................................................................................................................................................ 27
5.3.11 Type-11 records ......................................................................................................................................................... 27
5.3.12 Type-12 records .......................................................................................................................................................... 27
5.3.13 Type-13 records........................................................................................................................................................... 28
5.3.14 Type-14 records ......................................................................................................................................................... 28
5.3.15 Type-15 records ......................................................................................................................................................... 28
5.3.16 Type-16 records ......................................................................................................................................................... 29
5.3.17 Type-17 records ......................................................................................................................................................... 29
5.3.18 Type-18 records ......................................................................................................................................................... 29
5.3.19 Type-19 records ......................................................................................................................................................... 29
5.3.20 Type-20 records ......................................................................................................................................................... 29
5.3.21 Type-21 records ......................................................................................................................................................... 30
5.3.22 Type-98 records ......................................................................................................................................................... 30
5.3.23 Type-99 records ......................................................................................................................................................... 30
&.! +ac,-ard compatibility ................................................................................................................................ 3.
&.& Character types ................................................................................................................................................ 32
&./ Character encodin ......................................................................................................................................... 32
/ 0mplementation domain and application pro$iles ........................................................................ 3!
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1 0nformation associated -ith several records................................................................................. 3!
1.1 *ecord header................................................................................................................................................... 3!
1.2 'ata...................................................................................................................................................................... 3&
1.3 0ndexes (sed to lin, records......................................................................................................................... 3&
7.3.1 Information desination c!aracter " I#$............................................................................................................. 36
7.3.2 %o&rce representation " %'(................................................................................................................................... 37
7.3.2.1 %o&rce representation n&m)er " %(*................................................................................................................................ 38
7.3.2.2 (eference sement position " (%+...................................................................................................................................... 38
7.3.3 ,ssociated conte-t " ,%$ ............................................................................................................................................ 38
7.3.3.1 ,ssociated conte-t n&m)er " ,$*...................................................................................................................................... 39
7.3.3.2 ,ssociated sement position " ,%+..................................................................................................................................... 39
7.3.4 Type-10 reference ......................................................................................................................................................... 39
7.3.5 %im&.taneo&s capt&re .................................................................................................................................................. 40
1.! 'ata 2rocessin Los....................................................................................................................................... !.
7.4.1 ,nnotation information " ,**................................................................................................................................. 40
7.4.2 /ni0ersa. .atent 1or2station (/34) annotation information " 3,I.......................................................... 40
7.4.3 Information ass&rance a&dit .os............................................................................................................................ 41
7.4.4 $omment .......................................................................................................................................................................... 41
1.& 'ata 2rotection................................................................................................................................................. !1
7.5.1 Information ass&rance ................................................................................................................................................ 41
7.5.2 #ata !as! " 5,%.............................................................................................................................................................. 41
1./ 3ency codes..................................................................................................................................................... !2
1.1 Metadata describin the biometric sample.............................................................................................. !3
7.7.1 6iometric ac7&isition de0ice identi8ication......................................................................................................... 43
7.7.1.1 #e0ice &ni7&e identi8ier " #/I.............................................................................................................................................. 43
7.7.1.2 9a2e"mode."seria. n&m)er " 99%................................................................................................................................... 44
7.7.1.3 #e0ice monitorin mode " #99.......................................................................................................................................... 44
7.7.2 #ate and time................................................................................................................................................................... 45
7.7.2.1 :enera............................................................................................................................................................................................ 45
7.7.2.2 :reen1ic! mean time (coordinated &ni0ersa. time ; /T$) " :9T........................................................................ 45
7.7.2.3 3oca. date .................................................................................................................................................................................... 45
7.7.2.4 3oca. date < time........................................................................................................................................................................ 45
7.7.2.5 Time inde- " TI=......................................................................................................................................................................... 45
7.7.3 :eorap!ic samp.e ac7&isition .ocation " :>'.................................................................................................. 46
7.7.4 9etadata speci8ic to friction ride records.......................................................................................................... 49
7.7.4.1 Impression type " I9+ ............................................................................................................................................................ 49
7.7.4.2 ?riction ride enera.i@ed position " ?:+........................................................................................................................ 50
7.7.4.3 +rint (or searc!) position descriptors " ++# or %+#................................................................................................... 54
7.7.4.4 +rint position coordinates " ++$ ........................................................................................................................................ 55
7.7.5 %&)Aect ac7&isition pro8i.e " %,+" ?,+ " I,+....................................................................................................... 60
7.7.5.1 %&)Aect ac7&isition pro8i.e for face " %,+......................................................................................................................... 60
7.7.5.1.1 3e0e. 0 (/n2no1n pro8i.e) ........................................................................................................................................ 61
7.7.5.1.2 3e0e. 1 (%&r0ei..ance facia. imae)......................................................................................................................... 61
7.7.5.1.3 3e0e.s 10-15 ('t!er app.ication pro8i.es)............................................................................................................ 61
7.7.5.1.4 3e0e. 20 (3eacy m&s!ot)........................................................................................................................................ 61
7.7.5.1.5 3e0e. 30 (6asic m&s!ot)........................................................................................................................................... 62
7.7.5.1.6 3e0e. 32 (9o)i.e de0ice )asic m&s!ot).............................................................................................................. 62
7.7.5.1.7 3e0e. 40 (5i!er reso.&tion m&s!ot).................................................................................................................. 62
7.7.5.1.8 3e0e. 42 (9o)i.e de0ice !i!er reso.&tion m&s!ot)...................................................................................... 62
7.7.5.1.9 3e0e.s 50 and 51 (6est practice m&s!ots)........................................................................................................ 62
7.7.5.1.10 3e0e. 52 (9o)i.e de0ice )est practice m&s!ots)........................................................................................... 63
7.7.5.2 %&)Aect ac7&isition pro8i.e for 8inerprint " ?,+........................................................................................................... 64
7.7.5.3 %&)Aect ac7&isition pro8i.e for iris " I,+............................................................................................................................ 65
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7.7.6 (eso.&tion......................................................................................................................................................................... 66
7.7.6.1 ?inerprint reso.&tion re7&irement................................................................................................................................... 67
7.7.6.2 ?riction ride scanner reso.&tion re7&irement.............................................................................................................. 67
7.7.6.2.1 >-emp.ar scanner reso.&tion re7&irement.......................................................................................................... 67
7.7.6.2.2 3atent imae scanner reso.&tion re7&irement................................................................................................... 68
7.7.6.2.3 %canner reso.&tion miration pat!.......................................................................................................................... 68
7.7.6.3 ?riction ride transmittin reso.&tion re7&irement.................................................................................................... 68
7.7.6.3.1 (ecord Type-4 transmittin reso.&tion re7&irement...................................................................................... 68
7.7.6.3.2 Baria).e-reso.&tion (ecord Types transmittin reso.&tion re7&irement................................................. 69
7.7.7 %amp.e 7&a.ity ................................................................................................................................................................ 69
7.7.8 Imae sca.e 0a.&es.......................................................................................................................................................... 70
7.7.8.1 5ori@onta. .ine .ent! " 533 ................................................................................................................................................. 70
7.7.8.2 Bertica. .ine .ent! " B33 ....................................................................................................................................................... 71
7.7.8.3 %ca.e &nits " %3$ ........................................................................................................................................................................ 71
7.7.8.4 Transmitted !ori@onta. pi-e. sca.e " T5+% ..................................................................................................................... 72
7.7.8.5 Transmitted 0ertica. pi-e. sca.e " TB+% ........................................................................................................................... 72
7.7.8.6 6its per pi-e. " 6+= .................................................................................................................................................................. 73
7.7.8.7 %canned !ori@onta. pi-e. sca.e " %5+% .............................................................................................................................. 73
7.7.8.8 %canned 0ertica. pi-e. sca.e " %B+%..................................................................................................................................... 74
7.7.9 $ompression a.orit!ms............................................................................................................................................. 74
7.7.9.1 /se of compression a.orit!ms for friction ride imaes.......................................................................................... 75
7.7.9.2 /se of compression a.orit!ms for iris imaes.............................................................................................................. 76
7.7.9.3 /se of $ompression a.orit!ms for facia. imaes......................................................................................................... 77
7.7.9.4 /se of $ompression a.orit!ms for ot!er data............................................................................................................... 77
7.7.10 $o.orC ).ac2-and-1!iteC and raysca.e imae re7&irements....................................................................... 77
7.7.10.1 6.ac2 and 1!ite imaes (no raysca.e) ........................................................................................................................ 77
7.7.10.2 :raysca.e imae data .......................................................................................................................................................... 77
7.7.10.3 $o.or imae data ................................................................................................................................................................... 78
7.7.11 >ye co.or.......................................................................................................................................................................... 79
7.7.12 +at!s ............................................................................................................................................................................... 80
7.7.12.1 Type-9 e-tended feat&re set (>?%) pat!s....................................................................................................................... 81
7.7.12.2 ,.. ot!er 8ie.ds specifyin pat!s........................................................................................................................................ 81
% *ecord type speci$ications..................................................................................................................... %!
%.1 *ecord #ype415 #ransaction information record................................................................................... %&
8.1.1 ?ie.d 1.001 (ecord !eader.......................................................................................................................................... 88
8.1.2 ?ie.d 1.002 Bersion n&m)er " B>(.......................................................................................................................... 88
8.1.3 ?ie.d 1.003 Transaction content " $*T................................................................................................................. 88
8.1.4 ?ie.d 1.004 Type of transaction " T'T................................................................................................................... 89
8.1.5 ?ie.d 1.005 #ate " #,T................................................................................................................................................. 89
8.1.6 ?ie.d 1.006 +riority " +(D........................................................................................................................................... 89
8.1.7 ?ie.d 1.007 #estination aency identi8ier " #,I................................................................................................ 89
8.1.8 ?ie.d 1.008 'riinatin aency identi8ier " '(I................................................................................................. 90
8.1.9 ?ie.d 1.009 Transaction contro. n&m)er " T$*................................................................................................. 90
8.1.10 ?ie.d 1.010 Transaction contro. reference " T$(............................................................................................ 90
8.1.11 ?ie.d 1.011 *ati0e scannin reso.&tion " *%(................................................................................................. 90
8.1.12 ?ie.d 1.012 *omina. reso.&tion " *T(................................................................................................................ 90
8.1.13 ?ie.d 1.013 #omain name " #'9.......................................................................................................................... 91
8.1.14 ?ie.d 1.014 :reen1ic! mean time " :9T.......................................................................................................... 91
8.1.15 ?ie.d 1.015 $!aracter encodin " #$%................................................................................................................. 91
8.1.16 ?ie.d 1.016 ,pp.ication pro8i.e speci8ications " ,+%..................................................................................... 92
8.1.17 ?ie.d 1.017 ,ency names " ,*9......................................................................................................................... 93
%.2 *ecord #ype425 6ser4de$ined descriptive text record.......................................................................... 73
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8.2.1 ?ie.d 2.001E (ecord !eader........................................................................................................................................ 93
8.2.2 ?ie.d 2.002E Information desination c!aracter " I#$.................................................................................... 94
8.2.3 ?ie.ds 2.003 and a)o0eE &ser-de8ined 8ie.ds........................................................................................................ 94
%.3 *ecord #ype435 'eprecated.......................................................................................................................... 7!
%.! *ecord #ype4!5 8rayscale $inerprint imae........................................................................................... 7!
8.4.1 ?ie.d 4.001E (ecord !eader........................................................................................................................................ 96
8.4.3 ?ie.d 4.003E Impression type " I9+........................................................................................................................ 96
8.4.4 ?ie.d 4.004E ?riction ride enera.i@ed position " ?:+................................................................................... 96
8.4.5 ?ie.d 4.005E Imae scannin reso.&tion " I%( .................................................................................................... 96
8.4.6 ?ie.d 4.006E 5ori@onta. .ine .ent! " 533............................................................................................................. 97
8.4.7 ?ie.d 4.007E Bertica. .ine .ent! " B33.................................................................................................................... 97
8.4.8 ?ie.d 4.008E $ompression a.orit!m " $, ........................................................................................................... 97
8.4.9 ?ie.d 4.009E Imae data " #,T,................................................................................................................................ 97
%.& *ecord #ype4&5 'eprecated.......................................................................................................................... 71
%./ *ecord #ype4/5 'eprecated.......................................................................................................................... 71
%.1 *ecord #ype415 6ser4de$ined imae record............................................................................................. 71
8.7.1 ?ie.d 7.001E (ecord !eader........................................................................................................................................ 98
8.7.3 ?ie.ds 7.003 t!ro&! 7.999E /ser-de8ined 8ie.ds................................................................................................ 98
%.% *ecord #ype4%5 Sinat(re imae record................................................................................................... 77
8.8.1 ?ie.d 8.001E (ecord !eader...................................................................................................................................... 100
8.8.2 ?ie.d 8.002E Information desination c!aracter " I#$.................................................................................. 100
8.8.3 ?ie.d 8.003E %inat&re type " %I:........................................................................................................................... 100
8.8.4 ?ie.d 8.004E %inat&re representation type " %(T.......................................................................................... 100
8.8.5 ?ie.d 8.005E Imae scannin reso.&tion " I%(.................................................................................................. 100
8.8.6 ?ie.d 8.006E 5ori@onta. .ine .ent! " 533.......................................................................................................... 100
8.8.7 ?ie.d 8.007E Bertica. .ine .ent! " B33................................................................................................................. 100
8.8.8 ?ie.d 8.008E %inat&re imae data " #,T,......................................................................................................... 100
8.8.8.1 /ncompressed scanned imae data................................................................................................................................. 101
8.8.8.2 $ompressed scanned imae data...................................................................................................................................... 101
8.8.8.3 Bectored imae data............................................................................................................................................................... 101
%.7 *ecord #ype475 Min(tiae data record..................................................................................................... 1.1
8.9.1 ?ie.d 9.001E (ecord !eader...................................................................................................................................... 121
8.9.2 ?ie.d 9.002E Information desination c!aracter " I#$.................................................................................. 121
8.9.3 ?ie.d 9.003E Impression type " I9+...................................................................................................................... 121
8.9.4 ?ie.d 9.004E 9in&tiae format " ?9T..................................................................................................................... 121
8.9.5 I*$IT% 378 feat&re set............................................................................................................................................... 121
8.9.5.1 ?ie.d 9.126E 91 $6>?? information " $6I..................................................................................................................... 121
8.9.5.2 ?ie.d 9.127E 91 capt&re e7&ipment identi8ication " $>I......................................................................................... 122
8.9.5.3 ?ie.d 9.128E 91 !ori@onta. .ine .ent! "533................................................................................................................ 122
8.9.5.4 ?ie.d 9.129E 91 0ertica. .ine .ent! " B33..................................................................................................................... 122
8.9.5.5 ?ie.d 9.130E 91 sca.e &nits " %3$...................................................................................................................................... 122
8.9.5.6 ?ie.d 9.131E 91 transmitted !ori@onta. pi-e. sca.e " T5+%.................................................................................... 123
8.9.5.7 ?ie.d 9.132E 91 transmitted 0ertica. pi-e. sca.e " TB+%.......................................................................................... 123
8.9.5.8 ?ie.d 9.133E 91 8iner 0ie1 " ?B4................................................................................................................................... 123
8.9.5.9 ?ie.d 9.134E 91 friction ride enera.i@ed position " ?:+...................................................................................... 123
8.9.5.10 ?ie.d 9.135E 91 friction ride 7&a.ity data " ?F#................................................................................................... 123
8.9.5.11 ?ie.d 9.136E 91 n&m)er of min&tiae " *'9............................................................................................................. 123
8.9.5.12 ?ie.d 9.137E 91 8iner min&tiae data " ?9#............................................................................................................. 123
8.9.5.13 ?ie.d 9.138E 91 ride co&nt information " ($I........................................................................................................ 124
8.9.5.14 ?ie.d 9.139E 91 core information " $I*...................................................................................................................... 124
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8.9.5.15 ?ie.d 9.140E 91 de.ta information " #I*.................................................................................................................... 125
8.9.5.16 ?ie.d 9.141E 91 additiona. de.ta an.es " ,#,......................................................................................................... 125
8.9.6 >-terna..y de8ined feat&re sets............................................................................................................................... 125
8.9.6.1 ?6I " I,?I% feat&re set........................................................................................................................................................... 126
8.9.6.2 39 ($oent) feat&re set........................................................................................................................................................ 126
8.9.6.3 9orp!oTra2 (.eacy 9otoro.a) feat&re set................................................................................................................... 126
8.9.6.4 9orp!oTra2 feat&re set........................................................................................................................................................ 126
8.9.6.5 *>$ feat&re set......................................................................................................................................................................... 126
8.9.6.6 31- Identi- feat&re set.......................................................................................................................................................... 126
8.9.6.7 't!er feat&re sets.................................................................................................................................................................... 126
8.9.6.7.1 ?ie.d 9.176E 't!er feat&re sets - o1ner or de0e.oper " ''#..................................................................... 126
8.9.6.7.2 ?ie.d 9.177E 't!er feat&re sets - processin a.orit!m " +,:................................................................... 126
8.9.6.7.3 ?ie.d 9.178E 't!er feat&re sets - system or de0ice " %'#............................................................................ 127
8.9.6.7.4 ?ie.d 9.179E 't!er feat&re sets ;contact information " #T=..................................................................... 127
8.9.6.7.5 ?ie.ds 9.180 t!ro&! 9.225E 't!er feat&re sets ; &ser-de8ined 8ie.ds.................................................... 127
8.9.7 >-tended ?eat&re %et................................................................................................................................................. 127
8.9.7.0.1 >?% coordinate system...................................................................................................................................................... 127
8.9.7.0.2 >?% reion of interest........................................................................................................................................................ 128
8.9.7.0.3 >?% an.es.............................................................................................................................................................................. 129
8.9.7.1 ?ie.d 9.300E >?% reion of interest " ('I........................................................................................................................ 129
8.9.7.2 ?ie.d 9.301E >?% orientation " '(T................................................................................................................................. 130
8.9.7.3 ?ie.d 9.302E >?% 8iner - pa.m - p.antar position " ?++............................................................................................ 131
8.9.7.4 ?ie.d 9.303E >?% feat&re set pro8i.e " ?%+...................................................................................................................... 132
8.9.7.5 ?ie.d 9.307E >?% pattern c.assi8ication " +,T................................................................................................................ 132
8.9.7.6 ?ie.d 9.308E >?% ride 7&a.ity"con8idence map " (F9............................................................................................ 133
8.9.7.7 ?ie.d 9.309E >?% ride 7&a.ity map format " (F?....................................................................................................... 134
8.9.7.8 ?ie.d 9.310E >?% ride 8.o1 map " (?9.......................................................................................................................... 135
8.9.7.9 ?ie.d 9.311E >?% ride 8.o1 map format " (??............................................................................................................. 136
8.9.7.10 ?ie.d 9.312E >?% ride 1a0e.ent! map " (49....................................................................................................... 136
8.9.7.11 ?ie.d 9.313E >?% ride 1a0e.ent! map format " (4?......................................................................................... 137
8.9.7.12 ?ie.d 9.314E >?% tona. re0ersa. " T(B.......................................................................................................................... 137
8.9.7.13 ?ie.d 9.315E >?% possi).e .atera. re0ersa. " +3(...................................................................................................... 138
8.9.7.14 ?ie.d 9.316E >?% friction ride 7&a.ity metric " ?F9............................................................................................. 138
8.9.7.15 ?ie.d 9.317E >?% possi).e ro1t! or s!rin2ae " +:%........................................................................................... 139
8.9.7.16 ?ie.d 9.320E >?% cores " $'(........................................................................................................................................... 140
8.9.7.17 ?ie.d 9.321E >?% de.tas " #>3.......................................................................................................................................... 142
8.9.7.18 ?ie.d 9.322E >?% core de.ta ride co&nts " $#(....................................................................................................... 144
8.9.7.19 ?ie.d 9.323E >?% center point of reference " $+(.................................................................................................... 144
8.9.7.20 ?ie.d 9.324E >?% distincti0e feat&res " #I%................................................................................................................. 146
8.9.7.21 ?ie.d 9.325E >?% no cores present " *$'(................................................................................................................. 147
8.9.7.22 ?ie.d 9.326E >?% no de.tas present " *#>3................................................................................................................ 147
8.9.7.23 ?ie.d 9.327E >?% no distincti0e feat&res present " *#I%....................................................................................... 147
8.9.7.24 ?ie.d 9.331E >?% min&tiae " 9I*.................................................................................................................................... 148
8.9.7.25 ?ie.d 9.332E >?% min&tiae ride co&nt a.orit!m " 9(,..................................................................................... 149
8.9.7.26 ?ie.d 9.333E >?% min&tiae ride co&nts " 9($......................................................................................................... 149
8.9.7.27 ?ie.d 9.334E >?% no min&tiae present " *9I*.......................................................................................................... 150
8.9.7.28 ?ie.d 9.335E >?% min&tiae ride co&nt con8idence " ($$..................................................................................... 150
8.9.7.29 ?ie.d 9.340E >?% dots " #'T............................................................................................................................................. 151
8.9.7.30 ?ie.d 9.341E >?% incipient rides " I*(....................................................................................................................... 152
8.9.7.31 ?ie.d 9.342E >?% creases and .inear discontin&ities " $3#.................................................................................. 152
8.9.7.32 ?ie.d 9.343E >?% ride ede feat&res " (>?............................................................................................................... 154
8.9.7.33 ?ie.d 9.344E >?% no pores present " *+'(................................................................................................................ 155
8.9.7.34 ?ie.d 9.345E >?% pores " +'(.......................................................................................................................................... 155
8.9.7.35 ?ie.d 9.346E >?% no dots present " *#'T................................................................................................................... 155
8.9.7.36 ?ie.d 9.347E >?% no incipient rides present " *I*(............................................................................................. 155
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8.9.7.37 ?ie.d 9.348E >?% no creases or .inear discontin&ities present " *$3#........................................................... 155
8.9.7.38 ?ie.d 9.349E >?% no ride ede feat&res present " *(>?..................................................................................... 156
8.9.7.39 ?ie.d 9.350E >?% met!od of feat&re detection " 9?#............................................................................................ 156
8.9.7.40 ?ie.d 9.351E >?% comments " $'9................................................................................................................................ 157
8.9.7.41 ?ie.d 9.352E >?% .atent processin met!od " 3+9.................................................................................................. 157
8.9.7.42 ?ie.d 9.353E >?% e-aminer ana.ysis assessment " >,,........................................................................................ 158
8.9.7.43 ?ie.d 9.354E >?% e0idence of fra&d " >'? .................................................................................................................. 158
8.9.7.44 ?ie.d 9.355E >?% .atent s&)strate " 3%6....................................................................................................................... 159
8.9.7.45 ?ie.d 9.356E >?% .atent matri- " 39T........................................................................................................................... 159
8.9.7.46 ?ie.d 9.357E >?% .oca. 7&a.ity iss&es " 3FI................................................................................................................. 163
8.9.7.47 ?ie.d 9.360E >?% area of correspondence " ,'$...................................................................................................... 164
8.9.7.48 ?ie.d 9.361E >?% correspondin points or feat&res " $+?.................................................................................... 165
8.9.7.49 ?ie.d 9.362E >?% e-aminer comparison determination " >$#........................................................................... 168
8.9.7.50 ?ie.d 9.363E >?% re.ati0e rotation of correspondin print " (($...................................................................... 170
8.9.7.51 ?ie.d 9.372E >?% s2e.etoni@ed imae " %I9................................................................................................................ 171
8.9.7.52 ?ie.d 9.373E >?% ride pat! sements " (+%............................................................................................................. 171
8.9.8 3atent 1or2station annotations............................................................................................................................ 172
8.9.8.1 ?ie.d 9.901E /ni0ersa. .atent 1or2station annotation information " /3,....................................................... 172
8.9.8.2 ?ie.d 9.902E ,nnotation information " ,**................................................................................................................. 172
8.9.9 4or2station identi8iers............................................................................................................................................. 172
8.9.9.1 ?ie.d 9.903E #e0ice &ni7&e identi8ier " #/I.................................................................................................................. 172
8.9.9.2 ?ie.d 9.904E 9a2e"mode."seria. n&m)er " 99%........................................................................................................ 172
%.1. *ecord #ype41.5 9acial: other body part and SM# imae record................................................. 113
8.10.1 ?ie.d 10.001E (ecord !eader................................................................................................................................. 182
8.10.2 ?ie.d 10.002E Information desination c!aracter " I#$............................................................................. 182
8.10.3 ?ie.d 10.003E Imae type " I9T .......................................................................................................................... 182
8.10.4 ?ie.d 10.004E %o&rce aency" %($ ..................................................................................................................... 183
8.10.5 ?ie.d 10.005E +!oto capt&re date " +5#.......................................................................................................... 183
8.10.6 ?ie.d 10.006E 5ori@onta. .ine .ent! " 533..................................................................................................... 183
8.10.7 ?ie.d 10.007E Bertica. .ine .ent! " B33............................................................................................................ 183
8.10.8 ?ie.d 10.008E %ca.e &nits " %3$............................................................................................................................ 184
8.10.9 ?ie.d 10.009E Transmitted !ori@onta. pi-e. sca.e " T5+%......................................................................... 184
8.10.10 ?ie.d 10.010 Transmitted 0ertica. pi-e. sca.e " TB+%.............................................................................. 184
8.10.11 ?ie.d 10.011E $ompression a.orit!m " $:,............................................................................................... 184
8.10.12 ?ie.d 10.012E $o.or space " $%+ ....................................................................................................................... 184
8.10.13 ?ie.d 10.013E %&)Aect ac7&isition pro8i.e " %,+.......................................................................................... 184
8.10.14 ?ie.d 10.014E ?ace imae )o&ndin )o- coordinates in f&.. imae " ?I+.........................................184
8.10.15 ?ie.d 10.015E ?ace imae pat! coordinates in f&.. imae " ?+?I.......................................................... 185
8.10.16 ?ie.d 10.016E %canned !ori@onta. pi-e. sca.e " %5+%............................................................................... 185
8.10.17 ?ie.d 10.017E %canned 0ertica. pi-e. sca.e " %B+%..................................................................................... 185
8.10.18 ?ie.d 10.018E #istortion " #I%T......................................................................................................................... 186
8.10.19 ?ie.d 10.019E 3i!tin artifacts " 3,?............................................................................................................ 186
8.10.20 ?ie.d 10.020E %&)Aect pose " +'% .................................................................................................................... 187
8.10.21 ?ie.d 10.021E +ose offset an.e " +', ........................................................................................................... 187
8.10.22 ?ie.d 10.023E +!oto ac7&isition so&rce " +,% ............................................................................................ 187
8.10.23 ?ie.d 10.024E %&)Aect 7&a.ity score " %F% .................................................................................................... 188
8.10.24 ?ie.d 10.025E %&)Aect pose an.es " %+, ....................................................................................................... 188
8.10.25 ?ie.d 10.026E %&)Aect facia. description " %=% ............................................................................................ 189
8.10.26 ?ie.d 10.027E %&)Aect eye co.or " %>$ ............................................................................................................ 190
8.10.27 ?ie.d 10.028E %&)Aect !air co.or " %5$........................................................................................................... 190
8.10.28 ?ie.d 10.029E 2# facia. feat&re points " ??+ ............................................................................................... 191
8.10.28.1 9+>:4 feat&re points...................................................................................................................................................... 192
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8.10.28.2 >ye and nostri. center feat&re points......................................................................................................................... 192
8.10.28.3 ,nt!ropometric .andmar2s 1it! and 1it!o&t 9+>:4 co&nterparts............................................................ 195
8.10.29 ?ie.d 10.030E #e0ice monitorin mode " #99.......................................................................................... 198
8.10.30 ?ie.d 10.031E Tiered mar2&p co..ection " T9$.......................................................................................... 198
8.10.31 ?ie.d 10.032E 3# facia. feat&re points" 3#?................................................................................................. 200
8.10.32 ?ie.d 10.033E ?eat&re conto&rs " ?>$............................................................................................................ 200
8.10.33 ?ie.d 10.038E $omment " $'9 ......................................................................................................................... 200
8.10.34 ?ie.d 10.039E Type-10 reference n&m)er " T10........................................................................................ 200
8.10.35 ?ie.d 10.040E *$I$ %9T code " %9T............................................................................................................... 201
8.10.36 ?ie.d 10.041E %9T si@e or si@e of inA&ry or identifyin c!aracteristic " %9%.................................. 201
8.10.37 ?ie.d 10.042E %9T descriptors " %9#............................................................................................................ 201
8.10.38 ?ie.d 10.043E Tattoo co.or " $'3...................................................................................................................... 204
8.10.39 ?ie.d 10.044E Imae transform " IT=.............................................................................................................. 204
8.10.40 ?ie.d 10.045E 'cc.&sions " '$$......................................................................................................................... 205
8.10.41 ?ie.d 10.200-900E /ser-de8ined 8ie.ds " /#?.............................................................................................. 205
8.10.42 ?ie.d 10.902E ,nnotation information " ,**............................................................................................. 205
8.10.43 ?ie.d 10.903E #e0ice &ni7&e identi8ier " #/I.............................................................................................. 206
8.10.44 ?ie.d 10.904E 9a2e"mode."seria. n&m)er " 99%.................................................................................... 206
8.10.45 ?ie.d 10.993E %o&rce aency name " %,*.................................................................................................... 206
8.10.46 ?ie.d 10.995E ,ssociated conte-t " ,%$......................................................................................................... 206
8.10.47 ?ie.d 10.996E 5as!" 5,% .................................................................................................................................... 206
8.10.48 ?ie.d 10.997E %o&rce representation " %'( ................................................................................................ 206
8.10.49 ?ie.d 10.998E :eorap!ic samp.e ac7&isition .ocation " :>'............................................................. 206
8.10.50 ?ie.d 10.999E 6ody part imae " #,T,......................................................................................................... 206
%.11 *ecord #ype4115 *eserved for voice ................................................................................................... 2./
%.12 *ecord #ype4125 *eserved for dental records.................................................................................. 2.1
%.13 *ecord #ype4135 9riction4ride latent imae record...................................................................... 2.1
8.13.1 ?ie.d 13.001E (ecord !eader................................................................................................................................. 212
8.13.3 ?ie.d 13.003E Impression type " I9+................................................................................................................ 212
8.13.4 ?ie.d 13.004E %o&rce aency" %($ ..................................................................................................................... 212
8.13.5 ?ie.d 13.005E 3atent capt&re date " 3$#.......................................................................................................... 213
8.13.8 ?ie.d 13.008E %ca.e &nits " %3$............................................................................................................................ 213
8.13.10 ?ie.d 13.010E Transmitted 0ertica. pi-e. sca.e " TB+%............................................................................. 213
8.13.12 ?ie.d 13.012E 6its per pi-e. " 6+=.................................................................................................................... 213
8.13.13 ?ie.d 13.013E ?riction ride enera.i@ed position " ?:+......................................................................... 213
8.13.14 ?ie.d 13.014E %earc! position descriptors " %+#....................................................................................... 214
8.13.15 ?ie.d 13.015E +rint position coordinates " ++$.......................................................................................... 214
8.13.18 ?ie.d 13.020E $omment " $'9.......................................................................................................................... 214
8.13.19 ?ie.d 13.024E 3atent 7&a.ity metric " 3F9................................................................................................... 214
8.13.20 ?ie.ds 13.200 ; 13.900 E &ser-de8ined 8ie.ds " /#?.................................................................................. 214
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8.13.24 ?ie.d 13.993E %o&rce aency name " %,*.................................................................................................... 215
8.13.26 ?ie.d 13.996E 5as!" 5,% .................................................................................................................................... 215
8.13.27 ?ie.d 13.997E %o&rce representation " %'(................................................................................................. 215
8.13.28 ?ie.d 13.998E :eorap!ic samp.e ac7&isition .ocation " :>'.............................................................. 215
8.13.29 ?ie.d 13.999E 3atent friction ride imae " #,T,...................................................................................... 215
%.1! *ecord #ype41!5 9inerprint imae record ...................................................................................... 21/
8.14.1 ?ie.d 14.001E (ecord !eader................................................................................................................................. 224
8.14.4 ?ie.d 14.004E %o&rce aency " %($.................................................................................................................... 224
8.14.5 ?ie.d 14.005E ?inerprint capt&re date " ?$#............................................................................................... 224
8.14.8 ?ie.d 14.008E %ca.e &nits " %3$............................................................................................................................ 225
8.14.12 ?ie.d 14.012E 6its per pi-e. " 6+=.................................................................................................................... 225
8.14.14 ?ie.d 14.014E +rint position descriptors " ++#.......................................................................................... 225
8.14.15 ?ie.d 14.015E +rint position coordinates " ++$.......................................................................................... 225
8.14.18 ?ie.d 14.018E ,mp&tated or )andaed " ,9+............................................................................................ 226
8.14.19 ?ie.d 14.020E $omment " $'9.......................................................................................................................... 226
8.14.20 ?ie.d 14.021E ?iner sement position " %>:.............................................................................................. 226
8.14.21 ?ie.d 14.022E *I%T 7&a.ity metric " *F9..................................................................................................... 227
8.14.22 ?ie.d 14.023E %ementation 7&a.ity metric " %F9.................................................................................... 227
8.14.23 ?ie.d 14.024E ?inerprint 7&a.ity metric " ?F9........................................................................................ 228
8.14.24 ?ie.d 14.025E ,.ternate 8iner sement position(s) " ,%>:.................................................................. 228
8.14.25 ?ie.d 14.026E %im&.taneo&s capt&re " %$?.................................................................................................. 228
8.14.26 ?ie.d 14.027E %titc!ed imae 8.a " %I?.......................................................................................................... 229
8.14.28 ?ie.d 14.031E %&)Aect ac7&isition pro8i.e ; 8inerprint " ?,+.............................................................. 229
8.14.29 ?ie.ds 14.200-900E /ser-de8ined 8ie.ds " /#?............................................................................................ 229
8.14.33 ?ie.d 14.993E %o&rce aency name " %,*..................................................................................................... 230
8.14.35 ?ie.d 14.996E 5as!" 5,%..................................................................................................................................... 230
8.14.36 ?ie.d 14.997E %o&rce representation " %'(................................................................................................. 230
8.14.38 ?ie.d 14.999E ?inerprint imae " #,T,....................................................................................................... 230
%.1& *ecord #ype41&5 2alm print imae record......................................................................................... 231
8.15.1 ?ie.d 15.001E (ecord !eader................................................................................................................................. 236
8.15.4 ?ie.d 15.004E %o&rce aency " %($ .................................................................................................................... 237
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8.15.5 ?ie.d 15.005E +a.mprint capt&re date " +$#.................................................................................................. 237
8.15.8 ?ie.d 15.008E %ca.e &nits " %3$............................................................................................................................ 237
8.15.12 ?ie.d 15.012E 6its per pi-e. " 6+=.................................................................................................................... 237
8.15.17 ?ie.d 15.020E $omment " $'9.......................................................................................................................... 238
8.15.18 ?ie.d 15.024E +a.m 7&a.ity metric " +F9..................................................................................................... 238
8.15.26 ?ie.d 15.996E 5as!" 5,% ................................................................................................................................... 239
8.15.29 ?ie.d 15.999E +a.mprint imae " #,T,......................................................................................................... 240
%.1/ *ecord #ype41/5 6ser4de$ined testin imae record..................................................................... 2!.
8.16.1 ?ie.d 16.001E (ecord !eader................................................................................................................................. 245
8.16.3 ?ie.d 16.003E /ser-de8ined imae type " /#I................................................................................................ 245
8.16.4 ?ie.d 16.004E %o&rce aency " %($ ................................................................................................................... 245
8.16.5 ?ie.d 16.005E /ser-de8ined imae test capt&re date " /T#...................................................................... 245
8.16.8 ?ie.d 16.008E %ca.e &nits " %3$............................................................................................................................ 245
8.16.12 ?ie.d 16.012E 6its per pi-e. " 6+=.................................................................................................................... 246
8.16.13 ?ie.d 16.013E $o.or space " $%+........................................................................................................................ 246
8.16.16 ?ie.d 16.020E $omment " $'9.......................................................................................................................... 246
8.16.17 ?ie.d 16.024E /ser-de8ined imae 7&a.ity metric " /F%......................................................................... 246
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8.16.25 ?ie.d 16.996E 5as!" 5,%..................................................................................................................................... 247
8.16.28 ?ie.d 16.999E Test data " #,T,.......................................................................................................................... 247
%.11 *ecord #ype4115 0ris imae record....................................................................................................... 2!1
8.17.1 ?ie.d 17.001E (ecord !eader................................................................................................................................. 254
8.17.3 ?ie.d 17.003E >ye 3a)e. " >3( ............................................................................................................................. 254
8.17.4 ?ie.d 17.004E %o&rce aency " %($..................................................................................................................... 254
8.17.5 ?ie.d 17.005E Iris capt&re date " I$#................................................................................................................. 254
8.17.8 ?ie.d 17.008E %ca.e &nits " %3$............................................................................................................................ 254
8.17.12 ?ie.d 17.012E 6its per pi-e. " 6+=.................................................................................................................... 255
8.17.13 ?ie.d 17.013E $o.or space " $%+ ....................................................................................................................... 255
8.17.14 ?ie.d 17.014E (otation an.e of eye " (,>.................................................................................................... 255
8.17.15 ?ie.d 17.015E (otation &ncertainty " (,/ ................................................................................................... 256
8.17.16 ?ie.d 17.016E Imae property code " I+$...................................................................................................... 256
8.17.19 ?ie.d 17.020E >ye co.or " >$3............................................................................................................................ 257
8.17.20 ?ie.d 17.021E $omment " $'9.......................................................................................................................... 257
8.17.21 ?ie.d 17.022E %canned !ori@onta. pi-e. sca.e " %5+% .............................................................................. 258
8.17.23 ?ie.d 17.024E Imae 7&a.ity score " IF%........................................................................................................ 258
8.17.24 ?ie.d 17.025E >ffecti0e ac7&isition spectr&m " >,%.................................................................................. 258
8.17.25 ?ie.d 17.026E Iris diameter " I(#..................................................................................................................... 259
8.17.26 ?ie.d 17.027E %peci8ied spectr&m 0a.&es " %%B........................................................................................... 259
8.17.27 ?ie.d 17.028E #amaed or missin eye " #9>............................................................................................ 259
8.17.29 ?ie.d 17.031E %&)Aect ac7&isition pro8i.e ; iris " I,+............................................................................. 260
8.17.30 ?ie.d 17.032E Iris storae format " I%?........................................................................................................... 260
8.17.31 ?ie.d 17.033E Iris p&pi. )o&ndary " I+6......................................................................................................... 261
8.17.32 ?ie.d 17.034E Iris sc.era )o&ndary " I%6....................................................................................................... 261
8.17.33 ?ie.d 17.035E /pper eye.id )o&ndary " />6.............................................................................................. 261
8.17.34 ?ie.d 17.036E 3o1er eye.id )o&ndary " 3>6................................................................................................ 262
8.17.35 ?ie.d 17.037E *on-eye.id occ.&sions " *>'................................................................................................. 262
8.17.36 ?ie.d 17.040E (ane " (,*................................................................................................................................. 262
8.17.37 ?ie.d 17.041E ?ronta. a@e " :,G...................................................................................................................... 262
8.17.38 ?ie.ds 17.200-900E /ser-de8ined 8ie.ds " /#?........................................................................................... 262
8.17.42 ?ie.d 17.996E 5as!" 5,% .................................................................................................................................... 263
8.17.45 ?ie.d 17.999E Iris imae data " #,T,.............................................................................................................. 263
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%.1% *ecord #ype41%5 '"3 record.................................................................................................................. 2/3
8.18.1 ?ie.d 18.001E (ecord 5eader................................................................................................................................ 272
8.18.3 ?ie.d 18.003E #*, .a)oratory settin " #3% .................................................................................................. 272
8.18.4 ?ie.d 18.004E %o&rce aency " %($ .................................................................................................................... 274
8.18.5 ?ie.d 18.005E *&m)er of ana.yses 8.a " *,3................................................................................................ 274
8.18.6 ?ie.d 18.006E %amp.e donor information " %#I............................................................................................. 274
8.18.7 ?ie.d 18.007E $.aimed or p&rported re.ations!ip " $'+( ....................................................................... 276
8.18.8 ?ie.d 18.008E Ba.idated re.ations!ip " B(%..................................................................................................... 276
8.18.9 ?ie.d 18.009E +ediree information " +>#...................................................................................................... 276
8.18.10 ?ie.d 18.010E %amp.e type " %TD...................................................................................................................... 277
8.18.11 ?ie.d 18.011E %amp.e typin information " %TI.......................................................................................... 278
8.18.12 ?ie.d 18.012E %amp.e co..ection met!od " %$9.......................................................................................... 278
8.18.13 ?ie.d 18.013E %amp.e co..ection date " %$#................................................................................................. 278
8.18.14 ?ie.d 18.014E +ro8i.e storae date " +%#....................................................................................................... 279
8.18.15 ?ie.d 18.015E #*, pro8i.e data " #+#............................................................................................................ 279
8.18.16 ?ie.d 18.016E ,&tosoma. %T(C =-%T( and D-%T( " %T(............................................................................ 280
8.18.17 ?ie.d 18.017E 9itoc!ondria. #*, data " #9#............................................................................................ 282
8.18.18 ?ie.d 18.018E #*, &ser-de8ined pro8i.e data " /#+................................................................................. 283
8.18.19 ?ie.d 18.019E >.ectrop!eroram description " >+# ................................................................................ 283
8.18.20 ?ie.d 18.020E #*, enotype distri)&tion " #:# ..................................................................................... 284
8.18.21 ?ie.d 18.021E #*, enotype a..e.e pair " :,+............................................................................................ 284
8.18.22 ?ie.d 18.022E $omment " $'9 ......................................................................................................................... 285
8.18.23 ?ie.d 18.023E >.ectrop!eroram .adder " >+3........................................................................................... 285
8.18.24 ?ie.ds 18.200-18.900E &ser-de8ined 8ie.ds " /#?...................................................................................... 285
%.17 *ecord #ype4175 2lantar imae record............................................................................................... 2%/
8.19.1 ?ie.d 19.001E (ecord !eader................................................................................................................................. 292
8.19.2 ?ie.d 19.002E information desination c!aracter " I#$............................................................................. 292
8.19.4 ?ie.d 19.004E %o&rce aency " %($..................................................................................................................... 292
8.19.5 ?ie.d 19.005E +.antar capt&re date " +$#........................................................................................................ 292
8.19.8 ?ie.d 19.008E %ca.e &nits " %3$............................................................................................................................ 292
8.19.12 ?ie.d 19.012E 6its per pi-e. " 6+=.................................................................................................................... 293
8.19.13 ?ie.d 19.013E ?riction ride (p.antar) enera.i@ed position " ?:+..................................................... 293
8.19.17 ?ie.d 19.019E ?riction ride - toe sement position(s) " ?%+................................................................ 294
8.19.18 ?ie.d 19.020E $omment " $'9.......................................................................................................................... 294
8.19.19 ?ie.d 19.024E ?riction ride - p.antar print 7&a.ity metric " ?F9...................................................... 294
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8.19.27 ?ie.d 19.996E 5as!" 5,% ................................................................................................................................... 295
8.19.30 ?ie.d 19.999E +.antar imae " #,T,................................................................................................................ 295
%.2. *ecord #ype42.5 So(rce representation record................................................................................ 27&
8.20.1 ?ie.d 20.001E (ecord !eader................................................................................................................................. 300
8.20.3 ?ie.d 20.003E %(* cardina.ity " $,(.................................................................................................................. 301
8.20.4 ?ie.d 20.004E %o&rce aency " %($..................................................................................................................... 301
8.20.5 ?ie.d 20.005E %o&rce representation date " %(#.......................................................................................... 301
8.20.8 ?ie.d 20.008E %ca.e &nits " %3$............................................................................................................................ 301
8.20.12 ?ie.d 20.012E 6its per pi-e. " 6+=.................................................................................................................... 302
8.20.13 ?ie.d 20.013E $o.or space " $%+........................................................................................................................ 302
8.20.14 ?ie.d 20.014E ,c7&isition so&rce " ,F%......................................................................................................... 302
8.20.15 ?ie.d 20.015E %o&rce representation format " %?T................................................................................... 303
8.20.16 ?ie.d 20.016E %ements " %>:........................................................................................................................... 304
8.20.19 ?ie.d 20.019E Time inde- " TI=......................................................................................................................... 304
8.20.20 ?ie.d 20.020E $omment " $'9 ......................................................................................................................... 304
8.20.21 ?ie.d 20.021E %o&rce representation n&m)er " %(*................................................................................ 304
8.20.27 ?ie.d 20.994E >-terna. 8i.e reference " >?(.................................................................................................. 305
8.20.29 ?ie.d 20.996E 5as!" 5,% ................................................................................................................................... 305
8.20.31 ?ie.d 20.999E %o&rce representation data " #,T,..................................................................................... 305
%.21 *ecord #ype4215 3ssociated context record...................................................................................... 3./
8.21.1 ?ie.d 21.001E (ecord !eader................................................................................................................................. 310
8.21.3 ?ie.d 21.004E %o&rce aency " %($..................................................................................................................... 310
8.21.4 ?ie.d 21.005E ,ssociated conte-t date " ,$#................................................................................................. 310
8.21.5 ?ie.d 21.015E ,ssociated conte-t format " ,?T............................................................................................ 310
8.21.6 ?ie.d 21.016E %ements " %>:.............................................................................................................................. 310
8.21.7 ?ie.d 21.019E Time inde- " TI=............................................................................................................................ 311
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8.21.8 ?ie.d 21.020E $omment " $'9 .......................................................................................................................... 311
8.21.9 ?ie.d 21.021E ,ssociated conte-t n&m)er " ,$*.......................................................................................... 311
8.21.10 ?ie.d 21.100 t!ro&! 21.900E /ser-de8ined 8ie.ds.................................................................................... 311
8.21.13 ?ie.d 21.994E >-terna. 8i.e reference " >?(.................................................................................................. 311
8.21.14 ?ie.d 21.996E 5as!" 5,% ................................................................................................................................... 312
8.21.16 ?ie.d 21.999E ,ssociated conte-t data " #,T,............................................................................................ 312
%.22 *ecord #ype47%5 0nformation ass(rance record.............................................................................. 312
8.22.1 ?ie.d 98.001E (ecord !eader................................................................................................................................. 314
8.22.3 ?ie.d 98.003E I, data format o1ner " #?' ................................................................................................... 314
8.22.4 ?ie.d 98.004E %o&rce aency " %($.................................................................................................................... 315
8.22.5 ?ie.d 98.005E I, data format type " #?T ........................................................................................................ 315
8.22.6 ?ie.d 98.006E I, data creation date " #$# .................................................................................................... 315
8.22.7 ?ie.ds 98.200-899E /ser-de8ined 8ie.ds " /#? ............................................................................................. 315
8.22.8 ?ie.d 98.900E ,&dit .o " ,3? ............................................................................................................................. 315
8.22.9 ?ie.d 98.901 ,&dit re0ision n&m)er " ,(*.................................................................................................... 316
%.23 *ecord #ype4775 C+;99 biometric data record................................................................................. 311
8.23.1 ?ie.d 99.001E (ecord !eader................................................................................................................................. 321
8.23.3 ?ie.d 99.004E %o&rce aency " %($..................................................................................................................... 321
8.23.4 ?ie.d 99.005E 6iometric capt&re date " 6$#.................................................................................................. 321
8.23.5 ?ie.d 99.100E $6>?? !eader 0ersion " 5#B................................................................................................... 322
8.23.6 ?ie.d 99.101E 6iometric type " 6TD................................................................................................................... 322
8.23.7 ?ie.d 99.102E 6iometric data 7&a.ity " 6#F................................................................................................... 322
8.23.8 ?ie.d 99.103E 6#6 format o1ner " 6?'........................................................................................................... 322
8.23.9 ?ie.d 99.104E 6#6 format type " 6?T................................................................................................................ 323
8.23.10 ?ie.ds 99. 200-900E /ser-de8ined 8ie.ds " /#?........................................................................................... 323
8.23.16 ?ie.d 99.996E 5as!" 5,% .................................................................................................................................... 324
8.23.19 ?ie.d 99.999E 6iometric data ).oc2 " #,T,.................................................................................................. 324
3nnex 35 Character encodin information........................................................................................ 32&
3.15 14bit 3SC00...................................................................................................................................................... 32&
3.25 6nicode and 6#9 encodin....................................................................................................................... 32&
3.35 +ase4/! encodin........................................................................................................................................ 327
3.!5 <exadecimal encodin .............................................................................................................................. 331
3nnex +5 #raditional encodin............................................................................................................. 332
+.1 #ransmitted data conventions................................................................................................................. 33&
6.1.1 6yte and )it orderin............................................................................................................................................... 335
6.1.2 #ate format.................................................................................................................................................................. 335
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6.1.3 ,ency $odes.............................................................................................................................................................. 336
6.1.4 :9T"/T$ #ate"Time format................................................................................................................................ 336
6.1.5 (ecord .ayo&t.............................................................................................................................................................. 336
6.1.6 %1itc!in )et1een c!aracter encodin sets.................................................................................................. 337
+.2 ;ncodin for speci$ic record types.......................................................................................................... 33%
6.2.1 Type-1 record............................................................................................................................................................. 338
6.2.2 Type-4 record............................................................................................................................................................. 338
6.2.3 Type-7 record............................................................................................................................................................. 339
6.2.3.1 3oica. record .ent! " 3>*.............................................................................................................................................. 339
6.2.3.2 Information desination c!aracter " I#$.................................................................................................................... 339
6.2.3.3 /ser-de8ined 8ie.ds for Type-7 records......................................................................................................................... 340
6.2.3.4 >nd of Type-7 record .......................................................................................................................................................... 340
6.2.4 Type-8 record.............................................................................................................................................................. 340
6.2.5 Type-9 record.............................................................................................................................................................. 341
6.2.6 Type-10 record............................................................................................................................................................ 342
6.2.7 Type-11 record ........................................................................................................................................................... 342
6.2.8 Type-12 record ........................................................................................................................................................... 342
6.2.9 Type-13 record............................................................................................................................................................ 342
6.2.10 Type-14 record......................................................................................................................................................... 342
6.2.11 Type-15 record ........................................................................................................................................................ 342
6.2.12 Type-16 record ........................................................................................................................................................ 342
6.2.13 Type-17 record ........................................................................................................................................................ 342
6.2.14 Types-18 record ...................................................................................................................................................... 342
6.2.15 Type-19 record ........................................................................................................................................................ 342
6.2.16 Type-20 record......................................................................................................................................................... 342
6.2.17 Type-21 record......................................................................................................................................................... 342
6.2.18 Type-98 record......................................................................................................................................................... 343
6.2.19 Type-99 record......................................................................................................................................................... 343
3nnex C5 "0;M4conformant encodin r(les...................................................................................... 3!!
C.1 0ntrod(ction................................................................................................................................................... 3!!
C.2 Chanes in the =ML encodin for 3"S0>"0S#40#L 142.11 ............................................................... 3!!
C.3 Scope: p(rpose: and conformance .......................................................................................................... 3!&
C.! #ransmitted data conventions ................................................................................................................. 3!/
$.4.1 $!aracter encodin.................................................................................................................................................... 346
$.4.2 :raysca.e data ............................................................................................................................................................ 347
$.4.3 6inary data .................................................................................................................................................................. 347
C.& 'ata Conventions Speci$ic to =ML ........................................................................................................... 3!1
$.5.1 (ecord format ............................................................................................................................................................ 347
$.5.2 Information separators .......................................................................................................................................... 348
$.5.3 (ecord .ayo&t ............................................................................................................................................................. 348
$.5.4 #ate format.................................................................................................................................................................. 348
$.5.5 :9T date"time format............................................................................................................................................ 349
$.5.6 ,)stract e.ements...................................................................................................................................................... 349
$.5.7 (ecord .ent!.............................................................................................................................................................. 350
$.5.8 Imae data.................................................................................................................................................................... 350
C./ Missin 'ata for Mandatory and ?ptional ;lements......................................................................... 3&.
$.6.1 9issin 9andatory %trin >.ement #ata (ncETe-tType) ........................................................................... 350
$.6.2 9issin 9andatory #ate >.ement #ata (ncE#ate) ...................................................................................... 350
$.6.3 Information >-c!ane +ac2ae #escription .................................................................................................. 351
C.1 0nformation exchane pac,ae format: and record @headerA ........................................................ 3&2
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C.% 0mplementation domains and application pro$iles............................................................................ 3&2
C.7 "0;M biometrics domain ........................................................................................................................... 3&3
C.1. *ecord descriptions ................................................................................................................................. 3&3
$.10.1 Type-1 Transaction information record ........................................................................................................ 353
$.10.2 Type-2 /ser-de8ined descripti0e te-t record ............................................................................................... 353
$.10.3 Type-3C 5C and 6 8inerprint imae records .................................................................................................. 353
$.10.4 Type-4 8inerprint imae record ...................................................................................................................... 353
$.10.5 Type-7 /ser-de8ined imae record .................................................................................................................. 354
$.10.6 Type-8 %inat&re imae record ......................................................................................................................... 354
$.10.7 Type-9 9in&tiae data record .............................................................................................................................. 355
$.10.8 Type-10 ?acia.C ot!er )ody part < %9T imae record .............................................................................. 355
$.10.9 Type-11 Boice record.............................................................................................................................................. 355
$.10.10 Type-12 #enta. record........................................................................................................................................ 355
$.10.11 Type-13 ?riction-ride .atent imae record ............................................................................................ 355
$.10.12 Type-14 ?inerprint imae record ............................................................................................................... 355
$.10.13 Type-15 +a.m print imae record ................................................................................................................. 356
$.10.14 Type-16 /ser-de8ined testin imae record ............................................................................................. 356
$.10.15 Type-17 Iris imae record ............................................................................................................................... 356
$.10.16 Type-18 #*, record .......................................................................................................................................... 356
$.10.17 Type-19 +.antar imae record ....................................................................................................................... 356
$.10.18 Type-20 %o&rce representation record ...................................................................................................... 356
$.10.19 Type-21 ,ssociated conte-t record ........................................................................................................... 356
$.10.20 Type-98 Information ass&rance record ...................................................................................................... 356
$.10.21 Type-99 $6>?? )iometric data record ....................................................................................................... 357
C.11 0nformation exchane pac,ae doc(mentation (0;2') artifacts................................................ 3&1
3nnex '5 "C0C code table........................................................................................................................ 3&%
3nnex ;5 9acial Capt(re B S32s 3. and above................................................................................. 3&7
;.1 0ntrod(ction................................................................................................................................................... 3&7
;.2 'iital reC(irements................................................................................................................................... 3&7
>.2.1 +i-e. aspect ratio......................................................................................................................................................... 359
>.2.2 Imae aspect ratio...................................................................................................................................................... 359
>.2.3 *o inter.acin............................................................................................................................................................... 360
>.2.4 *o diita. @oom........................................................................................................................................................... 360
>.2.5 9inim&m n&m)er of pi-e.s.................................................................................................................................... 360
;.3 2hotoraphic reC(irements...................................................................................................................... 3/.
>.3.1 #ept! of 8ie.d................................................................................................................................................................ 360
>.3.2 %&)Aect .i!tin............................................................................................................................................................ 360
>.3.3 6ac2ro&nd and .i!tin......................................................................................................................................... 361
>.3.4 >-pos&re ca.i)ration................................................................................................................................................. 361
>.3.5 >-pos&re........................................................................................................................................................................ 361
>.3.6 *o sat&ration................................................................................................................................................................ 362
>.3.7 *o &nnat&ra. co.or or Hred-eyeI........................................................................................................................... 362
>.3.8 *o co.or or raysca.e en!ancement.................................................................................................................... 362
>.3.9 #istortion and an.e of 0ie1.................................................................................................................................. 362
>.3.10 ,..o1ed co.or space................................................................................................................................................ 362
;.! S(bDect and scene reC(irements.............................................................................................................. 3/3
>.4.1 +ose.................................................................................................................................................................................. 363
>.4.2 %&)Aect position........................................................................................................................................................... 363
>.4.3 $enterin........................................................................................................................................................................ 363
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>.4.3.1 T!e H5ead and %!o&.dersI p!oto composition.......................................................................................................... 363
>.4.3.2 T!e H5ead 'n.yI p!oto composition............................................................................................................................. 364
;.& "(mber of photoraphs.............................................................................................................................. 3//
;./ 'ata handlin reC(irements..................................................................................................................... 3/1
>.6.1 $ompression a.orit!m............................................................................................................................................ 367
>.6.1.1 %,+ 3e0e.s 30 and 32 on.y........................................................................................................................................... 367
>.6.1.2 %,+ 3e0e.s 40 and a)o0e............................................................................................................................................... 367
>.6.2 $ompression ratio...................................................................................................................................................... 367
;.1 9ormat reC(irements (S32 levels !.: !2: &.: &1 and &2)................................................................. 3/%
>.7.1 T!e de8inition and rane of pose an.es............................................................................................................ 368
>.7.2 %&)Aect +ose (+'%) and s&)Aect pose an.es (%+,)....................................................................................... 371
>.7.3 T!e order of rotation t!ro&! pose an.es....................................................................................................... 371
3nnex 95 ;xtended 9eat(re Set 'etailed 0ntr(ctions..................................................................... 313
9.1 0ntrod(ction................................................................................................................................................... 31!
9.2 Scope................................................................................................................................................................. 31!
9.3 2(rpose........................................................................................................................................................... 31!
9.! "o feat(res present $ields.......................................................................................................................... 31&
9.& 'e$initions of feat(re con$idence and local C(ality ........................................................................... 31/
9./ ;xtended friction ride feat(re set $ields B detailed instr(ctions................................................. 31%
?.6.1 3ocation and orientation 8ie.ds.............................................................................................................................. 378
?.6.1.2 ?ie.d 9.301E >?% orientation " '(T instr&ctions ...................................................................................................... 378
?.6.1.3 ?ie.d 9.302E >?% 8iner - pa.m - p.antar position " ?++ instr&ctions ................................................................. 379
?.6.2 '0era.. imae c!aracteristics................................................................................................................................. 381
?.6.2.1 ?ie.d 9.307E >?% pattern c.assi8ication " +,T instr&ctions ..................................................................................... 381
?.6.3 (eference points.......................................................................................................................................................... 382
?.6.3.1 ?ie.d 9.321E >?% de.tas " #>3 instr&ctions ................................................................................................................. 382
?.6.3.2 ?ie.d 9.323E >?% center point of reference " $+( instr&ctions............................................................................. 383
?.6.4 9in&tiae.......................................................................................................................................................................... 385
?.6.4.1 ?ie.d 9.331E >?% min&tiae " 9I* instr&ctions............................................................................................................ 385
?.6.5 ,dditiona. feat&res..................................................................................................................................................... 387
?.6.5.1 ?ie.d 9.343E >?% ride ede feat&res " (>? instr&ctions ....................................................................................... 387
?.6.6 $orrespondin feat&res ........................................................................................................................................... 388
?.6.7.1 ?ie.d 9.361E >?% correspondin points or feat&res " $+? instr&ctions ........................................................... 389
?.6.8 (ide pat!E s2e.etoni@ed imae and ride pat! sements......................................................................... 392
?.6.8.1 ?ie.d 9.372E >?% s2e.etoni@ed imae " %I9 instr&ctions........................................................................................ 394
?.6.8.2 ?ie.d 9.373E >?% ride pat! sements " (+% instr&ctions...................................................................................... 395
3nnex 85 Mappin to the "0;M 0;2'................................................................................................... 37/
*epresentation terms........................................................................................................................................ 37/
#ype41..................................................................................................................................................................... 37%
#ype42..................................................................................................................................................................... 377
#ype4!..................................................................................................................................................................... 377
#ype41..................................................................................................................................................................... !..
#ype4%..................................................................................................................................................................... !.1
#ype47..................................................................................................................................................................... !.1
#ype41. ................................................................................................................................................................ !1.
#ype411................................................................................................................................................................... !1!
#ype412................................................................................................................................................................... !1!
#ype413................................................................................................................................................................... !1!
#ype41!................................................................................................................................................................... !11
#ype41& ................................................................................................................................................................ !17
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#ype41/................................................................................................................................................................... !22
#ype411 ................................................................................................................................................................. !2!
#ype41%................................................................................................................................................................... !21
#ype417 ................................................................................................................................................................ !3.
#ype42.................................................................................................................................................................... !32
#ype421................................................................................................................................................................... !3!
#ype47%................................................................................................................................................................... !3/
#ype477................................................................................................................................................................... !31
3nnex <5 Conformance Speci$ications................................................................................................ !37
3nnex 05 +iblioraphy.............................................................................................................................. !37

Figures
9i(re 15 So(rce *epresentation 0ndices.............................................................................................. 3%
9i(re 25 3ssociated Context 0ndices...................................................................................................... 37
9i(re 35 2alm and $iner sement positions...................................................................................... &%
9i(re !5 ;ntire Doint imae....................................................................................................................... &7
9i(re &5 ;xamples of resol(tion for face S32 levels 3.>32: !.>!2: E &.>&1>&2.................../3
9i(re /5 *eion of interest..................................................................................................................... 127
9i(re 15 Meas(rement of anles. ........................................................................................................ 127
9i(re %5 2lacement of the core at the foc(s of the innermost rec(rvin rideline.............1!1
9i(re 75 ;xamples of core locations for a do(ble loop -horl: plain -horl: tented arch: and
central poc,et loop -horl....................................................................................................................... 1!1
9i(re 1.5 ;9S locations of maDor $lexion creases........................................................................... 1&!
9i(re 11 ;9S 0'C references in areas of correspondence for more than 2 imaes.............1/&
9i(re 125 ;9S areas and points of correspondence in rolled exemplar: latent: and plain
exemplar imaes........................................................................................................................................ 1//
9i(re 135 ;ye and nostril center feat(re points............................................................................. 173
9i(re 1!5 9eat(re point codes de$ined in 0S?>0;C 1!!7/42....................................................... 17!
9i(re 1&5 3nthropometric facial landmar,s de$ined in 0S?>0;C 1717!4&.............................17&
9i(re 1/5 Coordinate system for eye rotation anle..................................................................... 2&/
9i(re 115 ;xamples of 0S9 imae formats......................................................................................... 2/.
9i(re 1%5 0ris marin speci$ication..................................................................................................... 2/1
9i(re 175 +yte and bit orderin........................................................................................................... 33&
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9i(re 2.5 9ive poses for S32 &. and &1............................................................................................. 3//
9i(re 215 3 facial template and example of..................................................................................... 3//
9i(re 225 9acial imae template and example of F<ead ?nlyF scene constraints...............3/1
9i(re 235 #ait4+ryan anles statically de$ined -ith the G4=H4IHH convention ...................... 3/7
9i(re 2!5 2ose anle set is -ith respect to the frontal vie- of the s(bDect...........................31.
9i(re 2&5 ;xamples of pose anles and their encodins.............................................................. 31.
9i(re 2/5 ;xamples of the order of rotation.................................................................................... 312
9i(re 215 'ecision process for local ride C(ality......................................................................... 311
9i(re 2%5 ;xample of orientation5 42& J 2. derees.................................................................... 31%
9i(re 275 6se of polyons to mar, m(ltiple $iner sements in a latent eC(ivalent to a f(ll
$iner vie-.................................................................................................................................................... 317
9i(re 3.5 6se of polyons to mar, m(ltiple areas -ithin a palm impression ....................3%.
9i(re 315 ;xamples of off4center $inerprint positions .............................................................. 3%.
9i(re 325 2alm -ith carpal delta and interdiital deltas 141. mar,ed ................................. 3%3
9i(re 335 Lateral center example........................................................................................................ 3%!
9i(re 3!5 6ppermost point of the ride -ith reatest c(rvat(re. Meas(rements are anles
(derees)....................................................................................................................................................... 3%&
9i(re 3&5 ?verall $inerprint focal point.......................................................................................... 3%&
9i(re 3/5 Min(tia placement for a bif(rcation.............................................................................. 3%&
9i(re 315 Min(tia placement for a ride endin........................................................................... 3%/
9i(re 3%5 Min(tia placement -hen type is (n,no-n.................................................................. 3%/
9i(re 375 ;xample of interrelationships bet-een min(tiae: -ith connectin ride path
sements hihlihted................................................................................................................................ 373
9i(re !.5 ;xamples of $inerprint: s,eletoni)ed representation: and overlay of oriinal >
s,eleton > C(ality map............................................................................................................................. 37!
9i(re !15 ;xamples of min(tiae of (ncertain type and radii of (ncertainty: -itho(t and
-ith ride sements.................................................................................................................................. 37!
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Tables
#able 1 ;xcerpt from #able 2!5 #ype4! record layo(t....................................................................... 2
#able 2 ;xcerpt from #able %&5 #ype417 record layo(t..................................................................... 3
#able 3 *ecord types................................................................................................................................... 2&
#able ! Character encodin....................................................................................................................... 33
#able & 'evice monitorin mode............................................................................................................ !!
#able / 8eoraphic coordinate dat(m code val(es.......................................................................... !7
#able 1 9riction ride impression types............................................................................................... &.
#able % 9riction ride position code E recommended imae dimensions ...............................&1
#able 7 Koint imae sements: tip code and $iner vie- codes...................................................... &1
#able 1. S(bDect acC(isition pro$iles for face..................................................................................... /.
#able 11 Mobile device face S32 levels................................................................................................. /!
#able 12 S(bDect acC(isition pro$iles for $inerprint ...................................................................... /&
#able 13 S(bDect acC(isition pro$iles for iris...................................................................................... //
#able 1! Class resol(tion -ith de$ined tolerance............................................................................. /1
#able 1& Compression codes.................................................................................................................... 1&
#able 1/ Color spaces.................................................................................................................................. 1%
#able 11 ;ye color codes............................................................................................................................ %.
#able 1%5 9eat(re conto(r code descriptions...................................................................................... %3
#able 175 +o(ndary de$inition codes..................................................................................................... %3
#able 2.5 ?ccl(sion opacity....................................................................................................................... %3
#able 215 ?ccl(sion type............................................................................................................................ %!
#able 22 #ype41 record layo(t................................................................................................................. %&
#able 23 #ype42 record layo(t................................................................................................................. 73
#able 2! #ype4! record layo(t................................................................................................................. 7&
#able 2& #ype41 record layo(t ............................................................................................................... 7%
#able 2/ #ype4% record layo(t................................................................................................................. 77
#able 21 #ype47 record layo(t.............................................................................................................. 1.2
#able 2% #ype47 9ields for 0"C0#S 31% feat(res.............................................................................. 1.&
#able 27 9ields for other feat(re sets................................................................................................. 1.%
#able 3. #ype47 9ields for ;9S.............................................................................................................. 1.7
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#able 31 ?ff4center $inerprint positions ......................................................................................... 131
#able 32 2attern classi$ication codes.................................................................................................. 133
#able 33 Local ride C(ality codes....................................................................................................... 13!
#able 3! *ide C(ality map data representation format options.............................................. 13&
#able 3& *ide $lo- map data representation format options................................................... 13/
#able 3/ #onal reversal codes............................................................................................................... 13%
#able 31 Lateral reversal codes............................................................................................................ 13%
#able 3% 8ro-th or shrin,ae codes................................................................................................... 137
#able 37 "(mber of cores and deltas by pattern class.................................................................. 1!.
#able !. ;9S delta codes.......................................................................................................................... 1!3
#able !1 ;9S methods of determinin center point of reference locations ........................... 1!/
#able !2 ;9S types of distinctive feat(res ........................................................................................ 1!1
#able !3 ;9S codes for min(tia types.................................................................................................. 1!%
#able !! ;9S codes for min(tiae ride co(nt alorithms............................................................. 1!7
#able !& ;9S codes for methods of ride co(ntin......................................................................... 1&1
#able !/ ;9S codes for permanent $lexion creases ........................................................................ 1&3
#able !1 ;9S codes for methods of feat(re detection.................................................................... 1&1
#able !% ;9S codes for methods of latent processin.................................................................... 1/.
#able !7 ;9S codes for val(e assessments......................................................................................... 1/1
#able &. ;9S codes for fra(d type assessments............................................................................... 1/1
#able &1 ;9S codes for types of latent s(bstrates........................................................................... 1/2
#able &2 ;9S codes for types of latent matrices............................................................................... 1/3
#able &3 ;9S codes of C(ality iss(e types.......................................................................................... 1/!
#able &! ;9S codes for $ield n(mbers (sed for correspondin feat(res.................................1/1
#able && ;9S codes for types of correspondin points and feat(res......................................... 1/%
#able &/ ;9S codes for comparison determinations...................................................................... 11.
#able &1 #ype41. record layo(t............................................................................................................ 113
#able &% #ype41. imae types............................................................................................................... 1%3
#able &7 9ace position val(es................................................................................................................ 1%/
#able /. S(bDect pose............................................................................................................................... 1%1
#able /1 3cC(isition so(rce type codes............................................................................................. 1%%
#able /2 S(bDect facial description codes ......................................................................................... 1%7
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#able /3 <air color codes........................................................................................................................ 171
#able /! ;ye and nostril center feat(re point codes ..................................................................... 173
#able /& 0S? de$initions of the anthropometric landmar,s........................................................ 17/
#able // #iered mar,(p collections (frontal) ................................................................................. 177
#able /1 #attoo classes and s(bclasses.............................................................................................. 2.2
#able /% #attoo color codes................................................................................................................... 2.!
#able /7 0mae transform val(es........................................................................................................ 2.&
#able 1. #ype413 record layo(t............................................................................................................ 2.1
#able 11 #ype41! record layo(t............................................................................................................ 211
#able 12 3mp(tation > bandaed $inerprintin codes................................................................ 22/
#able 13 #ype41& record layo(t............................................................................................................ 232
#able 1! #ype41/ record layo(t............................................................................................................ 2!.
#able 1& #ype411 record layo(t............................................................................................................ 2!%
#able 1/ ;ffective acC(isition spectr(m codes................................................................................ 2&%
#able 11 Missin and damaed eye codes......................................................................................... 2&7
#able 1% 0ris storae formats................................................................................................................. 2/1
#able 17 #ype41% record layo(t............................................................................................................ 2/!
#able %. '"3 laboratory settin ('LS)............................................................................................... 212
#able %1 *elationship table.................................................................................................................... 21/
#able %2 '"3 sample cell(lar types.................................................................................................... 21%
#able %3 '"3 res(lt codes...................................................................................................................... 217
#able %! 0623C '"3 codes ..................................................................................................................... 2%3
#able %& #ype417 record layo(t............................................................................................................ 2%/
#able %/ #ype42. record layo(t............................................................................................................ 27/
#able %1 C3* val(es.................................................................................................................................. 3.1
#able %% 3cC(isition so(rce................................................................................................................... 3.2
#able %7 #ype421 record layo(t............................................................................................................ 3./
#able 7. #ype47% record layo(t............................................................................................................ 313
#able 71 #ype477 record layo(t............................................................................................................ 311
#able 72 C+;99 biometric type.............................................................................................................. 322
#able 73 Character encodin set val(es............................................................................................. 32/
#able 7!5 +ase4/! conversion example.............................................................................................. 33.
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#able 7&5 +ase4/! alphabet ................................................................................................................... 33.
#able 7/5 +ase 1. to hexadecimal conversion ................................................................................. 331
#able 71 Loical record types................................................................................................................ 332
#able 7% #ype ! record layo(t............................................................................................................... 337
#able 77 #ype4% record layo(t.............................................................................................................. 3!.
#able 1.. *ecord element tas for the record types .................................................................... 3&1
#able 1.15 ;xample $ile si)es after compression............................................................................ 3/%
#able 1.25 9eat(res and Correspondin presence $ields ............................................................ 31&
#able 1.35 'e$initions for ride C(ality map val(es ..................................................................... 31/
#able 1.!5 ;xplanation of methods of determinin center point of reference locations. .3%!
#able 1.&5 0nformal explanation of types of correspondin points and feat(res...............3%7
#able 1./5 ;xamples of correspondin points and feat(res....................................................... 371
#able 1.15 Local ride C(ality and tracin....................................................................................... 373
Errata: Table 22 Field 1.009 "S missing from Type = ANS Corrected 1/9/2012
Table 22 Field 1.010 "S missing from Type = ANS Corrected 1/9/2012
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Foreword
This foreword is not part of the American National Standard
ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-211
.a+ enforcement and related criminal <ustice a"encies, as +ell as identit# mana"ement or"ani3ations,
procure e4uipment and s#stems intended to facilitate t!e determination of t!e personal identit# of a
sub<ect or verif# t!e identit# of a sub<ect usin" biometric information. o effectivel# e;c!an"e identit#
data across <urisdictional lines or bet+een dissimilar s#stems made b# different manufacturers, a
standard is needed to specif# a common format for t!e data e;c!an"e.
%iometric data refers to a di"ital or analo" representation of a be!avioral or p!#sical c!aracteristic of
an individual t!at can be used b# an automated s#stem to distin"uis! an individual as belon"in" to a
sub"roup of t!e entire population or in man# cases, can be used to uni4uel# establis! or verif# t!e
identit# of a person /compared to a claimed or referenced identit#0. %iometric modalities specificall#
included in t!is standard are: fin"erprints, plantars /footprints0, palmprints, facial ima"es, DNA and
iris ima"es. Identif#in" c!aracteristics t!at ma# be used manuall# to establis! or verif# t!e identit# of
an individual are included in t!e standard. !ese identif#in" c!aracteristics include scars, /needle0
mar-s, tattoos, and certain c!aracteristics of facial p!otos, iris ima"es and ima"es of ot!er bod# parts.
.atent friction rid"e prints /fin"erprint, palmprint and plantars0 are included in t!is standard and ma#
be used in eit!er an automated s#stem or forensicall# /or bot!0.
Some data ma# be stored and=or transmitted in ori"inal and= or processed versions. !e ima"e or ot!er
data /suc! as a video or audio clip0 ma# be >ra+? /as captured0, compressed, cropped, or ot!er+ise
transformed. An e;ample of processed information is minutiae from friction rid"e ima"es. It is
important, t!erefore, t!at descriptive information associated be transmitted to t!e receivin"
or"ani3ation.
!e Information ec!nolo"# .aborator# /I.0 of t!e National Institute of Standards and ec!nolo"#
/NIS0 led t!e development of t!is American National Standards Institute /ANSI0 approved American
National Standard usin" t!e NIS Canvass (et!od to demonstrate evidence of consensus. !is
updated standard replaces ANSI=NIS,I. 1,2007 and ANSI=NIS,I. 2,200@ standards and t!e
amendment ANSI=NIS,I. 1a,2005. Send su""estions for t!e improvement of t!is standard to t!e
attention of:
%rad &in"
NIS, 100 %ureau Dr, (ail Stop @560 9,mail: %rad.&in"ANIS.Bov
Bait!ersbur", (D 20@55,@560.
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A,-N"&L$D.$/$NTS F"0 T1IS 2$0SI"N
$ditor: %rad &in"
Dep)ty $ditors: 'ic- .a3aric-, )o!n (a#er,Splain, Austin Cic-lin, (i-e (cCabe
,ommittees Formed at prior ANSI/NIST-ITL re3ision cycles%
Committee to Define t!e 9;tended :eature Set /CD9::S0 : C!air, Austin Cic-lin
%en %avarian, Cinvent %ouatou, )o!n %urt, C!ristop!e C!ampod, Di C!en,
Eladimir Dvorn#c!en-o, )eri 9aton, %rian :ine"old, )ean,C!ristop!e :ondeur, (i-e Barris,
9d Berman, (i-e Bilc!rist, $aul Briffin, (asanori Cara, $eter Ci""ins, om Copper, Anil )ain,
Creed )ones, Artour Fara"uio3ian, $eter Fomarins-i, Debbie .eben, %ill .on", Davide (altoni,
Dana (aro!n, %rian (artin, )o!n (a#er,Splain, (i-e (cCabe, Blen (cNeil, Steve (ea"!er,
Dmitr# (i-!ailov, 9laine Ne+ton, Af3el Noore, Bepp# $ar3siale, &ade $etro-a, Ann $unter,
'ic!a Sin"!, 'on Smit!, Bre" Soltis, (att Sc!+ar3, Scott S+ann, 9l!am abassi, Cedric
!uillier, Anne &an", $!illip &asserman, Fase# &ert!eim, %rian &on", Step!en &ood
(obile ID %est $ractice 'ecommendation /%$'0 committee:
Co,C!airs, (i-e (cCabe G S!a!ram 8randi
C!ristop!e %as, 8liver %ausin"er, )im Cambiere, Bre" Cannon, (arco De$alma, $atric-
Brot!er, Dale Capeman, Fat!# Ci""ins, $eter Ci""ins, om Copper, %en<i Cutc!inson, :red
)aco, )osep! )ones, $eter Fomarins-i, 'ic- .a3aric-, (ar"aret .eple#, (i-e .es-o, Udo
(a!lmeister, %rian (artin, %onn# Sc!eier, Fristianne Sc!eier, )o!n (a#er,Splain, Ant!on#
(islin, ) Smit!, Ambi-a Suman, Scott S+ann, im a#lor, Beoff &!ita-er, C!arles &ilson,
%rad &in", Andreas &olf
&or4ing .ro)ps Formed at 1st &or4shop 5)ly 2010%
DNA: Scott Care#* Deput# )oe $ancaro
(ic!elle %ec-+it!, (art!a %odden, (ar- %ranc!flo+er, Step!en Capo, Andre+ Davidson, )ulie
Demerest, &illiam Dur-in, (att!e+ 9ic!ler, (ic!ael :atti33i, )oel Ballo+a#, &ill Braves,
C!ristina Camilton, $aul Casson, Susan Citc!in, 'ac!el Curst, %en<i Cutc!inson, Calide )afer,
9li3abet! )o!nson, )ason )o!nson, race# )o!nson, Ein! .am, C!ristop!er .ee, C) .ee, Eictoria
.ester,Saura, $atric- .#den, $e""# (anoo"ian, C!ris (iles, !omas (ills, Eictoria
(ontema#or, Fristin 82Connor, (ar- $erlin, %rian $err#, Fimberl# Huinn, (ic!ael 'at!er,
Beor"e 'ile#, (e"an '#an, %onn# Sc!eier, C#nt!ia S!annon, (and# So3er, (ar# Stone,
Ambi-a Suman, Cat!# ilton, Diane Step!ens, Ambi-a Suman, $eter Eallone, %rad &in", (att
Doun"
$lantars: Austin Cic-lin
)o!n (a#er,Splain, %rad &in"
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:orensic data for face and iris records: 'ic!ard Eorder %rue""e
)o!n (a#er,Splain, %rad &in"
Iris record update: $atric- Brot!er
Dave Ac-erman, %en %avarian, )im Cambier, )o!n Dau"!man, 9d Berman, &ill Braves, om
Copper, $eter Falocsai, Dae!oon Fim, 9ric Fu-ula, 'ic- .a3aric-, Udo (a!lmeister, Samir
S!a!, Cat!# ilton, Arun Eemur#, 'ic!ard Eorder %rue""e, %rad &in"
Information assurance: 9ric Albertine* Deput# Iac!ar# Simonetti
Fevin %ullmann, )o!n (a#er,Splain, )oe $ancaro, %onn# Sc!eier, Cat!# ilton, %rad &in", (att
Doun"
Beo"rap!ic reference: %onn# Sc!eier
%rian :ine"old, $atric- Brot!er, Dale Capeman, %rian Carri", Fat!# Ci""ins, Ant!on# Coan",
)o!n (a#er,Splain, Cat!erine $lummer, Adam 'osefs-#, C!arlie Sc!aeffer, Fristianne Sc!eier,
9l!am abassi, Cat!# ilton, Beoff &!ita-er, Cat!# &imer, %rad &in", (att Doun", $oll# Du
Eoice: %onn# Sc!eier
)oe Campbell, Cat!# Ci""ins, $eter Ci""ins, )o!n (a#er,Splain, '#an .e+is, Alvin (artin, Ciro
Na-asone, Fristianne Sc!eier, 9l!am abassi, Cat!# ilton, $edro orres,Carras4uillo, )im
&a#man, %rad &in", (att Doun"
Composite fin"erprint ima"es: (i-e (cCabe
C!arles Annin", (i-e %arro+, %en %avarian, (i-e C!oudoin, Fevin :is!er, (i-e Barris, om
Copper, :red )aco, )oe )ones, )o!n .enno;, (i-e .es-o, (ar"aret .eple#, C) .ee, )o!n .ibert,
(i-e (at#as, )o!n (a#er,Splain, S!a!ram 8randi, Adam 'osefs-#, ) Smit!, Scott S+ann,
9l!am abassi, Arun Eemur#, 'uss &ilson, %rad &in", %astiaan Ietstra
Domain desi"nation = 8 field e;pansion: %rian :ine"old
%en %avarian, Fevin %ullman, &ill Braves, Austin Cic-lin, Scott Cills, (i-e (cCabe, imo
'u!land, C!arlie Sc!aeffer, %onn# Sc!eier, )ennifer Stat!a-is, Diane Step!ens, Cat!# ilton,
'#an riplett, %rad &in", (att Doun"
Source reference representation = associated conte;t data records: )o!n (a#er,Splain
%en %avarian, Fevin %rad#, Fevin %ullman, Don D2Amato, $atric- Brot!er, Austin Cic-lin,
Scott Cills, 9ric Fu-ula, 'ic- .a3aric-, (i-e (cCabe, 'amon 'e#es, Adam 'osefs-#, imo
'u!land, C!arlie Sc!aeffer, Scott S+ann, 'ic!ard Eorder %rue""e, %rad &in", Fimberl#
&oods, (att Doun"
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NI9( domain: Ant!on# Coan"
&ill Braves, 'ob (un"ovan, Cat!erine $lummer, C!arlie Sc!aeffer, %oris S!ur, )ennifer
Stat!a-is, Cat!# ilton, Arum Eemur#, $riscilla &almsle#, %rad &in"
Conformance: (i-e Co"an
Dave %enini, (ic!ael 9vanoff, %rian :ine"old, &ill Braves, $atric- Brot!er, Austin Cic-lin,
Scott Cills, C) .ee, )o!n (a#er,Splain, (i-e (cCabe, 'ob (un"ovan, :ernando $odio, Adam
'osefs-#, )ustin Smit!, )ennifer Stat!a-is, Scott S+ann, 9l!am abassi, Sud!i Umar<i,
Fimberl# &oods, %rad &in", (att Doun"
#pe 10 e;pansion to ot!er bod# parts: imo 'u!land
%en %avarian, Fevin %ullman, 9ric Fu-ula, 'ic!ard Eorder %rue""e, %rad &in"
:ace best practices : Scott S+ann* Deput# )o!n (a#er,Splain
Step!en %evan, (i-e %arro+, %en %avarian, (i-e 9vanoff, 9d Berman, &ill Braves, $atric-
Brot!er, 9b Frone,Sc!midt, 9ric Fu-ula, C!arlier Sc!aeffer, %onn# Sc!eier, )ustin Smit!,
Ambi-a Suman, Scott S+ann, (i-e (cCabe, Nic- (e"na, C!ris (iles, ) Smit!, 'ic!ard
Eorder %rue""e, Beoff &!ita-er, %rad &in", %astiaan Ietstra
'esolution: )o!n (a#er,Splain
Step!en %evan, (i-e C!audoin, om Copper, 9b Frone,Sc!midt, 'ic- .a3aric-, (ar"aret
.eple#, 'ic- .a3aric-, )o!n .ibert, (i-e (cCabe, Ambi-a Suman, ) Smit!, Diane Step!ens,
9l!am abassi, Arun Eemur#, Beoff &!ita-er, %rad &in", %astiaan Ietstra
raditional encodin" documentation: )o!n (a#er,Splain
%rian :ine"old, Scott Cills, (i-e (cCabe, %onn# Sc!eier, %rad &in"
U.&,annotations: (i-e (cCabe
%en %avarian, Austin Cic-lin, )o!n (a#er,Splain, Diane Step!ens, %rad &in", (att!e+ Doun"
NI9(,conformant J(. encodin" documentation: Berr# Coleman
Famran Atri, (art!a %odden, Sev Nurma-a, om D2A"ostino, %rian :ine"old, &ill Braves,
C!erie Ca#es, Ant!on# Coan", .#nn .aC!ance, C) .ee, (i-e (at#as, )o!n (a#er,Splain,
.aura (#ers, Alan Nas! Scott $!illips, Cat!erine $lummer, %onn# Sc!eier, (arie Sciocc!etti,
%oris S!ur, Fate Sil!ol, )ennifer Stat!a-is, )ustin Ste-ervet3, Sud!i Umar<i, $riscilla &almsle#,
Cat!# &imer, %rad &in", (att Doun", $oll# Du, $atrice Du!
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,AN2ASS$$S F"0 T1IS 2$0SI"N
Anne Wang 3M Cogent, nc Principal
Behnam Bavarian AFS & Biometrics Consulting Principal
Guy Cardwell AFS & Biometrics Consulting Alternate
Allan Fitzgerald Arkansas State Police Alternate
Rita Gibson Arkansas State Police Principal
Mike Chaudoin AuthenTec Principal
Scott Hills Aware, nc. Alternate
Robert Mungovan Aware, nc. Principal
Michael Powers Biometric nformation Mgmt Principal
Gregory Zektser Booz Allen Hamilton Alternate
Abel Sussman Booz Allen Hamilton Principal
Christopher Schiel Bundeskriminalamt Principal
Vincent Panevino Cherry Biometrics, nc. Alternate
Manfred Schenk Cherry Biometrics, nc. Principal
James Adams Corvus ntegration Principal
Greg Cannon Cross Match Technologies Principal
Ralph Lessman Cross Match Technologies Alternate
Richard Lazarick CSC Principal
Matt Swayze Daon Alternate
Cathy Tilton Daon Principal
Rick Johnson Dataworks Plus Principal
Todd Pastorini Dataworks Plus Alternate
Priscilla Walmsley Datypic, nc. Principal
Conrad Zaragoza USCS / Biometrics Division Principal
Arun Vermury
Department of Homeland
Security / S&T
Principal
Chris Miles
Security / S&T
Alternate
Patricia Wolfhope
Security / S&T
Alternate
Will Graves
Security / US-VST
Alternate
Diane Stephens
Security / US-VST
Principal
Justin Stekervetz DHS/Office of the CO Alternate
Anthony Hoang DHS/Office of the CO Principal
Thomas D'Agostino DoD / BMA Principal
Brian Harrig DoD / BMA Alternate
Matt Young DoD / BMA Alternate
Ryan Triplett DoD / BMA Alternate
Wayne Towson DOJ - NTERPOL Washington Alternate
Liliana Villa DOJ - NTERPOL Washington Principal
Mario Jerez Easy Marketing S.A. - GuatemalaPrincipal
Richard
Vorder
Bruegge
FB- Digital Evidence Laboratory Principal
Scott Carey
FB/BOMETRCS Center of
Excellence
Alternate
John Manzo
FB/BOMETRCS Center of
Excellence
Principal
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Jennifer Stathakis FB/nformation Technology Alternate
Patrice Yuh FB/nformation Technology Principal
Mike Evanoff FB/NG Alternate
Justin Smith FB/NG Principal
Charles Schaeffer
Florida Department of Law
Enforcement
Principal
Alex Bazin Fujitsu UK Principal
Derek Northrope Fujitsu UK Alternate
Pedro Janices
Government of
Argentina/National Office of
nformation Technologies
Principal
Peter Higgins
Higgins & Associates,
nternational
Principal
Kathleen Higgins
Higgins & Associates,
nternational
Alternate
Mike Thieme BG Principal
Brian Wong BG Alternate
Mike McCabe D Technology Partners, nc. Principal
Charlie Wilson D Technology Partners, nc. Alternate
Mark Jerde Wilson D Technology Partners, nc. Alternate
Peter Komarinski Komarinski & Associates, LLC Principal
Besim Hasanaj
Kosovo National Forensic
Laboratory
Principal
Dan
Brian
Maase
Martin
L-1 dentity Solutions
L-1 dentity Solutions
Principal
Alternate
Scott Rogers Lockheed Martin Alternate
David Hagan Lockheed Martin Principal
Stephen Bevan Los Angeles Co. Sheriff's Dept. Alternate
Eb
Krone-
Schmidt
Los Angeles Co. Sheriff's Dept. Principal
Shafiq Rahman Los Angeles Co. Sheriff's Dept. Alternate
Dale Remmers Mentalix, nc. Principal
Mitchell Higashi MorphoTrak Alternate
Ramoncito Reyes MorphoTrak Alternate
Artour Karaguiozian
MorphoTrak (Formerly Sagem
Morpho)
Principal
Charles Collins MTG Management Consultants Alternate
Terrance Gough MTG Management Consultants Principal
John Flahive
National Policing mprovement
Agency
Alternate
GEOFF WHTAKER
National Policing mprovement
Agency
Principal
Bruce Luhr Nebraska State Patrol Principal
Shizuo Sakamoto NEC Corporation / Japan Principal
Steve Dunbar NEC Corporation of America Principal
Joseph Notani NEC Corporation of America Alternate
Bastiaan Zetstra
Netherlands National Police
Agency
Principal
Mary Ann Pelletier
New York State Division of
Criminal Justice Servcices
Principal
Michael Garris NST Principal
Shahram Orandi NST Alternate
Kathy Silhol NLETS Alternate
Catherine Plummer NLETS Principal
Don D'Amato Noblis Alternate
Brian Finegold Noblis Alternate
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Austin Hicklin Noblis Alternate
John Mayer-Splain Noblis Principal
Eric Albertine NSA Principal
Zachary Simonetti NSA Alternate
B. Scott Swann ODN Principal
Charles Li Raytheon Company Principal
Stephane Chretien Royal Canadian Mounted Police Alternate
Mark Labonte Royal Canadian Mounted Police Alternate
Denyse Sencan Royal Canadian Mounted Police Alternate
Tien Vo Royal Canadian Mounted Police Principal
Bonny Scheier SABER Principal
Kristianne Scheier SABER Alternate
Vuk Krivec Siemens Principal
CJ Lee Sotera Defense Solutions Alternate
Stan Larmee Sotera Defense Solutions Principal
Mike Lesko Texas Dept. of Public Safety Principal
Paul Collier The Biometric Foundation Principal
Mark Burge The MTRE CORPORATON Alternate
Margaret Lepley The MTRE CORPORATON Principal
Nicholas Orlans The MTRE CORPORATON Alternate
Tony Ellis
Terrorist Screening Development
Center
Principal
George Flanigan
Terrorist Screening Development
Center
Alternate
Newton Phoon Toronto Police Principal
Gerry Coleman Trusted Federal Systems Alternate
Cindy Wengert Trusted Federal Systems Principal
Alexej Kochetkov UAB "Neurotechnology" Principal
Boris Shur US DOJ Principal
Sudhi Umarji US DOJ Alternate
Christopher Boyce vDentity Systems, nc. Alternate
Alan Viars vDentity Systems, nc. Principal
Michelle Kromm Washington State Patrol Principal
Li Wang Warwick Warp Limited Principal
Ken Bischoff Western dentification Network Principal
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Introd!ction
Information compiled and formatted in accordance +it! t!is standard ma# be recorded usin" mac!ine,
readable media and ma# be transmitted b# data communication facilities. .a+ enforcement, criminal
<ustice a"encies, and ot!er or"ani3ations t!at process biometric data use t!e standard to e;c!an"e identit#
data suc! as ima"es of fin"erprints, palmprints, plantars, faces, iris and ot!er bod# parts includin" scars,
mar-s

and tattoos /S(0. (ar-s, as used in t!is standard, means needle mar-s t#pical of dru" use. !e
term >mar-s? in some nations denotes +!at is called >latent prints? in t!e terminolo"# of t!is standard. !e
standard also allo+s t!e e;c!an"e of forensic mar-ups of ima"es of faces, irises, ot!er bod# parts, and
latent friction rid"e prints.
!e first version of t!is standard, ANS!NBS"#ST $"$%&', +as publis!ed b# NIS /formerl# t!e National
%ureau of Standards0 in 15@K. It +as a fin"erprint minutiae,based standard. 'evisions to t!e standard
+ere made in 155L, 1557, 2000, and 2007. Updates to t!e standard are desi"ned to be bac-+ard
compatible, +it! ne+ versions includin" additional information. All of t!ose versions use MraditionalN
encodin". In 200@, >NI9(,conformant encodin"? usin" 9;tensible (ar-up .an"ua"e /J(.0 +as
adopted. NI9(, t!e National Information 9;c!an"e (odel, is a partners!ip of t!e U.S. Department of
)ustice and Department of Comeland Securit#. NI9( is desi"ned to provide a common semantic
approac! in J(. applications. &it! some minor e;ceptions, t!e 2007 and 200@ versions of t!e standard
are e4uivalent e;cept for t!e encodin" format. In 2005, an amendment to t!e 2007 and 200@ versions +as
approved t!at e;tended codes to !andle multiple fin"er capture.
!is version of t!e standard /20110 does not restrict encodin" to an# particular format. Co+ever, in cases
+!ere an alternative encodin" /i.e, ot!er t!an raditional or NI9(,conformant J(.0 is used, t!e sendin"
and receivin" parties s!all document encodin" rules and assumptions.
!is standard defines t!e structure and format of t!e records contained in a transaction t!at ma# be
transmitted to anot!er site or a"enc#. An ANSI=NIS,I. transaction is called a file in raditional
encodin" and an 9;c!an"e $ac-a"e in J(. encodin".
A transaction is comprised of records. 9ac! 'ecord #pe is defined in t!is standard. Certain portions of t!e
transaction ma# be in accordance +it! definitions provided b# t!e receivin" a"enc#, as described in t!e
standard. !e transaction s!all contain records pertainin" to a sin"le sub<ect. %iometric data used to
identif# anot!er individual s!all be contained in a separate transaction. Co+ever, some records /suc! as
'ecord #pe,1@0 ma# include biometric data from anot!er person if t!at data is used to corroborate or
establis! t!e identit# of t!e sub<ect of t!e transaction.
!is version of t!e standard is available in $D: format, +!ic! preserves internal cross,reference lin-s.
Suc! lin-s are s!o+n in green. 9;ternal !#perlin-s are s!o+n in blue.
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1 Scope
!is standard defines t!e content, format, and units of measurement for t!e electronic
e;c!an"e of fin"erprint, palmprint, plantar, facial=mu"s!ot, scar, mar- G tattoo /S(0, iris,
deo;#ribonucleic acid /DNA0, and ot!er biometric sample and forensic information t!at
ma# be used in t!e identification or verification process of a sub<ect. !e information
consists of a variet# of mandator# and optional items. !is information is primaril# intended
for interc!an"e amon" criminal <ustice administrations or or"ani3ations t!at rel# on
automated identification s#stems or use ot!er biometric and ima"e data for identification
purposes.
2 Conformance to the standard
2.1 Verbal forms for the expression of provisions
!e follo+in" terms are used in t!is standard to indicate mandator# re4uirements,
recommended options, or permissible actions.
!e terms Ms!allN and Ms!all notN indicate re4uirements to be follo+ed strictl# in
order to conform to t!is standard and from +!ic! no deviation is permitted.
!e terms Ms!ouldN and Ms!ould notN indicate t!at amon" several possibilities one is
recommended as particularl# suitable, +it!out mentionin" or e;cludin" ot!ers, or
t!at a certain course of action is preferred but not necessaril# re4uired, or t!at /in t!e
ne"ative form0 a certain possibilit# or course of action is discoura"ed but not
pro!ibited.
!e terms Mma#N and Mneed notN indicate a course of action permissible +it!in t!e
limits of t!is standard.
A s#stem is conformant to t!is standard if it is capable of "eneratin" or usin" transactions
t!at are morp!olo"icall#, s#ntacticall# and semanticall# conformant to t!e re4uirements of
t!is standard. ransactions s!all consist of one #pe,1 record and one or more of t!e #pe,2
to #pe,55 records. :or t!e structure of a transaction, see Section *61. :or a description of
t!e 'ecord #pes, see Section *67. $rior versions of t!e standard onl# re4uired a #pe,1
record.
2.2 Syntactcal (Level 1) conformance
S#ntactical conformance deals +it! t!e form and structure of t!e internal content and
verifies data structures e;ist and !ave allo+able values. Specificall#, it c!ec-s for t!e
structure and value of eac! field, subfield and information item in a transaction.
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A transaction conforms s#ntacticall# to t!is standard if it satisfies all of t!e normative
morp!olo"ical re4uirements related to its data structure and data values, as specified
t!rou"!out Section 8 Information associated 9ith se3eral records and Section : 0ecord
type specifications. If t!e s#stem claims conformance +it! a particular encodin", t!en it
s!all satisf# t!e re4uirements of eit!er Anne; #% Traditional encoding or Anne; ,%
NI$/-conformant encoding r)les, as appropriate.
Ta'le 1 $;cerpt from Ta'le 2<% Type-< record layo)t
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent Description ,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
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p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
6.006 F.(
F0I,TI"N 0ID.$
.$N$0ALI>$D ("SITI"N
( N
O1
JO1
O1
JOL
0 P :B$ P 11 or
:B$ O 211 inte"er
See Ta'le :
K K
!e e;cerpt above is ta-en from Ta'le 2< Type-< record layo)t. Notice t!e MEalue
ConstraintsN column. See Section : 0ecord type specifications for an e;planation of t!e
entries in t!is t#pe of table.
!is e;ample illustrates conformance of t!e data values.
Ealid values for Field <600<% Friction ridge generali?ed position / F.( are
s!o+n in Ta'le 2<6 estin" t!is t#pe of conformance for Field <600< involves
verif#in" t!at t!e value for F.( is 3ero or t!at it is a positive inte"er less t!an or
e4ual to 11 or t!at it is e4ual to 211. A value of 10 is conformant* !o+ever, a
value of 210 is not conformant. A value of 6.21 is not conformant since it is not
an an inte"er, !as more t!an L c!aracters, contains a special c!aracter /t!e period
is not allo+ed in numeric data Q s!o+n as MNN in t!e 2C!aracter #pe2 column0,
and t!e value is not in Ta'le :.
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Ta'le 2 $;cerpt from Ta'le :*% Type-1+ record layo)t
Field
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HEU 4ualit# value
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211
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al"orit!m vendor
identification
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al"orit!m product
identification
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positive inte"er
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!e e;cerpt above is ta-en from Ta'le :* Type-1+ record layo)t. !is e;cerpt illustrates a
field +it! repeatin" subfields t!at eac! contain four mandator# information items. /See
Section *61 Str)ct)re of a transaction for information about fields, subfields and
information items0. If t!e transaction contains a #pe,15 record +it! Field 1+602<% Friction
ridge - plantar print C)ality metric / F@/ present, t!en @A( s!all be present in eac!
subfield. If @A( is not present in a subfield, t!en t!e field +ould not be s#ntacticall#
conformant. /!e same applies to F0/(, @2A and @A20. Anot!er e;ample of non,
conformance is to !ave 10 instances of t!e subfield +it!in t!e field.
2.3 orpholo!ical (Level 2) conformance
(orp!olo"ical conformance deals +it! e;plicit re4uirements t!at c!ec- for internal
consistenc# and ensure t!at values are compatible +it! t!is standard. Specificall#,
morp!olo"ical conformance c!ec-s for t!e relations!ips bet+een fields, subfields, or
information items +it!in a transaction to ot!er values +it!in t!e same transaction as
specified in t!is standard.
ransactions t!at claim morp!olo"ical conformance to t!is standard s!all satisf# all of t!e
normative re4uirements related to t!e relations!ips bet+een fields, subfields, or information
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items as described in Sections 8 and : for eac! implemented record t#pe. If t!e s#stem
claims conformance +it! a particular encodin", t!en it s!all satisf# t!e morp!olo"ical
re4uirements of eit!er Anne; #% Traditional encoding or Anne; ,% NI$/-conformant
encoding r)les, as appropriate.
An e;ample of t!is t#pe of conformance is:

If Field 186071% S)'Dect acC)isition profile E iris / IA( is 60, t!en Field
18602F% Iris diameter / I0D s!all be "reater t!an or e4ual to 210. /See Ta'le 17
for IA( constraints b# level0. A value of 200 for Field 186071 /+it! IA( O 60G
+ould be morp!olo"icall# conformant. estin" for morp!olo"ical conformance
involves comparin" values +it!in a transaction, t!erefore, if IA( is 60, an I0D
value of 200 is not s#ntacticall# conformant, +!ile an I0D value of 220 is
morp!olo"icall# conformant.
2." Semantc (Level 3) conformance
Semantic conformance c!ec-s if t!e biometric transaction is a fait!ful representation of t!e
parent biometric data and ensures re4uirements are satisfied t!at are not merel# s#ntactical
or morp!olo"ical. Individual fields ma# !ave e;plicit semantic re4uirements in addition to
s#ntactic re4uirements.
ransactions t!at claim semantic conformance to t!is standard s!all satisf# t!e semantic
re4uirements, as described in Sections 8 and : of t!is standard, for eac! implemented record
t#pe.
Some e;amples of semantic conformance are:
:or a #pe,5 minutiae record, t!ere is a minutia correspondin" to eac! set of
coordinates /;, #, t0 of t!e location encoded in t!e record. See Section *61 for a
description of transactions, records and fields.
:or a #pe,10 record, a sub<ect ac4uisition profile /SA$0 level,10 ima"e s!all
compl# +it! semantic re4uirements includin" t!e position and si3e of t!e face
+it!in t!e ima"e, an"le of vie+, and li"!tin". See Section 8686*61 for t!e face
SA$ specifications.
3 #ormatve references
!e follo+in" referenced documents are indispensable for t!e application of t!is standard.
:or dated references, onl# t!e edition cited applies. :or undated references, t!e latest edition
of t!e referenced document /includin" an# amendments0 applies. All standards are sub<ect to
revision, and parties usin" t!is American National Standard are encoura"ed to investi"ate
t!e possibilit# of appl#in" t!e most recent versions of t!e standards indicated belo+.
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AA(EA nternational S(ecification ) D*!D #ard Design+ It is available at
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ANSI=INCIS L5@ The #ommon Biometric 24change /ormats /rame5ork+ It is
available at !ttp:==+++.incits.or"
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nterchange of /inger(rint, /acial and 6ther Biometric nformation ) Part $+
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ANSI=NIS,I. 2,200@, NIS Special $ublication 100,271, Data /ormat for the
nterchange of /inger(rint, :acial and 6ther Biometric nformation ) Part 78 9:*
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%ranc!, :ilitary Grid <eference System. It is available at
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:ederal %ureau of Investi"ation* The Science of /inger(rints* 'ev 12,@6* IS%N 0,1K,
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:in"er Capture Devices, 10 )ul# 200K.
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:ederal Information $rocessin" Standards $ublication, :I$S $U% 1@0,L, Sec0re =ash
Standard -S=S., 8ctober 200@. It is available at
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%iometric ransmission Specification /9%S0.
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management ) Part 7"1 #olo0r management ) 24tended"gam0t @## colo0r s(ace for
Aideo a((lications ) 4c@##+ It is available at !ttp:==+ebstore.iec.c!
INCIS L7@,2005, nformat ion Technology " /i nger :in0ti ae /ormat for
Data nterchange+
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INCIS L7@,2005=A(1,2010, nformat ion Technology " /i nger :in0ti ae
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International %iometrics G Identification Association, #B2// <egistry, It is available at
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International Civil Aviation 8r"ani3ation, Doc0ment %BCB, :achine <eadaDle TraAel
Doc0ments. It is available at
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International 9lectrotec!nical Commission ec!nical Committee N8. 100: Audio, Eideo
and (ultimedia S#stems and 94uipment, $ro<ect eam K15KK: #olo0r :eas0rement
and :anagement in :0ltimedia Systems and 230i(ment, 2#!1>D '$%''"7"$8 #olo0r
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2ncodings+ It is available at: !ttp:==tools.ietf.or"=!tml=rfc6K6@
Internet Societ#, Net+or- &or-in" Broup. The 6gg 2nca(s0lation /ormat . It is
available at !ttpE""-ip!.or"o"doc"rfc3533.t-t .
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Part $8 #o0ntry codes+
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IS8=I9C K6K, nformation technology ) S6 ,"Dit coded character set for information
e4change+
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contin0o0s"tone still images8 <e30irements and g0idelines+
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IS8=I9C 1665K,2, :P2G1 /eat0re Points, Anne4 #+
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#oding of #ontin0o0s"Tone Still mages Part $8 <e30irements and G0idelines+
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(rocessing "" PortaDle Net5ork Gra(hics -PNG.8 /0nctional s(ecification
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/inger(rint #om(ression, Eersion 1.1, April 2006. It is available at:
!ttp:==+++.mitre.or"=+or-=tec!Spapers=tec!SpapersS06=leple#Sfin"erprint=leple#Sfin"erp
rint.pdf
National Crime Information Center /NCIC0 Code (anual. It is available at:
!ttpE""111.oreon.o0"'%+"$KI%"*$I$.s!tm.
National Beospatial Intelli"ence A"enc#, >orld Geodetic System $%&1, >GS &1+ !e
latest version is applicable. It is described at !ttp:==eart!,info.n"a.mil=BandB=+"s@6=
National Information 9;c!an"e (odel, N2: ;ersion 7+$, 2005. It is available at
!ttp:== release.niem."ov=niem=2.1
National Information 9;c!an"e (odel /NI9(0 Namin" and Desi"n 'ules /ND'0,
version 1.L, NI9( ec!nical Arc!itecture Committee /NAC0, 8ctober L1, 200@. It is
available at !ttpE""reference.niem.o0"niem"speci8ication"namin-and-desin-r&.es"1.3"niem-
ndr-1.3.pdf
National Institute of Standards and ec!nolo"#, NISI' 7L00, NST /NG2<P<NT
:AG2 ?UA*T@ -N/?. conformance T2ST, :ebruar# 2001. It is available at:
!ttp:==+++.nist."ov=itl=iad=i"=nbis.cfmTN:IH
National Institute of Standards and ec!nolo"#, NIS Special $ublication @00,7K,
Biometric Data S(ecification for Personal dentity ;erification+ It is available at:
!ttp:==csrc.nist."ov=publications=$ubsS$s.!tml

Personal dentity ;erification -P;.8 mage ?0ality S(ecifications for Single /inger
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Scientific &or-in" Broup on :riction 'id"e Anal#sis, Stud# and ec!nolo"#
/S&B:AS0, Standards for e4amining friction ridge im(ressions and res0lting
concl0sions. It is available at:
!ttp:==+++.s+"fast.or"=Documents.!tml
!e United States #ode of /ederal <eg0lations , Title 7$ Section F&. /21 C:' 1@0. /It
states t!e industr# standard for DNA se4uencin".0 It is available at:
!ttpE""111.access.po.o0"ci-)in"cfrassem).e.ciLtit.eM200321
!e Unicode Consortium, The Unicode Standard, ;ersion '+C ) #ore S(ecification+ It is
available at !ttpE""111./nicode.or"0ersions"/nicode6.0.0"
&LC 9;tensible (ar-up /J(.0 1.0 /:ift! 9dition0, &orld &ide &eb Consortium. It is
available at: !ttp:==+++.+L.or"='='9C,;ml=
&LC J(. Sc!ema /Second 9dition0, &orld &ide &eb Consortium. It is available in
t+o parts at: !ttp:==+++.+L.or"='=;mlsc!ema,1= and
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" $erms and de%nitons
!e follo+in" definitions and t!ose "iven in t!e American National Standard Automated
:in"erprint Identification S#stems ,,, Glossary of Terms and Acronyms, ANS!A 7"$%&&,
appl# to t!is standard.
AA##
!e American Association of %lood %an-s.
AA/2A
!e American Association of (otor Ee!icle Administrators.
AFIS
Automated :in"erprint Identification S#stem.
allele
8ne member of a series of possible alternative forms of a DNA se4uence found at a
particular "enetic location.
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allele call
!e value identified for t!e allele, eit!er via e;pert s#stem or b# an anal#st.
ANSI
!e American National Standards Institute, Inc.
Appendi; F certified de3ices
!is refers to devices t!at !ave successfull# completed a test of fin"erprint capture
devices t!at is performed in accordance +it! procedures establis!ed b# t!e :%I in 9%S
Appendi; :. !e list of suc! approved devices is available at
!ttps:==+++.fbibiospecs.or"=
AS,II
!e American National Standard Code for Information 9;c!an"e.
AS,LD
!e American Association of Crime .ab Directors.
aspect ratio
!e +idt!,to,!ei"!t ratio of a pi;el or t!e captured ima"e.
#D#
%iometric Data %loc- used in C%9::.
,#$FF
Common %iometric 9;c!an"e :ormats :rame+or-. It provides a set of definitions used
to e;c!an"e biometric data in a standardi3ed manner. It forms t!e basis for #pe,55
records.
,D$FFS
Committee to Define an 9;tended :in"erprint :eature Set.
class resol)tion
!e value of resolution /scannin" or nominal0 used to name /or identif#0 an ac4uisition
process or ima"e, +!ere t!e resolution is +it!in a specified tolerance around t!at value.
9;ample: A scanner is referred to as M100 ppiN /class resolution0 if t!e native scannin"
resolution is +it!in 1U /1 ppi0.
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constraint schema
!is is a NI9( sc!ems t!at adds additional constraints and restrictions to components. A
constraint sc!ema +as used in t!e 200@ version of t!e standard to add cardinalit#
constraints to sc!emas t!at +ere automaticall# "enerated b# a NI9( tool called SSB
/Subset Sc!ema Benerator ool0. !e tool !as been updated to directl# specif#
cardinalit# constraints in t!e NI9( subset sc!ema, so constraint sc!emas are no lon"er
provided in t!e 2011 version of t!e standard. Co+ever, an implementer is permitted to
define t!eir o+n constraint sc!ema to add furt!er restrictions to t!e standard. An
e;ample is to onl# allo+ certain record t#pes in a transaction.
conte;t data
Additional related ima"e, audio, or +aveform data in support of a biometric record.
deprecated
!e record t#pe = field = subfield = information item = value = file s!all not be used for
applications claimin" conformance to t!is version of t!e standard. !is is different from
2legacy2
deri3ed representation
%iometric t#pe record derived from a #pe,20 source representation record, +!ic! ma#
be anot!er #pe,20 record from +!ic! ot!er biometric t#pe records are derived.
distal segment
!e se"ment of a fin"er or t!umb fart!est from t!e palm.
DNA
Deo;#ribonucleic Acid. !is is a c!emical t!at forms a double !eli; t!at is uni4ue to all
but identical siblin"s.
domain
!is term !as t+o uses in t!is standard:
m(lementation domain refers to t!e "roup of or"ani3ations or a"encies
t!at !ave a"reed to use a specified set of user,defined fields in a particular
format. !is is t!e domain encoded in Field 16017 Domain name /
D"/6
N2: Diometrics domain refers to an J(. namespace t!at conforms +it!
t!e NI9( namin" rules. It deals +it! biometric data. See Anne; ,%
NI$/-conformant encoding r)les for details.
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$#TS
!is stands for t+o separate application profiles of t!e ANSI=NIS,I. standard:
a0 Acron#m for t!e :%I2s application profile of t!e ANSI=NIS,I. standard:
9lectronic %iometric ransmission Specification.
b0 Acron#m for t!e US Department of Defense2s application profile of t!e
ANSI=NIS,I. standard: 9lectronic %iometric ransmission
Specification.
$FTS
!e :%I2s earlier application profile of t!e ANSI=NIS,I. standard: 9lectronic
:in"erprint ransmission Specification. It !as been superseded b# 9%S.
$FS
9;tended :eature Set for mar-up of friction rid"e data.
e;change schema
Alt!ou"! NI9( contains more t!an K000 elements it does not contain ever#t!in" needed
in an J(. e;c!an"e. It contains t!e most common buildin" bloc-s. !is biometric
standard re4uires an e;c!an"e sc!ema called t!e MitlN sc!ema. MitlN adds t#pes and
properties t!at are not in NI9(* t!e# are uni4ue to t!e standard. :or e;ample, t!e record
structure /#pes 1 t!rou"! 550 is uni4ue to t!e standard and is defined in t!e MitlN
sc!ema. In addition, implementers can define, in ot!er e;c!an"e sc!emas, Muser,definedN
elements from t!e implementer?s domain.
$5I - entire Doint image
An e;emplar ima"e containin" all four full,fin"er vie+s for a sin"le fin"er.
/See Fig)re <0
electropherogram
A plot of fluorescence units over time s!o+in" t!e measured pea-s of a DNA molecule at
various "enetic locations.
element
In J(., an element is a buildin" bloc- delimited b# a start,ta" PCaptureDateV and an
end,ta" P=CaptureDateV. 9ver#t!in" bet+een t!e start,ta" and t!e end,ta" of t!e element
/e;clusive0 is called t!e element2s content. !e MfieldsN, MsubfieldsN, and Minformation
itemsN used b# traditional,encodin" /non,J(.0 are all represented b# J(. elements in
t!is encodin".
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e;emplar
!e friction rid"e prints of an individual, associated +it! a -no+n or claimed identit#,
and deliberatel# recorded electronicall#, b# in-, or b# anot!er medium /also called
2-no+n prints20.
fingerprint
An ima"e or impression of t!e friction rid"es of all or an# part of a fin"er or t!umb.
FA(
Acron#m for :in"erprint Application $rofile. It is a series of sets of pro"ressivel# more
strin"ent parameters and re4uirements relevant to fin"erprint ac4uisition. In t!e :oDile
D Best Practices <ecommendations, face, fin"er and iris application profiles +ere all
referred to as SA$. !e# are referred to separatel# in t!is standard.
F#I
!e :ederal %ureau of Investi"ation of t!e United States Department of )ustice
forensic
$ertainin" to t!e use of anal#tic = scientific tec!ni4ues to establis! or verif# identit# , in
t!is standard, it applies to t!e e;amination and mar-,up of ima"es /sometimes manuall#0.
Fran4f)rt hori?on
!is is t!e plane determined b# t!e lo+est point of t!e left e#e soc-et and t!e tra"ions of
t!e ears.
flat fingerprint
A fin"erprint ima"e resultin" from t!e touc!in" of a sin"le fin"er to a livescan platen or
paper fin"erprint card +it!out an# rollin" motion. Also -no+n as a sin"le,fin"er plain
impression.
friction ridge image
An ima"e of an impression from t!e palmar surfaces of t!e !ands or fin"ers, or from t!e
plantar /sole0 surfaces of t!e feet or toes.
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friction ridge s4in
!e volar s-in surface of t!e surfaces of t!e !ands and fin"ers, and t!e plantar surfaces of
t!e feet and toes.
f)ll finger 3ie9
A full fin"er vie+ is a rolled or plain ima"e of a full,len"t! fin"er s!o+in" all se"ments.
An entire <oint ima"e /cf.0 includes four full fin"er vie+ ima"es: one rolled* left, center,
and ri"!t plain.
genotype
!e entire "enetic constitution of an individual* also, t!e alleles present at one or more
specific loci.
.L(
Bood .aborator# $ractice. !e United States !as rules for B.$ in 7$#/<F&. !e
8r"ani3ation for 9conomic Co,operation and Development /89CD0 !as stated principles
of B.$.
./T
Breen+ic! (ean ime.
.(S
Blobal $ositionin" S#stem.
A(
Acron#m for Iris Application $rofile. It is a series of sets of pro"ressivel# more strin"ent
parameters and re4uirements relevant to iris ac4uisition. In t!e :oDile D Best Practices
<ecommendations, face, fin"er and iris application profiles +ere all referred to as SA$.
!e# are referred to separatel# in t!is standard.
I#IA
International %iometric Industr# Association.
I,A"
!e International Civil Aviation 8r"ani3ation.
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I,,
International Color Consortium.
I$,
!e International 9lectrotec!nical Commission.
ILA,
International .aborator# Accreditation Cooperation.
impression
A friction rid"e ima"e containin" friction rid"e detail produced on a surface b# pressure.
incipient ridge
A friction rid"e not full# developed t!at ma# appear s!orter and t!inner in appearance
t!an full# developed friction rid"es.
IN,ITS
!e InterNational Committee for Information ec!nolo"# Standards.
instance doc)ment
An J(. pac-a"e described b# a sc!ema is called an instance document. If a document
satisfies all t!e constraints specified b# t!e sc!ema, it is considered to be sc!ema,valid.
interdigital area
!e portion of t!e palm alon" t!e base of t!e fin"ers.
INT$0("L
International Criminal $olice 8r"ani3ation.
INT-I
!e IN9'$8. application profile of t!e ANSI=NIS,I. standard, developed b# t!e
IN9'$8. A:IS 9;pert Broup.
I0$H
Iris 9;c!an"e $ro"ram. !is is a pro"ram at NIS in support of iris,based applications
based on standardi3ed interoperable iris ima"er#.
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iris
A t!in, colored, appro;imatel# circular structure surroundin" t!e pupil of t!e e#e t!at
contains features used for identification of individuals.
IS"
International 8r"ani3ation for Standardi3ation.
ITL
Acron#m for t!e Information ec!nolo"# .aborator# of NIS.
IA(A,
International Union of $ure and Applied C!emistr#.
5FIF
)$9B :ile Interc!an"e :ormat.
5($.
Ima"e compression and stora"e format specified b# t!e )oint $!oto"rap!ic 9;perts
Broup. It is discrete cosine transform,based.
5($. 2000
Ima"e compression and stora"e format specified b# t!e )oint $!oto"rap!ic 9;perts
Broup. It is a +avelet,based met!od.
IallelicG ladder
A composition of DNA fra"ments t!at represents common alleles at a locus.
latent print
An impression or ima"e of friction rid"e s-in left on a surface.
legacy
Indicates t!at t!e transaction element +as valid in previous versions of t!e standard.
S#stems claimin" conformance to t!is version of t!e standard s!all onl# use t!e element
+!en transmittin" information stored prior to t!e adoption of t!is version of t!e standard.
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loc)s Ipl)ral lociG
A uni4ue p!#sical location on t!e DNA molecule.
/A, address
(edia Access Control address, a uni4ue identifier assi"ned to net+or- interfaces.
mar4
!e point +!ere a needle !as pierced t!e s-in, usuall# associated +it! dru" use.
medial segment
!e middle se"ment of t!e fin"er. !e t!umb does not !ave a medial se"ment.
/.0S
(ilitar# Brid 'eference S#stem.
min)tia
!e point +!ere a friction rid"e be"ins, terminates, or splits into t+o or more rid"es.
(inutiae are friction rid"e c!aracteristics t!at are used to individuali3e a friction rid"e
ima"e /fin"erprint, palmprint, plantar0. !is is also -no+n as .evel 2 detail.
mitochondrial DNA
Small circular DNA molecules located in structures used to provide ener"# to t!e cell
/mitoc!ondria0. !eir small si3e and abundant nature ma-e t!em particularl# useful +!en
e;aminin" small or muc! dama"ed biolo"ical material. It can be used to trace maternal
linea"es as it is onl# in!erited from one?s mot!er
modality
!is is a t#pe or class of biometric s#stem. An# measurable biolo"ical or be!avioral
c!aracteristic can be a biometric modalit#.
morphological conformance
Conformance +it! t!e form and structure of t!e internal content, and verification t!at t!e
data structures e;ist and !ave correct values.
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m)gshot
erm used interc!an"eabl# +it! facial ima"e.
nati3e scanning resol)tion
!e scannin" resolution used b# a specific A:IS, live,scan reader, or ot!er ima"e capture
device and supported b# t!e ori"inator of t!e transmission.
N,I,
National Crime Information Center of t!e :%I.
NFI@
NIS :in"erprint Ima"e Hualit#.
NI$/
National Information 9;c!an"e (odel. It is a partners!ip of t!e U.S. Department of
)ustice. t!e U.S. Department of Comeland Securit#, and t!e Department of Cealt! and
Cuman Services. It is desi"ned to develop, disseminate and support enterprise,+ide
information e;c!an"e standards and processes t!at can enable <urisdictions to effectivel#
s!are critical information in emer"enc# situations, as +ell as support t!e da#,to,da#
operations of a"encies t!rou"!out t!e U.S.
NI$/ s)'set schema

!e portion of NI9( needed for a particular e;c!an"e.
NIST
National Institute of Standards and ec!nolo"#.
nominal resol)tion
!e number of pi;els per unit distance /ppmm or ppi0 of t!e ima"e. !e nominal
resolution ma# be t!e same as t!e scannin" resolution for a particular ima"e. 8n t!e
ot!er !and, t!e nominal resolution ma# be less t!an t!e scannin" resolution if t!e scanned
ima"e +as subsampled, scaled, or interpolated do+n.
palmprint
A friction rid"e ima"e from t!e palm /side and underside0 of t!e !and. A full (alm(rint
includes t!e area from t!e +rist to t!e tips of t!e fin"ers.
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pedigree
A famil# tree or a structure depictin" relatedness and position of -no+n and un-no+n
persons.
(I2
$ersonal Identif# Eerification.
plain fingerprint
A fin"erprint ima"e resultin" from t!e touc!in" of one or more fin"ers to a livescan
platen or paper fin"erprint card +it!out an# rollin" motion.
plantar
!e friction rid"e s-in on t!e feet /soles and toes0.
(N.
$ortable Net+or- Brap!ics.
ppi
Acron#m for pi;els per inc!.
ppmm
Acron#m for pi;els per millimeter.
pro;imal segment
!e se"ment of t!e fin"er or t!umb closest to t!e palm.
0,/(
Acron#m for t!e 'o#al Canadian (ounted $olice.
record
A defined set of fields, +!ic! ma# be specified b# t!e standard to be mandator# or
optional, t!at contain data as defined in t!is standard.
0.#
'ed, Breen, %lue used to represent color pi;els comprised of a specified number of bits
to represent eac! of t!ese primar# color components.
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ridge
A raised portion of t!e epidermis on t!e palmar or plantar s-in, consistin" of one or more
connected rid"e units of friction rid"e s-in.
ridge segment
A section of a rid"e t!at connects t+o minutiae* a sin"le non,intersectin" portion of a
s-eletoni3ed ima"e.
ridge tracing
See s-eletoni3ed ima"e.
0"I
'e"ion of interest.
rolled fingerprint
A fin"erprint ima"e collected b# rollin" t!e fin"er across a livescan platen or paper
fin"erprint card from nail to nail. 'olls ma# be from livescan devices or scanned from
paper fin"erprint cards.
SA(
Sub<ect Ac4uisition $rofile. &it! t!e e;ception of mobile device SA$ levels, t!e# are a
series of sets of pro"ressivel# more strin"ent parameters and re4uirements relevant to
face ac4uisition. Sub<ect Ac4uisition profiles for iris are denoted as Iris acC)isition
profiles IIA(G, and t!ose for fin"erprints are denoted as Fingerprint acC)isition
profiles IFA(G6 !e term SA$ !ad been used e;clusivel# for face ac4uisition in earlier
versions of t!e standard. &!ile t!e (obile ID %est $ractice 'ecommendations uses t!e
term SA$ to cover all t!ree modalities, t!e# are separatel# identified in t!is standard to
avoid confusion +it! terminolo"# alread# in use +!en referrin" to t!is standard.
scanning resol)tion
!e number of pi;els per unit distance at +!ic! an ima"e is captured /ppmm or ppi0.
scar
Cealed fibrous tissue resultin" from an in<ur# to t!e s-in.
IH/LG schema
An J(. sc!ema declares t!e J(. elements, t!eir structure and order. A sc!ema assi"ns
data t#pes, names, and attributes to t!e elements. A sc!ema ma# be used to validate t!e
structure and content of an J(. pac-a"e.
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semantic conformance
Conformance to ensure t!at t!e biometric transaction is a fait!ful representation of t!e
parent biometric data and t!ereb# ensurin" t!at t!e re4uirements are satisfied t!at are not
merel# s#ntactic or morp!olo"ical.
sim)ltaneo)s capt)re
!e ac4uisition of ima"es of a sin"le biometric modalit# from a sub<ect at t!e same time.
Se4uential capture over a time scale / P 1 second0 t!at prevents confoundin" of bod#
parts / e.". substitutin" left iris for ri"!t iris0 can also be considered simultaneous capture
in t!is conte;t.
s4eletoni?ed image
A representation of a friction s-in ima"e in +!ic! all pi;els are +!ite e;cept for a 1,
pi;el,+ide t!inned blac- s-eleton follo+in" t!e midpoint of eac! rid"e. Also -no+n as a
rid"e tracin".
slap image
Slap fin"erprints /slaps0 are ta-en b# simultaneousl# pressin" t!e fin"ers of one !and /i.e.
+it!out t!e t!umb0 onto a scanner or fin"erprint card. Slaps are also -no+n as four,fin"er
simultaneous plain impressions /alt!ou"! if t!e person !as more t!an four fin"ers on a
!and, all of t!e fin"ers ma# be included in t!e slap ima"e0.
S/T
Scar, /needle0 mar-, and tattoo information.
so)rce representation
!e ima"e, recordin", or ot!er si"nal from +!ic! a biometric t#pe record /see derived
representation0 is derived. A source representation ma# be included as a #pe,20 record
in a transaction.
stitched image
A friction rid"e ima"e created b# combinin" ima"es t!at +ere separatel# captured.
s)'strate
Surface upon +!ic! a friction rid"e impression is deposited.
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ST0 - Short Tandem 0epeat
S!ort se4uences of DNA t!at are repeated numerous times in direct succession. !e number
of repeated units ma# var# +idel# bet+een individuals and t!is !i"! level of variation
ma-es S's particularl# useful for discriminatin" bet+een people.
S&.FAST
Scientific &or-in" Broup on :riction 'id"e Anal#sis, Stud#, and ec!nolo"#.
syntactic conformance
Conformance to t!e relations!ips bet+een fields, subfields, or information items +it!in a
transaction to ot!er values +it!in t!e same transaction as specified in t!is standard.
tattoo
An indelible ima"e on t!e s-in t!at +as applied to t!e s-in. A common tattoo results
from pic-in" of t!e s-in +it! a colorin" matter. A subclass of tattoo is chemical, +!ic!
indicates t!at t!e ima"e +as created b# t!e use of c!emicals to burn t!e ima"e into t!e
s-in. Anot!er subclass of tattoo is Dranded, +!ic! indicates t!at t!e pattern +as caused
b# usin" a brandin" iron or ot!er form of applied !eat. A t!ird subclass of tattoo is c0t,
+!ic! indicated t!at t!e ima"e +as caused b# incision of t!e s-in.
tolerance
!e allo+able ran"e of deviation from t!e class resolution, s#mmetric around t!e class
resolution value. :or $IE sin"le fin"erprint scanners +it! t!e class resolution of 100 ppi,
t!e tolerance is 2U. :or all scanners ot!er t!an $IE, t!e tolerance is 1U.
traditional encoding
!e format of transactions used in all versions of t!is standard prior to, and includin" t!at
of 2007. It is also included in t!is standard and is specified in Anne; #.
transaction
A "roup of records +it! information and biometric data concernin" a particular individual
t!at is transmitted and = or stored as a complete unit.
transaction element
A record t#pe = field = subfield = information item = value.
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Anicode
A computin" industr# standard for t!e representation of most of t!e +orld2s scripts /suc!
as .atin letters, C#rillic letters, C!inese c!aracters, special s#mbols and ot!ers0. See
Anne; A.
A0I
Uniform 'esource Identifier.
A0L
Uniform 'esource .ocator.
AT,
Coordinated Universal ime.
ATF
Unicode Consortium Standard ransmission :ormat
3alley
A lo+ered portion of t!e epidermis on t!e palmar or plantar s-in, consistin" of t!ose
areas bet+een rid"es.
&A2
&aveform Audio :ile :ormat.
&S@
Acron#m for &avelet Scalar Huanti3ation, a compression al"orit!m used for 100 ppi
friction rid"e prints.
&7,
&orld &ide &eb Consortium. It is an international communit# t!at develops standards
for +eb development.
&.S :< I.:87G
&BS @6 is t!e &orld Beodetic S#stem of 15@6. At 0000 B( September L0, 155K /t!e
start of B$S &ee- @7L0, &BS @6 +as redefined and +as more closel# ali"ned +it!
International 9art! 'otation Service /I9'S0 errestrial 'eference :rame /I':0 56. It is
no+ formall# called &BS @6 /B@7L0. &BS @6 /B@7L0 +as adopted as t!e reference
frame for broadcast orbits on )anuar# 25, 1557.
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H/L
9;tensible (ar-up .an"ua"e. A convention for mar-in" up and ta""in" data for
electronic transmission. An J(. pac-a"e is built from te;t content mar-ed up +it! te;t
ta"s suc! as P:in"er(issin"CodeV. In J(. one can create as man# ta"s as needed.
!ese ta"s describe t!e t#pe of content t!e# contain rat!er t!an formattin" or la#out
information. !e t#pes of ta"s allo+ed in an J(. file are t#picall# defined and
constrained b# a specification suc! as an J(. Sc!ema Definition /JSD0.
& 'ata conventons
&.1 Str(ct(re of a transacton
!is standard defines t!e composition of t!e records comprisin" a transaction t!at ma# be
transmitted to anot!er site or a"enc#. !e receivin" a"enc# s!all set t!e re4uirements for
scannin" resolution, number and t#pe of records, and ot!er user,specific data in order to
consider t!e transaction valid. All records in a transaction s!all pertain to a sin"le sub<ect.
%iometric data used to identif# anot!er individual re4uires a separate transaction. Some
records ma# include biometric data from anot!er person if t!at data is used to corroborate
t!e identit# of t!e sub<ect of t!e transaction. A transaction
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is comprised of records. !e
'ecord t#pes are listed in Ta'le 7.
All of t!e records belon"in" to a sin"le transaction s!all be transmitted to"et!er. !ere ma#
be multiple records in a transaction of eac! record t#pe ot!er t!an #pe,1. !e onl#
re4uired record is #pe,1, +!ic! is used to describe t!e transaction. !ere s!all be at least
one ot!er record t#pe from Ta'le 7 accompan#in" a 'ecord #pe,1.
A record is comprised of fields. &it!in t!e standard, eac! field is assi"ned a number, a
description and a mnemonic. An e;ample is Field 106020% S)'Dect pose / ("S. A field is
used to transmit a particular datum or "roup of closel# related data.
A sin"le t#pe of data t!at ma# !ave multiple entries in a field is s!o+n as S0Dfield8
re(eating Aal0es in t!e record la#out tables. Sin"le or multiple t#pes of data in a field t!at
do not repeat are s!o+n as information items in t!e record la#out tables. Data +it! different
formats t!at repeat as a set are s!o+n as information items "rouped under t!e !eadin":
S0Dfields8 <e(eating sets of information items. !e !andlin" of subfields varies b#
encodin". See Anne; #% Traditional encoding and Anne; ,% NI$/-conformant
encoding r)les6
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An ANSI=NIS,I. transaction is called a file in raditional 9ncodin" and an 9;c!an"e $ac-a"e in J(.
encodin".
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&.2 Si)e of a transacton
Alt!ou"! t!e 2007 and 200@ versions of t!e standard stated M... t!ere is no upper limit on
t!e number of lo"ical records t!at ma# be present in a file...N t!ere +as an effective upper
limit due to t!e field si3e limits specified in t!e 2007 version /but not t!e 200@ version0.
!is limit +as L ASCII
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c!aracters for t!e information item !oldin" t!e total number of
records of t#pe 2 t!rou"! 55* t!us an upper limit of 555 suc! records. &it! t!e addition
of a #pe,1 record, t!e ma;imum number of records in a transaction +as t!us restricted
to 1000. !is upper limit of 1000 records is maintained in t!is version of t!e standard to
ensure bac-+ard compatibilit# +it! t!e 2007 version.
&.3 *ecord types
A transaction is comprised of records. !e standard currentl# supports several different
biometric modalities, and !as reserved record identifiers for t!e possible future addition
of ot!er modalities.
1
ASCII is defined in ANSI JL.6,15@K /'15520 /See Section 7G
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Ta'le 7 0ecord types
0ecord Identifier 0ecord ,ontents
1 ransaction information
2 User,defined descriptive te;t
L .o+,resolution "ra#scale fin"erprint ima"e /Deprecated0
6 Ci"!,resolution "ra#scale fin"erprint ima"e
1 .o+,resolution binar# fin"erprint ima"e /Deprecated0
K Ci"!,resolution binar# fin"erprint ima"e /Deprecated0
7 User,defined ima"e
@ Si"nature ima"e
5 (inutiae data
10 :ace, ot!er bod# part, or scar, mar- tattoo /S(0 ima"e
11 Eoice data /future addition to t!e standard0
12 Dental record data /future addition to t!e standard0
1L Eariable,resolution latent friction rid"e ima"e
16 Eariable,resolution fin"erprint ima"e
11 Eariable,resolution palmprint ima"e
1K User,defined variable,resolution testin" ima"e
17 Iris ima"e
1@ DNA data
15 Eariable,resolution plantar ima"e
20 Source representation
21 Associated conte;t
22,57 'eserved for future use
5@ Information assurance
55 C%9:: biometric data record
&.3.1 $ype+1 record
ransmissions to be e;c!an"ed are re4uired to contain one and onl# one #pe,1 record per
transaction. !e #pe,1 record s!all al+a#s be t!e first record +it!in t!e transaction. At
least one more record s!all be present in t!e file. !e #pe,1 record s!all provide
information describin" t#pe and use or purpose for t!e transaction involved, a listin" of eac!
record included in t!e transaction, t!e ori"inator or source of t!e p!#sical record, and ot!er
useful and re4uired information items.
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&.3.2 $ype+2 records
#pe,2 records s!all contain user,defined te;tual fields providin" identification and
descriptive information associated +it! t!e sub<ect of t!e transaction. 9ac! entr# in a #pe,
2 record s!all !ave a definition and format t!at is listed +it! t!e Domain o+ner. Data
contained in t!is record s!all conform in format and content to t!e specifications of t!e
domain name/s0 as listed in Field 16017 Domain name / D"/ found in t!e #pe,1 record,
if t!at field is in t!e transaction. !e default domain is N8'A(. Field 1601F Application
profile specifications / A(S allo+s t!e user to indicate conformance to multiple
specifications. If Field 1601F is specified, t!e #pe,2 record must conform to eac! of t!e
application profiles.
A D"/ or A(S reference uni4uel# identifies data contents and formats. 9ac! domain and
application profile s!all !ave a point of contact responsible for maintainin" t!is list. !e
contact s!all serve as a re"istrar and maintain a repositor# includin" documentation for all of
its common and user,specific #pe,2 data fields. As additional fields are re4uired b#
specific a"encies for t!eir o+n applications, ne+ fields and definitions ma# be re"istered
and reserved to !ave a specific meanin". &!en t!is occurs, t!e domain or application profile
re"istrar is responsible for re"isterin" a sin"le definition for eac! number used b# different
members of t!e domain or application profile . !ere ma# be more t!an one #pe,2 record
included in eac! transaction.
&.3.3 $ype+3 records (deprecated)
!is record t#pe is deprecated. :or details concernin" t!is record t#pe, please refer to t!e
ANS!NST"T* $"7CC, or ANS!NST"T* 7"7CC& version of t!is standard. 'ecord #pe,L
s!all not be contained in transactions conformin" to t!is version of t!e standard.
&.3." $ype+" records
#pe,6 records +ere desi"ned to conve# fin"erprint ima"es captured b# an Automated
:in"erprint Identification S#stem /A:IS0 live,scan reader, or ot!er ima"e capture devices
operatin" at a nominal scannin" resolution of 100 pi;els per inc! /ppi0. (an# s#stems still
use t!is record t#pe and it +ill remain an inte"ral part of t!e standard. (an# implementation
domains and application profiles specif# t!at unless fin"ers are missin" or non,recordable,
t!ere s!all be 16 #pe,6 records in a file: ten rolled impressions of t!e individual fin"ers,
t+o plain impressions of eac! t!umb, and t+o simultaneousl# obtained plain impressions of
t!e four remainin" fin"ers on eac! !and.
Ne+ users are encoura"ed to utili3e record #pe,16 to conve# fin"erprint ima"es. #pe,16
records ma# !andle bot! 100 ppi ima"es and t!ose at "reater resolutions t!at are no+
commonl# e;c!an"ed.
&.3.& $ype+& records (deprecated)
ANS!NST"T* $"7CC, or ANS!NST"T* 7"7CC& version of t!is standard. 'ecord #pe,1
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&.3., $ype+, records (deprecated)
ANS!NST"T* $"7CC, or ANS!NST"T* 7"7CC& version of t!is standard. 'ecord #pe,K
&.3.- $ype+- records
#pe,7 +as intended as a temporar# measure to enable t!e e;c!an"e of ima"e data t!at
+ould be defined b# specific record t#pes in later versions of t!e standard. Since some
older s#stems still use t!is record t#pe, it is included in t!e standard.
&.3.. $ype+. records
#pe,@ records s!all be used for scanned binar# or vectored si"nature ima"e data. 9ac!
#pe,@ record s!all contain data representin" t!e si"nature of t!e sub<ect from +!om t!e
biometric sample is bein" collected and=or t!e operator capturin" biometric data.
&.3./ $ype+/ records
#pe,5 records s!all contain and be used to e;c!an"e minutiae or ot!er friction rid"e feature
data. 9ac! record s!all represent t!e processed /automated and=or manual0 ima"e data from
+!ic! t!e c!aracteristics are stated. !e primar# use of t!is record t#pe s!all be for remote
searc!in" of latent prints. Ne+ to t!is version of t!e standard is t!e 9;tended :eature Set
/9:S0 for latent print mar-ups. !ere is also a capabilit# to !ave additional vendor,
specified feature sets.
#pe,10 ima"e records s!all contain and be used to e;c!an"e ima"e data from t!e face,
scars, /needle0 mar-s, and tattoos /S(0. Ne+ to t!is version of t!e standard is t!e
e;tension of t!e record t#pe to !andle ima"es of ot!er bod# parts. See Ta'le *: for a list of
t!e ima"es t#pes possible in a #pe,10 record. e;tual and anal#tic information pertinent to
t!e di"iti3ed ima"e is also contained in t!is record t#pe.
#pe,11 records are reserved for future use.
#pe,12 records are reserved for future use.
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#pe,1L ima"e records s!all contain and be used to e;c!an"e variable,resolution latent
friction rid"e ima"e data /fin"erprint, palmprint and=or plantar0 to"et!er +it! fi;ed and user,
defined te;tual information fields pertinent to t!e di"iti3ed ima"e. In all cases, t!e scannin"
resolution for latent ima"es s!all be at least L5.L7 ppmm /1000 ppi0. !e variable,
resolution latent ima"e data contained in t!e #pe,1L record s!all be uncompressed or ma#
be t!e output from a lossless compression al"orit!m. !e number of latent records in a
transaction is onl# constrained b# t!e total number of records t!at ma# be contained in a
transaction /See Section *62G6
&.3.1" $ype+1" records
#pe,16 ima"e records s!all contain fin"erprint ima"e data. :i;ed and user,defined te;tual
information fields pertinent to t!e di"iti3ed ima"e ma# also be included. &!ile t!e #pe,16
record ma# be used for t!e e;c!an"e of 15.K5 ppmm /100 ppi0 ima"es, it is stron"l#
recommended t!at t!e resolution for fin"erprint ima"es be L5.L7 ppmm /1000 ppi0. It
s!ould be noted t!at as t!e class resolution is increased, more detailed rid"e and structure
information becomes available in t!e fin"erprint ima"e. Co+ever, in all cases t!e class
resolution s!all be at least 15.K5 ppmm /100 ppi0.
!e variable,resolution fin"erprint ima"e data contained in t!e #pe,16 record ma# be in a
compressed form.
Some domains specif# a set number of #pe,16 records for an enrollment. An e;ample is
ten rolled impressions of t!e individual fin"ers, t+o plain impressions of t!e t!umbs or one
plain impression of t!e t!umbs simultaneousl#, and t+o plain impressions of t!e remainin"
fin"ers of eac! !and. Some transactions ma# also include rolled tip ima"es and eit!er one
entire <oint ima"e or one full fin"er rolled ima"e and left, center and ri"!t full fin"er plain
impressions. (ost domains and application profiles re4uire information if fe+er t!an 10
fin"ers +ere printed. #pe,16 no+ contains a field to specificall# conve# t!is information
/Field 1<601:% Amp)tated or 'andaged / A/(0.
&.3.1& $ype+1& records
#pe,11 ima"e records s!all contain and be used to e;c!an"e palm print ima"e data to"et!er
+it! fi;ed and user,defined te;tual information fields pertinent to t!e di"iti3ed ima"e.
&!ile t!e #pe,11 record ma# be used for t!e e;c!an"e of 15.K5 ppmm /100 ppi0 ima"es, it
is stron"l# recommended t!at t!e class resolution for #pe,11 ima"es be L5.L7 ppmm /1000
ppi0. It s!ould be noted t!at as t!e resolution is increased, more detailed rid"e and structure
information becomes available in t!e ima"e. Co+ever, in all cases t!e class resolution s!all
be at least 15.K5 ppmm /100 ppi0.
!e variable,resolution palm print ima"e data contained in t!e #pe,11 record ma# be in a
compressed form. A t#pical transaction for some a"encies includes: a +riter2s palm +it! an
upper and lo+er palm from eac! !and and t+o full palmprints.
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&.3.1, $ype+1, records
!e #pe,1K ima"e record is desi"ned for developmental purposes and for t!e e;c!an"e of
miscellaneous ima"es. !is record s!all contain and be used to e;c!an"e ima"e data
to"et!er +it! te;tual information fields pertinent to t!e di"iti3ed ima"e. Suc! an ima"e is
usuall# not else+!ere specified or described in t!is standard. &it! t!e e;ception of t!e
fields at t!e start of t!e record and t!e descriptors for t!e ima"e data, t!e remainin" details
of t!e #pe,1K record are undefined b# t!is standard and s!all be a"reed upon bet+een t!e
sender and recipient.
&.3.1- $ype+1- records
#pe,17 ima"e records s!all contain iris ima"e data. !is record t#pe +as developed to
provide a basic level of interoperabilit# and !armoni3ation +it! t!e ANS N#TS B,%"7CC1
ris image interchange format and t!e S6!2# $%,%1"' ris image data interchange format+
It also contains optional descriptive data fields and /ne+ to t!is version of t!e standard0
ima"e mar-up fields. Beneric iris ima"es ma# be e;c!an"ed usin" t!e mandator# fields of
t!is record t#pe. :ield 18601: I.lo'al )niC)e identifierG from t!e 2007 and 200@ version
of t!e standard !as been deprecated in t!is version.
&.3.1. $ype+1. records
!e #pe,1@ record /ne+ to t!is version of t!e standard0 s!all contain and be used to
e;c!an"e DNA and related data. It +as developed to provide a basic level of
interoperabilit# +it! t!e draft format of t!e S6!2# $%,%1"$1 DNA data interchange
format.
&it! full consideration to privac#, t!is standard onl# uses t!e non,codin" re"ions of DNA.
!e re"ions of t!e DNA t!at encode p!enot#pic information are deliberatel# avoided.
&.3.1/ $ype+1/ records
#pe,15 ima"e records /ne+ to t!is version of t!e standard0 s!all contain and be used to
e;c!an"e variable,resolution plantar print ima"e data to"et!er +it! fi;ed and user,defined
te;tual information fields pertinent to t!e di"iti3ed ima"e. &!ile t!e #pe,15 record ma#
be used for t!e e;c!an"e of 15.K5 ppmm /100 ppi0 ima"es, it is stron"l# recommended t!at
t!e class resolution for plantar ima"es be L5.L7 ppmm /1000 ppi0. It s!ould be noted t!at as
t!e resolution is increased, more detailed rid"e and structure information becomes available
in t!e ima"e. Co+ever, in all cases t!e scannin" resolution used to capture a plantar ima"e
s!all be at least as "reat as t!e minimum scannin" resolution of 15.K5 ppmm /100 ppi0. !e
variable,resolution plantar ima"e data contained in t!e #pe,15 record ma# be in a
compressed form.
!e #pe,20 record /ne+ to t!is version of t!e standard0 s!all contain t!e source
representation/s0 from +!ic! ot!er 'ecord #pes +ere derived. #picall#, one #pe,20
source representation is used to "enerate one or more representations for use in ot!er record
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t#pes. &!en a source representation /in a #pe,20 record0 is processed and t!e derived
representation is to be used as t!e source for furt!er derivations, t!en t!e derived
representation is contained in a #pe,20 record.
In some cases, several #pe,20 records ma# be processed to derive a sin"le #pe,20 record..
Some possible uses of t!e #pe,20 record are s!o+n !ere.
:rom a "roup p!oto stored in a #pe,20 record, a sub<ect?s face is se"mented and
stored in a #pe,10 record.
:rom a !i"!,resolution color ima"e in a #pe,20 record, t+o latent fin"erprint
ima"es are se"mented, rescaled and "ra#,scaled for stora"e in separate #pe,1L
records.
:rom a series of off,an"le face ima"es stored in separate #pe,20 records, a sin"le
2D face ima"e is "enerated /usin" fusion0 t!at is stored in a #pe,10 record.
!e #pe,21 record s!all contain an associated conte;t ima"e, audio = visual recordin" or
ot!er related data. !is record t#pe does N8 contain information used to derive biometric
information contained in ot!er records. 'ecord #pe,20 serves t!at function. 'ecord #pe,
21 ma# be used to conve# conte;tual information, suc! as an ima"e of t!e area +!ere latent
fin"erprints +ere captured.
&.3.22 $ype+/. records
!e #pe,5@ record s!all contain securit# information t!at allo+s for t!e assurance of t!e
aut!enticit# and=or inte"rit# of t!e transaction, includin" suc! information as binar# data
!as!es, attributes for audit or identification purposes, and di"ital si"natures.
&.3.23 $ype+// records
#pe,55 records s!all contain and be used to e;c!an"e biometric data t!at is not supported
b# ot!er ANSI=NIS,I. record t#pes. !is provides a basic level of interoperabilit# and
!armoni3ation +it! ot!er biometric interc!an"e formats. !is is accomplis!ed b# usin" a
basic record structure t!at is conformant +it! ANS N#TS B%&"7CCF, the #ommon
Biometric 24change /ormats /rame5ork -#B2//. and a biometric data bloc- specification
re"istered +it! t!e International %iometrics Industr# Association /I%IA0
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&." 1ac23ard compatbility
%ac-+ard compatibilit# is important, since or"ani3ations ad!erin" to earlier versions of t!e
standard ma# create transactions accordin" to t!at version, and t!ese transactions ma# still
be received b# or"ani3ations t!at !ave updated tto a ne+er version of t!e standard.
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!e fields and format of #pe,6 /fin"erprint ima"es0 and #pe,@ /si"nature0 records cannot
c!an"e bet+een versions of t!e standard due to restrictions in t!e raditional encodin"
format. /In raditional encodin", t!e# are >binar#? data +it! a fi;ed structure.0 Since t!e
time +!en t!ese record t#pes +ere defined, users !ave needed more fle;ibilit# in definin"
t!e metadata associated +it! t!e fin"erprint ima"e data. !us, #pe,16 +as developed to
replace #pe,6 fin"erprint ima"e records. Co+ever, since several s#stems e;ist t!at use
#pe,6 to transmit fin"erprint ima"es, t!at record t#pe is retained in t!e standard. #pe,2
/user,defined descriptive te;t entries0, #pe,7 /user,defined ima"e0 and #pe,1K /user,
defined testin" ima"e0 records are furt!er defined in application profile,specific
documentation /See Section F Implementation domain and application profiles G6
'ecord t#pes 5 t!rou"! 55 ma# be updated, e;panded or introduced +it! ne+ versions of
t!e standard. Ne+ fields in e;istin" records ma# be added, as +ell as ne+ data record t#pes.
If it is determined b# t!e canvassees t!at a record t#pe, field, subfield, information item or
value is not used or needed, it ma# be declared >de(recated.? In t!is version of t!e standard,
t!e deprecated record t#pe, field, or information item is not included in t!e description.
Deprecated records for t!is version are 'ecord #pes L, 1 and K. Field 18601: is deprecated.
!ere are t+o deprecated values in Field 18601F% Image property code / I(, /2: for
interlace frame, and L: for interlace field0.
!ere are also certain items t!at are noted in t!e standard as bein" discoura"ed for use in
ne+ applications, but t!at !ave not #et been a"reed upon b# t!e canvassees to be deprecated.
!ere is a special cate"or# called 2legacy2 for a record t#pe, field, subfield, information
item or value t!at +as valid in previous versions of t!e standard, but s!all not be used for
ne+ data. 2Legacy2 indicates t!at if t!ere is e;istin" data usin" t!is record t#pe, field,
information item or value it ma# still be transmitted in a transaction conformant to t!is
version of t!e standard. In t!is version 2legacy2 applies to Fields +600* t!rou"! +6012, Field
106022 and to t!e value 212 in Ta'le < ,haracter encoding.
&!en a data definition is introduced t!at causes potential problems +it! bac-+ard
compatibilit#, it is noted in t!e standard. An e;ample is t!e definition of >color space.? See
Section 868610676 NI9(,conformant J(. encodin" !as in!erent bac-+ard compatibilit#
issues due to t!e need to develop ne+ sc!emas. See Anne; ,% NI$/-conformant
encoding r)les for details.
Some fields and information items are optional in t!is version of t!e standard t!at +ere
mandator# in previous versions. 9;amples are t!e second and t!ird information items of
Field +617*% /1 friction ridge C)ality data / F@D6 A si"nificant c!an"e is t!at Field +++
in 'ecord #pes 16,11, and 17 are no+ optional if it is indicated t!at t!e bod# part is
amputated or unable to be captured.
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&.& Character types
!e data contained in an information item ma# be of t!e follo+in" t#pes:
A Alp!abetic: 2K 9n"lis! letters /bot! upper and lo+er case0 or spaces
AN Alp!anumeric: Alp!abetic and numeric 1 2 L 6 1 K 7 @ 5 0
ANS Alp!anumeric and special c!aracters t!at are specificall# stated in t!e
description of t!e data /suc! as period or comma0
AS Alp!abetic and special c!aracters t!at are specificall# stated in t!e
description of t!e data /suc! as period or comma0
% %inar# for raditional encodin" /See Anne; #% Traditional encoding0 or
%aseK6 for J(. /See Anne; ,% NI$/-conformant encoding r)les0
%aseK6 %ase,K6 encoded /e;clusivel#0
C Ce;adecimal representation: 0 1 2 L 6 1 K 7 @ 5 A % C D 9 :
N Numeric: 1 2 L 6 1 K 7 @ 5 0
NS Numeric +it! special c!aracters t!at are specificall# stated in t!e description
of t!e data /suc! as period or comma0
U Unicode c!aracters: .atin and e;tended .atin c!aracters li-e W, X, Y, , Z,
[, \, and special c!aracters li-e ], ^, _, `, a , b, and non,.atin c!aracters
li-e , , , , c, , , d , e , and .
At t!e be"innin" of eac! Section describin" t!e contents of a record t#pe, t!ere is a table
listin" t!e la#out for t!at record t#pe. 9ac! data location in t!e tables lists t!e c!aracter
t#pe, t!e minimum and ma;imum number of c!aracters, t!e data constraints, and t!e
number of times t!at it ma# appear.
&., Character encodin!
In order to ensure t!at t!e transaction description information can be read b# all s#stems,
data for all fields in 'ecord #pe,1 s!all al+a#s be recorded in all encodin"s usin" t!e
c!aracters t!at can be represented b# t!e 7,bit American National Standard Code for
Information Interc!an"e /ASCII0 found in Ta'le +7 +it! t!e e;ception of t!e reserved
values.
!e control c!aracters M
:
S
N
,
M
B
S
N, M
'
S
N, M
U
S
N, M
SJ
and M
9J
are reserved c!aracters in all
encodin"s. %ase,K6 s!all be used for convertin" non,ASCII te;t into ASCII form, +!ere
re4uired and noted in t!e standard. /See Anne; A% ,haracter encoding information for a
description of %ase,K60.
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Ta'le < ,haracter encoding
,haracter
encoding
inde;
,haracter encoding
name
Description
0 ASCII
7,bit /Default0 +it! 3ero added in !i"! bit position
/See Anne; A% ,haracter encoding information0
2 U:,1K
7
1K bit
/See S6!2# $C'1'"$ and The Unicode standard0
L U:,@
@,bit
/See N>G B'7% and The Unicode standard0
6 U:,L2
L2,bit
/See The Unicode standard0
1,127 ,,,,,,,,,,,,, 'eserved for future use
12@,555 ,,,,,,,,,,,,, User,defined c!aracter encodin" sets
Field 1601* ,haracter encoding / D,S is an optional field t!at allo+s t!e user to
specif# an alternate c!aracter encodin". !e default c!aracter encodin" for raditional
encodin" is 7,bit ASCII. :or J(., t!e default is U:,@. Field 1601* ,haracter
encoding / D,S contains t!ree information items: t!e character encoding set inde; /
,SI, t!e character encoding set name / ,SN, and t!e character encoding set 3ersion /
,S26 !e first t+o items /,SI and ,SN0 are selected from t!e appropriate columns of
Ta'le <6 ,S2 specifies t!e specific version of t!e c!aracter encodin" set used , suc! as
U:,@ version 160. Note t!at t!e value M1N does not appear in t!e table. It is a le"ac#
value, +!ic! s!ould not be used for ne+l# "enerated transactions. !e 2007 and 200@
versions of t!is standard referred to it as M@,bit ASCIIN and it +as used to indicate t!e
.atin,1 c!aracter set /S6!2# &&F%"$0.
!e 2007 version of t!e standard allo+ed users to s+itc! an# data /e;cept t!at contained
in t!e #pe,1 record0 to an alternative c!aracter encodin" usin" a mec!anism emplo#in"
special control c!aracters. !is capabilit# is retained in t!is version of t!e standard for
raditional encodin" to ensure bac-+ard compatibilit#. See Anne; #% Traditional
encoding. Co+ever, t!e 2007 version stated t!at for certain fields, U:,@ could be used
for t!e data +it!out !avin" to include t!e special control c!aracters. :ields +!ere t!is is
possible in t!is version of t!e standard are mar-ed +it! 2U2 or 2user,defined2 in t!e
2c!aracter t#pe2 column of t!e record la#out tables for eac! record t#pe. Users are
encoura"ed to c!oose t!e option of U:,@ for 2U2 and 2user,defined2 c!aracter t#pes t!at
does not re4uire t!e use special control c!aracters in raditional 9ncodin". It is not
possible to s+itc! c!aracter encodin"s in J(., but users are encoura"ed to state t!e
c!aracter encodin" /normall# U:,@0 and version /1.00 in Field 1601*. See Anne; ,.
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In t!e 2007 and 200@ versions of t!e standard, t!is +as called Unicode. It !as been c!an"ed !ere for
clarit#, since Unicode can be e;pressed in U:,@, U:,1K and U:,L2 and code 2 onl# referred to U:,
1K.
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, 4mplementaton domain and applicaton pro%les
An implementation domain, coded in Field 16017 Domain name / D"/ of a #pe,1 record
as an optional field, is a "roup of a"encies or or"ani3ations t!at !ave a"reed to use pre,
assi"ned data fields +it! specific meanin"s /t#picall# in 'ecord #pe,20 for e;c!an"in"
information uni4ue to t!eir installations. !e implementation domain is usuall# understood
to be t!e primar# application profile of t!e standard. Ne+ to t!is version of t!e standard,
Field 1601F Application profile specifications / A(S allo+s multiple application profiles to
be referenced. !e or"ani3ation responsible for t!e profile, t!e profile name and its version
are all mandator# for eac! application profile specified. A transaction must conform to eac!
profile t!at is included in t!is field. It is possible to use Field 1601F and = or Field 160176
It is recommended t!at +!en onl# one profile is applicable, t!at Field 16017 be used and it
be called t!e implementation domain.

An e;ample of an implementation domain is t!e one maintained b# t!e Criminal )ustice
Information Services /C)IS0 Division of t!e :ederal %ureau of Investi"ation /:%I0. It is t!e
Nort! American Domain subscribed to b# t!e 'o#al Canadian (ounted $olice /'C($0, t!e
:%I, and several state and :ederal a"encies in Nort! America. !e default value for t!is
field s!all be t!e Nort! American Domain implementation and s!all appear as MN8'A(N.
!e transaction ma# include user,defined fields t!at are not described in an# specified
application profile or t!e specified domain. Co+ever, +!en an# part of a transaction is
defined b# one or more application profiles, it must conform to t!e re4uirements of all of t!e
relevant application profiles.
- 4nformaton associated 3ith several records
-.1 *ecord header
!e record !eader appears as t!e first field /;;60010 in eac! 'ecord #pe. It contains
information particular to t!e encodin" format c!osen, in order to enable proper readin" of
t!e record. In raditional encodin", t!is field contains t!e record len"t! in b#tes /includin"
all information separators0. In NI9(,conformant J(. encodin", t!is field contains t!e
<ecord#ategory#ode, +!ic! is t!e numeric representation of t!e 'ecord #pe.
In t!e 2007 version of t!e standard, t!e record len"t! +as unrestricted for 'ecord #pe,1. It
+as a ma;imum value !avin" up to 6,b#tes in ASCII representation for 'ecord #pes 6 and
7 and @. :or 'ecord #pes 5 and above it +as restricted to @ c!aracters /55,555,5550.
!ese values are retained in t!is version for raditional encodin".
In raditional encodin", t!e mnemonic for t!e record !eader is L$N. !is is to allo+ a
c!an"e to t!e value contained in t!e record !eader to be recorded in a #pe,5@ record. See
Anne; #% Traditional encoding and Field +:6+00% A)dit log / ALF .
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-.2 'ata

Field ;;6+++ is reserved in 'ecord #pes 10 and above for data associated +it! t!e record
t!at is described in t!e ot!er fields of t!e record. It is mandator# in most of t!ese record
t#pes. /It does not appear in #pe,1@ or #pe,5@0. 8nl# in 'ecord #pes 16, 11, 17 and 15
is it possible for Field ;;6+++ to be optional , +!en an amputated or missin" bod# part is
noted in t!e appropriate field in t!ose record t#pes. In t!ose cases, it is optional, dependin"
upon t!e specifications of t!e domain or implementation profile.
-.3 4ndexes (sed to lin2 records
In order to trac- relations!ips amon" instances of records in a transaction, some special
pointer inde;es are used +it!in t!e 'ecord #pes. !e information designation
character / ID, /called image designation character in previous versions of t!e
standard0 occurs in eac! instance of a record, e;cept 'ecord #pe,1. It occurs as Field
;;6002 in t!ose records. If t+o records !ave t!e same ID, value, t!e# are closel# lin-ed,
as e;plained in Section 867616 !ere are restrictions on t!e use of t!e ID,. Cistoricall#,
it !as been principall# used to lin- a fin"erprint ima"e record to t!e minutiae record +it!
data derived from t!at fin"erprint ima"e. !ere is an upper limit of 100 ID, values,
since t!e# are numbered from 0 to 55. !is restriction is based upon limitin" t!e ID, to
2 ASCII c!aracters /resultin" in a ma;imum value of 550 in Field 16007 of t!e 2007
version of t!e standard. !ere +as no restriction in t!e 200@ version. !e upper limit of
55 is retained in t!is version to preserve bac-+ard compatibilit# +it! t!e 2007 version of
t!e standard. Field 16007 Transaction content / ,NT t!erefore !as t!e same c!aracter
counts for ID, as t!e 2007 version.
Ne+ to t!is version of t!e standard are pointer inde;es to a Source 'epresentation record
/#pe,200 and anot!er inde; to one or more Associated Conte;t records /#pe,210.
!e first inde; /to a #pe,20 record0 is described in Section 867626 It is stored in
Field ;;6++8 +!ic! is an optional field. #pe,20 records /if in t!e transaction0
contain t!e source from +!ic! t!e biometric sample in anot!er record or records +as
obtained. An e;ample is a p!oto"rap! of man# people, +it! t!e ima"e of t!e sub<ect
of t!e transaction se"mented out of t!e ori"inal p!oto and placed in a #pe,10
record. !e so)rce representation n)m'er/ S0N /See Section 8676261G
information item is t!is inde; to t!e particular #pe,20 record containin" t!e source
representation from +!ic! t!e biometric data +as derived t!at is included in t!e
particular instance of 'ecord #pe ;;. Also in t!e Field ;;6++8 is an optional
second information item reference segment position / 0S( described in Section
86762626 It contains t!e inde; to a particular set of se"mentation coordinates of t!e
source representation.
!e second inde; /to a #pe,21 record0 is described in Section 867676 It is stored in
Field ;;6++*, +!ic! is an optional field. #pe,21 records /in t!e transaction0
contain ima"es, or audio = visual recordin"s t!at ma# be associated +it! t!e
collection of t!e biometric sample, but are N8 t!e actual source of t!e sample. An
e;ample mi"!t be a "eneral picture of +!ere t!e latent prints +ere captured. !e
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inde; to 'ecord #pe,21, associated conte;t n)m'er / A,N /See Section 86767610
is contained in an information item in Field ;;6++*. !ere ma# be multiple
subfields in Field ;;6++* for a particular instance of a record, +it! eac! containin"
a different A,N. A second information item is t!e associated segment position /
AS( described in Section 8676762. It contains t!e inde; to a particular set of
se"mentation coordinates of t!e associated conte;t data.
Also ne+ to t!is version of t!e standard are t+o fields t!at contain inde;es to allo+ lin-in"
instances of a particular 'ecord #pe.
Field 10607+% Type-10 reference n)m'er / T10 e;plicitl# !andles #pe,10 ima"es
t!at are of t!e same bod# part, suc! as a lar"er ima"e and 3oomed,in ima"es. /See
Section 8676<G6
Field 1<602F% Sim)ltaneo)s capt)re / S,F e;plicitl# lin-s fin"er ima"es t!at +ere
captured simultaneousl# on non,conti"uous platens or ot!er ima"e capture
tec!nolo"ies t!at do not capture t!e fin"er ima"es in a manner preservin" full
relative position of t!e fin"er tips to eac! ot!er, if placed in a sin"le ima"e. /See
Section 8676*G6
-.3.1 4nformaton desi!naton character 5 4'C
9ac! of t!e records present in a transaction, +it! t!e e;ception of t!e #pe,1 record, s!all
include a field /;;60020 containin" t!e information designation character / ID,
:
. !e
value of t!e ID, s!all be a se4uentiall# assi"ned positive inte"er startin" from 3ero and
incremented b# one up to a ma;imum of 55. ID, references are stated in #pe,1 Field
16007 Transaction content / ,NT and s!all be used to relate information items in t!e ,NT
field of t!e #pe,1 record to t!e ot!er records in t!e transaction. +o or more records ma#
s!are a sin"le ID, solel# to identif# and lin- to"et!er records t!at pertain to different
representations of t!e same biometric trait.
(ost fre4uentl#, ID,s are used to lin- a particular fin"er=palm=plantar ima"e /in a
#pe , 6, 1L, 16, 11, 15 record0 +it! t!e correspondin" #pe,5 minutiae record.
&!en different ima"es of a sin"le fin"er=palm=plantar are captured, eac! is "iven a
separate ID,, to ensure t!at t!e minutiae records correspond to a specific ima"e
record.
+o or more image records ma# s!are a sin"le ID, onl# +!en t!e# are
en!ancements of a sin"le ima"e* suc! transformations s!all !ave identical
dimensions, and s!all not be distorted +it! respect to eac! ot!er /i.e., a feature at a
"iven position in one ima"e s!all be in t!e same position in t!e ot!er ima"e0.

!is
means t!at if a friction,rid"e ima"e is captured at 1000 ppi /saved in #pe 1L, 16, 11,
or 150 and do+n,sampled to 100 ppi /for transmission in a #pe,6 record0, t!en eac!
+ould !ave different ID,s. (ultiple ima"es of a face, encoded in 'ecord #pe,10,
@
!is +as called t!e image designation character in earlier versions of t!e standard. !e mnemonic is t!e
same.
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s!all eac! !ave a uni4ue ID,. S( ima"es also eac! !ave a uni4ue ID,. In t!e
case +!en one is a different ima"e of t!e same S(, Field 10607+% Type-10
reference n)m'er / T10 is used to lin- t!ose S( ima"es.
Some e;amples of t!e use of ID, are:
A criminal arrest transaction t!at mi"!t, for some a"encies, include fin"erprints,
palmprints, and a mu"s!ot +ould include distinct records +it! ID,s ran"in" from
M0N to M21N: a #pe,1 record, a #pe,2 record /ID, 00, 16 #pe,16 fin"erprint ima"e
records /ID,s 1,160, si; #pe,11 palmprint records /ID,s 11,200, and a #pe,10
facial ima"e /ID, 210.
A latent print searc! transaction, +!ic! for some a"encies could include t+o latent
ima"es +it! minutiae mar-up, t!e ori"inal source ima"e from +!ic! t!e latent prints
+ere derived, and a crime scene ima"e +ould include distinct records +it! ID,s
ran"in" from M0N to M6N: a #pe,1 record, a #pe,2 record /ID, 00, 2 #pe,1L latent
ima"e records /ID,s 1,20, t+o #pe,5 minutiae records /ID,s 1,2, referrin" to t!e
#pe,1L latent ima"e records0, a #pe,20 source representation ima"e record /ID,
L0, and a #pe,21 associated conte;t record /ID, 60.
A 2ra+2 ima"e and t!e same ima"e stored +it! &SH compression +ould !ave t!e
same ID,. %ot! s!are t!e same ima"e dimension and t!e features +ould occur at
t!e same location.
Ne+ to t!is version of t!e standard, t!ree fields, Field +67F0% $FS area of correspondence
/ A", Field +67F2% $FS e;aminer comparison determination / $,D and Field +67F2%
$FS e;aminer comparison determination / $,D use ID,s as references to define t!e
relations!ip bet+een t+o different prints.
-.3.2 So(rce representaton 5 S6*
Ne+ to t!is version of t!e standard, optional field ;;6++8 is allo+ed in biometric data
sample 'ecord #pes 10 and above t!at !ave t!e biometric sample derived from a source
representation in 'ecord #pe,20. !e biometric data is stored in Field ;;6+++ /See Section
862 Data0. 'ecord #pe,1@ /DNA0 does not contain a field ;;.557, since it does not contain
a field 1@.5556 'ecord #pe,5@ does not contain t!is field, since t!at is not a biometric data
record t#pe. 'ecord #pe,21 does not contain biometric data and t!us does not include field
;;6++8. !is field is comprised of one mandator# and one optional information item, as
described belo+. An e;ample of t!e use of t!is field +ould be +!en data is e;tracted from a
representation, suc! as a "roup p!oto"rap!, +!ic! is stored in a #pe,20 record. !e facial
ima"e of t!e sub<ect of t!e transaction ma# be se"mented and placed in a #pe,10 record.
Fig)re 1 illustrate t!e relations!ip bet+een a data record and t!e source representation
contained in a 'ecord #pe,20.
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7.3.2.1 Source representaton number / SRN
!e first information item contains t!e so)rce representation n)m'er / S0N. !is is
mandator# for eac! Field ;;6++8. It contains an inde; to a particular instance of a #pe,20
record in t!e transaction. !is same inde; value appears in t!e appropriate instance of
'ecord #pe,20 as Field 206021% So)rce representation n)m'er / S0N. !e value of t!e
S0N s!all be a se4uentiall# assi"ned a positive inte"er startin" from one and incremented
b# one, not to e;ceed 211.
7.3.2.2 Reference segment positon / RSP
!e second information item in Field ;;6++8 is optional. It is t!e reference segment
position / 0S(. It contains t!e inde; to a particular set of se"mentation coordinates of t!e
source representation. /!ere ma# be more t!an one se"ment, suc! as from an audio = visual
recordin", +it! different frames #ieldin" input for separate biometric data record instances
in t!e same transaction06 !is same se"mentation inde; value appears in 'ecord #pe,20 as
t!e reference segment position / 0S( in Field 20601F% Segments / S$.. !ere ma# be up
to 55 se"ments listed in Field 20601F but onl# t!e se"ment used to produce t!e biometric
data contained in Field ;;6+++ of t!e particular instance of 'ecord #pe,;; is identified in
Field ;;6++86
Fig)re 1% So)rce 0epresentation Indices
0$,"0D TB($-20
DATA 0$,"0D &IT1 T1$ A((0"(0IAT$
S"A0,$ 0$(0$S$NTATI"N
Field ;;6++8 / S"0
S)'field 4 Ithere can 'e m)ltiple
so)rce representationsG
information item S0N 3al)e J a K Field 206021 / S0N 3al)e J a
information item 0S( 3al)e J ? K Field 20601F / S$.
S)'field D Ifor the proper segmentG
information item 0S( 3al)e J ?
-.3.3 7ssociated context 5 7SC
Ne+ to t!is version of t!e standard, optional field ;;6++* is contained in biometric data
sample 'ecord #pes 10 and above t!at ma# !ave instances of 'ecord #pe,21 lin-ed to it.
'ecord #pe,21 stores ima"es and=or recordin"s t!at are not t!e actual source of t!e
biometric data contained in anot!er 'ecord #pe, but do s!o+ t!e conte;t of t!e biometric
data. An e;ample +ould be a crime scene p!oto"rap! s!o+in" t!e location of a "lass t!at
!ad latent prints on it. Co+ever, t!e close,up ima"e of t!e latent prints could appear in a
#pe,20 record /since t!at is t!e ima"e t!at t!e individual fin"erprint ima"es are derived
from0, +it! t!e se"mented individual ima"es appearin" in #pe,1L records. !is field
consists of a ma;imum of 211 repeatin" subfields, eac! of +!ic! contains t+o information
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items, as described belo+. !is is because t!ere ma# be multiple instances of associated
conte;t records associated +it! a sin"le biometric sample. Fig)re 2 illustrates t!e
relations!ip of t!e fields and information items.
7.3.3.1 Associated context number / ACN
!e first information item contains t!e associated conte;t n)m'er / A,N for a particular
'ecord #pe,21. !is is mandator# for eac! Field ;;6++* +!en t!e field is used. It
contains an inde; to a particular instance of a #pe,21 record in t!e transaction. !is same
inde; value appears in t!e appropriate instance of 'ecord #pe,21 as Field 216021%
Associated conte;t n)m'er / A,N. !e value of t!e ACN s!all be a se4uentiall# assi"ned
a positive inte"er startin" from one and incremented b# one, not to e;ceed 211.
7.3.3.2 Associated segment positon / ASP
!e second information item in Field ;;6++* is optional. It is t!e associated segment
position / AS(6 It contains t!e inde; to a particular set of se"mentation coordinates of t!e
associated conte;t data. !is same se"mentation inde; value appears in 'ecord #pe,21 as
t!e associated segment position / AS( in Field 21601F% Segments / S$.. !ere ma# be
up to 55 se"ments listed in Field 21601F but onl# t!e relevant se"ment is contained in
Field ;;6++*6
Fig)re 2% Associated ,onte;t Indices
0$,"0D TB($-21
DATA 0$,"0D &IT1 T1$ A((0"(0IAT$
S"A0,$ 0$(0$S$NTATI"N
Field ;;6++* / AS,
S)'field 4 Ithere can 'e m)ltiple
so)rce representationsG
information item A,N 3al)e J a K Field 216021 / A,N 3al)e J a
information item AS( 3al)e J ? K Field 21601F / S$.
S)'field D
Ifor the proper segmentG
information item AS( 3al)e J ?
-.3." Type-10 reference
!ere ma# be several #pe,10 ima"es of a particular part of t!e bod#. :or instance, a
p!oto"rap! of a tattoo ma# cover t!e entire tattoo. Anot!er ma# be a 3oom,in s!ot of a
portion of t!e tattoo. In order to lin- t!ese t+o ima"es, t!e same inde; number is assi"ned
to Field 10607+% Type-10 reference n)m'er / T10 +!ic! is ne+ to t!is version of t!e
standard. Note t!at t!ese ima"es +ould !ave different ID, values.
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-.3.& Sim)ltaneo)s capt)re
In order to accommodate t!e emer"ence of tec!nolo"# t!at can simultaneousl# capture
fin"erprint ima"es on separate platens or ot!er tec!nolo"# t!at does not preserve t!e full
relative position of t!e fin"ers to eac! ot!er, Field 1<602F% Sim)ltaneo)s capt)re / S,F
allo+s t!e user to specif# t!e same reference number for all ima"es t!at +ere
simultaneousl# captured. &it! t!is field included in a record, t!e transmitter states t!at
se4uencin" errors definitel# did not occur on t!e fin"er ima"es. Field 1<602F is ne+ to t!is
version of t!e standard. (ulti,fin"er ima"es "enerated +it!in a sin"le device based upon
ad<acent platens are considered a sin"le capture and t!us are not mar-ed as simultaneous
capture in t!is field.
-." 'ata 8rocessin! Lo!s
!is version of t!e standard introduces several capabilities to record operations performed to
process t!e biometric sample.
-.".1 7nnotaton informaton 5 7##
Ne+ for t!is version of t!e standard, optional field ;;6+02 is used to store annotation,
lo""in", or processin" information associated +it! one or more processin" al"orit!ms or
+or-stations. If present, t!is te;t field s!all consist of one or more subfields comprised of a
set of information items. :our mandator# information items comprise a subfield:
!e first information item is t!e .reen9ich mean time / ./T +!en t!e
processin" occurred. /See Section 86862620
!e second information item /processing algorithm name/3ersion / NA2G s!all
contain te;t of up to K6 c!aracters identif#in" t!e name and version of t!e
processin" al"orit!m = application or +or-station.
!e t!ird information item /algorithm o9ner / "&N0 s!all contain te;t of up to K6
c!aracters +it! t!e contact information for t!e or"ani3ation t!at developed =
maintains t!e processin" al"orit!m = application or latent +or-station.
!e fourt! information item /process description / (0"G s!all contain te;t of up to
211 c!aracters describin" a process or procedure applied to t!e sample in t!is #pe,
JJ record.
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!is optional field, +!ic! is ne+ to t!is version of t!e standard, e;ists onl# in 'ecord #pe,
5. !e U.& !as been e;tensivel# used and lo"s "enerated from it +ere routinel# transmitted
in user,defined Field +6+01 in previous versions of t!is standard. !us, t!is version of t!e
standard formall# includes Field +6+01% Ani3ersal latent 9or4station annotation
information / ALA to record latent processin" lo"s formatted accordin" to t!e U.&.
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-.".3 4nformaton ass(rance a(dit lo!s
If a user +is!es to maintain a lo" of differences bet+een transmissions, Field +:6+00% A)dit
log / ALF ma# be used to indicate !o+ and +!# a transaction +as modified. 'ecord #pe,
5@ is ne+ to t!is version of t!e standard. !e ALF is of particular use +!en a transaction is
sent from one location to a second, +!ere additional information is included, before sendin"
to a final destination.
-."." Comment
!e optional Comment field appears in man# record t#pes and ma# be used to insert free
te;t information. It is not reserved e;clusivel# for lo",related information but !as
!istoricall# often been used for t!is purpose. It is limited to a ma;imum of 12K c!aracters.
!is ma;imum si3e +as establis!ed in order to maintain consistenc# across encodin"s. !e
ma;imum si3e differed in t!e 2007 and 200@ versions of t!e standard. !e comment fields
are:
Field 10607:% ,omment / ,"/
Field 176020% ,omment / ,"/
Field 1<6020% ,omment / ,"/
Field 1*6020% ,omment / ,"/
Field 1F6020% ,omment / ,"/
Field 1:6022% ,omment / ,"/
Field 1+6020% ,omment / ,"/
!e 9:S comment field in 'ecord #pe,5 is limited to 200 c!aracters. It is:
Field +67*1% $FS comments / ,"/
-.& 'ata 8rotecton
-.&.1 4nformaton ass(rance
!e 0ecord Type-+:% Information ass)rance record, +!ic! is ne+ to t!is version of t!e
standard,

allo+s special data protection procedures to ensure t!e inte"rit# of t!e transmitted
data. Field +:6007% IA data format o9ner / DF" and Field +:600*% IA data format
type / DFT define t!e information assurance re"ime t!at is emplo#ed to store data in Fields
+:6200-:++% Aser-defined fields / ADF .
-.&.2 'ata hash 5 ;7S
8ptional field ;;6++F, +!ic! is ne+ to t!is version of t!e standard, is desi"ned for use in
'ecord t#pes 10 and above t!at !ave a Field ;;6+++ storin" t!e biometric data. Field
;;6++F is comprised of K6 c!aracters representin" !e;adecimal values. !us, eac!
c!aracter ma# be a di"it from M0N to M5N or a letter MAN t!rou"! M:N. See t!e latest version of
t!e /ederal nformation Processing Standard $&C, Sec0re =ash Standard for information on
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computin" SCA,21K !as!es. At t!e time of t!is standard?s publication, /PS $&C"B
%
!ad
been publis!ed.
It is also possible to use Field ;;6++F to contain t!e !as! for data stored e;ternall#, +!ic! is
referenced in Field 206++<% $;ternal file reference / $F0 and =or Field 216++<% $;ternal
file reference / $F0 . !e abilit# to store files e;ternall# is ne+ to t!is version of t!e
standard, and is onl# implemented for t!e t+o ne+ record t#pes referred to !ere.
Use of t!e !as! enables t!e receiver of t!e data to perform 4uic- searc!es of lar"e databases
to determine if t!e data alread# e;ist in t!e database. It is not intended as an information
assurance c!ec-. !at is !andled b# 0ecord Type-+:% Information ass)rance record.
-., 7!ency codes
In t!e 2007 version of t!e standard, 'ecord #pe,1 fields for a"enc# identification +ere
comprised of one information item LdestinationMLoriginatingM agency identifier / DAI or
"0I. !e 200@ version of t!e standard added a second optional information item
LdestinationMLoriginatingM agency name / DAN or "AN, and is a te;t description of t!e
or"ani3ation name. In t!is version of t!e standard, t!e a"enc# names /DAN and "AN0 are
contained in a ne+ field /Field 16018 Agency names / AN/0 since information items
cannot be added to e;istin" fields in raditional encodin" and still preserve bac-+ard
compatibilit#. DAN and "AN !ave an unlimited ma;imum number of c!aracters in t!is
version. J(. encodin" is not dependent upon t!e field number, so t!ere is no c!an"e
re4uired for compatibilit# +it! t!e 200@ version. %ot! information items in AN/ are
optional and ma# be encoded usin" alp!anumeric c!aracters +it! an# special c!aracters
allo+ed in ASCII.
!e affected fields are:
Field 16008 Destination agency identifier / DAI
Field 1600: "riginating agency identifier / "0I
Field 16018 Agency names / AN/
In man# 'ecord t#pes, Field ;;600< contains t!e S0,6 !is is t!e identifier of t!e a"enc#
t!at actuall# created t!e record and supplied t!e information contained in it. /!e "0I
specified in Field 1600: "riginating agency identifier / "0I is t!e or"ani3ation t!at
created t!e transaction, +!ic! ma# be assembled from record/s0 received from anot!er
a"enc# or a"encies0. S0, is unlimited in si3e and is MUN c!aracter t#pe.
In order to maintain bac-+ard compatibilit# +it! t!e 2007 version +!ile maintainin"
bac-+ard compatibilit# +it! t!e 200@ version, a ne+ optional Field ;;6++7 !as been added
for t!e So)rce agency name / SAN. SAN is up to 121 c!aracters and in MUN c!aracter t#pe
/unli-e t!e information items in Field 16018 Agency names / AN/ +!ic! onl# allo+ t!e
c!aracters t!at can be represented in ASCIIG.
:or e;ample, in 'ecord #pe,1L, t!ere are t+o fields:
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Field 17600<% So)rce agency/ S0,
Field 176++7% So)rce agency name / SAN
In 'ecord #pe,1@ t!ere is an information item, t!e name of the organi?ation / N"" /in
Field 1:6007% DNA la'oratory setting / DLS G t!at processed t!e DNA data. !is ma# be
different from t!e a"enc# in Field 1:600<% So)rce agency / S0, and from t!e a"enc# listed
in Field 1600: "riginating agency identifier / "0I.
-.- etadata describin! the biometric sample
-.-.1 1iometric ac<(isiton device ident%caton
Several record t#pes contain fields describin" t!e biometric ac4uisition device
10
:
7.7.1.1 e!ice uni"ue ident#er / $%
!e DAI s!all contain a strin" uni4uel# identif#in" t!e device or source of t!e data
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. !is
field s!all be one of:
Cost (AC address, identified b# t!e first c!aracter M(N
12,
or
Cost processor ID, identified b# t!e first c!aracter M$N.
:ields containin" t!e DAI are:
Field +6+07% De3ice )niC)e identifier / DAI
Field 106+07% De3ice )niC)e identifier / DAI
Field 1<6+07% De3ice )niC)e identifier / DAI
Field 1*6+07% De3ice )niC)e identifier / DAI
Field 1F6+07% De3ice )niC)e identifier / DAI
Field 186018% De3ice )niC)e identifier / DAI
Field 1+6+07% De3ice )niC)e identifier / DAI
Field ++6+07% De3ice )niC)e identifier / DAI
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Notice t!at Field 18601: I.lo'al )niC)e identifier / .AIG is deprecated in t!is version of t!e standard.
It did not conform to t!e standard .AI usa"e in information tec!nolo"#.
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!is version of t!e standard deletes t!e options for MSerial number or No serial numberN from Field 186018,
since it is available in t!e /a4e / /odel / Serial N)m'er field.
12
!e (AC address ta-es t!e form of si; pairs of !e;adecimal values /0 t!rou"! 5 and A t!rou"! :0. !e#
are represented +it!out separators in t!is standard for a total of 1L c!aracters. !e processor ID ma# be up
to 1K c!aracters.
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7.7.1.2 &a'e/mode(/seria( number / &&S
!e //S contains t!e ma-e, model and serial number for t!e capture device. It s!all
consist of t!ree information items. !e information items are:
ma4e / /A-,
model / /"D, and
serial n)m'er / S$0.
9ac! information item s!all be 1 to 10 c!aracters. An# or all information items ma# indicate
t!at information is un-no+n +it! t!e value M0N.:ields containin" t!e //S are:
Field +6+0<% /a4e/model/serial n)m'er / //S
Field 106+0<% /a4e/model/serial n)m'er / //S
Field 1<6+0<% /a4e/model/serial n)m'er / //S
Field 1*6+0<% /a4e/model/serial n)m'er / //S
Field 1F6+0<% /a4e/model/serial n)m'er / //S
Field 18601+% /a4e/model/serial n)m'er / //S
Field 1+6+0<% /a4e/model/serial n)m'er / //S
Field ++6+0<% /a4e/model/serial n)m'er / //S
7.7.1.3 e!ice monitoring mode / &&
!is field describes t!e level of !uman monitorin" t!at +as associated +it! t!e biometric
sample capture. Alp!abetic values are selected from Ta'le *6 !ese are t!e correspondin"
fields in t!e standard:
Field 106070% De3ice monitoring mode / D//
Field 1<6070% De3ice monitoring mode / D//
Field 1*6070% De3ice monitoring mode / D//
Field 1F6070% De3ice monitoring mode / D//
Field 186070% De3ice monitoring mode / D//
Field 1+6070% De3ice monitoring mode / D//
Ta'le * De3ice monitoring mode
,ondition Description
C8N'8..9D 8perator p!#sicall# controls t!e sub<ect to ac4uire t!e biometric sample
ASSIS9D $erson available to provide assistance to sub<ect submittin" t!e biometric
8%S9'E9D $erson present to observe operation of t!e device but provides no assistance
UNA9ND9D No one is present to observe or provide assistance
UNFN8&N No information is -no+n
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-.-.2 'ate and tme
Date and time are used in several fields and information items t!rou"!out t!e standard.
!e# are !andled differentl# for eac! encodin" /See Anne; # and Anne; ,0.
7.7.2.1 )enera(
DDDD desi"nates t!e four,di"it #ear* (( desi"nates t!e mont! /01 t!rou"! 120* DD
represents t!e da# of t!e mont! /01 t!rou"! L10* !! represents t!e !our /00 t!rou"! 2L0* mm
represents t!e minute /0 t!rou"! 150* and ss represents t!e seconds /0 t!rou"! 150.
(idni"!t is e;pressed as all 3eros in t!e time portion of t!e date and time.
!e time and date fields are !andled differentl# for eac! encodin". !e raditional encodin"
represents t!e time and date as a numeric value /suc! as M20110L0@N representin" (arc! @,
20110. NI9(,conformant encodin" places t!e date in an element formatted as M2011,0L,
0@N. !e value is s!o+n as M2011,0L,0@01:21:00IN in t!e case of Breen+ic! mean time
/See Section 86862620. !e MN is a fi;ed c!aracter t!at indicates t!e separation of t!e date
and t!e time in t!e alp!anumeric strin". In all cases, t!e content s!all be identical, re"ardless
of t!e encodin". See Anne; #% Traditional encoding and Anne; ,% NI$/-conformant
encoding r)les for details.
7.7.2.2 )reen*ic+ mean tme ,coordinated uni!ersa( tme - $.C/ / )&.
UC !as replaced B( as t!e main reference time scale terminolo"#, but t!e older
terminolo"# is retained in t!is standard for e;istin" record t#pes. In t!is standard, Field
1601< .reen9ich mean time / ./T s!all be ta-en to mean t!e UC value. Some ne+er
record t#pes usin" t!is format refer to t!e data as UC /suc! as in Field 1:6017% Sample
collection date / S,D0. !is time is independent of t!e actual time 3one +!ere t!e time
and date is recorded. !e data is DDDD((DD!!mmssI, +!ere t!e I is indicates t!e 3one
description of 0 !ours. !is data is !andled differentl# for eac! encodin".
7.7.2.3 0oca( date
!e local date is recorded as DDDD((DD. It ma# be a different date t!an t!e B(, due
to time 3one differences. It is !andled differentl# for eac! encodin".
7.7.2.1 0oca( date 2 tme
!e local date and time is recorded as DDDD((DD!!mm. Note t!at t!is ma# be a
different date t!an t!e correspondin" B(, due to time 3one differences. It is reflective of
t!e local time, suc! as Da#li"!t Savin"s ime. !is data is !andled differentl# for eac!
encodin".
7.7.2.3 .ime index / .%4
:or #pe,20 or #pe,21 records containin" video or audio, t!is field s!all contain t+o
information items, time inde; start /TIS and time inde; end / TI$ for t!e start and end
times of se"ments +it!in a video or audio file, measured in !!:mm:ss.
sss
+!ere ss.
sss
refers
to t!e seconds and milliseconds. !us, t!e allo+ed special c!aracters are t!e colon and
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t!e period. TIH is comprised of one or more subfields. 9ac! subfield corresponds to a
sin"le se"ment, +it! a startin" and end time as separate information items. !is data is
!andled differentl# for eac! encodin". !e 3ero time inde; s!all be clearl# indicated on t!e
source, unless it is t!e absolute be"innin" of t!e file.
-.-.3 =eo!raphic sample ac<(isiton locaton 5 =>6
Ne+ to t!is version of t!e standard, t!is optional field /;;6++:0 is used in most 'ecord
#pes 10 and above. It specifies t!e coordinated universal time /UC0 and t!e location
+!ere t!e biometric sample +as collected. All of t!is information is contained in up to
fifteen information items.
!ere are multiple possible formats for specif#in" t!e "eo"rap!ic location in t!is field
/lon"itude and latitude, "eo"rap!ic coordinate universal transverse (ercator, and alternate
coordinate s#stems0.
!e first information item is optional. It is t!e coordinated )ni3ersal time entry /
AT$. See Section 86862626
!e ne;t ei"!t information items /information items 2 t!rou"! 50 comprise t!e Beo"rap!ic
Coordinate .atitude=.on"itude. As a "roup, t!e# are optional. Co+ever, latit)de degree
3al)e / LTD and longit)de degree 3al)e / L.D are co,conditional, so t!e# s!all bot! be
present if eit!er is present. :urt!er, MminutesN values LT/ and L./ can onl# be present if
t!eir correspondin" Mde"reesN values are present. LTS and L.S can onl# be present if t!eir
correspondin" MminutesN value is present. !e ot!er entries are optional.
Beo"rap!ic coordinate latitude is measurement of t!e an"ular distance bet+een a point on
t!e eart! and t!e e4uator. Beo"rap!ic coordinate lon"itude is a measurement of t!e an"ular
distance bet+een a point on t!e eart! and t!e prime meridian. If a decimal value is used in a
particular information item, t!e more "ranular information item s!all be empt# /e."., if
.on"itude minutes e4uals 61.27, .on"itude seconds s!all be empt#0.
!e second information item is latit)de degree 3al)e / LTD. !is is a value t!at
specifies t!e de"ree of latitude. !e value s!all be bet+een ,50 /inclusive0 and `50
/inclusive0. !e de"rees ma# be e;pressed as an inte"er /+it!out a decimal0 or a
real number includin" decimals. If decimals are present, t!en minutes and seconds
s!all be empt#. !e allo+ed special c!aracters are t!e ne"ative si"n and t!e period.
9;amples:
%uenos Aires, Ar"entina: ,L6 /+it! minutes LT/ O LK0
NIS, Bait!ersbur", (ar#land: L5.1L7K27 /no LT/ or LTS0
!e t!ird information item is latit)de min)te 3al)e / LT/. !is is a value t!at
specifies a minute of a de"ree. !e value s!all be bet+een 0 /inclusive0 to K0
/e;clusive0. !e minute value ma# be e;pressed as an inte"er /+it!out a decimal0 or
as a real number includin" decimals. If decimals are present t!en seconds s!all be
empt#. !us, t!e allo+ed special c!aracter is a period. !e minute value can be
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empt#, even if t!e de"ree value is an inte"er. LT/ and L./ are co,conditional, so
t!e# s!all bot! be present if eit!er is present.
!e fourt! information item is t!e latit)de second 3al)e / LTS. !is is a value t!at
specifies a second of a minute. !e value s!all be 0 /inclusive0 to K0 /e;clusive0.
!us, t!e allo+ed special c!aracter is a period. !e second value can be empt#, even
if t!e minute value is an inte"er. LTS and L.S are co,conditional, so t!e# s!all
bot! be present if eit!er is present.
!e fift! information item is t!e longit)de degree 3al)e / L.D. It is a value t!at
specifies t!e de"ree of a lon"itude. !e value s!all be bet+een ,1@0 /inclusive0 and
`1@0 /inclusive0. If LTD is present, t!en L.D s!all be present.!e de"rees ma# be
e;pressed as +!ole numbers /+it!out a decimal0 or real numbers includin"
decimals. !e allo+ed special c!aracters are t!e ne"ative si"n and t!e period. If
decimals are present, t!en minutes and seconds are empt#. 9;amples:
%uenos Aires, Ar"entina: ,1@ /+it! minutes L./ O 220
NIS, Bait!ersbur", (ar#land: ,77.21K0L2 /no L./ or L.S0
!e si;t! information item is t!e longit)de min)te 3al)e / L./. It is a value t!at
specifies a minute of a de"ree. !e value s!all be from 0 /inclusive0 to K0
/e;clusive0.!e minute value ma# be e;pressed as an inte"er /+it!out a decimal0 or
as a real number includin" decimals. If decimals are present t!en seconds s!all not
appear. !e minute value can be empt#, even if t!e de"ree value is an inte"er.!us,
t!e allo+ed special c!aracter is a period. LT/ and L./ are co,conditional, so t!e#
s!all bot! be present if eit!er is present.
!e sevent! information item is t!e longit)de second 3al)e / L.S. !is is a value
t!at specifies a second of a minute. !e value s!all be 0 /inclusive0 to K0 /e;clusive0.
!us, t!e allo+ed special c!aracter is a period. !e second value can be empt#, even
if t!e minute value is an inte"er. LTS and L.S are co,conditional, so t!e# s!all bot!
be present if eit!er is present.
!e ei"!t! information item is ele3ation / $L$. It is e;pressed in meters. It is a
numeric value. It is bet+een ,622 meters /Dead Sea0 and @@6@ meters /(ount
9verest0. Allo+ed special c!aracters are t!e ne"ative si"n and t!e period.
!e nint! information item is t!e geodetic dat)m code / .D,
17
. It is an
alp!anumeric value of L to K c!aracters in len"t!. !is information item is used to
indicate +!ic! coordinate s#stem +as used to represent t!e values in information
items 2 t!rou"! 7. If no entr# is made in t!is information item, t!en t!e basis for t!e
values entered in t!e first ei"!t information items s!all be &BS@6, t!e code for t!e
>orld Geodetic S0rAey $%&1 Aersion " >GS &1 -G&,B.. See Ta'le F for values.
1L
See t!e Blossar# maintained b# t!e National 8ceanic and Atmosp!eric Administration for information on
commonl# used terms. !ttp:==+++.n"s.noaa."ov=C8'S,$ro;#=Blossar#=;ml=NBSSBlossar#.;ml
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!e tent!, elevent! and t+elft! information items are treated as a "roup and are optional.
!ese t!ree information items to"et!er are a coordinate +!ic! represents a location +it! a
Universal ransverse (ercator /U(0 coordinate. If an# of t!ese t!ree information items is
present, all s!all be present.
!e tent! information item is t!e geographic coordinate )ni3ersal trans3erse
/ercator ?one / .,/
1<
. It is an alp!anumeric value of 2 to L c!aracters. !is is a
one or t+o di"it U( 3one number follo+ed b# t!e @ de"ree latitudinal band
desi"nator /+!ic! is a sin"le letter0. Ealid latitudinal band desi"nators include C
t!rou"! J, omittin" I and 8.
!e elevent! information item is t!e geographic coordinate )ni3ersal trans3erse
/ercator easting / .,$6 It is an inte"er of 1 to K di"its.
!e t+elft! information item is t!e geographic coordinate )ni3ersal trans3erse
/ercator northing / .,N. It is an inte"er of 1 to @ di"its.
!e follo+in" item is used for instances +!en B$S or ot!er coordinate s#stems ma# not be
readil# available:
!e t!irteent! information item is optional. It is t!e geographic reference te;t /
.0T. !is information item is an alp!anumeric entr# of up to 110 c!aracters. It is a
free form te;t describin" a street address or ot!er p!#sical location /suc! as >Corner
of &as!in"ton and (adison, Beneva, ND?0.
!e follo+in" t+o information items s!ould be used +!en an alternate s#stem !ad been
utili3ed for recordin" position:
A fourteent! optional information item geographic coordinate other system
identifier / "SI allo+s for ot!er coordinate s#stems. !is information item
specifies t!e s#stem identifier. It is up to 10 c!aracters in len"t!. 9;amples are:
(B'S
11
/(ilitar# Brid 'eference S#stem0
USNB
11
/United States National Brid0
BA'S
11
/Blobal Area 'eference S#stem0
B98'9:
11
/&orld Beo"rap!ic 'eference0
.AND(A'F landmar- and position relative to t!e landmar-, for e;ample:
.andmar-: !#drant 16L sector 1 $osition: 1.2 meters directl# 9
A fifteent! optional information item is t!e geographic coordinate other system
3al)e / ",26 It s!all onl# be present if "SI is present in t!e record6 It can be up to
12K c!aracters in len"t!. If "SI is .AND(A'F, ",2 is free te;t and ma# be up
to 12K c!aracters. :or details on t!e formattin" of ",2 for t!e ot!er coordinate
s#stems s!o+n in "SI as e;amples, see
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!e U( 3one numbers and desi"nators are described at
!ttpE""eart!-info.na.mi.":and:"coordsys"rids"&tm.!tm.
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:or a description, see !ttpE""eart!-info.na.mi.":and:"coordsys"rids"referencesys.!tm.
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Ta'le F .eographic coordinate dat)m code 3al)es
.eodetic Dat)m ,ode 2al)e
Airy ARY
Australian National AUST
Bessel 1841 BES
Bessel 1841 (Namibia) BESN
Clarke 1866 CLK66
e 1880 CLK80
Everest EVER
Fischer 1960 (Mercury) FS60
Fischer 1968 FS68
GRS 1967 GRS67
Helmert 1906 HELM
Hough HOUG
nternational NT
Krassovsky KRAS
Modified Airy ARYM
Modified Everest EVERM
Modified Fischer 1960 FS60M
South American 1969 SA69
WGS-60 WGS60
WGS-66 WGS66
WGS-72 WGS72
WGS-84 / NAD-83 WGS84
Other <entry up to 6 characters>
-.-." etadata speci%c to fricton rid!e records
7.7.1.1 %mpression t5pe / %&P
!is field contains a code from Ta'le 8 for !o+ t!e friction rid"e sample +as collected. It
!as been e;panded in t!is version of t!e standard to include plantars and un-no+ns.
A latent impression is t!e di"ital ima"e of t!e latent impression t!at +as ac4uired directl#
from a latent impression, usin" a flatbed scanner or di"ital camera.
.atent tracin" is +!en t!e di"ital ima"e is of a dra+n tracin" of t!e impression, not t!e
impression itself. !e tracin" ma# !ave been !and, or computer,dra+n.
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A latent p!oto means t!at t!e di"ital ima"e +as ac4uired from a paper p!oto"rap! t!at
!ad been ta-en of a latent impression* t!e paper p!oto"rap! +as t!en di"iti3ed usin" a
flatbed scanner or di"ital camera.
A latent lift is a di"ital ima"e t!at +as ac4uired from a lift of t!e latent impression, usin" a
flatbed scanner or di"ital camera.
Ta'le 8 Friction ridge impression types
Description
Code
Fingerprint
Palm Plantar
Unknown
Friction
Ridge
Plain Rolled
Livescan
Livescan (type unknown or
unspecified)
0 1 10 30
Vertical swipe 8
N/A
Optical contact 20 21
Non-optical contact 22 23
Optical contactless 24 25
Non-optical contactless 26 27
Non-livescan (e.g. inked) 2 3 11 31
Latent
mpression 4 12 32 36
Tracing 5 13 33 37
Photo 6 14 34 38
Lift 7 15 35 39
Other 28
Unknown 29
7.7.1.2 6ricton ridge genera(i7ed positon / 6)P
F.( is used in 'ecord t#pes dealin" +it! friction rid"es6 It specifies +!ic! friction rid"e
biometric sample +as collected. Note t!at for codes 1 , 60 and K0 , @6, t!e Ta'le :
specifies recommended (AJI(U( +idt! and !ei"!t. /Individual implementation
domains and application profiles ma# use different values.0
In previous versions of t!is standard, F.( +as used for fin"er position, and (L( for
palmprint position. !e# are no+ in one table, alon" +it! t!e codes added in t!e
ANSI=NIS,I. 1a,2005 amendment. Ne+ to t!is version, plantar codes are included in t!e
table. In order to cover all of t!ese cases, t!e name +as c!an"ed to friction ridge
generali?ed position / F.(6
If t!e ima"e is from a distal se"ment of t!e fin"er but t!e fin"er position is un-no+n, t!e
code M0N /un-no+n fin"erprint0 s!all be used. If t!e ima"e is from t!e pro;imal or medial
se"ment of t!e fin"er but t!e fin"er position is un-no+n, t!e code M15N s!all be used +it!
print position descriptors.
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If t!e ima"e is from a palm but t!e location cannot be determined, t!e code M20N /Un-no+n
palm0 s!all be used.
If t!e t#pe of friction s-in is un-no+n, eac! of t!e possible positions s!all be included as
separate data entries. Codes M0N /Un-no+n fin"erprint0 and M20N /Un-no+n palm0 to"et!er
address all friction rid"e areas on t!e !ands* codes MK0N /Un-no+n sole of foot0 and MKLN
/Un-no+n toe0 to"et!er address all friction rid"e areas on t!e feet. Code M1@N denotes an
un-no+n friction rid"e, from !and or foot. Code 1@ is ne+ to t!is version of t!e standard.
!e codes for e;tra di"its, palm carpal delta areas /at t!e base of t!e !and0 and palm "rasp
are also ne+ for t!is version of t!e standard.
Ta'le : Friction ridge position code ! recommended image dimensions
Finger (osition ,odes
Finger position Finger
code
/a; &idth
ImmG IinG
/a; 1eight
ImmG IinG
Un-no+n fin"erprint 0 60.K 1.K L@.1 1.1
'i"!t t!umb 1 60.K 1.K L@.1 1.1
'i"!t inde; fin"er 2 60.K 1.K L@.1 1.1
'i"!t middle fin"er L 60.K 1.K L@.1 1.1
'i"!t rin" fin"er 6 60.K 1.K L@.1 1.1
'i"!t little fin"er 1 60.K 1.K L@.1 1.1
.eft t!umb K 60.K 1.K L@.1 1.1
.eft inde; fin"er 7 60.K 1.K L@.1 1.1
.eft middle fin"er @ 60.K 1.K L@.1 1.1
.eft rin" fin"er 5 60.K 1.K L@.1 1.1
.eft little fin"er 10 60.K 1.K L@.1 1.1
$lain ri"!t t!umb 11 21.6 1.0 7K.2 L.0
$lain left t!umb 12 21.6 1.0 7K.2 L.0
$lain ri"!t four fin"ers
/ma# include e;tra di"its0
1L @1.L L.2 7K.2 L.0
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code
/a; &idth
ImmG IinG
/a; 1eight
ImmG IinG
$lain left four fin"ers
/ma# include e;tra di"its0
16 @1.L L.2 7K.2 L.0
.eft G ri"!t t!umbs 11 @1.L L.2 7K.2 L.0
'i"!t e;tra di"it
1K
1K 60.K 1.K L@.1 1.1
.eft e;tra di"it
1K
17 60.K 1.K L@.1 1.1
Un-no+n friction rid"e 1@ 1L5.7 1.1 21L.0 @.1
9)I or tip 15 116.L 6.1 127.0 1.0
(alm (osition ,odes
(alm (osition
(alm
code
/a; &idth
ImmG IinG
/a; 1eight
ImmG IinG
Un-no+n palm 20 1L5.7 1.1 21L.0 @.1
'i"!t full palm 21 1L5.7 1.1 21L.0 @.1
'i"!t +riter?s palm 22 66.1 1.@ 127.0 1.0
.eft full palm 2L 1L5.7 1.1 21L.0 @.1
.eft +riter?s palm 26 66.1 1.@ 127.0 1.0
'i"!t lo+er palm 21 1L5.7 1.1 1L5.7 1.1
'i"!t upper palm 2K 1L5.7 1.1 1L5.7 1.1
.eft lo+er palm 27 1L5.7 1.1 1L5.7 1.1
.eft upper palm 2@ 1L5.7 1.1 1L5.7 1.1
'i"!t ot!er 25 1L5.7 1.1 21L.0 @.1
.eft ot!er L0 1L5.7 1.1 21L.0 @.1
'i"!t interdi"ital L1 1L5.7 1.1 7K.2 L.0
'i"!t t!enar L2 7K.2 L.0 116.L 6.1
'i"!t !#pot!enar LL 7K.2 L.0 116.L 6.1
.eft interdi"ital L6 1L5.7 1.1 7K.2 L.0
.eft t!enar L1 7K.2 L.0 116.L 6.1
1K
!ese rules s!all be used in dealin" +it! sub<ects +it! e;tra fin"ers or t!umbs: t!e four fin"ers closest to
t!e t!umb s!all be labeled +it! t!e inde;=middle=rin"=little position codes* t!e t!umb closest to t!e fin"ers
s!all be labeled +it! t!e t!umb position code* additional fin"ers s!all be labeled +it! t!e e;tra fin"er
position code for t!e appropriate !and. !e comment field /Field 176020% ,omment / ,"/ or Field
1<6020% ,omment / ,"/G s!ould be used to describe specifics for t!e fin"er location. In t!e case of
con<oined fin"ers, t!e ima"e of t!e entire con<oined fin"er s!all be included usin" t!e fin"er position
closest to t!e t!umb, and t!e ne;t fin"er position s!all be used for t!e ne;t full# separable fin"er. !e
comment field /Field 176020% ,omment / ,"/ or Field 1<6020% ,omment / ,"/G s!ould be used to
describe specifics of t!e con<oined fin"ers.
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(alm (osition
(alm
code
/a; &idth
ImmG IinG
/a; 1eight
ImmG IinG
.eft !#pot!enar LK 7K.2 L.0 116.L 6.1
'i"!t "rasp L7 1L5.7 1.1 21L.0 @.1
.eft "rasp L@ 1L5.7 1.1 21L.0 @.1
'i"!t carpal delta area @1 1L5.7 1.1 116.L 6.1
.eft carpal delta area @2 1L5.7 1.1 116.L 6.1
'i"!t full palm, includin"
+riter2s palm
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@L 1L5.7 K.1 116.L @.1
.eft full palm, includin"
+riter2s palm
@6 1L5.7 K.1 116.L @.1
(lantar (osition ,odes
(lantar
(osition
(lantar
code
/a; &idth
ImmG IinG
/a; 1eight
ImmG IinG
Un-no+n sole K0 1L5.7 1.1 LL0.2 1L.0
Sole Q ri"!t foot K1 1L5.7 1.1 LL0.2 1L.0
Sole Q left foot K2 1L5.7 1.1 LL0.2 1L.0
Un-no+n toe KL 66.1 1.@ 7K.2 L.0
'i"!t bi" toe K6 66.1 1.@ 7K.2 L.0
'i"!t second toe K1 66.1 1.@ 7K.2 L.0
'i"!t middle toe KK 66.1 1.@ 7K.2 L.0
'i"!t fourt! toe K7 66.1 1.@ 7K.2 L.0
'i"!t little toe K@ 66.1 1.@ 7K.2 L.0
.eft bi" toe K5 66.1 1.@ 7K.2 L.0
.eft second toe 70 66.1 1.@ 7K.2 L.0
.eft middle toe 71 66.1 1.@ 7K.2 L.0
.eft fourt! toe 72 66.1 1.@ 7K.2 L.0
.eft little toe 7L 66.1 1.@ 7K.2 L.0
:ront = ball of ri"!t foot 76 1L5.7 1.1 1L5.7 1.1
%ac- = !eel of ri"!t foot 71 1L5.7 1.1 1L5.7 1.1
:ront = ball of left foot 7K 1L5.7 1.1 112.6 K.0
%ac- = !eel of left foot 77 1L5.7 1.1 112.6 K.0
'i"!t middle of foot
1@
7@ 1L5.7 1.1 112.6 K.0
17
!e sub<ect2s !and is rolled so t!at t!e full palm and +riter2s palm are captured in a sin"le impression.
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(lantar
(osition
(lantar
code
/a; &idth
ImmG IinG
/a; 1eight
ImmG IinG
.eft middle of foot
1@
75 1L5.7 1.1 112.6 K.0
Ta'le : is e;tended +it! recommended minimum dimensions for common 2 fin"er and L
fin"er combinations. Note t!at mobile devices ma# use t!e codes defined in t!e above table,
as +ell as t!ose presented belo+. No ma;imum dimensions are included, but t!ere are
practical ma;imum upper limits to t!e ima"e si3e. !e minimum areas for codes 62, 61, 6@
and 10 ma# not be sufficient for practical use. !e actual si3e +ill depend upon t!e
e4uipment used. It s!ould be noted t!at codes 1L,11 and 60,10 are for simultaneous 2 and L
and 6 Q fin"er combinations. !e titles of t!e fin"er combinations are "iven from t!e t!umb
out+ards /t!at is, left to ri"!t for t!e ri"!t !and and ri"!t to left for t!e left !and0. Code 6K
M'i"!t inde; = .eft inde;N means t!at t!e ri"!t inde; placed on t!e ri"!t portion of t!e
ima"in" area and t!e left inde; on t!e left portion of t!at same ima"in" area.
/)ltiple Finger (osition ,odes
code
/in &idth
ImmG IinG
/in 1eight
ImmG IinG
!%)inger *ombinations
'i"!t inde;=middle 60 60.K 1.K L@.1 1.1
'i"!t middle=rin" 61 60.K 1.K L@.1 1.1
'i"!t rin"=little 62 60.K 1.K L@.1 1.1
.eft inde;=middle 6L 60.K 1.K L@.1 1.1
.eft middle=rin" 66 60.K 1.K L@.1 1.1
.eft rin"=little 61 60.K 1.K L@.1 1.1
'i"!t inde; = left inde; 6K 60.K 1.K L@.1 1.1
+%)inger *ombinations
'i"!t inde;=middle=rin" 67 KL.1 2.1 L@.1 1.1
'i"!t middle=rin"=little 6@ KL.1 2.1 L@.1 1.1
.eft inde;=middle=rin" 65 KL.1 2.1 L@.1 1.1
.eft middle=rin"=little 10 KL.1 2.1 L@.1 1.1
7.7.1.3 Print ,or searc+/ positon descriptors / PP or SP
!ese fields are used to define fin"erprints t!at include all or part of t!e lo+er <oints /medial
or pro;imal se"ments0, or e;treme tips.
:or e;emplar fin"erprints contained in #pe,16 records, if t!e impression is -no+n to be an
entire <oint ima"e /9)I0, full fin"er vie+ /::E0, or e;treme tip /I$0, t!en Field 1<6017%
1@
!e codes for t!e middle of t!e feet correspond to t!e arc! and=or outside /fibular !#pot!enar0 areas of
t!e feet.
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Friction ridge generali?ed position / F.( s!all be set to 15, and Field 1<601<% (rint
position descriptors / ((D s!all be specified* Field 1<601*% (rint position coordinates /
((, ma# be /optionall#0 specified.
:or latent prints contained in #pe,1L records, if all or part of t!e impression s!ould be
compared a"ainst t!e medial or pro;imal se"ments or t!e e;treme tips, t!en Field 176017%
Friction ridge generali?ed position / F.( s!all be set to 15, and Field 17601<% Search
position descriptors / S(D s!all be specified* Field 17601*% (rint position coordinates /
((, ma# be /optionall#0 specified.
Fig)re 7 and Fig)re < illustrate t!e positions of t!e distal, medial and pro;imal portions of
a fin"er. Ta'le + lists t!e fin"er vie+s /:E1 t!rou"! :E60 s!o+n in Fig)re <6 !e position
descriptor, in Field 17601<% Search position descriptors / S(D or Field 1<601<% (rint
position descriptors / ((D contains t+o mandator# information items:
:or a #pe,1L record /latent prints0, t!e first information item Ipro'a'le decimal
finger position code / (DFG /0,10, 1K or 170 is ta-en from Ta'le :. A M0N indicates
t!at all t!e fin"ers of a possible candidate s!ould be searc!ed. :or a #pe,16 record
/-no+n e;emplars0, t!e first information item is t!e decimal finger position code /
DF(6 It is also ta-en from Ta'le : +it! a value of 1 to 10, inclusive or 1K or 17.
!e second information item Ifinger image code / FI,0 is t!e code ta-en from
Ta'le + to indicate t!e portion of t!e database to searc!. :ull,len"t! fin"er <oint
ima"es use codes :E1 t!rou"! :E6. Fig)re < is an illustration of t!e 9ntire )oint
Ima"e for a middle fin"er +it! eac! of t!e full fin"er vie+s and constituent parts
identified. (ultiple portions of t!e 9)I ma# be listed in a separate subfield.
Field 17601<% Search position descriptors / S(D Field 1<601<% (rint position
descriptors / ((D Field 17601*% (rint position coordinates / ((, and Field 1<601*%
(rint position coordinates / ((, are included to ma-e t!e standard fle;ible enou"! to
accommodate man# different scenarios and applications. !ese fields facilitate searc!in" of
latents formatted +it!in #pe,1L records a"ainst #pe,16 records contained in t!e various
databases. !e searc! of a database b# a latent can be narro+ed +it! t!e use of additional
information suc! as fin"er position, fin"er se"ment, or full fin"er vie+. It is unli-el# t!at an
entire 9)I +ill ever be left at t!e scene of a crime. %ut a latent ma# be searc!ed a"ainst t!e
9)Is based on a specific fin"er se"ment or full fin"er vie+. !is ma# be accomplis!ed for a
portion of t!e latent described b# t!e J and D coordinates.
(ultiple portions of t!e 9)I ma# be listed, eac! as a subfield +it! t!e same value for
(DF and a different value for FI,, suc! as one subfield +it! (DF of 2 and FI, of DS
and anot!er subfield +it! (DF of 2 and FI, of (9D. !ere need not be more t!an one
subfield. :or latents in #pe,1L records, Field 17601<% Search position descriptors /
S(D defines t!e set of all areas a"ainst +!ic! t!e latent s!ould be compared. o indicate
t!at t!e latent ma# !ave come from an# part of t!e fin"er, FI, s!ould include bot! 9)I
and I$ /in different subfields0. Since 9)I is a superset of :E1,:E6, DS, (9D and
$'J, it is t!erefore redundant to specif# an# of t!e latter if 9)I is included in FI,. If a
latent in a #pe,1L record is to be compared a"ainst different se"ments of a fin"er but can
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be specified more precisel# t!an simpl# listin" 9)I, multiple portions of t!e 9)I ma# be
listed Q in +!ic! t!e information item FI, indicates t!e appropriate area of t!e field.
8ne subfield ma#, for e;ample, !ave a (DF of 0 and FI, of DS and anot!er subfield
+it! (DF of 0 and FI, of (9D. It is possible to include an# combination of (DF and
FI,s, suc! as: (DF O 2 and FI, O (9D* (DF O 2 and FI, O DS* (DF O L and FI, O
(9D* and (DF O L and FI, O DS.
7.7.1.1 Print positon coordinates / PPC
If Field 176017% Friction ridge generali?ed position / F.( or Field 1<6017% Friction
ridge generali?ed position / F.( is set to 15 t!en Field 17601*% (rint position
coordinates / ((, or Field 1<601*% (rint position coordinates / ((, ma# optionall#
contain offsets to t!e locations for t!e boundin" bo; of t!e 9)I, eac! of t!e full fin"er vie+s,
or se"ments +it!in t!e 9)I. &!en used, t!is field s!all consist of si; /K0 mandator#
information items describin" t!e t#pe or portion of t!e ima"e contained in t!is record and its
location +it!in an 9)I. !is information +ill describe eit!er t!e location of t!e entire <oint
ima"e, one full fin"er vie+, or se"ment. Individual full fin"er or se"ment definitions ma#
be repeated as repeatin" sets of information items:
!e first information item is t!e f)ll finger 3ie9 / F2, +it! values of M:E1N
t!rou"! M:E6N. Ealues of M:E1N to M:E6N specif# t!e perspective for eac! full
fin"er vie+. :or a fin"ertip, t!e first information item s!all be MI$N. F2, +ill
contain t!e code MNAN if onl# a pro;imal, distal or medial se"ment is available.
!e second information item is used to identif# t!e location of a segment / L"S
+it!in a full fin"er vie+. L"S +ill contain t!e not a((licaDle code MNAN if t!e
ima"e portion refers to a full fin"er vie+, tip or to t!e entire <oint ima"e locations6
8t!er+ise, it s!all contain M$'JN, MDSN, M(9DN for a pro;imal, distal, or medial
se"ment, respectivel#.
!e t!ird information item is t!e left hori?ontal coordinate / L1,. It is t!e
!ori3ontal offset in pi;els to t!e left ed"e of t!e boundin" bo; relative to t!e ori"in
positioned in t!e upper left corner of t!e ima"e.
!e fourt! information item is t!e right hori?ontal coordinate / 01,6 It is t!e
!ori3ontal offset in pi;els to t!e ri"!t ed"e of t!e boundin" bo; relative to t!e ori"in
positioned in t!e upper left corner of t!e ima"e.
!e fift! information item is t!e top 3ertical coordinate / T2, is t!e vertical offset
/pi;el counts do+n0 to t!e top of t!e boundin" bo;.
!e si;t! information item is t!e 'ottom 3ertical coordinate / #2,. It is t!e
vertical offset from t!e upper left corner of t!e ima"e do+n to t!e bottom of t!e
boundin" bo;. It is counted in pi;els.
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Ta'le + 5oint image segments tip code and finger 3ie9 codes
Type of Image Image ,ode
2ntry allo5ed for /# only
9ntire <oint ima"e 9)I
2ntries for /;# or /#
'olled tip I$
:ull fin"er rolled ima"e :E1
:ull fin"er plain ima"e Q left side :E2
:ull fin"er plain ima"e Q center :EL
:ull fin"er plain ima"e Q ri"!t side :E6
2ntry for /;# only
8nl# a pro;imal, distal or medial se"ment is
available
NA
2ntries for *6S or /#
$ro;imal se"ment $'J
Distal se"ment DS
(edial se"ment (9D
2ntry for *6S only
Ima"e portion refers to a full fin"er vie+, tip or to t!e
entire <oint ima"e locations
NA
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Fig)re 7% (alm and finger segment positions
Note: Upper palm and lo+er palm ima"es s!all include t!e interdi"ital area as overlap for verification. !erefore, t!e lo+er and
upper palm locations !ave appro;imate boundaries in t!is illustration. It is described in Section :61*. !e carpal delta area is at t!e
base of t!e palm, at t!e +rist. !e +rist bracelet is t!e series of lines=creases belo+ and parallel to t!e carpal delta and t!enar =!#pert!enar
areas of t!e palm.
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Fig)re <% $ntire Doint image
Distal
Medial
Proximal
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-.-.& S(b?ect ac<(isiton pro%le 5 S785 @78 5 478
A sub<ect ac4uisition profile is used to describe a set of c!aracteristics concernin" t!e
capture of t!e biometric sample. !ese profiles !ave mnemonics SA( for face, FA( for
fin"erprints and IA( for iris records. SA( codes are mandator# in #pe,10 records +it! a
face ima"e. FA( is optional in #pe,16. IA( is optional in #pe,17 records. !e values
do not !ave t!e same meanin" for different modalities. As is e;plained in t!e :oDile D
Best Practice <ecommendation
$%
, a multi,biometric capture device could, for e;ample,
!ave a SA( level of 62, FA( level of 61, and an IA( level of 60. &it! t!e e;ception of
mobile device SA$ levels, t!e !i"!er t!e value, t!e stron"er t!e ac4uisition re4uirements.
7.7.3.1 Sub8ect ac"uisiton pro#(e for face / SAP
Field 106017% S)'Dect acC)isition profile / SA( !as t!e SA( level code for face in
Ta'le 106 !e SA( codes L2, 62 and 12 are ne+ to t!is version of t!e standard.
Ta'le 10 S)'Dect acC)isition profiles for face
S)'Dect AcC)isition (rofile SA( Le3el
Un-no+n ac4uisition profile 0
Surveillance facial ima"e 1
Driver?s license ima"e /AA(EA0 10
ANSI :ull :rontal facial ima"e /ANS B&F0 11
ANSI o-en facial ima"e /ANS B&F0 12
IS8 :ull :rontal facial ima"e /IS6!2# $%,%1"F0 1L
IS8 o-en facial ima"e /S6!2# $%,%1"F0 16
$IE facial ima"e /NST SP &CC",'0 11
.e"ac# (u"s!ot 20
%est $ractice Application Q .evel L0 L0
(obile ID %est $ractice , .evel L2

L2
%est $ractice Application Q .evel 60 60
(obile ID %est $ractice , .evel 62

62
(obile ID %est $ractice , .evel 12

12
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7.7.5.1.1 Level 0 (Unknown profle)
!is level denotes an# case +!en t!e SA( is un-no+n. !is value ma# be used to alert
s#stems t!at t!e profile of t!e face ima"e needs to be determined manuall# or via
advanced face ima"e 4ualit# evaluation tec!ni4ues.
7.7.5.1.2 Level 1 (Surveillance facial image)
!is SA( value denotes a surveillance facial ima"e: a face ima"e captured +it!out
specific re"ard to scene, p!oto"rap!ic, or di"ital re4uirements. :or e;ample, an ima"e of
a face from commonl# available surveillance video e4uipment is "enerall# considered a
surveillance facial ima"e. #picall# surveillance facial ima"es are of relativel# poor
4ualit# compared to mu"s!ots, includin" si"nificant pose an"le used for t!e frontal vie+,
poor ima"e resolution, poor ima"e contrast, etc.
7.7.5.1.3 Levels 1015 (!"#er applica$on profles)
.evels 10,11 s!all denote transaction associated +it! capture under t!e "uidance of ot!er
facial standards or application profiles as defined belo+. Note t!at t!e facial ima"es of
.evel,1L and .evel,16 ma# come from travel documents as described in MDe(loyment of
:achine <eadaDle TraAel Doc0mentsGG, #A6 Technical <e(ort, Aersion 7+C.
.evel,10 denotes a driver license facial portrait described in t!e AA:;A
nternational S(ecification ) D*!D #ard Design.
.evel,11 denotes an ANSI facial ima"e t!at meets re4uirements of t!e :ull :rontal
Ima"e t#pe defined in ANS N#TS B&F"7CC1+
.evel,1L denotes an IS8 facial ima"e t!at meets t!e re4uirements of t!e /0ll
/rontal mage defined in nternational standard S6!2# $%,%1"F
.evel,16 denotes an IS8 facial ima"e t!at meets t!e re4uirements of t!e Token /ace
mage ty(e defined in nternational standard S6!2# $%,%1"F+
.evel,11 denotes a $IE facial ima"e t!at meets re4uirements of %iometric Data
Specification for $ersonal Identit# Eerification defined in NST SP &CC",'.
See Section 7 Normati3e references for information about t!e references cited above.
7.7.5.1.% Level 20 (Legac& mugs#o")
A facial ima"e conformin" to t!is application profile level s!all be a mu"s!ot formatted
accordin" to ANS!NST"T* $"7CCC, but not necessaril# conformin" to t!e best practice
re4uirements "iven in level,L0. !e sub<ect pose/s0 ma# be :rontal, $rofile, or An"led.
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7.7.5.1.5 Level 30 ('asic mugs#o")
!ese mu"s!ots s!all ad!ere to strict bac-"round, li"!tin", and resolution re4uirements.
In particular, t!e bac-"round is 1@U "ra#, t!e li"!tin" is t!ree,point, and t!e ima"e si3e is
at least 6@0 ; K00 pi;els +it! an aspect ratio of 1:1.21. Anne; $% Facial ,apt)re E
SA(s 70 and a'o3e for more information about .evel L0.
7.7.5.1.( Level 32 ()o*ile +evice *asic mugs#o")
!e re4uirements for level L2 are based on t!ose of level L0, but not full# inclusive of all
of t!ose re4uirements. :or instance, relative centerin" error and 1@U "ra#scale +it!
appropriate li"!tin" ma# not be realistic for a mobile application. Use of t!is SA(
number indicates t!at t!e ima"e +as captured +it! a mobile device. See Ta'le 11 for t!e
complete re4uirements for SA( level L2.
7.7.5.1.7 Level %0 (,ig#er resolu$on mugs#o")
A facial ima"e conformin" to t!e level,60 application profile can be captured +it! an off,
t!e,s!elf 1,me"api;el camera. 'e4uirements for conformance +it! level,60 facial ima"e
capture include t!e follo+in" /See Anne; $% Facial ,apt)re E SA(s 70 and a'o3eG:
!e ima"e s!all conform to t!e minimum re4uirements for t!e capture of level,L0
facial ima"es
At least one full frontal face ima"e s!all be captured.
!e minimum number of pi;els in t!e di"ital ima"e s!all be 7K@ ; 1026 pi;els, and
:acial ima"es s!all conform to t!e M!ead and s!ouldersN composition detailed
re4uirements s!o+n in Anne; $% Facial ,apt)re E SA(s 70 and a'o3e.
It s!ould be noted t!at t!e resolution aspect of t!e captured facial ima"es are improved as
t!e number of pi;els in bot! directions are increased. As ima"es are captured +it! an
increased number of pi;els, t!e L:6 /&idt! : Cei"!t0 aspect ratio s!all be maintained.
7.7.5.1.- Level %2 ()o*ile +evice #ig#er resolu$on mugs#o")
!e re4uirements for level 62 are based on t!ose of level 60, but not full# inclusive of
t!ose re4uirements. :or instance, relative centerin" error and 1@U "ra#scale +it!
appropriate li"!tin" ma# not be realistic for a mobile application. Use of t!is SA(
number indicates t!at t!e ima"e +as captured +it! a mobile device. See Ta'le 11 for t!e
complete re4uirements for SA( level 62.
7.7.5.1.. Levels 50 an+ 51 ('es" prac$ce mugs#o"s)
A facial ima"e conformin" to t!e level 10 and level 11 application profiles s!all include
Mface ima"e capture re4uirementsN. See Anne; $% Facial ,apt)re E SA(s 70 and
a'o3e6 !ese profile levels are intended to allo+ for e;amination of up to forensic,level
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/10 ppmm0 detail on a sub<ect?s face. !e onl# difference bet+een level,10 and level,11
is t!at level,10 specifies t!e M!ead and s!ouldersN composition re4uirements +!ile level,
11 specifies t!e M!ead onl#N composition re4uirements.
:or a level,10 ima"e capture profile, t!e minimum number of pi;els in t!e di"ital ima"e
s!all be LL00 pi;els in t!e !ori3ontal direction b# 6600 pi;els in t!e vertical direction.
20

8ff,t!e,s!elf 11 /or more0 me"api;el di"ital cameras satisf# t!is re4uirement. As an
alternative, allocatin" 70U of t!e ima"e +idt! for t!e !ead re4uires appro;imatel# 2600
pi;els for t!e M!ead onl#N facial capture. :or a level,11 ima"e capture profile, t!e
minimum number of pi;els in t!e di"ital ima"e s!all be 2600 pi;els in t!e !ori3ontal
direction b# L200 pi;els in t!e vertical direction. 8ff,t!e,s!elf @ me"api;el di"ital
cameras satisf# t!is re4uirement.
!e levels,10 and 11 SA(s allo+ for t!e encodin" of face ima"es t!at are consistent +it!
t!e discussion above and +it! t!e Mface ima"e capture re4uirementsN. It s!ould be noted
t!at t!e resolution aspect of t!e captured facial ima"es mi"!t be improved as t!e number
of pi;els in bot! directions are increased. Fig)re * illustrates t!e improvement in ima"e
4ualit# from levels L0 to 10=11. As ima"es are captured +it! an increased number of
pi;els, t!e L:6 /&idt! : Cei"!t0 aspect ratio s!all be maintained.
7.7.5.1.10 Level 52 ()o*ile +evice *es" prac$ce mugs#o"s)
!e re4uirements for level 12 are based upon t!ose of level 10, but are not full# inclusive
of all of t!ose re4uirements. :or instance, relative centerin" error and 1@U "ra#scale +it!
appropriate li"!tin" ma# not be realistic for a mobile application. Specific roll, pitc! and
#a+ re4uirements are not included in .evel 12. See Ta'le 11 for t!e complete
re4uirements for SA( level 12.
Fig)re *% $;amples of resol)tion for face SA( le3els 70/72 <0/<2 ! *0/*1/*2
20
Identification applications re4uire appro;imatel# 1700 pi;els +ide b# 2111 pi;els !i"! on t!e face for t!e
55t! percentile male in t!e U.S. population. Allocatin" 10U of t!e ima"e +idt! for t!e !ead re4uires
appro;imatel# L600 pi;els for a M!ead and s!oulders p!otoN ima"e +idt!.
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Ta'le 11 /o'ile de3ice face SA( le3els
"apt!re "omments
Le#els
$2 %2 &2
Ima"e resolution
/si3e0
.o+er resolution ma#
reduce accurac#
V 6@0 ; K00 V 7@K ; 1026 V 2600 ; L200
Capture device sensor
$ro"ressive scan /no
interlace0
interlace0
interlace0
Capture device color
space
(inimum of 26,bit
'B% color space or a
minimum of @,bit
monoc!rome color
space
(inimum of 26,bit
minimum of @,bit
monoc!rome color
space
(inimum of LK,bit
minimum of 12,bit
monoc!rome color
space
Capture device
controls
Auto "ain and auto
s!utter, optional:
control loop for
camera parameter
/s!utter speed = flas!
intensit#0 based on
face area on,board
Auto "ain and auto
s!utter, optional:
control loop for
camera parameter
intensit#0 based on
face area on,board
/re4uires continuous
face detection0
Auto "ain and auto
s!utter, optional:
control loop for
camera parameter
intensit#0 based on
face area on,board
/re4uires continuous
face detection0
Capture distance in
cm
.o+er distance ma#
reduce accurac#
K0,200 cm /f 2 Q K
feet0, t!e lon"er
distance is preferred
K0,200 cm /f 2 Q K
feet0, t!e lon"er
K0,200 cm /f 2 Q K
feet0, t!e lon"er
Illuminator t#pe Q
optional feature
Jenon flas! or .9D =
fill,in flas!
fill,in flas!
fill,in flas!
Ambient li"!t
(inimum li"!t level
at +!ic! flas!
becomes re4uired
6 lu; 6 lu; 6 lu;
&avelen"t! ran"e
Eisible li"!t.
L@0,7@0 nm
Eisible li"!t.
L@0,7@0 nm
Eisible li"!t.
L@0,7@0 nm
9;posure time
Capabilit# to free3e
motion
P 1=100s /10 ms0 P 1=100s /10 ms0 P 1=100s /10 ms0
Inter,e#e distance
.o+er resolution ma#
reduce accurac#
V 50 pi;els V 110 pi;els V L00 pi;els
:rame rate
:or positionin" /live
vie+0
V 12 fps V 12 fps V 12 fps
7.7.3.2 Sub8ect ac"uisiton pro#(e for #ngerprint / 6AP
!e profile levels for fin"erprint ac4uisition are optional and are based upon t!ose listed
in t!e :oDile D Best Practice <ecommendation+ !e# are entered in Field 1<6071%
S)'Dect acC)isition profile E fingerprint / FA( +!ic! is ne+ to t!is version of t!e
standard.
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Ta'le 12 S)'Dect acC)isition profiles for fingerprint
,A(TA0$ FA( 10 FA( 20 FA( 70 FA( <0 FA( <* FA( *0 FA( F0
AcC)ire flat
images
Des Des Des Des Des Des Des
AcC)ire rolled
images
No No No 8ptional 8ptional 8ptional 8ptional
/inim)m
scanning
resol)tion
650 ppi Q
110 ppi
650 ppi Q
110 ppi
650 ppi Q
110 ppi
650 ppi Q
110 ppi
651 ppi Q
101 ppi
651 ppi Q
101 ppi
651 ppi Q
101 ppi
/inim)m gray
le3els
21K 21K 21K 21K 21K 21K 21K
/inim)m image
dimensions
I9 ; hG
.1N ; .K1N .KN ; .@N .@N ; .1.0N 1.KN ; 1.1N 1.KN ; 1.1N 2.1N ; 1.1N L.2N ; L.0N
/a;im)m
,ompression
0atio
10:1 10:1 10:1 11:1 11:1 11:1 11:1
,ompression
algorithm
&SH
Eersion 2.0
or above
&SH
Eersion 2.0
or above
&SH
Eersion 2.0
or above
&SH
Eersion 2.0
or above
&SH
Eersion 2.0
or above
&SH
Eersion L.1
or above
&SH
Eersion L.1
or above
Sim)ltaneo)s
n)m'er of fingers
1 1 1 1 to 2 1 to 2 1 to L 1 to 6
Sensor
certification
$IE $IE $IE $IE Appendi; : Appendi; : Appendi; :
7.7.3.3 Sub8ect ac"uisiton pro#(e for iris / %AP
!e profile levels for iris ac4uisition, +!ic! are ne+ to t!is version of t!e standard, are
optional and are based on t!ose listed in t!e :oDile D Best Practice <ecommendation
-BP<. /See Anne; I% #i'liography0 +it! some modifications, as described !ere+ Ta'le
17 s!o+s t!e relevant c!aracteristics from t!e %$' t!at differ b# IA( level.
!e# are entered in Field 186071% S)'Dect acC)isition profile E iris / IA(6 !e %$'
+as developed prior to t!is version of t!e standard. !is version of t!e ANSI=NIS,I.
standard reflects researc! associated +it! t!e I'9J stud# /See Anne; I% #i'liography0
+!ic! +as performed after t!e release of t!e %$'. !ere !as also been an update to t!e
S6!2# $%,%1"' standard referenced in t!e %$', based on t!e I'9J stud#. (ar"in
re4uirements !ave been updated in t!e IS8 and ANSI=NIS,I. standards /See Ta'le 8:
Iris storage formats0. !e mar"ins stated in t!e %$' do not appl# +!en referrin" to a
particular sub<ect ac4uisition profile level for iris ima"es in t!is standard. !e stora"e
format specified in t!e %$' for all profile levels is 2'a+2 as specified in IS8=I9C 15756,K
and 'ecord #pe,17 of t!e ANSI=NIS,I. standard. 2'a+2 corresponds to ISF code
level 2 and !as dimensions K60 ; 6@0. !is is t!e si3e output b# most deplo#ed iris
ac4uisition s#stems. It is t!e displa# resolution for t!e Eideo Brap!ics Arra# /EBA0.
!ere is a minimum iris diameter stated in t!e %$' for eac! profile level. !ere is no
fi;ed re4uirement for iris diameter for specif#in" t!e format level in Field 186072% Iris
storage format / ISF. !e iris diameter re4uirements of t!e %$' s!all be ad!ered to if
t!e IA$ level is specified in t!e #pe,17 record.
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Ta'le 17 S)'Dect acC)isition profiles for iris
,A(TA0$ IA( 20 IA( 70 IA( <0
4ris diameter in tr(eA non+(pscaled pixels V 160 pi;els V 170 pi;els V 210 pi;els
#(mber of (<(asi+) sim(ltaneo(sly capt(red eyes V 1 V 1 2
>xpos(re tme P LL ms P 11 ms P 10 ms
-.-., *esol(ton
(an# of t!e record t#pes in t!is standard include ima"es as t!e data field. 9ac! ima"e
formatted in accordance +it! t!is standard s!all appear to !ave been captured in an
upri"!t position and appro;imatel# centered !ori3ontall# in t!e field of vie+. !e
scannin" se4uence /and recorded data0 s!all appear to !ave been from left,to,ri"!t,
pro"ressin" from top,to,bottom. :or t!e purpose of describin" t!e position of eac! pi;el
+it!in an ima"e to be e;c!an"ed, a pair of reference a;es s!all be used. !e ori"in of t!e
a;es, pi;el location /0,00, s!all be located at t!e upper left,!and corner of eac! ima"e.
!e ;,coordinate /!ori3ontal0 position s!all increase positivel# from t!e ori"in to t!e
ri"!t side of t!e ima"e. !e #,coordinate /vertical0 position s!all increase positivel# from
t!e ori"in to t!e bottom of t!e ima"e.
(an# of t!e record t#pes in t!is standard use t!e term MresolutionN, in t!e record t#pe
name, field names or in t!e te;t describin" c!aracteristics about t!e fields. Benerall#, t!e
usa"e s!ares t!e commonalit# of describin" pi;els per unit of measure. In man# cases, a
4ualifier is used before t!e term, suc! as Mscannin"N resolution or Mtransmittin"N
resolution.
All record t#pes containin" ima"es are variable resolution e;cept for #pe,6, +!ic! !as a
fi;ed resolution. 'ecord #pe,6 s!all not be used for an#t!in" but t!e 100 ppi class. !e
scanner resolution is specified for 'ecord #pes 10, 1L, 16, 11, 1K, 17, 15 and 20 usin"
Scanned hori?ontal pi;el scale / S1(S /See Section 8686:680 and Scanned 3ertical
pi;el scale / S2(S /See Section 8686:6:.0 !ese 'ecord #pes can !andle all resolutions,
100 ppi and above, and are t!us variable,resolution ima"e records.
'ecord #pe,7 does not include a field to specif# resolution. In previous versions, Field
16011 Nati3e scanning resol)tion / NS0 and Field 16012 Nominal resol)tion / NT0
applied to 'ecord #pe,6 and 'ecord #pe,7: User,defined ima"e record. In t!is version,
NS0 and NT0 onl# appl# to 0ecord Type-<% .rayscale fingerprint image, unless
specificall# stated ot!er+ise in a domain2s specifications. !is allo+s users to use
different resolutions for t!e #pe,7 record. Since #pe,7 records are user,defined, t!e
sender and receiver must e;c!an"e information concernin" t!e resolution of t!e data. In
man# cases, it is contained in t!e data record !eaders.
As used +it!in t!is standard, and consistent +it! t!e definitions in Section < t!e
follo+in" cate"ori3ation of terms related to resolution is provided to assist t!e reader in
clearl# understandin" and interpretin" t!ese terms:
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Ac4uisition related Q Mscannin" resolutionN, Mnative scannin" resolutionN
Ima"e related Q Mnominal resolutionN, Mtransmittin" resolutionN
9it!er ac4uisition or ima"e related Q Mclass resolutionN, MtoleranceN
(ost of t!e comple;it# related to resolution pertains to t!e friction rid"e /particularl#
fin"erprints0 as described in t!e follo+in" subclauses.
7.7.9.1 6ingerprint reso(uton re"uirement
:or Appendi; :
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certified devices, resolution accurac# s!all not var# more t!an 1U from
t!e class resolution. A class resolution of 15.K5 ppmm /100 ppi0 !as a lo+er bound of 15.65
ppmm /651ppi0 and an upper bound of 15.@5 ppmm /101ppi0. See Ta'le 1<6 :or $ersonal
Identit# Eerification /$IE0
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certified devices +it! fin"erprint sub<ect application profile
/FA(0
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.evels 10 to 60 onl# /see Section 8686*62G, resolution accurac# s!all not var# more
t!an 2U from t!e class resolution /see Ta'le 1<G6 :or e;ample, a class resolution of 15.K5
ppmm /100 ppi0 !as a lo+er bound of 15.L0 ppmm /650ppi0 and an upper bound of 20.0@
ppmm /110ppi0. !e 2U tolerance for class resolution applies onl# to verification =
aut!entication applications Q not to identification applications. FA( 10 is a minimum
re4uirement and an# FA( level belo+ 10 is not covered b# t!is standard. See Ta'le 12 for
a description of t!e FA( levels.
Ta'le 1< ,lass resol)tion 9ith defined tolerance
,ertification /a;im)m Tolerance
,lass 0esol)tion
*00 1000
Appendi; : g1U g1 ppi g10 ppi
$IE /:A$ .evel 10 or above0 g2U g10 ppi Not Applicable
olerance re4uirements s!all appl# to t!e class and nominal resolution re4uirements
t!rou"!out t!is standard.
7.7.9.2 6ricton ridge scanner reso(uton re"uirement
!e follo+in" clauses address t!e scanner or ac4uisition process re4uirements for friction
rid"e ac4uisition devices.
7.7.K.2.1 9;emplar scanner resolution re4uirement
9;emplar ima"es s!all !ave a minimum scannin" resolution of t!e 100 ppi class. If #pe,6
records are included in t!e transaction, Field 16011 Nati3e scanning resol)tion / NS0
contains five c!aracters specif#in" t!e native scannin" resolution in pi;els per millimeter. It
is e;pressed as t+o numeric c!aracters follo+ed b# a decimal point and t+o more numeric
c!aracters /e.". 15.K50. !is field is set to M00.00N if no #pe,6 records are present in t!e
transaction. An implementation domain or application profile ma# specif# t!at NS0 ma# be
used to appl# to #pe,7 records.
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S(ecification -2BTS. (a# 21, 2010 Q A((endi4 / " #JS mage ?0ality S(ecifications
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$ersonal Identit# Eerification /$IE0: mage ?0ality S(ecifications /or Single /inger #a(t0re DeAices.
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'ecord #pe,16 s!all be used if scannin" a fin"erprint ima"e at t!e 1000 ppi class or above.
It can also be used for t!e 100 ppi class.
7.7.K.2.2 .atent ima"e scanner resolution re4uirement
.atent ima"es s!all !ave a minimum scannin" resolution of t!e 1000 ppi class.
7.7.K.2.L Scanner resolution mi"ration pat!
!e mi"ration pat! to !i"!er scannin" resolutions for ima"e capturin" devices +it! a native
scannin" resolution of t!e 100 ppi class s!all be at a rate of 100U of t!e current native
scannin" resolution. !e recommended mi"ration pat! pro"resses from 15.K5 ppmm to
L5.L7 ppmm /100 ppi class to 1000 ppi class0, from L5.L7 ppmm to 7@.76 ppmm /1000 ppi
class to 2000 ppi class0, etc. Capture devices +it! native scannin" resolutions not in step
+it! t!is mi"ration pat! s!all provide /t!rou"! subsamplin", scalin", or interpolatin"
do+n+ard0 a nominal resolution t!at matc!es t!e ne;t lo+er interval in t!e mi"ration pat!.
:or e;ample, a device +it! native scannin" resolution of 67.26 ppmm /1200 ppi0 s!all
provide a class resolution of L5.L7 ppmm /1000 ppi0.
7.7.9.3 6ricton ridge transmi:ng reso(uton re"uirement
9ac! ima"e to be e;c!an"ed s!all !ave a specific resolution associated +it! t!e transmitted
data. !is transmittin" resolution does not !ave to be t!e same as t!e scannin" resolution.
Co+ever, t!e transmittin" resolution s!all be +it!in t!e ran"e of permissible resolution
values for t!at record t#pe.
7.7.(.3.1 'ecord #pe,6 transmittin" resolution re4uirement
&!en an ima"e is captured at a scannin" resolution "reater t!an t!e permissible upper limit
of t!e transmittin" resolution of 100 ppi class, t!e ima"e s!all be subsampled, scaled, or
interpolated do+n. !is processin" to reduce t!e scannin" resolution to a lo+er nominal
resolution s!all be performed before t!e transmission occurs. $rocessin" to increase t!e
resolution above scannin" resolution is not permitted. Field 16012 Nominal resol)tion /
NT0 s!all specif# t!e transmittin" resolution in pi;els per millimeter. It is e;pressed as t+o
numeric c!aracters follo+ed b# a decimal point and t+o more numeric c!aracters /e.".
15.K50. !e transmittin" resolution s!all be +it!in t!e ran"e 15.L0 ppmm /650 ppi0 to 20.0@
ppmm /110 ppi0 for a #pe,6 record . !is ran"e reflects t!e 2U tolerance from 100 ppi
allo+ed for $IE certified devices. /See Ta'le 1<0. :or e;ample, a sensor t!at scans nativel#
at 10@ ppi +ould list bot! NS0 and NT0 as 20 ppmm / O 10@ ppi0. !ese ima"es s!ould
not be sampled do+n to e;actl# 100 ppi. !is field is set to M00.00N if no #pe,6 records are
present in t!e transaction. Biven t!at t!e transmittin" resolution s!all not be "reater t!an t!e
scannin" resolution, ima"es meant for identification applications, suc! as t!ose from
Appendi; : certified devices /See Ta'le 70 are restricted to a 1U tolerance from 100 ppi.
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&it! t!e deprecation of 'ecord #pes L, 1 and K, NT0 in t!is version onl# directl# applies
to 'ecord #pe,6. Ne+ to t!is version of t!e standard, NT0 does not appl# to #pe,7
records, unless so specified b# an implementation domain.
7.7.(.3.2 Eariable,resolution 'ecord #pes t ransmittin"
resolution re4uirement
:or variable,resolution friction rid"e ima"es /t!ose in 'ecord #pes 1L, 16, 11, 15 and
possibl# in 'ecord #pes 1K and 200, t!e transmittin" resolution s!all be at least as "reat
as t!e class resolution of 100 ppi. !ere is no upper limit on t!e variable,resolution rate
for transmission. Co+ever, t!e transmittin" resolution s!all not be "reater t!an t!e
scannin" resolution. :or variable resolution records t!e Transmitted hori?ontal pi;el
scale / T1(S and t!e Transmitted 3ertical pi;el scale / T2(S s!all be specified. /See
Sections 8686:6< and 8686:6*G6 %efore transmittin" variable,resolution records, t!e
operational capabilities of t!e sendin" and receivin" s#stems s!ould be addressed, and
prior a"reement s!ould be made +it! t!e recipient a"enc# or or"ani3ation before
transmittin" t!e ima"e.
!e mi"ration pat! to !i"!er transmittin" resolutions is t!e same as for t!e scannin"
resolutions, i.e., from 100 ppi class to 1000 ppi class* from 1000 ppi class to 2000 ppi
class, etc. :or ima"es captured at a native scannin" resolution "reater t!an t!e
permissible upper limit of a transmittin" resolution step in t!e mi"ration pat!, it ma# be
necessar# to subsample, scale, or interpolate do+n. !e result of t!is processin" is to
obtain a nominal scannin" resolution t!at conforms to a step in t!e transmission
mi"ration pat!.
-.-.- Sample <(ality
(an# of t!e 'ecord #pes contain optional 4ualit# metric information. In addition to t!e
t!ree information items described !ere, a 4ualit# field ma# contain ot!er information
items. 9ac! of t!e information items is contained in a subfield.
(ultiple subfields ma# be present, eac! indicatin" a different 4ualit# al"orit!m, up to a
ma;imum of 5 times. !is upper limit !as been stated to maintain consistenc# across all
encodin"s and record t#pes. /In some places in t!e 200@ version, it +as unlimited*
anot!er +as limited to 1* some !ad 5. In 2007, some +ere limited to 6* ot!ers to 5.0
!e meanin" attributed to t!is metric s!all be defined and interpreted b# t!e producer of
t!e scorin" al"orit!m or b# t!e person or s#stem used to assi"n t!e metric to t!e sample.
!e metric ma# be a predictor of false re<ection performance or anot!er metric indicatin"
a value associated +it! t!e 4ualit# of t!e sample for a particular function.
!e first information item s!all be a 4uantitative e;pression of t!e predicted matc!in"
performance of t!e biometric sample, +!ic! is a C)ality 3al)e / @2A. !is information
item s!all contain t!e inte"er ima"e 4ualit# score bet+een 0 and 100 /inclusive0 assi"ned
to t!e ima"e data b# a 4ualit# al"orit!m
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. Ci"!er values indicate better 4ualit#. An
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entr# of M211N s!all indicate a failed attempt to calculate a 4ualit# score. An entr# of
M216N s!all indicate t!at no attempt to calculate a 4ualit# score +as made.
A second information item s!all specif# t!e ID of t!e vendor of t!e 4ualit# al"orit!m
used to calculate t!e 4ualit# score, +!ic! is an algorithm 3endor identification / @A2.
!is 6,di"it !e; value /See Section *6* ,haracter types G is assi"ned b# I%IA and
e;pressed as four c!aracters. !e I%IA maintains t!e Eendor 'e"istr# of C%9::
%iometric 8r"ani3ations t!at map t!e value in t!is field to a re"istered or"ani3ation.
A t!ird information item s!all specif# a numeric product code assi"ned b# t!e vendor of
t!e 4ualit# al"orit!m, +!ic! ma# be re"istered +it! t!e I%IA, but re"istration is not
re4uired. !is is t!e algorithm prod)ct identification / @A( t!at indicates +!ic! of t!e
vendor?s al"orit!ms +as used in t!e calculation of t!e 4ualit# score. !is information
item contains t!e inte"er product code and s!ould be +it!in t!e ran"e 1 to K1,1L1.
:ields usin" t!is structure are:
Field +617*% /1 friction ridge C)ality data / F@D
/in t!is field, t!e second and t!ird information items are optional in
order to !ave consistenc# +it! t!e 2006 version of INCIS L7@0
Field +671F% $FS friction ridge C)ality metric / F@/
Field 10602<% S)'Dect C)ality score / S@S
Field 17602<% Latent C)ality metric / L@/
Field 1<6027% Segmentation C)ality metric / S@/
Field 1<602<% Fingerprint C)ality metric / F@/
Field 1*602<% (alm C)ality metric / (@/
Field 1F602<% Aser-defined image C)ality metric / A@S
Field 18602<% Image C)ality score / I@S
Field 1+602<% Friction ridge - plantar print C)ality metric / F@/
Field ++6102% #iometric data C)ality / #D@
-.-.. 4ma!e scale val(es
7.7.;.1 <ori7onta( (ine (engt+ / <00
1LL defines t!e number of pi;els contained on a sin"le !ori3ontal line of t!e ima"e. !e
ma;imum !ori3ontal si3e is limited to K1,1L1 pi;els in 'ecord #pes,6 and @, and to
55,555 for ot!er record t#pes. !e minimum value is 10 pi;els.
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!e total ima"e si3e
/C.. times E..0 must be able to be accommodated in Field ;;6001 for raditional
encodin". See Section 8616
NIST C)ality metric / N@/. !at field is used to enter t!e NIS fin"erprint ima"e 4ualit# /N:IH0 scores
on a scale of 1 to 1, unli-e t!e 4ualit# fields described !ere t!at !ave a 4ualit# score bet+een 0 and 100.
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Some places in t!e 2007 standard restricted t!e ma;imum to 6 di"its /5,5550. 8t!ers allo+ed up to
K1,1L1. !e 2007 version restricted t!e minimum to t!ree di"its /1000 in some places. !e 200@ version
"ave e;amples usin" 2 di"its in 'ecord #pe,10. o maintain consistenc# across encodin"s and record
t#pes, t!e minimum and ma;imum are set to 2 di"its and 1 di"its. !is e4uates to a ma;imum of 55,555 for
most record t#pes, e;cept for 6 and @ +!ic! are restricted to 2 b#tes in traditional format /K1,1L10
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!ese are t!e 1LL fields.
Field <600F% 1ori?ontal line length / 1LL
Field :600F% 1ori?ontal line length / 1LL
Field +612:% /1 hori?ontal line length /1LL
Field 10600F% 1ori?ontal line length / 1LL
Field 1<600F% 1ori?ontal line length / 1LL
Field 1*600F% 1ori?ontal line length / 1LL
Field 1F600F% 1ori?ontal line length / 1LL
Field 1+600F% 1ori?ontal line length / 1LL
7.7.;.2 =ertca( (ine (engt+ / =00
2LL defines t!e number of !ori3ontal lines contained in t!e ima"e. !e ma;imum vertical
si3e is limited to K1,1L1 pi;els in 'ecord #pes,6 and @, and to 55,555 for ot!er record
t#pes. !e minimum value is 10 pi;els.
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!ese are t!e 2LL fields.
Field <6008% 2ertical line length / 2LL
Field :6008% 2ertical line length / 2LL
Field +612+% /1 3ertical line length / 2LL
Field 106008% 2ertical line length / 2LL
Field 1<6008% 2ertical line length / 2LL
Field 1*6008% 2ertical line length / 2LL
Field 1F6008% 2ertical line length / 2LL
Field 1+6008% 2ertical line length / 2LL
7.7.;.3 Sca(e units / S0C
!e ima"e samplin" fre4uenc# /pi;el densit#0. A value of M1N s!all indicate pi;els per inc!.
A value of M2N s!all indicate pi;els per centimeter. A value of M0N in t!is field indicates t!at
no scale is provided, and t!e 4uotient of T1(S/T2(S s!all provide t!e pi;el aspect ratio.
:or contact e;emplar friction rid"e ima"es, a value of 1 or 2 s!all be specified. :or a value
of 1 or 2, t!e transmitted !ori3ontal and vertical scales s!all be t!e same. A value of 1 or 2
s!all also be specified for latent friction rid"e prints if t!e lifted latent print is transmitted
directl# from a scanner. If t!e latent print is contained in a p!oto"rap!, a value of 1 or 2
s!all be entered onl# if t!e ima"e of t!e latent +as captured +it! a scale measurement
visible in t!e ima"e and t!e pi;els across an inc! or centimeter can be calculated Q "iven t!e
-no+n c!aracteristics of t!e camera and its distance from t!e latent print. A value of 0 for a
latent print indicates t!at t!e true ppi value of t!e ima"e is not -no+n.
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:or non,contact ima"es of bod# parts, SL, s!all be set to 0 unless t!e ob<ect bein" ima"ed
is a fi;ed distance from t!e capture device and t!e ppi or ppmm values for t!e capture
device are accuratel# -no+n at t!at fi;ed distance. /An e;ample mi"!t be an iris capture
device +it! a ver# small effective capture 3one0.
!ese are t!e SL, fields.
Field +6170% /1 scale )nits / SL,
Field 10600:% Scale )nits / SL,
Field 1<600:% Scale )nits / SL,
Field 1*600:% Scale )nits / SL,
Field 1F600:% Scale )nits / SL,
Field 1+600:% Scale )nits / SL,
7.7.;.1 .ransmi>ed +ori7onta( pixe( sca(e / .<PS
!is is t!e inte"er pi;el densit# used in t!e !ori3ontal direction of t!e ima"e if SL, !as a
value of M1N or M2N. If SL, !as a value of M0N, t!is information item s!all contain t!e
!ori3ontal component of t!e pi;el aspect ratio, up to 1 inte"er di"its. :or e;ample, if t!e SL,
value O 1, t!en t!e value of T1(S could be >1000? for a 1000 ppi sensor.
!ese are t!e T1(S fields.
Field +6171% /1 transmitted hori?ontal pi;el scale / T1(S
Field 10600+% Transmitted hori?ontal pi;el scale / T1(S
Field 1<600+% Transmitted hori?ontal pi;el scale / T1(S
Field 1*600+% Transmitted hori?ontal pi;el scale / T1(S
Field 1F600+% Transmitted hori?ontal pi;el scale / T1(S
Field 1+600+% Transmitted hori?ontal pi;el scale / T1(S
7.7.;.3 .ransmi>ed !ertca( pixe( sca(e / .=PS
!is is t!e inte"er pi;el densit# used in t!e vertical direction of t!e ima"e if SL, !as a
value of M1N or M2N. If SL, !as a value of M0N, t!is information item s!all contain t!e
vertical component of t!e pi;el aspect ratio, up to 1 inte"er di"its. If SL, is 1 or 2, t!en
T2(S s!all e4ual T1(S.
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!ese are t!e T2(S fields.
Field +6172% /1 transmitted 3ertical pi;el scale / T2(S
Field 106010 Transmitted 3ertical pi;el scale / T2(S
Field 176010% Transmitted 3ertical pi;el scale / T2(S
Field 1<6010% Transmitted 3ertical pi;el scale / T2(S
Field 1*6010% Transmitted 3ertical pi;el scale / T2(S
Field 1F6010% Transmitted 3ertical pi;el scale / T2(S
Field 1+6010% Transmitted 3ertical pi;el scale / T2(S
7.7.;.9 ?its per pixe( / ?P4
Some record t#pes !ave a mandator# field #its per pi;el / #(H. !is contains t!e number
of bits used to represent a pi;el. !is field s!all contain an entr# of M@N for normal "ra#scale
values of M0N to M211N . An# entr# in t!is field "reater t!an M@N s!all be used to represent a
"ra#scale pi;el +it! increased proportion. A ma;imum of 2 di"its is allo+ed for t!is field.
:or color, #(H represents t!e total number of bits per pi;el /not per color0. :or instance,
#(HO26 represents a 26,bit 'B% ima"e usin" @ bits for eac! color.
!ese are t!e #(H fields.
Field 176012% #its per pi;el / #(H
Field 1<6012% #its per pi;el / #(H
Field 1*6012% #its per pi;el / #(H
Field 1F6012% #its per pi;el / #(H
Field 1+6012% #its per pi;el / #(H
7.7.;.7 Scanned +ori7onta( pixe( sca(e / S<PS
!e !ori3ontal pi;el densit# used for t!e scannin" of t!e ori"inal ima"e = impression
providin" t!at t!e S.C field contains a M1N or M2N. 8t!er+ise, t!is s!all indicate t!e
!ori3ontal component of t!e pi;el aspect ratio, up to 1 inte"er di"its. !is field is used if t!e
transmission pi;el scale differs from t!e ori"inal ima"e scale, as listed in Transmitted
hori?ontal pi;el scale / T1(S . Note t!at densit# is directl# related to resolution.
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!ese are t!e S1(S fields.
Field 10601F% Scanned hori?ontal pi;el scale / S1(S
Field 17601F% Scanned hori?ontal pi;el scale / S1(S
Field 1<601F% Scanned hori?ontal pi;el scale / S1(S
Field 1*601F% Scanned hori?ontal pi;el scale / S1(S
Field 1F601F% Scanned hori?ontal pi;el scale / S1(S
Field 1+601F% Scanned hori?ontal pi;el scale / S1(S
Field 206018% Scanned hori?ontal pi;el scale / S1(S
7.7.;.; Scanned !ertca( pixe( sca(e / S=PS
!e vertical pi;el densit# used for t!e scannin" of t!e ori"inal ima"e = impression providin"
t!at t!e SL, field contains a M1N or M2N. 8t!er+ise, t!is s!all indicate t!e vertical
component of t!e pi;el aspect ratio, up to 1 inte"er di"its. !is field is used if t!e
transmission pi;el scale differs from t!e ori"inal ima"e scale, as listed in Transmitted
3ertical pi;el scale / T2(S . Note t!at densit# is directl# related to resolution. If SL, is 1
or 2 and S1(S is entered, t!en S2(S s!all e4ual S1(S6
!ese are t!e S2(S fields.
Field 106018% Scanned 3ertical pi;el scale / S2(S
Field 176018% Scanned 3ertical pi;el scale / S2(S
Field 1<6018% Scanned 3ertical pi;el scale / S2(S
Field 1*6018% Scanned 3ertical pi;el scale / S2(S
Field 1F6018% Scanned 3ertical pi;el scale / S2(S
Field 1+6018% Scanned 3ertical pi;el scale / S2(S
Field 20601:% Scanned 3ertical pi;el scale / S2(S
-.-./ Compression al!orithms
Ima"es s!all be compressed onl# from an ori"inal uncompressed ima"e. If an ima"e !as
been received in a compressed format, it s!all not be uncompressed and re,compressed in
t!e same or different format. 'e"ardless of t!e compression al"orit!m used, t!e ima"e s!all
be represented as an arra# of n ro+s b# m columns b# at least @,bit pi;els
2K
. 9ac! pi;el in a
"ra#,scale ima"e s!all be represented b# ei"!t or more bits. Color ima"es s!all be
represented as a series of se4uential samples of a red, "reen, and blue intensit# for eac!
pi;el. /8t!er color spaces are also possible. See Section 86861067G6
!e ima"e s!all be or"ani3ed in ro+,ma<or order, +it! t!e lo+est address correspondin" to
t!e upper left corner of t!e ima"e.
If t!e ima"e is captured in "ra#scale, t!en onl# t!e luminance component s!all be
compressed and transmitted. :or )$9B, t!e data s!all be formatted in accordance +it! t!e
JP2G /ile nterchange /ormat, ;ersion $+C7 -J//.+ :or )$9B 2000, t!e data s!all be
formatted in conformance +it! t!e )$2 format as described in S6 $F111"$+ !e
specifications in NST S(ecial P0Dlication FCC"7&% s!all appl# to all use of )$9B 2000
2K
Breater t!an @,bit is not +idel# supported and !as not been scientificall# evaluated.
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associated +it! t!is standard. &avelet scalar 4uanti3ation /&SH0 specifications are
contained in >S? Gray"scale /inger(rint mage #om(ression S(ecification, 6ctoDer 7C$C.
!e :%I maintains a list
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of certified &SH implementations, based upon testin" performed
at NIS
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. $ortable Net+or- Brap!ics /$NB0 is an ima"e format specified in S6!2#
$F%1&. !e specifications in NST S(ecial P0Dlication FCC"7&% s!all appl# to all use of
$NB associated +it! t!is standard.
#pe,6 records use t!e code. 8t!ers record t#pes use t!e label.
Ta'le 1* ,ompression codes
Algorithm Name ,ode La'el
Uncompressed 0 N8N9
&SH: Eersion L.1 or !i"!er is
recommended /Eersion 2.0 or Eersion L.0
ma# be used for platen areas less t!an 2
inc!es in !ei"!t0
1 &SH20
)$9B IS8=I9C 1051@ /.oss#0 2 )$9B%
)$9B IS8=I9C 1051@ /.ossless0 L )$9B.
)$9B 2000 IS8=I9C 11666,1 /.oss#0 6 )$2
)$9B 2000 IS8=I9C 11666,1 /.ossless0 1 )$2.
$ortable Net+or- Brap!ics K $NB
7.7.@.1 $se of compression a(gorit+ms for fricton ridge images
:or eac! of t!ese fields, t!e entr# corresponds to t!e appropriate *aDel entr# in Ta'le 1*%
Field 176011% ,ompression algorithm / ,.A
Field 1<6011% ,ompression algorithm / ,.A
Field 1*6011% ,ompression algorithm / ,.A
Field 1F6011% ,ompression algorithm / ,.A /+!en a friction rid"e ima"e0
Field 1+6011% ,ompression algorithm / ,.A
Field 206011% ,ompression algorithm / ,.A /+!en a friction rid"e ima"e0
.atent ima"es s!all not be compressed +it! an# loss# compression al"orit!m. It is re4uired
t!at ima"es be stored uncompressed, or t!at $NB or ot!er totall# lossless compression
al"orit!m be used for latent ima"es.
!e follo+in" para"rap!s appl# to e;emplar ima"es.
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!e list is available at !ttpsE""8)i)iospecs.or"
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&avelet Scalar Huanti3ation /&SH0 s!all be used for compressin" "ra#scale friction rid"e
data at 100 ppi class for ne+ s#stems. In order to maintain bac-+ard compatibilit#,
le"ac# s#stems ma# use )$9B% or )$9B. for compressin" 100 ppi class ima"es.
&SH version L.1
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or !i"!er s!all be used for &SH compression of "ra#scale fin"erprint
data at t!e 100 ppi class +it! a platen of 2 inc!es or "reater in !ei"!t. &SH 2.0 or !i"!er
ma# be used for 100 ppi class data ta-en from a platen of less t!an 2 inc!es in !ei"!t.
&SH s!all not be used for ot!er t!an t!e 100 ppi class. An# certified &SH soft+are is
able to decode ima"es +it! an encoder certified for &SH specification versions 2.0, L.0
or L.1. !e decoder is t!e same for all t!ree versions of t!e specification.
Field <600:% ,ompression algorithm / ,A onl# allo+s t!e #ode values of 0 and 1
/See Ta'le 1*G for ne+ s#stems, since for suc! s#stems onl# uncompressed or &SH,
compressed 100 ppi ima"es ma# be transmitted in #pe,6 records.
:or friction rid"e ima"es at t!e 1000 ppi class, )$9B 2000 s!all be used accordin" to t!e
specifications and options contained in $rofile for 1000 ppi :in"erprint Compression.
7.7.@.2 $se of compression a(gorit+ms for iris images
:or iris ima"es, ima"es ma# be uncompressed or compressed. !e compression code s!all
be one of t!e follo+in", entered in Field 186011% ,ompression algorithm / ,.A:
N8N9 Q An entr# of MN8N9N indicates t!at t!e data contained in t!is record is
uncompressed. !e ima"e s!all be represented as an arra# of n ro+s b# m columns.
9ac! pi;el in a monoc!rome ima"e s!all be represented b# ei"!t or more bits. Color
ima"es s!all be represented as a se4uential sample of a red, "reen, and blue intensit#
for eac! pi;el /if usin" 'B% , See Section 868610670. !e ima"e s!all be or"ani3ed
in ro+,ma<or order, +it! t!e lo+est address correspondin" to t!e upper left corner of
t!e ima"e.
$NB Q !is supports lossless compression. $NB is formall# standardi3ed /S6!2#
$F%1&0 and implementations are freel# available
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/libpn"0.
)$2 and )$2. , As +it! ot!er biometrics, +!ile lossless compression is preferred,
iris ima"es can be loss#,compressed. !e ima"e t#pe /Field 186072% Iris storage
format / ISF0 s!ould be selected appropriatel#, and t!e compression ratio s!ould be
set to satisf# some -no+n 4uantified stora"e or transmission band+idt! limitation.
!e baseline )$9B al"orit!m /S6!2# $C%$&0 is not acceptable for iris ima"es and s!all
not be used. It !as been s!o+n t!at false matc! rates increase due to t!e presence of tilin"
artifacts. &!ile )$9B +as allo+ed in prior versions of t!is standard for iris compression, it
is not allo+ed for t!is version. Implementers ma# +ant to support )$9B decodin" for
!andlin" le"ac# ima"es.
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&SH L.1 rectifies problems associated +it! compression of lar"er ima"es in earlier version of &SH. See
!ttpE"")iometrics.nist.o0"csJ.in2s"1s7"4%FJnotice.pdf . !e problem +as associated +it! ta-in"
ima"es of t+o t!umbs at t!e bottom of t!e platen area.
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7.7.@.3 $se of Compression a(gorit+ms for facia( images
Field 106011% ,ompression algorithm / ,.A is a mandator# field containin" t!e
compression al"orit!m for 'ecord #pe,10. &!en 'ecord #pe,10 contains a facial ima"e,
t!e conditions described in Anne; $% $6F61 ,ompression algorithm appl#.
7.7.@.1 $se of Compression a(gorit+ms for ot+er data
(an# ima"e record t#pes contain a mandator# field ,ompression algorithm / ,.A. An
entr# of MN8N9N in t!is field indicates t!at t!e data contained in t!is record is
uncompressed. If a restriction on compression is re4uired for t!e ima"e t#pe, it is
referenced in t!at Section.
:or non,facial ima"es contained in 'ecord #pe,10, Field 106011% ,ompression algorithm
/ ,.A ma# be set to an# value in Ta'le 1*, e;cept &SH20. Non,friction rid"e ima"es
contained in 'ecord #pe,1K s!all specif# t!e file e;tension /suffi;0 correspondin" to t!e
compression used, suc! as )$B, and $NB in Field 1F6011% ,ompression algorithm / ,.A.
A value of MN8N9N indicates t!at t!e data is uncompressed.
!e compression used in 0ecord Type-8% Aser-defined image record is not specified in
t!e standard. It is incumbent upon t!e sender and receiver of t!e record to ensure t!at t!e
data contained in 0ecord Type-8% Aser-defined image record can be decoded properl#.
-.-.10 ColorA blac2+and+3hiteA and !rayscale ima!e re<(irements
7.7.1A.1 ,lac- and .hite images /no grayscale0
Ima"e data ma# be transmitted in eit!er compressed or uncompressed form. !e
uncompressed binar# ima"es s!all consist of pi;els, eac! of +!ic! s!all be 4uanti3ed to one
of t+o levels /binar# representation0. A value of 3ero s!all be used to represent a +!ite pi;el
and a value of one s!all be used to represent a blac- pi;el. :or transmission of
uncompressed binar# ima"es, ei"!t pi;els s!all be left <ustified and pac-ed into a sin"le
unsi"ned b#te. !e most si"nificant bit of t!e b#te s!all be t!e first of t!e ei"!t pi;els
scanned. !is applies to Field :600:% Signat)re image data / DATA and is allo+ed in
#pe,7 records. As e;plained in Section :6:6:62 binar# ima"es are compressed usin" t!e
ANS!2A"FB&"$%&& standard.
7.7.1A.2 Grayscale image data
Bra#scale ima"e data ma# be transmitted in eit!er compressed or uncompressed form. !e
transmission of uncompressed "ra#scale ima"es s!all consist of pi;els, eac! of +!ic! s!all
normall# be 4uanti3ed to ei"!t bits /21K "ra# levels0 and !eld in a sin"le unsi"ned b#te.
Increased precision for pi;el values "reater t!an 211 s!all use t+o unsi"ned b#tes to !old
si;teen,bit pi;els +it! values in t!e ran"e of 0,K11L1. :or "ra#scale data, a 3ero s!all
represent a true blac- pi;el. A true +!ite pi;el s!all !ave all of its bits of precision set to
M1N. !erefore, true +!ite pi;els 4uanti3ed to ei"!t bits s!all !ave a value of M211N, +!ile a
value of M102LN s!all be used for pi;els 4uanti3ed to ten bits. Bra#scale values re4uirin" less
t!an @ or 1K bits s!all be e;pressed as one or t+o b#tes, ri"!t <ustified and 3ero padded on
t!e left. :or "ra#scale ima"es, in 'ecord t#pes +it! t!e mandator# field ,olor space /
,S(, t!e value s!all be MB'ADN /See Ta'le 1F0. !e transmission of compressed "ra#scale
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ima"es s!all be t!e output of t!e appropriate "ra#scale compression al"orit!m specified.
Upon reconstruction of a compressed ima"e t!e "ra#scale value for eac! pi;el s!all be t!e
same /for lossless al"orit!ms0 or nearl# t!e same /for loss# al"orit!ms0 as pi;els in an
uncompressed ima"e.
7.7.1A.3 *olor image data
Scanned ima"es s!all consist of nominal 26 to 6@,bit 'B% pi;els. Color ima"e data ma# be
transmitted in eit!er compressed or uncompressed form in certain record t#pes. !e
transmission of uncompressed color ima"es s!all consist of 'B% pi;els, eac! component of
+!ic! s!all be 4uanti3ed to at least 21K levels /@ bits0. :or eac! pi;el, t!e t!ree components
s!all be se4uentiall# formatted for transmission on a pi;el,b#,pi;el basis. Ta'le 1F lists t!e
codes and t!eir descriptions for eac! of t!e available color spaces used +it!in t!is standard.
All ot!er color spaces are to be mar-ed as undefined.
Ta'le 1F ,olor spaces
,ode Description
UNF Undefined
B'AD Bra#scale /monoc!rome0
'B% Undetermined color space for an 'B% ima"e
S'B% s'B% /2# '$%''"7"$0
DCC DCbCr /le"ac#0
SDCC DCbCr /)$9B 2000 compressed0
Several ima"e record t#pes !ave a field ,olor space / ,S(6 It s!all contain an entr# from
t!e C8D9 column of Ta'le 1F. If t!e color ima"e t#pe cannot be determined, an entr# of
M'B%N s!all be entered in t!is field.
!ese are t!e ,S( fields.
Field 106012% ,olor space / ,S(
Field 1F6017% ,olor space / ,S(
In versions of t!is standard prior to 2007, t!e term Mcolor spaceN referred to device,
dependent color information +it! a particular se4uence and ran"e for t!e t!ree color
c!annels. !e c!oice +as eit!er 'B% or an 'B%,derivative space -no+n as DCC. Neit!er
space provides an ob<ective definition of a particular color or relates to t!e +a# in +!ic!
!umans perceive color. :or )$9B,compressed color ima"es stored in t!e ):I: format, t!e
preferred /e;ternal0 color space is s'B% and an entr# of MS'B%N s!all be used. Alt!ou"!
s'B% is t!e preferred color space for compressed ima"es for t!is version, in t!e 2000
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version of t!is standard, it +as stated t!at Mt!e preferred color space for compressed ima"es
usin" baseline )$9B and ):I: is DCbCr to be coded as hDCC?,N +!ile t!e color space for
uncompressed color ima"es +as to be labeled 'B%. !erefore, for bac-+ard compatibilit#
purposes, ne+ s#stems s!all accommodate )$9B ima"es t!at !ave been labeled as usin" t!e
DCC color space. S#stems conformin" to t!is standard s!all accept an entr# of DCC and
interpret it as meanin" a /device,dependent0 'B% color space.
:or )$9B 2000 ima"es stored in t!e )$2 file format, t!e available enumerated color spaces
are s'B%, sDCC, and "ra#scale. !e preferred /e;ternal0 color space for color ima"es is
s'B%. If a p!oto ac4uisition device uses anot!er International Color Consortium
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/ICC0
color profile, t!e ac4uisition s#stem s!all convert t!e ima"e data to t!e s'B%, sDCC, or
"ra#scale color space before t!e )$2 file ma# be embedded in a record.
o ensure t!at color ima"es e;c!an"ed bet+een differin" s#stems can be correctl# displa#ed
or printed, ima"es s!ould be converted to t!e device,independent color space, s'B%, before
compression or transmission to anot!er s#stem. As defined b# 2# '$%''"7"$, s'B% is a
non,linear displa# profile t!at accommodates t!e volta"e,to,color response c!aracteristics of
most !i"! 4ualit# C' monitors. !e colors of t!e red, "reen, and blue p!osp!ors
/primaries0 and t!e +!ite point settin" of an s'B%,conformant monitor are specified in t!e
I9C document. :or uncompressed color ima"es containin" non,interleaved red, "reen and
blue pi;els in t!at order, t!e preferred color space is s'B%. #picall#, modern di"ital
cameras, des-top scanners, .CD monitors, and printers, alt!ou"! t!e# do not in!erentl#
operate in s'B% space, are desi"ned +it! circuitr# or soft+are to produce s'B% output or
to accommodate s'B% as an input space. If an ima"e ac4uisition device?s color space is
un-no+n, s'B% is usuall# a reasonable c!oice. If an ac4uisition device and its soft+are
cannot provide s'B% output, various color mana"ement products are available
commerciall# t!at use its color profile, often available from its manufacturer, to convert
ima"es in its native color space to s'B%.
-.-.11 >ye color

!is information appears in Field 106028% S)'Dect eye color / S$, and in Field 186020%
$ye color / $,L6 !e e#e color describes t!e e#e color of t!e sub<ect as seen in t!e ima"e.
If unusual or unnatural, suc! as is t!e case +!en colored contact lenses are present and t!e
>real? e#e color cannot be ascertained, t!en t!e color s!all be labeled as MJJJN. :or near
infra,red /NI'0 ima"es, if t!is field is entered, it s!all be 2JJJ2. Ealues for t!ese fields s!all
be t!e alp!abetic entries in t!e MAttribute codeN column of Ta'le 18.
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Ta'le 18 $ye color codes
$ye color attri')te Attri')te code
%lac- %.F
%lue %.U
%ro+n %'8
Bra# B'D
Breen B'N
Ca3el CAI
(aroon (A'
(ulticolored (U.
$in- $NF
Un-no+n JJJ
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Some pat!s in 0ecord Type-18% Iris image record can be a circle or ellipse /Field 186077%
Iris p)pil 'o)ndary / I(# Field 18607<% Iris sclera 'o)ndary / IS#, and Field 10601*%
Face image path coordinates in f)ll image / F(FI0. A circle onl# re4uires 2 points to
define it /See Ta'le 1+0. An ellipse re4uires L points to define it.
8t!er fields are defined as open and closed pat!s.
8pen pat!s /also called contours or pol#lines0 and closed pat!s /pol#"ons0 on an ima"e are
comprised of a set of vertices. :or eac!, t!e order of t!e vertices s!all be in t!eir
consecutive order alon" t!e len"t! of t!e pat!, eit!er cloc-+ise or countercloc-+ise. /A
strai"!t line of onl# t+o points ma# start at eit!er end0. A pat! ma# not !ave an# sides
crossin". No t+o vertices s!all occup# t!e same position. !ere ma# be up to 55 vertices.
An open pat! is a series of connected line se"ments t!at do not close or overlap. A closed
pat! /pol#"on0 completes a circuit. !e closed pat! side defined b# t!e last verte; and t!e
first verte; s!all complete t!e pol#"on. A pol#"on s!all !ave at least L vertices.
!ere are t+o different approac!es to t!e pat!s in t!is standard. !e 2007 and 200@ version
of t!e standard used pat!s for Field 1<602*% Alternate finger segment positionIsG / AS$.6
!at approac! !as been retained in t!is version for all pat!s e;cept in t!e 9;tended :eature
Set /9:S0 of 'ecord #pe,5. !e 9:S adopted an approac! e;pressin" t!e pat! in a sin"le
information item, +!ic! is different t!an t!at used in ot!er record t#pes.
Note t!at boundin" bo;es, suc! as in Field 1<6021% Finger segment position / S$. are not
considered pat!s in t!is terminolo"#.
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7.7.12.1 .5peB@ extended feature set ,C6S/ pat+s
!e vertices for pat!s in t!e 9:S #pe,5 records are defined in a sin"le information item
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for eac! of t!e follo+in" fields /See Ta'le 70 Type-+ Fields for $FSG. If multiple pat!s are
present, t!e# are stored +it!in separate subfields. 9ac! verte; is e;pressed as an /J,D0 pair
of positive inte"ers in units of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0.
!e 9;tended :eature Set used in t!e 0ecord Type-+% /in)tiae data record +as
developed as a separate encodin" structure t!at !as been incorporated into t!is standard. In
order to avoid conflicts +it! s#stems t!at !ad alread# pro"rammed usin" t!e 9:S met!od of
specif#in" pat!s, t!at structure is retained in t!is standard.
9:S fields usin" closed pat!s, and re4uirin" at least L vertices, are:
Field +6700% $FS region of interest / 0"I
Field +6702% $FS finger - palm - plantar position / F((
Field +672<% $FS distincti3e feat)res / DIS
Field +67*8% $FS local C)ality iss)es / L@I
Field +67F0% $FS area of correspondence / A",
An open pat! is a series of connected points in +!ic! t!ere is not an implicit connection
bet+een t!e last and first vertices. &it!in 9:S, open pat!s are used in Field +6787% $FS
ridge path segments / 0(S6
7.7.12.2 A(( ot+er #e(ds specif5ing pat+s
!e first information item is dependent upon t!e 'ecord #pe and field.
In Field 106077% Feat)re conto)rs / F$, +!ic! is an open pat!, t!e first
information item is t!e feat)re conto)r code / F,,, selected from t!e MCodeN
column of Ta'le 1:6
In 'ecord #pe,17 Fields 186077 t!rou"! 18607F, and in Field 10601*% Face image
path coordinates in f)ll image / F(FI t!e first information item is t!e 'o)ndary
code / #B, +it! an alp!abetic value selected from t!e MCodeN column of Ta'le 1+.
:or Field 1060<*% "ccl)sions / ",, and Field 186078% Non-eyelid occl)sions /
N$", t!e first information item is t!e occl)sion opacity / ",B selected from t!e
MCodeN column of a'le 206
In Field 1<602*% Alternate finger segment positionIsG / AS$. and Field 1+601+%
Friction ridge - toe segment positionIsG / FS( t!e first information item contains a
friction ridge generali?ed position / F.(, an inte"er from Ta'le :6
L2
In raditional encodin", it is entered as a sin"le strin" of M;1,#1,;2,#2,i,;N,#NN +!ere ;F indicates t!e
F
t!
verte;, up to t!e total number of vertices. A comma M,N s!all be entered bet+een t!e J and D
coordinates of a verte; in t!is strin", and a das! M,M s!all be entered bet+een coordinate pairs.
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In Field 20601F% Segments / S$. t!e first information item is t!e reference
segment position / 0S(. !is provides a uni4ue inde; to a se"mentation. /See
Section 8676262 for its use in Field ;;6++8 in ot!er record t#pes.0
In Field 21601F% Segments / S$. t!e first information item is t!e associated
segment position / AS(6 !is provides a uni4ue inde; to a se"mentation. /See
Section 8676762 for its use in Field ;;6++* in ot!er record t#pes.0.
:or Field 1060<*, Field 186078 Field 20601F and Field 21601F, t!e second information
item is described belo+.
:or Field 1060<*% "ccl)sions / ",, and Field 186078% Non-eyelid occl)sions /
N$", t!e second information item is t!e occl)sion type / ",T. It is one c!aracter
containin" a code from Ta'le 21.
:or Fields 20601F and 21601F onl#, t!e second information item is t!e internal file
reference pointer/ I(T. It is set to 0 if t!e source representation is a sin"le file. If
t!e e;ternal file referenced in Field 206++<% $;ternal file reference / $F0 or Field
216++<% $;ternal file reference / $F0 is a $D:, video, or presentation file, or !as
multiple locations +!ere a sample ma# be located, t!is information item is t!e
reference to t!e particular instance, suc! as pa"e, video frame, or slide number used
to derive t!e ima"e transmitted in ot!er record t#pes. If a particular frame is c!osen
and t!ere is no furt!er ima"e se"mentation needed, t!e follo+in" information items
s!all not be used.
!e second /or t!ird in t!e case of Field 1060<*, Field 186078 Field 20601F or Field
21601F 0 information item /n)m'er of points / N"(G s!all specif# t!e number of vertices.
!e ne;t information items are pairs of ; and # coordinates of vertices. !e !ori3ontal
offsets /J0 are t!e pi;el counts to t!e ri"!t, and t!e vertical offsets /D0 are t!e pi;el counts
do+n from t!e ori"in. !e first information item in t!is pairin" is t!e hori?ontal point
offset / 1(". !e second information item in t!is pairin" is t!e 3ertical point offset /
2(". $airin"s are inserted for eac! verte;, up to t!e N"(.
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Ta'le 1:% Feat)re conto)r code descriptions
,ode ,onto)r Description
e#etop %ottom of upper e#e lid
e#ebottom op of lo+er e#e lid
upperliptop op of upper lip
upperlipbottom %ottom of upper lip
lo+erliptop op of lo+er lip
lo+erlipbottom %ottom of lo+er lip
ri"!tnostril Sub<ect?s ri"!t nostril
leftnostril Sub<ect?s left nostril
lefte#ebro+ Curvature of top of sub<ect?s left e#e soc-et
ri"!te#ebro+ Curvature of top of sub<ect?s ri"!t e#e soc-et
c!in C!in
faceoutline :ace outline includes t!e entire !ead, all facial !air, and ears
Ta'le 1+% #o)ndary definition codes
Type ,ode N)m'er of points Description
Circle C 2
!e boundar# is defined b# t+o points: t!e center is
defined in t!e first point, and an# point on t!e circle is
defined as t!e second point.
9llipse 9 L
!e boundar# is defined b# t!ree points: bot! endpoints
of one of t!e ellipse2s a;es are defined in t!e first and
second points, and one endpoint from t!e ot!er a;is is
defined in t!e t!ird item.
$ol#"on $ N /up to 550
!e boundar# is defined as a n,verte;, +!ere 2n2 is
bet+een L and 55. !e order of t!e vertices must be in
consecutive order around t!e perimeter of t!e pol#"on,
eit!er cloc-+ise or countercloc-+ise. No t+o vertices
ma# occup# t!e same location. !e pol#"on side
defined b# t!e last point and t!e first point s!all
complete t!e pol#"on. !e pol#"on must be a sin"le
plane fi"ure +it! no sides crossin" and no interior !oles.
Ta'le 20% "ccl)sion opacity
Type ,ode Description
otal !ere is no detail in t!e area of t!e occlusion.
Interference I !e occlusion contains interferin" te;ture suc! as e#elas!es, !air or reflection.
$artial .i"!t . !ere is detail in t!e area of t!e occlusion t!at is li"!ter t!an t!e rest of t!e face or iris.
$artial s!ado+ S !ere is detail in t!e area of t!e occlusion t!at is dar-er t!an t!e rest of t!e face or iris.
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Ta'le 21% "ccl)sion type
.as!es . 9#elas!es or reflections of e#elas!es /iris onl#0
Cead coverin" C Cair, !at, veil, bur-a, or ot!er !ead coverin" /face onl#0
Specular S Specularit#, reflection of li"!t
S!ado+ C S!ado+ cast
'eflection ' 'eflection of an ob<ect
8t!er 8 An# ot!er occlusion, suc! as e#e"lass frames bloc-in" t!e ima"e
. *ecord type speci%catons
At t!e be"innin" of eac! Section describin" a 'ecord #pe, t!ere is a record la#out table.
!e C!aracter t#pe is defined in Section *6* ,haracter types . Note t!at +!en t!e c!aracter
t#pe U is allo+ed, t!e c!aracter set encodin" specified in Field 1601* ,haracter encoding /
D,S /if present0 is used for t!e data* ot!er+ise t!e default is U:,@.
Cond code /condition code0:
( O (andator# field, subfield or information item*
8 O 8ptional field, subfield or information item*
( O (andator# subfield = information item +it!in t!e optional field = subfield*
8 O 8ptional subfield = information item +it!in t!e optional field = subfield*
D O :ield, subfield or information item t!at2s presence is dependent upon certain
conditions stated in t!e te;t
!e 2C!aracter count2 does N8 include special c!aracters in raditional encodin".
&!en MaN appears it means t!at t!e limit is undefined.
&!en 0 is s!o+n as a valid value /suc! as M0 P ID, P 55 inte"erN0, a 3ero s!all be entered
as data. !is s!all not be interpreted as a null /empt#0 value.
:or data +it! leadin" 3eros, /suc! as M0101N0, t!e encodin"s /raditional and NI9(,
conformant J(.0 ma# !andle t!em differentl#. !e leadin" 3eros s!all be included in t!e
raditional encodin" as ASCII c!aracters, but need not be included in J(. encodin".
Co+ever, t!e leadin" 3ero/s0 s!all be s!o+n +!en displa#in" t!e data in printed format.
!e follo+in" fields contain data +it! leadin" 3eros:
Field 16002 2ersion n)m'er / 2$0
reated as an inte"er in NI9(,conformant J(. encodin" and as ASCII
c!aracters in raditional encodin".
Field 16011 Nati3e scanning resol)tion / NS0
reated as a decimal number in NI9(,conformant J(. encodin" and as ASCII
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Field 16012 Nominal resol)tion / NT0
reated as a decimal number in NI9(,conformant J(. encodin" and as ASCII
Field ++6100% ,#$FF header 3ersion / 1D2
reated as a c!aracter strin" in NI9(,conformant J(. encodin" and as ASCII
Field ++6101% #iometric type / #TB
reated as an enumerated list of inte"ers in NI9(,conformant J(. encodin"
and as ASCII c!aracters in raditional encodin".
..1 *ecord $ype+1B $ransacton informaton record
'ecord #pe,1 is mandator#. 8nl# one #pe,1 record is present per transaction. Ta'le 22
contains t!e fields associated +it! t!is 'ecord #pe. Note t!at since t!e alternate c!aracter
encodin" is specified in t!is record, t!ere must be specified c!aracters a"reed upon in order
to read t!is 'ecord #pe, particularl# +it! raditional encodin", and t!e c!aracters t!at can
be represented b# t!e 7,bit ASCII code are t!ose c!aracters /See Ta'le +7 for t!ese
c!aracters0. !ere are no c!aracter t#pes defined as 2U2 for an# fields in t!is 'ecord #pe.
/See Section *6* for a description of t!e c!aracter t#pes0. !is provides for bac-+ard
compatibilit# +it! previous versions of t!e standard. !is is particularl# important for
raditional 9ncodin". See Anne; #% Traditional encoding for details.
Ta'le 22 Type-1 record layo)t
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
1.001 0$,"0D 1$AD$0 (
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
1.002 2$0 2$0SI"N NA/#$0 ( N
,6*
JOL
LL
6 E9' O 0100 1 1
1.00L
,NT T0ANSA,TI"N ,"NT$NT ( 1 1

Subfield: Single set of
information items
( 1 1
:'C first record cate"or# code ( N 1 1 :'C O 1 1 1
LL
raditional encodin" /0 re4uires a leadin" 3ero. J(. /J0 encodin" does not.
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
C'C content record count ( N 1 L
C'C O count of
record t#pes 2
t!rou"! 55* min O
1* ma; O 555*
positive inte"er
1 1

Subfields: 'e(eating (airs of
information items
(
C'C
value
C'C
value
'9C record cate"or# code
(
N 1 2
'9C O 2 or 6* or
7 P '9C P 10 or
1L P '9C P 21* or
'9C O 5@ or 55*
inte"er
1 1
IDC
information desi"nation
c!aracter
(
N 1 2
0 P IDC P 55
inte"er
1 1
1.006 T"T TB($ "F T0ANSA,TI"N ( A 1 1K user,defined 1 1
1.001 DAT DAT$ (
See Section 8686267
Local date
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section 8686267
Local date
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
1.00K (0B (0I"0ITB 8 N 1 1
1 P $'D P 5
positive inte"er
0 1
1.007 DAI
D$STINATI"N A.$N,B
ID$NTIFI$0
(
A
NS
1 a none 1 1
1.00@ "0I
"0I.INATIN. A.$N,B
ID$NTIFI$0
(
A
NS
1 a none 1 1
1.005 T,N
T0ANSA,TI"N ,"NT0"L
NA/#$0
(
A
NS
1 a none 1 1
1.010 T,0
T0ANSA,TI"N ,"NT0"L
0$F$0$N,$
NA/#$0
8
A
NS
1 a none 0 1
1.011 NS0
NATI2$ S,ANNIN.
0$S"LATI"N
( NS
O1*
JO6
LL
1
NS' O 00.00 if no
#pe,6 records in
transaction*
ot!er+ise ;;.;;
1 1
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
1.012 NT0 N"/INAL 0$S"LATI"N ( NS
O1*
JO6
LL
1
N' O 00.00 if no
#pe,6 records in
transaction*
ot!er+ise ;;.;;
1 1
1.01L
D"/ D"/AIN NA/$ 8 0 1
DN( domain name
(
A
NS
1 a none 1 1
DEN domain version number 8
A
NS
1 a none 0 1
1.016 ./T .0$$N&I,1 /$AN TI/$ 8
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
0 1
1.011
D,S ,1A0A,T$0 $N,"DIN. 8 0 1

S)'field% A single set of
information items

/!e 2007
version allo+ed multiple
c!aracter encodin" sets,
but +it! J(. t!is is not
possible and +as not
included in t!e 200@
version. o maintain
consistenc# in encodin"s,
onl# one subfield instance
is no+ allo+ed.0
(
1 1
CSI
c!aracter encodin" set
inde;
(
N 1 L
0 P CSI P 6 or
12@ P CSI P 555
inte"er
See Ta'le <
1 1
CSN
name
(
A
NS
1 1K See Ta'le < 1 1
CSE
version
8
A
NS
1 1K none 0 1
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
1.01K
A(S
A((LI,ATI"N (0"FIL$
S($,IFI,ATI"NS
8 0 1

information items
( 1 55
A$8
application profile
or"ani3ation
(
A
NS
1 a none 1 1
A$N application profile name (
A
NS
1 a none 1 1
A$E
application profile
version number
(
A
NS
1 a none 1 1
1.017
AN/ A.$N.B NA/$S 8 0 1
DAN destination a"enc# name 8
A
NS
1 a none 0 1
8AN ori"inatin" a"enc# name 8
A
NS
1 a none 0 1
:6161 Field 16001 0ecord header
!e content of t!is mandator# field is dependent upon t!e encodin" used. See t!e
relevant anne; of t!is standard for details. See Section 861.
:6162 Field 16002 2ersion n)m'er / 2$0
!is mandator# four,c!aracter ASCII value s!all be used to specif# t!e current version
number of t!e standard implemented b# t!e soft+are or s#stem creatin" t!e transaction.
!e format of t!is field s!all consist of four numeric c!aracters. !e first t+o c!aracters
s!all specif# t!e ma<or version number. !e last t+o c!aracters s!all be used to specif#
t!e minor revision number. !is version of t!e standard !as t!e entr# M0100N. See
Section : for information concernin" leadin" 3eros.
:6167 Field 16007 Transaction content / ,NT
!is mandator# field
L6
s!all list and identif# eac! of t!e records in t!e transaction b# record
t#pe and its IDC value. It also specifies t!e order in +!ic! t!e remainin" records s!all
appear in t!e file. It s!all consist of t+o or more subfields. !e first subfield s!all relate to
t!is #pe,1 record.
L6
!is +as called File content in earlier versions of t!e standard.
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!e first information item /first record category code / F0,0 +it!in t!is
subfield s!all be M1N. !is indicates t!at t!e first record in t!e transaction is a
#pe,1 record consistin" of !eader information.
!e second information item of t!is subfield /content record co)nt / ,0,G
s!all be t!e sum of t!e #pe,2 t!rou"! #pe,55 records contained in t!is
transaction. !is number is also e4ual to t!e count of t!e remainin" subfields of
Field 16007 Transaction content / ,NT. !e ma;imum value for C'C is 555.
9ac! of t!e remainin" subfields of Field 16007 Transaction content / ,NT corresponds to
a sin"le #pe,2 t!rou"! #pe,55 record contained in t!e transaction. +o information items
s!all comprise eac! of t!ese subfields:
!e first information item /record category code / 0$,0, s!all contain a
number c!osen from t!e Mrecord identifierN column of Ta'le 7.
!e second information item /information designation character / ID,0 s!all
be an inte"er e4ual to or "reater t!an 3ero and less t!an or e4ual to 55. See
Section 86761.
:616< Field 1600< Type of transaction / T"T
!is mandator# field s!all contain an identifier, +!ic! desi"nates t!e t#pe of transaction and
subse4uent processin" t!at t!is transaction s!ould be "iven. !is s!all be a ma;imum of 1K
alp!abetic c!aracters. !e T"T s!all be in accordance +it! definitions provided b# t!e
domain or application profile. 9arlier versions of t!is standard specificall# restricted t!e
c!aracter len"t! of T"T to 6 c!aracters.
:616* Field 1600* Date / DAT
!is mandator# field s!all contain t!e local date t!at t!e transaction +as submitted. See
Section 86862676
..1., Field 1600F (riority / (0B
!is optional field s!all contain a sin"le information c!aracter to desi"nate t!e ur"enc# +it!
+!ic! a response is desired. !e values s!all ran"e from 1 to 5, +it! 1 denotin" t!e !i"!est
priorit#. !e default value s!all be defined b# t!e a"enc# receivin" t!e transaction.
..1.- Field 16008 Destination agency identifier / DAI
!is mandator# field s!all contain t!e identifier of t!e administration or or"ani3ation
desi"nated to receive t!e transmission. !e si3e and data content of t!is field s!all be user,
defined and in accordance +it! t!e application profile. See Section 86F6 !e name of t!e
destination a"enc# ma# be entered in Field 16018 Agency names / AN/. A valid value for
t!is field is MNot Specified.N All c!aracters mar-ed MAN ,MNN or MSN in t!e 2#pe2 column of
Ta'le +7 ,haracter encoding set 3al)es ma# be used.
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..1.. Field 1600: "riginating agency identifier / "0I
!is mandator# field s!all contain t!e identifier of t!e administration or or"ani3ation
ori"inatin" t!e transaction. !e si3e and data content of t!is field s!all be user,defined and
in accordance +it! t!e application profile. See Section 86F6 !e name of t!e ori"inatin"
a"enc# ma# be entered in Field 16018 Agency names / AN/6 A valid value for t!is field is
MNot Specified.N All c!aracters mar-ed MAN ,MNN or MSN in t!e 2#pe2 column of Ta'le +7
,haracter encoding set 3al)es ma# be used.
..1./ Field 1600+ Transaction control n)m'er / T,N
!is mandator# field s!all contain t!e transaction control number as assi"ned b# t!e
ori"inatin" a"enc#. A uni4ue /for t!e ori"inatin" a"enc#0 alp!anumeric control number
s!all be assi"ned to eac! transaction. :or an# transaction t!at re4uires a response, t!e
respondent s!all refer to t!is number in communicatin" +it! t!e ori"inatin" a"enc#.
..1.10 Field 16010 Transaction control reference / T,0
!is optional field s!all be used for responses t!at refer to t!e T,N of a previous
transaction involvin" an in4uir# or ot!er action t!at re4uired a response.
..1.11 Field 16011 Nati3e scanning resol)tion / NS0
!is mandator# field s!all be set to M00.00N if t!ere are no #pe,6 records in t!e transaction.
See Section : for information concernin" leadin" 3eros. !is field does not appl# to #pe,7
records in t!is version of t!e standard, unli-e in previous versions, unless specified as suc!
b# t!e domain or application profile. !e special c!aracter t!at is allo+ed is M.N.
&!en t!ere are #pe,6 records present, t!is field is used to specif# t!e native scannin"
resolution of t!e friction rid"e ima"e capture device. !is field s!all specif# t!e resolution in
pi;els per millimeter. !e resolution s!all be e;pressed as t+o numeric c!aracters follo+ed
b# a decimal point and t+o more numeric c!aracters.
If 'ecord #pe,6 is used and ima"es are scanned at "reater t!an t!e class of 100 ppi, t!e#
s!all be subsampled, scaled do+n, or interpolated do+n to produce a class resolution of 100
ppi for transmission. Users s!all utili3e 'ecord #pe,16 if transmittin" a fin"erprint ima"e
at "reater t!an t!e limits of t!e 100 ppi class. Ima"es +it! scannin" resolution "reater t!an
or e4ual to t!e 1000 ppi class s!all not be transmitted usin" 'ecord #pe,6.
..1.12 Field 16012 Nominal resol)tion / NT0
!is mandator# field s!all be set to M00.00N if t!ere are no #pe,6 records in t!e transaction.
See Section : for information concernin" leadin" 3eros. !is field does not appl# to #pe,7
records in t!is version of t!e standard, unli-e in previous versions, unless specified as suc!
b# t!e domain or application profile.!e special c!aracter t!at is allo+ed is M.N.
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&!en t!ere are #pe,6 records present, t!is field specifies t!e nominal resolution for t!e
ima"e/s0 bein" e;c!an"ed. !is field s!all specif# t!e resolution in pi;els per millimeter.
!e resolution s!all be +it!in t!e ran"e 15.L0 ppmm /650 ppi0 to 20.0@ ppmm /110 ppi0.
:or e;ample, a sensor t!at scans nativel# at 10@ppi +ould list bot! NS0 and NT0 as
20ppmm /O10@ppi0. !ese ima"es s!ould not be sampled do+n to e;actl# 100ppi. See
Section 8686F67. !is field +as called MNominal transmitting resol)tionN in earlier
versions of t!e standard. !e mnemonic is still retained as NT0 in t!is version.
!e 2007 version of t!e standard stated: MAn# transmittin" resolution +it!in t!e ran"e of t!e
minimum scannin" resolution to a value of 20.67 ppmm plus or minus 0.20 ppmm /120 ppi
plus or minus 1 ppi0 is permitted for t!e processin" of !i"! resolution records.N !is
version of t!e standard specificall# pro!ibits transmission resolution above 110 ppi /t!e
upper limit of t!e 100 ppi class0. Note t!at Appendi; : ma;imum variance is 1 ppi and $IE
ma;imum variance is 10 ppi. /See Ta'le 1< ,lass resol)tion 9ith defined tolerance0
..1.13 Field 16017 Domain name / D"/
!is optional field identifies t!e domain name for t!e user,defined #pe,2 record
implementation. !e domain name ma# onl# appear once +it!in a transaction. It s!all
consist of one or t+o information items. See Section F for more information and t!e
relations!ip to Field 1601F Application profile specifications / A(S. All c!aracters mar-ed
MAN ,MNN or MSN in t!e 2#pe2 column of Ta'le +7 ,haracter encoding set 3al)es ma# be
used.
!e mandator# first information item /domain name / DN/0 +ill uni4uel# identif#
t!e a"enc#, entit#, or implementation used for formattin" t!e fields in t!e #pe,2
record. !e default value for t!e field s!all be t!e Nort! American Domain
implementation /N8'A(0.
An optional second information item /domain 3ersion n)m'er / D2N0 s!all
contain t!e uni4ue version of t!e particular implementation, suc! as 7.02.
..1.1" Field 1601< .reen9ich mean time / ./T
!is optional field provides a mec!anism for e;pressin" t!e date and time in terms of
universal Breen+ic! (ean ime /B(0 units. See Section 86862626
:6161* Field 1601* ,haracter encoding / D,S
!is optional field specifies t!e c!aracter encodin" t!at ma# appear +it!in t!is transaction
for data +it! t!e c!aracter t#pe listed as MUN or 2user,defined2 in t!e record format tables.
!is field s!all contain one set of information items

/coded as a subfield0. !is is consistent
+it! t!e 200@ version of t!e standard. !e 2007 version allo+ed multiple c!aracter
encodin" sets. See Anne; #% Traditional encoding and Anne; ,% NI$/-conformant
encoding r)les for details on t!e use of t!is field.
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:or a description of t!e use of alternate c!aracter encodin" see Section *6F6
!e first information item /character encoding inde; / ,SI0 is t!e inde;
number t!at references an associated c!aracter encodin". See t!e MC!aracter
encodin" inde;N column of Ta'le < for t!e valid values for t!is information
item.
!e second information item /character encoding name / ,SN0 s!all be t!e
MC!aracter encodin" nameN associated +it! t!at inde; number, ta-en from
Ta'le <. All c!aracters mar-ed MAN ,MNN or MSN in t!e 2#pe2 column of Ta'le
+7 ,haracter encoding set 3al)es ma# be used.
!e optional t!ird information item /character encoding 3ersion / ,S20 is t!e
specific version of t!e c!aracter encodin" used. In t!e case of t!e use of U:,@,
t!e t!ird optional information item ma# be used to !old t!e specific version
used, so t!at t!e displa# terminal can be s+itc!ed to t!e correct font famil#. All
c!aracters mar-ed MAN ,MNN or MSN in t!e 2#pe2 column of Ta'le +7 ,haracter
encoding set 3al)es ma# be used.
..1.1, Field 1601F Application profile specifications / A(S
Use of t!is optional field indicates t!e transaction2s conformance +it! one or more
Application $rofile Specifications t!at are derived from ANS!NST"T* $"7C$$, suc! as
9%S or IN,I. !ere ma# be multiple subfields, eac! desi"natin" an application profile to
+!ic! t!is transaction conforms. If multiple Application $rofile Specifications are included
in t!is field, t!e specifications must be compatible +it! eac! ot!er: t!is transaction must be
in conformance +it! all of t!e cited specifications. See Section F. 9ac! subfield s!all
consist of t!ree mandator# information items:
!e first information item /application profile organi?ation / A("0 +ill
uni4uel# identif# t!e a"enc# or entit# responsible for t!e specification. All
c!aracters mar-ed MAN ,MNN or MSN in t!e 2#pe2 column of Ta'le +7 ,haracter
encoding set 3al)es ma# be used.
!e second information item /application profile name / A(N0 s!all contain
t!e name of t!e specification. All c!aracters mar-ed MAN ,MNN or MSN in t!e
2#pe2 column of Ta'le +7 ,haracter encoding set 3al)es ma# be used.
!e t!ird information item /application profile 3ersion n)m'er / A(20 s!all
contain t!e specific version of t!e specification. All c!aracters mar-ed MAN ,MNN
or MSN in t!e 2#pe2 column of Ta'le +7 ,haracter encoding set 3al)es ma# be
used.
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:61618 Field 16018 Agency names / AN/
!is optional field is comprised of t+o optional information items. !e first is t!e
destination agency name / DAN. !is corresponds to t!e a"enc# listed in Field
16008 Destination agency identifier / DAI. !e second optional information item is
t!e originating agency name / "AN6 !is corresponds to t!e a"enc# listed in Field
1600: "riginating agency identifier / "0I. %ot! information items are
alp!anumeric and can !ave an# special c!aracters in t!e names. All c!aracters mar-ed
MAN ,MNN or MSN in t!e 2#pe2 column of Ta'le +7 ,haracter encoding set 3al)es ma# be
used.
..2 *ecord $ype+2B 9ser+de%ned descriptve text record
#pe,2 records are optional, but +!en present, s!all contain te;tual information relatin" to
t!e sub<ect of t!e transaction. !is record ma# include suc! information as t!e state or :%I
numbers, p!#sical c!aracteristics, demo"rap!ic data, and t!e sub<ect?s criminal !istor#.
9ver# transaction usuall# contains one or more #pe,2 records +!ic! is dependent upon t!e
entr# in Field 1600< Type of transaction / T"T6
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
2.001 0$,"0D 1$AD$0 (
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
2.002 ID,
INF"0/ATI"N
D$SI.NATI"N
,1A0A,T$0
(
N 1 2
0 P IDC P 55
inte"er
1 1
2.00L and
above
AS$0-
D$FIN$D
AS$0-D$FIN$D FI$LDS 8 user,defined user,defined user,defined
..2.1 @ield 2.001B *ecord header
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
..2.2 @ield 2.002B 4nformaton desi!naton character 5 4'C
!is mandator# field s!all contain t!e ID, assi"ned to t!is #pe,2 record as listed in t!e
information item ID, for t!is record in Field 16007 Transaction content / ,NT6 See
Section 867616
..2.3 @ields 2.003 and aboveB (ser+de%ned %elds
Individual fields s!all conform to t!e specifications set fort! b# t!e a"enc# to +!ic! t!e
transmission is bein" sent, to t!e domain listed in Field 16017 Domain name / D"/, t!e
application profiles listed in Field 1601F Application profile specifications / A(S and to
t!e re4uirements specified in Section *616
..3 *ecord $ype+3B 'eprecated
See ANS!NST"T* $"7CC, or ANS!NST"T* 7"7CC& for t!e specifications of t!is
'ecord #pe. No instances of 'ecord #pe,L s!all be included in a transaction
conformant +it! t!is version of t!e standard.
.." *ecord $ype+"B =rayscale %n!erprint ima!e
!e #pe,6 record is based on t!e use of a captured fin"erprint ima"e obtained usin" a
class scannin" resolution of t!e 100 ppi class. /See Section 8686FG6 'ecord #pe,6 cannot
be updated to include ne+ fields, since t!e raditional encodin" for t!is record t#pe is
fi;ed in order. It s!all not be used for ot!er t!an 100 ppi class ima"es. All ima"es t!at
are compressed s!ould be compressed usin" &SH. )$9B compression is retained solel#
for bac-+ards compatibilit# +it! le"ac# s#stems and it s!ould not be used in an# ne+
implementation.
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Ta'le 2< Type-< record layo)t
raditional format re4uires t!e data in binar# form /not te;t0 +it! a fi;ed b#te len"t!* t!erefore t!e
c!aracter min and ma; values are t!e same for traditional format /denoted b# O value0. !e# are
e;pressed in b#tes. :or J(., t!e min and ma; values are t!e c!aracter count /denoted b# JO value0.
Field
N)m'er
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
6.001 0$,"0D 1$AD$0 (
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne
; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
6.002 ID,
INF"0/ATI"N
D$SI.NATI"N
,1A0A,T$0
(
N
O1
JO1
O1
JO2
0 P IDC P 55
inte"er
1 1
6.00L I/( I/(0$SSI"N TB($ ( N
O1
JO1
O1
JO2
0 P I($ P L or
I($ O @ or
20 P I($ P 25
inte"er
See Ta'le 8
1 1
6.006 F.(
F0I,TI"N 0ID.$
( N
O1
JO1
O1
JOL
0 P :B$ P 11 or
:B$ O 211 inte"er
See Ta'le :
O K*
JO 1

K
6.001 IS0
I/A.$ S,ANNIN.
0$S"LATI"N
( N
O1
JO1
O1
JO1
IS' O 0 or 1
inte"er
1 1
6.00K 1LL
1"0I>"NTAL LIN$
L$N.T1
( N
O2
JO2
O2
JO1
10 P C.. P K11L1
positive inte"er
1 1
6.007 2LL 2$0TI,AL LIN$ L$N.T1 ( N
O2
JO2
O2
JO1
10 P E.. P K11L1
positive inte"er
1 1
6.00@ .,A
,"/(0$SSI"N
AL."0IT1/
( N
O1
JO1
O1
JO1
0 P value P 1
inte"er
1 1
6.005 DATA I/A.$ DATA ( %
O1
JO1
Oa
JOa
none 1 1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
..".1 @ield ".001B *ecord header
..".2 @ield ".002B 4nformaton desi!naton character 5 4'C
Section 867616
..".3 @ield ".003B 4mpression type 5 48
!is mandator# field s!all indicate t!e manner b# +!ic! t!e fin"erprint +as obtained.
See Section 8686<61 for details.
.."." @ield ".00"B Friction ridge generali?ed position / F.(
!is mandator# field s!all contain t!e decimal code number correspondin" to t!e fin"er
position and s!all be ta-en from Ta'le :6 8nl# fin"er numbers 0,11 appl# to #pe,6
L1
.
Up to five additional fin"er positions s!all be referenced b# enterin" t!e alternate fin"er
positions usin" t!e same format. If fe+er t!an five fin"er position references are to be
used, t!e unused position references s!all be filled +it! 211 for raditional format. Si;
values s!all be entered in eac! record for raditional format. See Section 8686<62 for
more information.
If 'ecord #pe,6 is used and ima"es are scanned at a step in t!e mi"ration pat! "reater
t!an t!e class of 100 ppi /effectivel# 110 ppi0 , t!e# s!all be subsampled, scaled do+n, or
interpolated do+n to produce a class resolution of 100 ppi for transmission. Users are
re4uired to use 'ecord #pe,16 if transmittin" a fin"erprint ima"e at "reater t!an 20.0@
ppmm /110 ppi0. See Section 8686F626
..".& @ield ".00&B Image scanning resol)tion / IS0
!e mandator# IS' field relates to t!e scanning resolution of t!is ima"e. $revious
versions of t!is standard stated t!at 0 in t!is field represents t!e 2minimum scannin"
resolution.2 !e minimum scannin" resolution +as defined in ANSI=NIS,I. 1,2007 as
M15.K5 ppmm plus or minus 0.20 ppmm /100 ppi plus or minus 1 ppi0.N !erefore, if t!e
ima"e scannin" resolution corresponds to t!e Appendi; : certification level /See Ta'le
1< ,lass resol)tion 9ith defined tolerance0, a 0 s!all be entered in t!is field.
A value of 1 is entered if t!e actual scannin" resolution /outside of t!e Appendi; :
certification ran"e0 is specified in Field 16011 Nati3e scanning resol)tion / NS0.
L1
!e 2007 and 200@ versions of t!is standard restricted t!e :B$ to a ran"e of 0 to 16. Code 11 !ad been
added to t!is version.
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.."., @ield ".00,B 1ori?ontal line length / 1LL
!is mandator# field s!all contain t!e number of pi;els on a sin"le !ori3ontal line of t!e
transmitted ima"e. See Section 8686:616
..".- @ield ".00-B 2ertical line length / 2LL
!is mandator# field s!all contain t!e number of pi;els on a sin"le !ori3ontal line of t!e
transmitted ima"e. See Section 8686:626
..".. @ield ".00.B ,ompression algorithm / ,A
!is is a mandator# field, used to specif# t!e t#pe of compression al"orit!m used. A 3ero
denotes no compression. 8t!er+ise, t!e &SH al"orit!m s!ould be used to compress t!e
data, and is indicated b# a value of 1. Codes 2 and L are retained solel# for bac-+ards
compatibilit# +it! t!ose le"ac# s#stems t!at use )$9B compression and s!ould not
normall# be used. See Section 8686+61.
.."./ @ield ".00/B Image data / DATA
!is is a mandator# field.
..& *ecord $ype+&B 'eprecated
See ANS!NST"T* $"7CC, or ANS!NST"T* 7"7CC& for specifications. No instances of
'ecord #pe,1 s!all be included in a transaction conformant +it! t!is version of t!e
standard.
.., *ecord $ype+,B 'eprecated
See ANS!NST"T* $"7CC, or ANS!NST"T* 7"7CC& for specifications. No instances of
'ecord #pe,K s!all be included in a transaction conformant +it! t!is version of t!e
standard.
..- *ecord $ype+-B 9ser+de%ned ima!e record
#pe,7 records s!all contain user,defined ima"e information relatin" to t!e transaction
submitted for processin". Ne+ implementations based on t!is standard are encoura"ed to
use t!e 0ecord Type-17% Friction-ridge latent image record for latent records, and
ot!er record t#pes, as appropriate, for transmittin" biometric and forensic ima"es. Ima"es
transmitted usin" 'ecord #pe,7 s!all consist of scanned pi;els t!at ma# be eit!er binar#
or "ra#scale output. 9ac! "ra#scale pi;el value s!all be e;pressed as an unsi"ned b#te. A
value of 0 s!all be used to define a blac- pi;el and an unsi"ned value of 211 s!all be used
to define a +!ite pi;el. :or binar# pi;els, a value of 0 s!all represent a +!ite pi;el and a
value of 1 s!all represent a blac- pi;el. 'esolution and compression is not specified for
t!is 'ecord #pe. See Section 8686F for information about t!e difference in t!e !andlin"
of #pe,7 resolution in t!is version of t!e standard and earlier versions.
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Ta'le 2* Type-8 record layo)t
raditional format re4uires t!e data in binar# form /not te;t0 +it! a fi;ed b#te len"t! for :ield 7.002*
t!erefore t!e c!aracter min and ma; values are t!e same for traditional format /denoted b# O value0. !e#
are e;pressed in b#tes. :or J(., t!e min and ma; values are t!e c!aracter count /denoted b# JO value0.
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
7.001 0$,"0D 1$AD$0 (
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne
; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
7.002 ID,
INF"0/ATI"N
D$SI.NATI"N
,1A0A,T$0
(
N
O1
JO1
O1
JO2
0 P IDC P 55
inte"er
1 1
Additional
fields
AS$0-
D$FIN$D
AS$0-D$FIN$D
user,
defined
user,defined user,defined
user,
defined
user,
defined
..-.1 @ield -.001B *ecord header
..-.2 @ield -.002B 4nformaton desi!naton character 5 4'C
Section 867616
..-.3 @ields -.003 thro(!h -.///B 9ser+de%ned %elds
!e remainin" fields of t!e #pe,7 record s!all be user,defined. Individual fields s!all
conform to t!e specifications of t!e a"enc# to +!ic! t!e transmission is bein" sent.
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... *ecord $ype+.B Si!nat(re ima!e record
#pe,@ records s!all contain eit!er scanned or vectored si"nature data, coverin" an area
of up to 1000 mm2. +o si"nature ima"e records /from t!e operator and t!e sub<ect0 are
allo+ed per transaction. See Section 8686F for resolution information. Eectored si"nature
data s!all be e;pressed as a series of numbers.
Ta'le 2F Type-: record layo)t
raditional format re4uires t!e data in binar# form /not te;t0 +it! a fi;ed b#te len"t! for :ields @.002
t!rou"! @.007* t!erefore t!e c!aracter min and ma; values are t!e same for traditional format /denoted b#
O value0. !e# are e;pressed in b#tes. :or J(., t!e min and ma; values are t!e c!aracter count
/denoted b# JO value0.
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
@.001 0$,"0D 1$AD$0 (
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
@.002 ID,
INF"0/ATI"N
D$SI.NATI"N
,1A0A,T$0
(
N
O1
JO1
O1
JO2
0 P IDC P 55
inte"er
1 1
@.00L SI. SI.NATA0$ TB($ ( N
O1
JO1
O1
JO1
SIB O 0 or 1

1 1
@.006 S0T
SI.NATA0$
0$(0$S$NTATI"N TB($
( N
O1
JO1
O1
JO1
S' O 0 or 1 or 2

1 1
@.001 IS0
I/A.$ S,ANNIN.
0$S"LATI"N
( N
O1
JO1
O1
JO1
IS' O 0 or 1 1 1
@.00K 1LL
1"0I>"NTAL LIN$
L$N.T1
( N
O2
JO1
O2
JO1
C.. O 0 or
10 P C.. P K11L1
inte"er
1 1
@.007 2LL 2$0TI,AL LIN$ L$N.T1 ( N
O2
JO1
O2
JO1
E.. O 0 or
10 P E.. P K11L1
inte"er
1 1
@.00@ DATA SI.NATA0$ DATA (
dependent upon
value of S'
dependent upon
value of S'
1 1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
....1 @ield ..001B *ecord header
....2 @ield ..002B 4nformaton desi!naton character 5 4'C
!is mandator# field s!all contain t!e ID, assi"ned to t!is #pe,@ record as listed in t!e
Section 867616
....3 @ield ..003B Signat)re type / SI.
!is mandator# field s!all contain 0 for t!e si"nature ima"e of t!e sub<ect, or 1 for t!e
si"nature ima"e of t!e official processin" t!e transaction.
...." @ield ..00"B Signat)re representation type / S0T
!is mandator# field s!all be 0 if t!e ima"e is scanned and not compressed, a 1 if t!e
ima"e is scanned and compressed, and 2 if t!e ima"e is vector data.
....& @ield ..00&B Image scanning resol)tion / IS0
!is mandator# field s!all contain 0 if t!e scanned and transmitted ima"e resolution is
+it!in t!e ran"e of 15.65 ppmm /651 ppi0 to 15.@5 ppmm /101 ppi0. A value of 1
indicates a different, unreported, ima"e resolution
LK
. A value of 0 s!all also be used if t!e
ima"e is vector data.
...., @ield ..00,B 1ori?ontal line length / 1LL
!is mandator# field s!all be used to specif# t!e number of pi;els contained on a sin"le
!ori3ontal line of t!e transmitted si"nature ima"e. :or vectored si"nature data, t!e value
s!all be 3ero. See Section 8686:616
....- @ield ..00-B 2ertical line length / 2LL
!is mandator# field s!all be used to specif# t!e number of !ori3ontal lines contained in
t!e transmitted si"nature ima"e. :or vectored si"nature data, t!e value s!all be 3ero. See
Section 8686:626
..... @ield ..00.B Signat)re image data / DATA
!is mandator# field s!all contain uncompressed scanned ima"e si"nature data,
compressed scanned ima"e si"nature data, or vectored ima"e si"nature data. !e entr#
contained in t!e S0T field s!all indicate +!ic! form of t!e si"nature data is present.
LK
In previous versions of t!e standard, a 0 indicated t!e 2minimum scannin" resolution2 and a 1 indicated
t!e native scannin" resolution. Native scannin" resolution +as defined in Field 16011 Nati3e scanning
resol)tion / NS0 as appl#in" onl# to #pes L t!rou"! 7. !is c!an"e of lan"ua"e is to ma-e clear t!at t!e
value of 1 does not relate to t!e contents of :ield 1.011. :ield 1.011 applies onl# to #pe,6 data.
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#1#1#12 ncom(ressed scanned image data
If t!e S0T field contains t!e value of 3ero, t!en t!is field s!all contain t!e uncompressed
scanned binar# ima"e data for t!e si"nature. In uncompressed mode, t!e data s!all be
pac-ed at ei"!t pi;els per b#te.
#1#1#1! *om(ressed scanned image data
If t!e S0T field contains t!e value of one, t!en t!is field s!all contain t!e scanned binar#
ima"e data for t!e si"nature in compressed form usin" t!e ANS!2A"FB&"$%&& facsimile
com(ression algorithm.
#1#1#1+ 3ectored image data
If t!e S0T field contains t!e value of t+o, t!en t!is field s!all contain a list of vectors t!at
describes t!e pen position. 9ac! vector !as t!ree parts.
!e first part is an J coordinate value /!ori3ontal0.
!e second part is a D coordinate value /vertical0.
!e t!ird part is t!e pen pressure value of line se"ments +it!in t!e
si"nature.
%ot! t!e J and D coordinates s!all be e;pressed in units of .0216 mm /.001 inc!es0
referenced from t!e bottom leftmost corner of t!e si"nature. $ositive values of J s!all
increase from left,to,ri"!t and positive values of D s!all increase from bottom,to,top.
!e pen pressure s!all be a constant value until t!e ne;t vector becomes active. A value or
pressure of 0 s!all represent a Mpen,upN /or no pressure0 condition. !e value of 1 s!all
represent t!e least recordable pressure for a particular device, +!ile 216 s!all represent t!e
ma;imum recordable pressure for t!at device. o denote t!e end of t!e vector list, 211 s!all
be inserted in t!is entr#.
../ *ecord $ype+/B in(tae data record
#pe,5 records s!all contain te;t describin" minutiae and related information encoded from
a fin"er, palm, or plantar ima"e. !ere is no limit on t!e number of #pe,5 records for a
latent searc! transaction. !e #pe,5 record s!all also be used to e;c!an"e minutiae and
related information from latent friction rid"e ima"es bet+een similar or different s#stems.
Note t!at Fields +600* thro)gh +6012 in t!is version of t!e standard s!all not appear for all
ne+ applications and are 2le"ac# fields2. :or users encounterin" t!ese fields in le"ac#
s#stems, please refer to ANS!NST"T* $"7CC, or ANS!NST"T* 7"7CC& for a description
of t!ose fields. 8ld /le"ac#0 data containin" t!ese fields ma# still be transmitted in a
transaction conformant to t!e t!is version .
'eserved bloc-s, eac! consistin" of several fields, are re"istered and allocated for use b#
specific vendors. As t!ese bloc-s ma# contain proprietar# information, no detailed
information is provided re"ardin" t!e content of t!ese vendor,defined feature sets aside
from t!e ran"e of field numbers in t!is standard. :or detailed information on eac! of t!ese
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
fields, t!e vendor s!ould be contacted. !ese alternative bloc-s of reserved fields allo+
vendors to encode minutiae data and an# additional re4uired c!aracteristic or feature data in
accordance +it! t!eir o+n s#stem?s specific !ard+are and soft+are confi"uration. Ta'le 28
identifies t!e vendor implementations and t!eir assi"ned bloc-s of field numbers. :or t!ose
vendors not identified in t!e table, Fields +618F t!rou"! +622* ma# be used to record t!eir
proprietar# features
L7
. An# vendor ma# use t!ese fields to record information. !e name of
t!e vendor or developer of t!e proprietar# feature data, t!e name and version of t!e
al"orit!m used, t!e tar"et device for +!ic! t!e data is "enerated, and t!e contact
information, to"et!er +it! t!e feature data s!all be recorded +it!in t!is bloc- of fields.
'ecord Fields +612F t!rou"! +61*0 correspond to t!e conventions defined and described
ori"inall# b# t!e ANS N#TS B,& standard. 'ecord Fields +6700 t!rou"! +67++ are t!e
9;tended :eature Set, +!ic! is ne+ for t!is version of t!e standard.
In t!e 200@ version of t!e standard, onl# one vendor bloc- /includin" t!e (1 format0 could
be present in a sin"le record. !e 2007 version allo+ed multiple bloc-s to be present. !e
2011 version is consistent +it! t!e 2007 version for all encodin"s ,, allo+in" multiple
bloc-s /includin" t!e INCIS L7@ bloc- and t!e 9:S bloc-0 to be present.
Alt!ou"! t!is record t#pe ma# also be used to accommodate a variet# of met!ods used b#
different A:IS vendors for encodin" minutiae data accordin" to t!eir particular
re4uirements, eac! vendor implementation s!all contain t!e first four fields described belo+.
:ields correspondin" to t!e N#TS"B,& features, t!e 9;tended :eature Set and t!e
Universal .atent annotation
L7
ma# be used +it! or +it!out t!e fields associated +it!
re"istered implementations.
Ta'le 28 Type-+ record layo)t
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
5.001 0$,"0D 1$AD$0 (
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
5.002 ID,
INF"0/ATI"N
D$SI.NATI"N
,1A0A,T$0
(
N 1 2
0 P IDC P 55
inte"er
1 1
5.00L I/( I/(0$SSI"N TB($ ( N 1 2 Ealue from Ta'le 8 1 1
L7
Ne+ for t!is version of t!e standard.
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
5.006 F/T /INATIA F"0/AT ( A 1 1
:( O U
1 1
:( O S onl# if
includin" le"ac# fields
5.001,5.012 from old
record sources
5.001,5.012
Legacy FieldsN See ANSI4NIST%
ITL 2%!""5 or ANSI4NIST%ITL !%
!""# for a description of these
fields
8nl# to be used for interc!an"e of le"ac# data.
5.01L,5.0L0 F#I IAFIS F$ATA0$ S$T 8 user,defined user,defined user,defined
5.0L1,5.011 ,".$NT F$ATA0$ S$T 8 user,defined user,defined user,defined
5.01K,5.070 /"T"0"LA F$ATA0$ S$T 8 user,defined user,defined user,defined
5.071,5.055
/"0(1"T0A- F$ATA0$
S$T
8 user,defined user,defined user,defined
5.100,5.121 N$, F$ATA0$ S$T 8 user,defined user,defined user,defined
5.12K,5.110 IN,ITS 78: FI$LDS 8 See Ta'le 2:
5.111,5.171 L1 / ID$NTIH F$ATA0$ S$T 8 user,defined user,defined user,defined
5.17K,5.221
"T1$0 F$ATA0$ S$TS -
D$FIN$D FI$LDS
8 See Ta'le 2+
5.22K,5.255
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
AS$ only 'y ANSI/NIST-ITL
Not to be used
5.L00,5.L55 $HT$ND$D F$ATA0$ S$T 8 See Ta'le 70
5.600,5.500
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
5.501
ALA
ANI2$0SAL LAT$NT
ANN"TATI"N
8 0 1
Subfield: re(eating values ( ANS 22 L00
date concatenated +it!
te;t.
1 a
5.502
ANN
ANN"TATI"N
INF"0/ATI"N
8 0 1
information items
( 1 a
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Description
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code
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,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
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p
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M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
B( Breen+ic! mean time (
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean time
Icoordinated )ni3ersal
time E AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific: see
Anne; #% Traditional
encoding orAnne; ,%
NI$/-conformant
encoding r)les
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encoding orAnne; ,%
NI$/-conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
NAE
processin" al"orit!m name =
version
( U 1 K6 none 1 1
8&N al"orit!m o+ner ( U 1 K6 none 1 1
$'8 process description ( U 1 211 none 1 1
5.50L DAI
D$2I,$ ANI@A$
ID$NTIFI$0
8 ANS 1L 1K
first c!aracter O ( or
$
0 1
5.506
//S
/A-$//"D$L/S$0IAL
NA/#$0
8 0 1
(AF ma-e ( U 1 10 none
1 1
(8D model ( U 1 10 none
1 1
S9' serial number ( U 1 10 none
1 1
5.501,5.555
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
age 104
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Ta'le 2: Type-+ Fields for IN,ITS 78: feat)res
Note: The condition codes in this table apply if the block of features is present. The entire block
may be absent from a transaction. Thus, mandatory, indicates 'mandatory if this block of records
is present.
Field
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/nemonic ,ontent
Description
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code
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,onstraints
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#
M
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x
#
M
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=
M
a
x
=
5.12K

,#I /1 ,#$FF INF"0/ATI"N ( 1 1
C:8 C%9:: format o+ner ( N 2 2 C:8 O 27 1 1
C: C%9:: format t#pe ( N L L
C: O 11L or 116
for INCIS L7@,
2006 and 111 for
INCIS L7@,2005
1 1
C$I
C%9:: product
identifier
( C @ @ none 1 1
5.127

,$I
/1 ,A(TA0$
$@AI(/$NT ID
( 1 1
A:S appendi; : status ( A 6 6
A:S O
A$$: or N8N9
1 1
CID capture e4uipment ID ( U 1 L0
none
/ 0 O unreported0
1 1
5.12@ 1LL
/1 1"0I>"NTAL LIN$
L$N.T1
( N 2 1
10 P C.. P 55555
positive inte"er
1 1
5.125 2LL
/1 2$0TI,AL LIN$
L$N.T1
( N 2 1
10 P E.. P 55555
positive inte"er
1 1
5.1L0 SL, /1 S,AL$ ANITS ( N 1 1 S.C O 0, 1 or 2 1 1
5.1L1 T1(S
/1 T0ANS/ITT$D
1"0I>"NTAL (IH$L
S,AL$
( N 1 1 positive inte"er 1 1
5.1L2 T2(S
/1 T0ANS/ITT$D
2$0TI,AL (IH$L S,AL$
5.1LL F2& /1 FIN.$0 2I$& ( N 1 2
0 P :E& P 11
inte"er
1 1
5.1L6 F.(
/1 F0I,TI"N 0ID.$
( N 1 2
0 P :B$ P 10
See Ta'le :
1 1
5.1L1
F@D
/1 F0I,TI"N 0ID.$
@AALITB DATA
( 1 1
information items
( 1 5
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
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code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
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p
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M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
HEU 4ualit# value ( N 1 L
0 P HEU P 100 or
HEU O 216 or
HEU O 211
inte"er
1 1
HAE
al"orit!m vendor
identification
8 C 6 6
0000 P HAE P
::::
0 1
HA$
al"orit!m product
identification
8 N 1 1
1 P HA$ P K11L1
positive inte"er
0 1
5.1LK N"/
/1 NA/#$0 "F
/INATIA$
( N 1 6
1 P N8( P 5555
positive inte"er
1 1
5.1L7
F/D
/1 FIN.$0 /INATIA$
DATA
( 1 1

information items
( N8( N8(
(AN minutia inde; number ( N 1 6
1 P (AN P N8(
positive inte"er
1 1
(JC J coordinate ( N 1 1
1 P (JC P C..
positive inte"er
1 1
(DC D coordinate ( N 1 1
1 P (DC P E..
positive inte"er
1 1
(AE minutia an"le ( N 1 L
0 P (AE P 175
positive inte"er
1 1
(1( minutia t#pe ( N 1 1 (D O 0, 1 or 2 1 1
H8( 4ualit# of minutia ( N 1 L
0 P H8( P 100
inte"er
1 1
5.1L@
0,I
/1 0ID.$ ,"ANT
INF"0/ATI"N
D 0 1

Subfield: Set of information
items /Note that the first
subfield is in the same format
as follo.ing subfields10
( 1 1
'9(
rid"e count e;traction
met!od
( N 1 1 '9( O 0, 1 or 2 1 1
:I1 filler 1 ( N 1 1 :I1 O 0 1 1
:I2 filler 2 ( N 1 1 :I2 O 0 1 1
information items
( 1 @ times
N8(
age 106
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
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M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
C(I
center minutia inde;
number
( N 1 6
1 P C(I P N8(
positive inte"er
1 1
N(N
nei"!borin" minutia
inde; number
( N 1 6
1 P N(N P N8(
positive inte"er
1 1
N'C number of rid"es crossed ( N 1 2
1 P N'C P 55
positive inte"er
1 1
5.1L5
,IN /1 ,"0$ INF"0/ATI"N D 0 1

information items
( 1 5
JCC J coordinate ( N 1 1
1P JCC P C..
positive inte"er
1 1
DCC D coordinate ( N 1 1
1P DCC P E..
positive inte"er
1 1
ANBC an"le of t!e core ( N 1 L
0 P ANBC P 175
positive inte"er
1 1
5.160
DIN /1 D$LTA INF"0/ATI"N D 0 1

information items
( 1 5
JCD J coordinate ( N 1 1
1P JCD P C..
positive inte"er
1 1
DCD D coordinate ( N 1 1
1P DCD P E..
positive inte"er
1 1
ANB1 :irst an"le of t!e delta ( N 1 L
0 P ANB1 P 175
positive inte"er
1 1
5.161
ADA
/1 ADDITI"NAL D$LTA
AN.L$S
D 0 1

Subfields /in the same order
as those of DIN0: 'e(eating
sets of information items
( 1 5
ANB2 Second an"le of t!e delta ( N 1 L
0 P ANB2P 175
positive inte"er
1 1
ANBL !ird an"le of t!e delta ( N 1 L
0 P ANBL P 175
positive inte"er
1 1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Ta'le 2+ Fields for other feat)re sets
is present'.
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
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M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
5.17K ""D
"T1$0 F$ATA0$ S$TS -
"&N$0 "0 D$2$L"($0
( U 1 60 none 1 1
5.177
(A.
"T1$0 F$ATA0$ S$TS E
(0",$SSIN.
AL."0IT1/
(

1 1
$AN name of al"orit!m ( U 1 100 none 1 1
$AE version of al"orit!m 8 U 1 100 none 0 1
5.17@
S"D
"T1$0 F$ATA0$ S$TS
- SBST$/ "0 D$2I,$
8 0 1
8:N name of s#stem or device ( U 1 100 none 1 1
8:E
version of s#stem or
device
8 U 1 100 none 0 1
5.175 DTH
"T1$0 F$ATA0$ S$TS
E ,"NTA,T
INF"0/ATI"N
( U 1 1000 none 1 1
5.1@0,5.221
"T1$0 F$ATA0$ S$TS
E AS$0-D$FIN$D
FI$LDS
8 user,defined user,defined 0 1
age 108
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Ta'le 70 Type-+ Fields for $FS
is present'.
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
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M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
5.L00
0"I
$FS 0$.I"N "F
INT$0$ST
( 1 1
9&I '8I +idt! ( N 1 1
1 P 9&I P 10000
positive inte"er
1 1
9CI '8I !ei"!t ( N 1 1
1 P 9CI P 10000
positive inte"er
1 1
9C8 '8I !ori3ontal offset 8 N 1 1
1 P 9C8 P 10000
positive inte"er
0 1
9E8 '8I vertical offset 8 N 1 1
1 P 9E8 P 10000
positive inte"er
0 1
'8$ '8I pol#"on 8 NS 1 11@@ None 0 1
5.L01
"0T $FS "0I$NTATI"N 8 0 1
98D Direction
(
NS 1 6
,175 P 98D P 1@0
inte"er
1 1
9UC Uncertaint#
8
N 1 L
0 P 9UC P 1@0
inte"er
0 1
5.L02
F((
$FS FIN.$0 (AL/
(LANTA0 ("SITI"N
( 1 1

information items
( 1 20
:B$
friction rid"e "enerali3ed
position
( N 1 2 value from able @ 1 1
:S( fin"er se"ment 8 A L L
:S( O DS, $'J,
(9D or UNF
See Ta'le +
0 1
8C: off,center fin"erprint 8 A 1 1
8C: O , ' or .
See Ta'le 71
0 1
SB$ se"ment pol#"on
8
NS 1 11@@ none 0 1
5.L0L
:S$
$FS F$ATA0$ S$T
(0"FIL$
8
0 1
Subfields: 'e(eating values ( N 1 2 none 1 5
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
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M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
5.L06 , 5.L0K
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
5.L07
(AT
$FS (ATT$0N
,LASSIFI,ATI"N
D 0 1

information items
(
1 7
BC: "eneral class
(
A 2 2
values from
Ta'le 72
1 1
SU% subclass D A 2 2
values from
Ta'le 72
0 1
&D' +!orl,delta relations!ip D A 1 1 &D' O I, 8 or ( 0 1
5.L0@
0@/ $FS 0ID.$ @AALITB /A( 8 0 1

Subfields: 'e(eating values
/one entry for each ro.0
( AN 1
10,
000
Strin" containin"
an# of t!e
follo+in"
c!aracters:
0,1,2,L,6,1,K,7,@,5,
A,%,C,D,9,:
See Ta'le 107 and
Ta'le 77
1
/9CI j
BSI0 ` 1
5.L05
0@F
0ID.$ @AALITB /A(
F"0/AT
D 0 1
BSI "rid si3e
(
N 1 2
1 P BSI P 61
positive inte"er
1 1
'D: rid"e 4ualit# data format
(
A L L
'D: O UNC or
'.9
See Ta'le 7<
1 1
5.L10
0F/ $FS 0ID.$ FL"& /A( 8 0 1

/one entry for each ro.0
( AN 1
100,
000
See Ta'le 7* 1
/9CI j
S:H0 ` 1
5.L11
0FF
$FS 0ID.$ FL"& /A(
F"0/AT
8 0 1
S:H samplin" fre4uenc#
(
N 1 2
1 P S:H P 61
positive inte"er
1 1
'D: rid"e flo+ data format
(
AN L L
'D: O UNC or
%K6
See Ta'le 7<
1 1
age 110
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
5.L12
0&/
$FS 0ID.$ &A2$L$N.T1
/A(
8 0 1
Subfields: 'e(eating values ( AN 1
100,
000
strin" containin" 2
di"it positive
inte"ers or JJ
c!aracters
1
/9CI j
:&S0 ` 1
5.L1L
0&F
$FS 0ID.$ &A2$L$N.T1
/A( F"0/AT
8 0 1
:&S samplin" fre4uenc#
(
N 1 2
1 P :&S P 61
inte"er
1 1
:D: data format
(
A L L :D: O UNC 1 1
5.L16 T02 $FS T"NAL 0$2$0SAL 8 A 1 1
'E O N or $
see Ta'le 7F
0 1
5.L11 (L0
$FS ("SSI#L$ LAT$0AL
0$2$0SAL
8 A 1 1
$.' O . or U
see Ta'le 78
0 1
5.L1K
F@/
$FS F0I,TI"N 0ID.$
@AALITB /$T0I,
8 0 1

information items
(
1 5
HEU 4ualit# value
(
N 1 L
0 P HEU P 100
inte"er or HEU O
216 or 211
1 1
HAE
al"orit!m vendor
identification
(
C 6 6
0000 P HAE P
::::
1 1
HA$
al"orit!m product
identification
(
N 1 1
1P HA$ P K11L1
positive inte"er
1 1
5.L17
(.S
$FS ("SSI#L$ .0"&T1
"0 S10IN-A.$
8 0 1
BS "ro+t! or s!rin-a"e t#pe
(
A 1 1
BS O B, S or %
see Ta'le 7:
1 1
CBS
"ro+t! or s!rin-a"e
comment
(
U 1 1000 none 1 1
5.L1@,5.L15
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
5.L20 ,"0 $FS ,"0$S
D
0 1

information items
(
1 a
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
CJC J coordinate
(
N 1 1
0 P CJC P 9&I
inte"er
1 1
CDC D coordinate
(
N 1 1
0P CDC P 9CI
inte"er
1 1
CDI direction
8
NS 1 6 ,175 P CDI P 1@0 0 1
'$U
radius of position
uncertaint#
8
N 1 L 0 P '$U P 555 0 1
DUD direction uncertaint#
8
N 1 L
0 P DUD P 1@0
inte"er
0 1
5.L21
D$L $FS D$LTAS
D
0 1

information items
(
1 a
DJC J coordinate
(
N 1 1
0 P DJC P 9&I
inte"er
1 1
DDC D coordinate
(
N 1 1
0P DDC P 9CI
inte"er
1 1
DU$ direction up
8
N 1 L 0 P DU$ P 1@0 0 1
D.: direction left
8
N 1 L 0 P D.: P 1@0 0 1
D' direction ri"!t
8
N 1 L 0 P D' P 1@0 0 1
D$ t#pe
8
AN 1 L
value from
Ta'le <0
0 1
'$U
radius of position
uncertaint#
8
N 1 L 1 P '$U P 555 0 1
DUU direction uncertaint# up
8
N 1 L 0 P DUU P 1@0 0 1
DU. direction uncertaint# left
8
N 1 L 0 P DU. P 1@0 0 1
DU'
direction uncertaint#
ri"!t
8
N 1 L 0 P DU' P 1@0 0 1
5.L22
,D0
$FS ,"0$-D$LTA 0ID.$
,"ANTS
8
0 1

information items
(
1 221
CIJ core inde;
(
AN 1 2 1 P CIJ P 55
inte"er or
CIJ O . or U
1 1
age 112
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
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M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
DIJ delta inde;
(
AN 1 2
1 P DIJ P 55
inte"er or
DIJ O . or '
1 1
(N'C min rid"e count
(
N 1 2
1 P (N'C P 55
positive inte"er
1 1
(J'C ma; rid"e count
8
N 1 2
1 P (J'C P 55
positive inte"er
0 1
5.L2L
,(0
$FS ,$NT$0 ("INT "F
0$F$0$N,$
8
0 1

information items
(
1 L
C$( met!od
(
AN 1 1
C($ O . or 0 or 1
or C
see Ta'le <1
1 1
$JC J coordinate
(
NS 1 1
,9C8 P $JC P
10,000
inte"er
1 1
$DC D coordinate
(
NS 1 1
,9E8 P $DC P
10,000
inte"er
1 1
C'U
radius of position
uncertaint#
8
N 1 L 0 P C'U P 555 0 1
5.L26
DIS
$FS DISTIN,TI2$
F$ATA0$S
D
0 1

information items
(
1 55
DI distinctive feature t#pe
(
A 6 5
entries from
Ta'le <2
1 1
D:$
distinctive features
pol#"on
8 NS 11 11@@ none 0 1
D:C
distinctive features
comment
8
U 1 1000 none 0 1
5.L21 N,"0 $FS N" ,"0$S (0$S$NT
D
A 1 1 NC8' O D 0 1
5.L2K ND$L $FS N" D$LTAS (0$S$NT
D
A 1 1 ND9. O D 0 1
5.L27 NDIS
$FS N" DISTIN,TI2$
F$ATA0$S (0$S$NT
D
A 1 1 NDIS O D 0 1
5.L2@,5.LL0
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
5.LL1
/IN $FS /INATIA$
D
0 1

information items
(
1 555
(JC J coordinate
(
N 1 1
0 P (JC P 9&I
inte"er
1 1
(DC D coordinate
(
N 1 1
0P (DC P 9CI
inte"er
1 1
(D !eta de"rees
(
N 1 L
1P (D P 1@0
positive inte"er
1 1
(D minutia t#pe
(
A 1 1
(D O 9, % or J
see Ta'le <7
1 1
('U
radius of position
uncertaint#
8
N 1 L 0 P ('U P 555 0 1
(DU
minutiae direction of
uncertaint#
8
N 1 L 0 P (DU P 1@0 0 1
5.LL2 /0A
$FS /INATIA$ 0ID.$
,"ANT AL."0IT1/
D
AN 1 @
('A O
8CAN , 9:S7
or HUAD'AN
see Ta'le <<
0 1
5.LLL
/0,
$FS /INATIA$ 0ID.$
,"ANTS
D
0 1

information items
(
1 7552
(IA minutia inde; A
(
N 1 6
1 P (IA P 5555
positive inte"er
1 1
(I% minutia inde; %
(
N 1 6
1 P (I% P 5555
positive inte"er
1 1
(I' rid"e count
(
N 1 2
0 P (I' P 55
positive inte"er
1 1
('N reference number
8
N 1 1
1 P ('N P @
positive inte"er
0 1
('S residual
8
N 1 1 ('S O 0 or 1 0 1
5.LL6 N/IN
$FS N" /INATIA
(0$S$NT
D
A 1 1 N(IN O D 0 1
5.LL1 0,, $FS 0ID.$ ,"ANT
,"NFID$N,$
8
0 1
age 114
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=

information items
(
1 7552
ACJ J coordinate $oint A
(
N 1 1
0 P ACJ P 9&I
inte"er
1 1
ACD D coordinate $oint A
(
N 1 1
0 P ACD P 9CI
inte"er
1 1
%CJ J coordinate $oint %
(
N 1 1
0 P %CJ P 9&I
inte"er
1 1
%CD D coordinate $oint %
(
N 1 1
0 P %CD P 9CI
inte"er
1 1
(8'C
met!od of rid"e
countin"
(
A 1 1
(8'C O A, or
(
see Ta'le <*
1 1
(CE confidence value
(
N 1 2
0 P (CE P 55
inte"er
1 1
5.LLK,5.LL5
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
5.L60
D"T $FS D"TS
D
0 1

information items
(
1 555
D8J dot J coordinate
(
N 1 1
0 P D8J P 9&I
inte"er
1 1
D8D dot D coordinate
(
N 1 1
0 P D8D P 9CI
inte"er
1 1
D8. dot len"t!
8
N 1 2
1 P D8. P 55
positive inte"er
0 1
5.L61 IN0 $FS IN,I(I$NT 0ID.$S
D
0 1

information items
(
1 555
J1C J coordinate $oint 1
(
N 1 1
0 P J1C P 9&I
inte"er
1 1
D1C D coordinate $oint 1
(
N 1 1
0 P D1C P 9CI
inte"er
1 1
J2C J coordinate $oint 2
(
N 1 1 0 P J2CP 9&I
inte"er
1 1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
D2C D coordinate $oint 2
(
N 1 1
0 P D2C P 9CI
inte"er
1 1
5.L62
,LD
$FS ,0$AS$S AND
LIN$A0
DIS,"NTINAITI$S
D
0 1

information items
(
1 555
J1D J coordinate $oint 1
(
N 1 1
0 P J1D P9&I
positive inte"er
1 1
D1D D coordinate $oint 1
(
N 1 1
0 P D1D P9CI
inte"er
1 1
J2D J coordinate $oint 2
(
N 1 1
0 P J2D P 9&I
inte"er
1 1
D2D D coordinate $oint 2
(
N 1 1
0 P D2D P 9CI
inte"er
1 1
$D t#pe
(
AN 2 1
See values in
Ta'le <F
1 1
5.L6L
0$F
$FS 0ID.$ $D.$
F$ATA0$S
D
0 1

information items
(
1 555
C.J J coordinate
(
N 1 1
0 P C.J P 9&I
inte"er
1 1
C.D D coordinate
(
N 1 1
0 P C.D P 9CI
inte"er
1 1
C. t#pe
(
A 1 1 C. O $, I or D 1 1
5.L66 N("0 $FS N" ("0$S (0$S$NT
D
A 1 1 N$8' O D 0 1
5.L61
("0 $FS ("0$S
8
0 1

information items
(
1 5555
$8J J coordinate
(
N 1 1
0 P $8J P 9&I
inte"er
1 1
$8D D coordinate
(
N 1 1
0 P $8D P 9CI
inte"er
1 1
5.L6K ND"T $FS N" D"TS (0$S$NT
D
A 1 1 ND8 O D 0 1
5.L67 NIN0
$FS N" IN,I(I$NT
0ID.$S (0$S$NT
D
A 1 1 NIN' O D 0 1
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
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M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
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x
=
5.L6@ N,LD
$FS N" ,0$AS$S
(0$S$NT
D
A 1 1 NC.D O D 0 1
5.L65 N0$F
$FS N" 0ID.$ $D.$
F$ATA0$S (0$S$NT
D
A 1 1 N'9: O D 0 1
5.L10
/FD
$FS /$T1"D "F
F$ATA0$ D$T$,TI"N
8
0 1

information items
(
1 55
:I9 field
(
ANS L 555
A.. or
5.L00 P value P
5.L7L
separated b#
comma
1 1
:(9 met!od
(
A L 6 see Ta'le <8 1 1
:AE al"orit!m vendor
D
U 1 60 none 0 1
:A. al"orit!m
D
U 1 60 none 0 1
9SN e;aminer surname
D
U 1 60 none 0 1
9BN e;aminer "iven name
D
U 1 60 none 0 1
9A: e;aminer affiliation
D
U 1 55 none 0 1
9( date and time
8
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
0 1
NS notes
8
U 1 55 none 0 1
5.L11 ,"/ $FS ,"//$NT
8
U 1 12K none 0 1
5.L12
L(/
$FS LAT$NT
(0",$SSIN. /$T1"D
8
0 1

/one entry for each method0
( AN L L see Ta'le <: 1 5
5.L1L $AA $FS $HA/IN$0 ANALBSIS
ASS$SS/$NT
8
0 1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
AAE value assessment code
(
A 1 @ see Ta'le <+ 1 1
A.N e;aminer last name
(
U 1 60 none 1 1
A:N e;aminer first name
(
U 1 60 none 1 1
AA: e4aminer affiliation
(
U 1 55 none 1 1
A( date and time /B(0
(
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
AC( comment
8
U 1 200 none 0 1
CJ:
anal#sis comple;it#
fla"
8
A 7 7
CJ: O
C8($.9J
0 1
5.L16
$"F $FS $2ID$N,$ "F F0AAD
8
0 1

information items
(
1 6
:'A fraud t#pe
(
A L L see Ta'le *0 1 1
C:D comment
8
U 1 200 none 0 1
5.L11
LS# $FS LAT$NT SA#ST0AT$
8
0 1

information items
(
1 L
C.S code
(
AN 1 2 see Ta'le *1 1 1
8SD
ob<ect = substrate
description
8
U 1 1000 none 0 1
5.L1K
L/T $FS LAT$NT /AT0IH
8
0 1

information items
(
1 L
8( code
(
N 1 2
0 P 8( P 10
see Ta'le *2
1 1
C.A comment
8
U 1 1000 none 0 1
5.L17 L@I $FS L",AL @AALITB
ISSA$S
8
0 1
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
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p
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M
n
#
M
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x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=

information items
(
1 a
.H t#pe
(
A 6 10 see Ta'le *7 1 1
.H$ pol#"on
(
NS 11 11@@ none 1 1
.HC comment
8
U 1 1000 none 0 1
5.L1@,5.L15
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
5.LK0
A",
$FS A0$A "F
,"00$S("ND$N,$
8
0 1

information items
(
1 a
CI' IDC reference
(
N 1 2
0 P CI' P 55
inte"er
1 1
A8$ $ol#"on /closed pat!0
(
NS 11 11@@ none 1 1
CAC comment
8
U 1 1000 none 0 1
5.LK1
,(F
$FS ,"00$S("NDIN.
("INTS "0 F$ATA0$S
8
0 1

information items
(
1 a
C8. label
(
AN 1 L none 1 1
8C t#pe of correspondence
(
A 1 2
value from
Ta'le **
1 1
C:N
correspondin" field
number
D
N L L
value from
Ta'le *<
0 1
:8C
correspondin" field
occurrence
D
N 1 L
1 P :8C P 555
inte"er
0 1
CJC
correspondin" ;
coordinate
D
N 1 1
0 P CJC P 9&I
inte"er
0 1
CDC
correspondin" #
coordinate
D
N 1 1
0 P CDC P 9CI
inte"er
0 1
C8C comment
8
U 1 1000 None 0 1
5.LK2
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$FS $HA/IN$0
,"/(A0IS"N
D$T$0/INATI"N
8
0 1
information items
(
1 a
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N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
9DC IDC reference
(
N 1 2
0 P 9DC P 55
inte"er
1 1
9D9 determination
(
AS 6 K
value from
Ta'le *F
1 1
&I$ +or- in pro"ress
(
A 1 11
&I$ O
$'9.I(INA'D
or :INA.
1 1
9.N e;aminer last name
(
U 1 60 none 1 1
9:N e;aminer first name
(
U 1 60 none 1 1
9A: e;aminer affiliation
(
U 1 55 none 1 1
DB date and time /B(0
(
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
CII comment
8
U 1 200 none 0 1
CC:
comple; comparison
fla"
8
A 7 7 CC: O C8($.9J 0 1
5.LKL
00,
$FS 0$LATI2$ 0"TATI"N
"F ,"00$S("NDIN.
(0INT
8
0 1
information items
(
1 a
'I' rotation IDC reference
(
N 1 2
0 P 'I' P 55
inte"er
1 1
'8' 'elative overall rotation
(
NS 1 6
,175 P '8' P 1@0
inte"er
1 1
5.LK6,5.L71
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
5.L72 SI/
$FS S-$L$T"NI>$D
I/A.$
8
%ase
K6
@ a none 0 1
5.L7L 0(S $FS 0ID.$ (AT1
S$./$NTS
8
0 1
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
Subfields: 'e(eating values ( NS 11 11@@ none 1 a
5.L76,5.L55
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
../.1 @ield /.001B *ecord header
../.2 @ield /.002B 4nformaton desi!naton character 5 4'C
Section 867616
../.3 @ield /.003B 4mpression type 5 48
!is mandator# field s!all indicate t!e manner b# +!ic! t!e fin"erprint +as obtained.
../." @ield /.00"B /in)tiae format / F/T
!is mandator# field is retained onl# for bac-+ard compatibilit#. It +as a mandator#
field in previous versions of t!e standard. !is field s!all al+a#s !ave a value MUN,
unless includin" le"ac# fields 5.001 t!rou"! 5.012 /described in ANS!NST"T* $"7CC,
and ANS!NST"T* 7"7CC&0, +!en t!is field s!all contain MSN.
../.& 4#C4$S 3-. feat(re set
!is entire bloc- of fields is optional. Descriptions of fields in t!e ran"e 12K,110 use t!e
+ord >mandator#? to indicate >mandator# if t!is bloc- of records is present?. M8ptionalN
in t!is bloc- of fields s!all mean >optional if t!is bloc- of records is present?. !e
INCIS ec!nical Committee (1 developed int N#TS B,& standard. !e term 2(12 is
used in lieu of INCIS L7@ to s!orten t!e field names.
;.@.3.1 6ie(d @.129D &1 C?C66 informaton / C?%
!is field is mandator# if t!e INCIS L7@ feature set is contained in t!e transaction.
8t!er+ise, it s!all not occur. It s!all contain t!ree information items +!en present.
a !e first information item /,#$FF format o9ner / ,F"0 s!all contain t!e value M27N.
!is is t!e identification of t!e assi"ned b# t!e International %iometric Industr# Association
/I%IA0 to INCIS ec!nical Committee (1.
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
a !e second information item /,#$FF format type / ,FT0 is assi"ned a value of M11LN
/follo+in" INCIS L7@,20060 if t!is record contains Field +6178% /1 finger min)tiae
data / F/D +it!out Field +617:% /1 ridge co)nt information / 0,I Field +617+% /1
core information / ,IN or Field +61<0% /1 delta information / DIN. A value of M116N
/follo+in" N#TS B,&"7CC10 indicates t!e presence of Field +6178 and an# of t!e ot!er
fields mentioned above. If N#TS B,&"7CC% is follo+ed, a value of M111N is entered and
does not indicate t!e specific presence or absence of t!ese fields.
a !e t!ird information item /,#$FF prod)ct identifier / ,(I0 identifies t!e Mo+nerN of
t!e encodin" e4uipment. !e vendor establis!es t!is value. It ma# be obtained from t!e
I%IA +ebsite /111.i)ia.or0 if it is posted.
Note t!at t!e 2006 version of INCIS L7@ !ad one item for t!e product identifier. !is +as
clarified and bro-en into t+o items in t!e 2005 version of INCIS L7@: t!e product
identifier and t!e format t#pe. 9ac! of t!ese t+o items in INCIS L7@,2005 is specified as
t+o b#tes in len"t!, +it! t!e value of 3ero pro!ibited for t!e format t#pe. Since t!e addition
of anot!er information item to t!is field +ould brea- bac-+ard compatibilit# +it! t!e 2007
version of t!e ANSI=NIS,I. standard /raditional encodin"0, t!e t!ird information item
listed above /,#$FF prod)ct identifier / ,(I0 s!all be interpreted as combinin" t!e
product identifier and t!e format t#pe as specified in INCIS L7@,2005 or t!e value t!at
ma# !ave been entered b# a user interpretin" INCIS L7@,2006. !e ma;imum len"t! of
,(I !as been e;tended to @ from 6 as a result.
;.@.3.2 6ie(d @.127D &1 capture e"uipment ident#caton / CC%
!is mandator# field s!all contain t+o information items.
!e first /appendi; F stat)s / AFS0 s!all contain MA$$:N if t!e e4uipment used
ori"inall# to ac4uire t!e ima"e +as certified to conform to Appendi; :
specifications
L@
. If t!e e4uipment did not conform it +ill contain t!e value of
MN8N9N.
!e second information item /capt)re eC)ipment ID / ,ID0 s!all contain a vendor,
assi"ned product number = identifier /up to L0 c!aracters0 of t!e capture e4uipment.
A value of M0N indicates t!at t!e capture e4uipment ID is unreported.
;.@.3.3 6ie(d @.12;D &1 +ori7onta( (ine (engt+ /<00
!is is a mandator# field. See Section 8686:61 for details.
;.@.3.1 6ie(d @.12@D &1 !ertca( (ine (engt+ / =00
;.@.3.3 6ie(d @.13AD &1 sca(e units / S0C
L@
See t!e list of certified products at http://fbibiospecs.org
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;.@.3.9 6ie(d @.131D &1 transmi>ed +ori7onta( pixe( sca(e / .<PS
!is is a mandator# field. See Section 8686:6< for details.
;.@.3.7 6ie(d @.132D &1 transmi>ed !ertca( pixe( sca(e / .=PS
!is is a mandator# field. See Section 8686:6* for details.
;.@.3.; 6ie(d @.133D &1 #nger !ie* / 6=E
!is mandator# field contains t!e vie+ number of t!e fin"er associated +it! t!is record?s
data. !e vie+ number be"ins +it! M0N and increments b# one to M11N.

:in"er vie+
differentiates multiple ima"es of t!e same fin"er t!at are included in t!e transaction to be
ta-en consecutivel# to develop an kavera"ek template for t!at particular set of fin"er minutiae
for enrollment applications.
;.@.3.@ 6ie(d @.131D &1 fricton ridge genera(i7ed positon / 6)P
!is is a mandator# field. See Section 8686<62 for details
.
Ealid codes for t!is field are
bet+een 1 and 10, ta-en from Ta'le : to indicate t!e fin"er position. /Note t!at codes 1K
and 17 are not covered in INCIS L7@0. !e 2007 version restricted t!is to fin"erprint
codes. !e 200@ version also allo+ed palm codes, but t!is version of t!e ANSI=NIS,I.
standard does not in order to maintain consistenc# +it! INCIS L7@.
;.@.3.1A 6ie(d @.133D &1 fricton ridge "ua(it5 data / 6F
!is mandator# field s!all contain t!e 4ualit# of t!e overall fin"er minutiae data. !ere ma#
be a subfield for eac! al"orit!m and predictive performance measure. 9ac! subfield s!all
contain t!e first information item /C)ality 3al)e / @2AG described in Section 86868. !e
second t+o information items are optional for t!is field. /algorithm 3endor identification /
@A2 and algorithm prod)ct identification / @A(G6
!e 2006 version of INCIS L7@ !ad onl# 1 b#te for 4ualit# +it! no second and t!ird
information items. !e 2005 version of INCIS L7@ !ad all t!ree information items and all
t!ree are mandator# in t!at standard. !e 2007 and 200@ versions of ANSI=NIS,I.
mandated t!e presence of all t!ree information items. Co+ever, t!is version of ANSI=NIS,
I. allo+s t!e second and t!ird items to be optional, in order to accommodate t!ose users
follo+in" t!e 2006 version of INCIS L7@.
;.@.3.11 6ie(d @.139D &1 number of minutae / NG&
!is mandator# field s!all contain a count of t!e number of minutiae recorded in t!is bloc-.
;.@.3.12 6ie(d @.137D &1 finger minutiae data 4 )MD
!e total number of subfields s!all a"ree +it! t!e count found in Field +617F% /1 n)m'er
of min)tiae / N"/. 9ac! subfield !as si; information items.
!e first information item /min)tia inde; n)m'er / /AN0, s!all be initiali3ed to
M1N and incremented b# M1N for eac! additional minutia in t!e fin"erprint.
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
!e second information item IO;P coordinate / /H,0 is e;pressed in pi;el units.

!e t!ird information item IOyP coordinate / /B,G is e;pressed in pi;el units.
!e fourt! information item Imin)tia angle / /A2G is recorded in units of t+o
de"rees. !is value s!all be nonne"ative bet+een 0 and 175, inclusive.
!e fift! information Imin)tia type / /1/G !as a value of M0N to represent a
minutiae of t#pe M8C9'N, a value of M1N for a rid"e endin" and a value of M2N for
a rid"e bifurcation.
!e si;t! information item IC)ality of min)tia / @"/G s!all ran"e from 1 as a
minimum to 100 as a ma;imum. A value of M0N indicates t!at no 4ualit# value is
available. Note t!at t!is is an inte"er.
;.@.3.13 6ie(d @.13;D &1 ridge count informaton / RC%
!is optional field s!all consist of subfields of t!ree information items. It can onl# appear if
a value of 21162 or 21112 is entered in ,FT of Field +612F% /1 ,#$FF information / ,#I.
:or t!e first subfield:
!e first information item Iridge co)nt e;traction method / 0$/0 s!all !ave a
value of 0, 1 or 2. A M0N indicates t!at no assumption s!all be made about t!e
met!od used to e;tract rid"e counts, nor t!eir order in t!e record. A M1N indicates
t!at for eac! center minutiae, rid"e count data +as e;tracted to t!e nearest
nei"!borin" minutiae in four 4uadrants, and rid"e counts for eac! center minutia are
listed to"et!er. A M2N indicates t!at for eac! center minutiae, rid"e count data +as
e;tracted to t!e nearest nei"!borin" minutiae in ei"!t octants, and rid"e counts for
eac! center minutia are listed to"et!er.
!e remainin" t+o information items Ifiller 1 / FI1 and filler 2 / FI20 of t!is first
repeatin" subfield s!all eac! contain M0N.
Subse4uent subfields !ave t!ree information items eac!:
!e first information item Icenter min)tia inde; / ,/I0 is a positive inte"er.
!e second information item Ineigh'oring min)tia inde; / N/N0 is a positive
inte"er. It s!all not be e4ual to C(I.
!e t!ird information In)m'er of ridges crossed / N0,0 is a positive inte"er.
;.@.3.11 6ie(d @.13@D &1 core informaton / C%N
!is optional field s!all consist of one subfield for eac! core present in t!e ori"inal ima"e.
It can onl# appear if a value of 21162 or 21112 is entered in ,FT of Field +612F% /1 ,#$FF
information / ,#I. 9ac! subfield consists of t!ree information items.
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!e first item IO;P coordinate / H,,0 is an inte"er in pi;el units.
!e second item IOyP coordinate / B,,0 is an inte"er in pi;el units.
!e t!ird information item Iangle of the core / AN.,0 is recorded in units of t+o
de"rees. !e value s!all be bet+een 0 and 175, inclusive.
;.@.3.13 6ie(d @.11AD &1 de(ta informaton / %N
!is optional field s!all consist of one subfield for eac! delta present in t!e ori"inal ima"e.
It can onl# appear if a value of 21162 or 21112 is entered in ,FT of Field +612F% /1 ,#$FF
information / ,#I. 9ac! repeatin" subfield consists of t!ree information items
L5
.
!e first item IO;P coordinate / H,D0 is an inte"er in pi;el units.
!e second item IOyP coordinate / B,D0 is an inte"er in pi;el units.
!e t!ird information item I first angle of the delta / AN.10 is recorded in units of
t+o de"rees. !e value s!all be bet+een 0 and 175, inclusive. !is is t!e an"le
closest to 50 de"rees.
;.@.3.19 6ie(d @.111D &1 additona( de(ta ang(es / AA
!is optional field s!all onl# appear if Field +61<0% /1 delta information / DIN is
included in t!is record.
L5
!is field !as been added to !andle t!e t+o additional an"le
specifications of INCIS L7@ +!ile maintain" bac-+ard compatibilit# +it! t!e 2007
version of t!is standard /raditional encodin"0. !e subfields s!all describe t!e same
deltas in t!e same order as t!e subfields of Field +61<0% /1 delta information / DIN.
!e first information item /second angle of the delta /AN.20 is t!e ne;t an"le
encoded in order of appearance +!en movin" countercloc-+ise.
!e second information item /third angle of the delta / AN.7G is t!e last an"le
encoded in order of appearance +!en movin" countercloc-+ise.
../., >xternally de%ned feat(re sets
!is standard !as reserved several bloc-s of fields for e;ternal definition. !ese bloc-s
of fields ma# be used in con<unction +it! ot!er bloc-s of fields
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.
L5
/n earlier versions of "#is s"an+ar+0 onl& one angle was reference+1 #owever0 "#e 200% an+ 200.
versions of /23/4S 37- s"an+ar+ specif& "#ree angles for eac# +el"a. 4#e secon+ "wo angles are con"aine+
in @ield /.1"1.
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!is +as allo+ed in t!e 2007 version of t!e standard, but not t!e 200@ version. !is version is consistent
+it! t!e 2007 version, in allo+in" multiple bloc-s in a sin"le record.
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;.@.9.1 6?% / %A6%S feature set
Fields +6017 t!rou"! +6070 are reserved for t!is bloc-. !ese fields are defined in t!e :%I2s
9:S version 7.1 t!rou"! 9%S version 5.2 but are superseded in 9%S5.L* see
111.8)i)iospecs.or .
;.@.9.2 3& ,Cogent/ feature set
Fields +6071 t!rou"! +60** are reserved for t!is bloc-. :or information on t!ese fields,
consult L(.
;.@.9.3 &orp+o.ra' ,(egac5 &otoro(a/ feature set
Fields +60*F t!rou"! +6080 are reserved for t!is bloc-. :or information on t!ese fields,
consult (orp!ora-.
;.@.9.1 &orp+o.ra' feature set
Fields +6081 t!rou"! +60++ are reserved for t!is bloc-. :or information on t!ese fields,
consult (orp!ora-.
;.@.9.3 NCC feature set
Fields +6100 t!rou"! +612* are reserved for t!is bloc-. :or information on t!ese fields,
consult N9C.
;.@.9.9 01B %dentx feature set
Fields +61*1 t!rou"! +618* are reserved for t!is bloc-. :or information on t!ese fields,
consult .1.
;.@.9.7 Gt+er feature sets
Fields +618F t!rou"! +622* are reserved for t!is bloc-. !is bloc- of fields is reserved for
t!ose vendors +!ose proprietar# feature set +as not available or not included in t!e
ANS!NST"T* $"7CC, standard. Eendors +!o believe t!at t!e INCIS L7@ feature set and
t!e 9;tended :eature Set do not meet t!e re4uirements of t!eir al"orit!ms ma# use t!ese
proprietar# feature set fields. !ese fields ma# also be used b# t!ose vendors +it!
previousl# re"istered minutiae bloc-s for t!e purpose of identif#in" t!e use of different
processin" al"orit!ms. :ields labeled mandator# in t!is Section are onl# mandator# if t!e
bloc- is used. 8t!er+ise, t!e field s!all be absent from t!e transaction.
8.9.6.7.1 Field 9.176: Other feature sets - owner or developer / OOD
!is mandator# field s!all contain an unformatted te;t strin" identif#in" t!e editin" station
or t!e name of t!e o+ner or developer of t!e processin" al"orit!m.
8.9.6.7.2 Field 9.177: Other feature sets - processin alorith! / "#$
!is mandator# field !as t+o information items. !e first /name of algorithm / (AN0 is
mandator# if t!is field is used. !e second information item /3ersion of algorithm /(A20 is
optional. %ot! information items ma# !ave up to 100 c!aracters as unformatted te;t.
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8.9.6.7.% Field 9.178: Other feature sets - s&ste! or device / 'OD
!is optional field +it! t+o information items. !e first item /name of system or de3ice /
"FN0 is mandator# if t!is field appears. It s!all contain an unformatted te;t strin" +it! t!e
name of t!e s#stem or device for +!ic! t!e data in t!is record is bein" "enerated. !e
second information item /3ersion of system or de3ice / "F2G is optional, to identif# t!e
version of t!e data "enerated.
8.9.6.7.( Field 9.179: Other feature sets )contact infor!ation / D*+
!is mandator# field s!all contain unformatted te;t +it! t!e contact information for
additional details re"ardin" t!e feature data. At a minimum, t!e te;t s!all identif# t!e name
of t!e or"ani3ation responsible for t!e information content.
8.9.6.7., Fields 9.18- throuh 9.22,: Other feature sets ) user-defined fields
!ese fields s!all be used to record specific vendor proprietar# information re"ardin"
minutiae feature data. !e vendor s!all define t!e format and content of eac! field.
../.- >xtended @eat(re Set
!is entire bloc- of fields is optional. Descriptions of fields in t!e ran"e 5.L00,5.L55 use
t!e +ord >mandator#? to indicate Mmandator# if t!is bloc- of records is presentN.
28ptional2 in t!is bloc- of fields s!all mean Moptional if t!is bloc- of records is presentN.
!is data bloc- defines t!e content, format, and units of measurement for t!e definition
and=or e;c!an"e of friction rid"e feature information t!at ma# be used in t!e
identification of a sub<ect based on friction rid"e information. !is information is
intended for an individual e;aminer to define t!e content of a sin"le impression or
comparison of t+o impressions, as +ell as for interc!an"e bet+een criminal <ustice
administrations or or"ani3ations t!at use friction rid"e information for identification
purposes. !is specification defines a 4uantifiable, repeatable, and clear met!od of
c!aracteri3in" t!e information content of a fin"erprint or ot!er friction rid"e ima"e. See
Anne; F% $;tended Feat)re Set Detailed Intr)ctions for specific instructions on
enterin" data in t!ese fields.
;.@.7.A.1 C6S coordinate s5stem
&it! t!e e;ception of Field +6727% $FS center point of reference / ,(0, t!e relative
position of all 9:S features s!all be e;pressed as positive inte"ers in units of 10
micrometers /0.01 mm or 0.000L5 in0, +it! t!e ori"in in t!e top left of t!e Field +6700%
$FS region of interest / 0"I. In t!is coordinate s#stem, values of J increase from left to
ri"!t and values of D increase from top to bottom. All positions s!all be in t!e ran"e
/0,00,/'8I.+idt!,1, '8I.!ei"!t,10. &idt! and=or !ei"!t dimensions for a sin"le
impression +ill al+a#s fall +it!in an upper bound of 10 cm /15.7N, or 10,000 units0. !is
is not counted in pi;els. !is is t!e ori"in used in 9:S, 9%S /bot! t!e :%I2s and t!at of
t!e Department of Defense0, IN9'$8.2s IN,I and t!e IA:IS #pe,5 fields, but not in
t!e ori"inal ANSI=NIS #pe,5 Fields +600* t!rou"! +6012 /le"ac# fields0, +!ic! use a
bottom left ori"in.
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!ere are no specific ma;imum dimensions in t!e coordinate s#stem, because dimensions
are limited b# t!e ima"e dimensions, and ANSI=NIS,I.,1 2011 does not !ave stated
ma;imum dimensions for #pe 1L, 16, or 11 ima"es. Dimensions for a sin"le impression
+ill al+a#s fall +ell +it!in an upper bound of 10cm /15.7N, or 10000 units0
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.
In all cases for t!e 9:S, +!en specific distances are specified, t!e distances are stated in
terms t!at correspond to an inte"er number of pi;els at 100 pi;els per inc!, and t!e metric
e4uivalents are rounded to t+o si"nificant di"its /0.01 mm0.
;.@.7.A.2 C6S region of interest
!e 'e"ion of Interest is defined in Field +6700% $FS region of interest / 0"I as a rectan"le
and=or a pol#"on t!at bounds t!e area of t!e ori"inal ima"e containin" a sin"le friction rid"e impression,
and separates it from t!e bac-"round and an# ot!er friction rid"e data present in t!e ima"e. &it! t!e
e;ception of Field +6727% $FS center point of reference / ,(0, all 9:S features are in
relation to t!e 'e"ion of Interest, not to t!e ori"inal ima"e: all coordinates are relative to
t!e top left corner of t!e '8I, and ma# not e4ual or e;ceed t!e +idt! and !ei"!t of t!e
'8I. !e '8I ma# be identical to t!e dimensions of t!e ima"e.
&!en t!e 0"I is a pol#"on, t!e 0"I rectan"le is simpl# a boundin" bo; around t!at
pol#"on: t!e 0"I offset is defined as t!e minimum of t!e J and D coordinates of all 0"I
vertices, and t!e 0"I +idt! and !ei"!t are defined as t!e ran"e /ma;imum Q minimum0 of
t!e J and D coordinates of all 0"I vertices. It is permissible for t!e '8I rectan"le to be
e;panded sli"!tl# around t!e '8I pol#"on so t!at its dimensions or offset are evenl#
divisible b# 6 or @, as lon" as t!is does not e;ceed t!e bounds of t!e ima"e itself. See
Fig)re F for an e;ample.
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A 55
t!
percentile adult male !and /+rist to fin"ertip0 is @.6N /21L mm0 lon"* a 55
t!
percentile adult male
foot is 11.7N /25@ mm0 lon". lA. '. ille#, The :eas0re of :an and >oman8 =0man /actors in Design,
<eAised 2dition* &ile#* 2002m In e;treme cases palms ma# be L2.6 cm lon" /12.71N0 and feet ma# be 67
cm lon" /1@.1N0. /e."., 'obert $ers!in" &adlo+ lG0inness Book of >orld <ecords 6nline,
+++."uinness+orldrecords.com=m0
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Fig)re F% Region of interest
!ere can onl# be one re"ion of interest for a "iven feature set. If t!ere are multiple
impressions +it!in a sin"le ima"e, more t!an one feature set can be mar-ed for t!e ima"e,
resultin" in multiple #pe,5 records associated +it! a sin"le ima"e, differentiated b# t!e
re"ion of interest, as specified in Field +6700% $FS region of interest / 0"I.
;.@.7.A.3 C6S ang(es
All an"les are measured in inte"er de"rees. $ositive numbers indicate an"les
countercloc-+ise from t!e ri"!t, +!ereas ne"ative numbers /+!en permitted b# specific
fields0 indicate an"les cloc-+ise from t!e ri"!t.
Fig)re 8% /eas)rement of angles.
;.@.7.1 6ie(d @.3AAD C6S region of interest / RG%
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See Section :6+68 for a "eneral description of 0"I. !is mandator# field defines a
rectan"le /and an optional pol#"on0 t!at bounds t!e re"ion of t!e ima"e t!at contains t!e
fin"erprint of interest and separates it from t!e bac-"round and an# ot!er fin"erprints
present in t!e ima"e. !is field contains five information items. &idt! and !ei"!t are
mandator#. !e ot!er items are optional.
!e first information item I9idth / $&I0 is t!e inte"er +idt! of t!e re"ion of
interest in units of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0
!e second information item Iheight / $1IG is t!e !ei"!t of t!e re"ion of interest in
units of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0.
!e t!ird information item Ihori?ontal offset / $1"G is t!e !ori3ontal distance in
units of 10 micrometers from t!e left ed"e of t!e ori"inal ima"e to t!e left ed"e of
t!e re"ion of interest. !is information item defaults to a value of 3ero if absent.
!e fourt! information item I3ertical offset / $2"G is t!e vertical distance in units
of 10 micrometers from t!e top ed"e of t!e ori"inal ima"e to t!e top ed"e of t!e
re"ion of interest. !is information item defaults to a value of 3ero if absent.
!e fift! information item /0"I (olygon / 0"(0 contains a pol#"on /closed pat!0
t!at furt!er defines t!e friction rid"e area under consideration +it!in t!e 0"I6 !e
format of pol#"ons is described in Section 868612. If t!e pol#"on is defined, t!e
0"I rectan"le s!all be t!e boundin" bo; for t!e pol#"on. !e vertices of t!e
pol#"on are relative to t!e 0"I. In raditional encodin", t!e t!ree special c!aracters
allo+ed are Q
'
S
and , . See Section #626* Type-+ record. !ese special c!aracters
are not used in J(. 9ncodin". :or t!e la#out of t!is information item, see Anne;
.% Type-+6
#1$151! )ield $1+"2: 6)S orientation 4 7'T
!is optional field allo+s t!e orientation /deviation from upri"!t0 and its uncertaint# to
be specified. See Anne; F F6F6162 Field +6701% $FS orientation / "0T instr)ctions for
more information about t!is field. If t!is field is omitted, t!e direction s!all default to 0
/upri"!t0 and uncertaint# s!all default to 11, indicatin" t!at t!e ima"e is rotated 0g11n. If
orientation cannot be determined, t!e uncertaint# value s!all be set to 1@0. !is field
contains t!e follo+in" t+o information items:
!e first information item /direction / $"D0 contains t!e deviation of t!e re"ion of
interest from upri"!t /fin"ertip up0 in inte"er de"rees. $ositive an"les are
countercloc-+ise, ne"ative an"les are cloc-+ise. A value of M0N indicates an upri"!t
direction. Ealid values ran"e from M,175N t!rou"! M1@0N. !e allo+ed special
c!aracter is t!e ne"ative si"n.
!e second information item /)ncertainty / $A,0 contains t!e uncertaint# of t!e
orientation direction, in non,ne"ative inte"er de"rees* t!e resultin" orientation is
Directiong Uncertaint#n. Ealid values ran"e from M0N to M1@0N.
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#1$151+ )ield $1+"!: 6)S finger % (alm % (lantar (osition 4 )88
!is mandator# field s!all contain one or more of t!e possible p!#sical positions t!at
correspond to t!e re"ion of interest. :or e;ample, a re"ion of interest t!at includes a
fin"er?s medial and pro;imal se"ment can note t!ose as multiple data entries, +it!
pol#"ons to indicate t!e locations. :or more information about t!is field, see Anne; F
F6F6167 Field +6702% $FS finger - palm - plantar position / F(( instr)ctions 6
!is field ma# contain multiple subfields to desi"nate different friction rid"e "enerali3ed
positions and=or fin"er se"ments* pol#"ons are re4uired in t!is case to delineate t!e
locations of t!e positions. $ol#"ons ma# overlap if appropriate. A subfield contains t!e
follo+in" four information items:
!e first information item /friction ridge generali?ed position / F.(0 contains t!e
code number correspondin" to t!e -no+n or most probable position s!all be ta-en
and entered as a one, or t+o,c!aracter value. !e codes are listed in Ta'le :. See
Section 8686<62.
!e second information item /finger segment / FS/0 is optional and onl# applies
to fin"erprints in +!ic! all or part of t!e medial or pro;imal se"ments /lo+er <oints0
are present in t!e ima"e, in +!ic! case t!e L,c!aracter code from Ta'le + is used to
indicate t!e fin"er se"ment position /DS, $'J, or (9D0 UNF for MUn-no+nN
ma# also be specified. See Fig)re 7 for t!e se"ment positions. !is information item
defaults to DS if t!e friction ridge generali?ed position / F.( indicates a
fin"erprint and t!e :in"er Se"ment is not specified* in +!ic! case, t!e impression
s!all be re"arded as includin" solel# t!e distal se"ment +it! no substantive portions
of t!e medial or pro;imal se"ments. !is information item s!all be omitted if t!e
friction ridge generali?ed position / F.( indicates a palm or plantar.
!e t!ird information item /off-center fingerprint / ",F0 is optional and onl#
applies to fin"erprints in +!ic! t!e impression does not contain t!e central area of
t!e fin"erprint /i.e. t!e core or a center point of reference0, in +!ic! case t!e 1,
c!aracter code from Ta'le 71 is used to indicate t!e off,center position of t!e
fin"erprint ima"e. !is information item s!all be omitted if t!e friction ridge
generali?ed position / F.( indicates a palm or plantar.
!e fourt! information item /segment polygon / S.(0 is optional. It is a closed
pat! pol#"on t!at delineates t!e area t!at corresponds to t!e specified position =
se"ment. See Section 868612 for details. In raditional encodin", t!e t!ree special
c!aracters allo+ed are Q
'
S
and , . See Section #626* Type-+ record. !ese special
c!aracters are not used in J(. 9ncodin". :or t!e J(. la#out of t!is
information item, see Anne; .% Type-+6
Ta'le 71 "ff-center fingerprint positions
Name ,ode Description
ip !e plain or rolled tip of t!e ima"e
'i"!t Side ' !e ri"!t side of t!e fin"er or t!umb
.eft Side . !e left side of t!e fin"er or t!umb
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#1$151& )ield $1+"+: 6)S feature set (rofile 4 )S8
!is optional numeric field is used to indicate an 9:S $rofile, +!ic! defines t!e specific
set of 9:S fields incorporated in a specific ANSI=NIS,I. transaction. $rofiles can be
incorporated b# reference into t!e definition of transactions: t!is decouplin" of feature
sets from transactions enables different transactions to s!are a common feature set, aidin"
in interoperabilit#. If a "iven ANSI=NIS,I. transaction is conformant +it! t+o or more
profiles, t!e code for eac! profile is entered in a separate subfield. !e valid values for
t!is field are available in t!e 2/S Profile S(ecification, +!ic! can be do+nloaded from
!ttpE""111.nist.o0"it."iad"i"ansiJstandard.cfm.
#1$1519 )ield $1+"5: 6)S (attern classification 4 8AT
!is optional field contains fin"erprint classification information for t!e ima"e. !is field
s!all onl# be used for fin"erprints, and s!all be omitted for ot!er friction rid"e
impressions. !e field consists of t!ree information items "rouped to"et!er in a subfield.
:or more information about t!is field, see Anne; F F6F6261 Field +6708% $FS pattern
classification / (AT instr)ctions 6
!ere ma# be up to seven subfields, indicatin" all possible pattern classifications.
!e first information item /general class / .,F0 is t!e "eneral set of pattern
classifications /arc!, +!orl, left G ri"!t loop0 used b# most current automated
s#stems. !is is a t+o c!aracter value selected from Ta'le 72.
!e second information item /s)'class / SA#0 is t!e detailed sub,classification of
arc!es and +!orls t!at ma# optionall# be provided b# a !uman e;aminer or
automated s#stem. !is information item s!all onl# be included for arc!es or
+!orls, and onl# if t!e sub,classification can be determined precisel#. !is is a t+o
c!aracter value selected from Ta'le 72.
!e t!ird information item /9horl - delta relationship / &D00 ma# optionall# be
used b# a !uman e;aminer or automated s#stem to provide t!e relations!ip bet+een
t!e deltas in a +!orl. !is information item s!all onl# be included for +!orls if t!e
subclass is -no+n, and onl# if t!e +!orl delta relations!ip can be determined
precisel#. !is information item s!all be set to: I /Inner0, 8 /8uter0, or ( /(eetin"0.
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Ta'le 72 (attern classification codes
(attern ,lassification .eneral ,lass S)'class
&horl E Delta
0elationship
Arc!es
Arc!, t#pe not desi"nated
AU
, $lain Arc! $A
, ented Arc! A
&!orls
&!orl, t#pe not desi"nated
&U
, $lain &!orl $& I, 8, or (
, Central $oc-et .oop C$ I, 8, or (
, Double .oop D. I, 8, or (
, Accidental &!orl A& I, 8, or (
.oops
'i"!t Slant .oop 'S
.eft Slant .oop .S
Unable to print
Amputation JJ
emporaril# unable to print /e."., banda"ed0 U$
Unable to classif#
Unable to Classif# UC
, Complete Scar S'
,Dissociated 'id"es=D#splasia D'
#1$151: )ield $1+"#: 6)S ridge ;uality4confidence ma( 4 '<M
.ocal friction rid"e 4ualit# /as defined in t!e 'id"e Hualit# (ap0 is an assessment of
confidence in small local areas +it!in an ima"e. !e local 4ualit# map is used to define
t!e confidence in all ot!er features, and t!erefore is -e# information. In addition, +!en
t!e 4ualit# map indicates a !i"!,4ualit# re"ion in +!ic! features are not mar-ed, t!at
information can be used as Mne"ative featuresN or definitive absence of features, +!ic!
can be used for e;clusion.
:or ever# cell in a "rid superimposed on t!e 'e"ion of Interest, t!is optional field notes
t!e local rid"e 4ualit# of t!e friction rid"e detail +it!in t!at cell. .ocal rid"e 4ualit#
defines clarit# in terms of t!e abilit# to discern detail in a "iven location. !e 4ualit# of
eac! cell +ill be represented +it! a local 4ualit# value 0 t!rou"! 1 representin" t!e
4ualit# of rid"e detail in t!at cell, as specified in Ta'le 77. If a re"ion of interest is
defined, cells outside of t!e '8I pol#"on s!all be set to a local 4ualit# value of 0 /blac-0.
!is optional field is comprised of a repeatin" set of values. !e number of subfields
corresponds to t!e number of cells in a column of t!e ima"e. 9ac! ro+ value is encoded
as s!o+n in Ta'le 7<6 See Field +670+% $FS ridge C)ality map format / 0@F for t!e
definition of t!e "rid si3e and data representation.
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Ta'le 77 Local ridge C)ality codes
Name
Local
@)ality
,ode Shorthand description Display color
Definitive pores
1
$ores and rid"e ed"es are
obvious and unambi"uous
A4ua
l'B%O/0,260,2600
m
Definitive rid"e ed"es,
debatable pores
6
'id"e ed"es, minutiae, and
rid"e flo+ are obvious and
unambi"uous* pores are
eit!er debatable or not
present
%lue
l'B%O/0,0,2110m
Definitive minutiae,
debatable rid"e ed"es
L
(inutiae, and rid"e flo+
are obvious and
unambi"uous* rid"e ed"es
are debatable
Breen
l'B%O/0,211,00m
Definitive rid"e flo+,
debatable minutiae
2
Continuit# of rid"e flo+ is
certain* minutiae are
debatable
Dello+
l'B%O/211,211,00
m
Debatable rid"e flo+
1
Continuit# of rid"e flo+ is
uncertain
'ed
l'B%O/211,0,00m
%ac-"round
0
No rid"e information %lac- or no color
l'B%O/0,0,00m
;.@.7.7 6ie(d @.3A@D C6S ridge "ua(it5 map format / RF6
!is optional field defines t!e "rid si3e or data representation format used in Field +670:%
$FS ridge C)ality/confidence map / 0@/. Its use is mandator# if t!at field is present.
!is field consists of t+o information items:
!e first information item /grid si?e / .S>0 s!all be used to define "rid
si3es /bot! t!e !ori3ontal and vertical dimensions of a sin"le cell in t!e "rid0:
valid settin"s ran"e from M1N /0.01mm0 t!rou"! M61N /0.61mm0. !e
recommended "rid si3e is 0.20mm /0.00@N0 Q note t!is is 6 pi;els at 100ppi,
or @ pi;els at 1000ppi.
!e second information item /data format / 0DF0 defines t!e format used
in Field +670:, usin" t!e codes defined in Ta'le 7<6 :or all formats:
o !e first cell starts at t!e top left corner of t!e 'e"ion of Interest, +it!
cells in order left to ri"!t.
o All of t!e 4ualit# values for eac! ro+ are stored in one repeatin"
subfield.
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o !e subfields are ordered from top to bottom.
o If t!e +idt! and=or !ei"!t of t!e 'e"ion of Interest are not evenl#
divisible b# t!e Brid Si3e, partial cells s!all be included at t!e ri"!t
and=or bottom of t!e rid"e flo+ map.
Ta'le 7< 0idge C)ality map data representation format options
Uncompressed
/concatenated
decimal0
UNC
!e values for eac! "rid cell in t!e 'id"e Hualit# (ap field are sin"le,c!aracter inte"ers as defined
in Ta'le 77, +it! one c!aracter per cell. All 4ualit# values for one ro+ are concatenated left to ri"!t,
+it! one repeatin" subfield of Field +670:% $FS ridge C)ality/confidence map / 0@/ for eac! ro+.
!e number of c!aracters in one repeatin" subfield of Field +670: is t!e same as t!e number of cells
in one ro+: t!e 'e"ion of Interest?s +idt! divided b# t!e Brid Si3e, rounded up to t!e nearest inte"er.
'un,.en"t!
9ncoded
'.9
!e unencoded values for eac! entr# are identical to t!ose used in UNC format. !e numeric values
for eac! "rid cell /0,10 are t!en replaced +it! alp!abetic e4uivalents /A,:0, and t!en an# se4uential
runs of t!e same c!aracter are prefi;ed b# t!e decimal count of repeated c!aracters. Individual
c!aracters are not preceded b# a count.
:or e;ample:
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 /10 c!aracters0
Is saved as M10AN
0000000000001122LL6111111666662210000000000000000 /10 c!aracters0
Is saved as M12A2%2C2D9K:192C%1KAN /20 c!aracters0
;.@.7.; 6ie(d @.31AD C6S ridge Ho* map / R6&
!is optional field contains t!e direction of friction rid"es at samplin" points t!rou"!out
t!e re"ion of interest. !e samplin" fre4uenc# is optionall# defined in Field +6711% $FS
ridge flo9 map format / 0FF, and ot!er+ise defaults to 0.61 mm in uncompressed
format. !e first samplin" point in t!e ima"e is t!e top left,most point in t!e re"ion of
interest. !e same samplin" fre4uenc# is used bot! !ori3ontall# and verticall#. Ealues
s!all be included for all samplin" points in t!e re"ion of interest, even if t!e samplin"
points are at t!e ed"e of t!e re"ion of interest. :or eac! samplin" point, an"les s!all be
reported in inte"er de"rees, +it! 0 de"rees to t!e ri"!t /!ori3ontal0, increasin"
countercloc-+ise to a ma;imum value of 175n /since 1@0nO0n0. Undefined an"les are
recorded in Field +6711% $FS ridge flo9 map format / 0FF. 9ac! subfield corresponds
to one ro+ of t!e map in order from top to bottom.
!e area used for determinin" direction /+indo+ si3e0 ma# be lar"er or smaller t!an t!e
samplin" fre4uenc#. Different +indo+ si3es ma# be used +it!in a sin"le ima"e, at t!e
discretion of t!e implementer. :or e;ample, an implementer ma# c!oose to use a uniform
+indo+ si3e e;cept in areas of !i"! curvature, in +!ic! a smaller +indo+ si3e ma# be used.
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;.@.7.@ 6ie(d @.311D C6S ridge Ho* map format / R66
!is optional field permits settin" t!e samplin" fre4uenc# or data representation format
used in t!e Field +6710% $FS ridge flo9 map / 0F/ to values ot!er t!an t!e defaults. Its
use is conditional on t!e presence of Field +6710. !is field consists of t+o information
items:
!e first information item /sampling freC)ency / SF@0 is set b# default to
0.61mm /0.01KN0. !is information item ma# be used to define !i"!er
resolution samplin" fre4uencies t!an t!e default: valid settin"s ran"e from
M1N /0.01mm0 t!rou"! M61N /0.61mm0.
!e second information item /data format / 0DF0 defines t!e format used
in t!e 'id"e :lo+ (ap field, as defined in able L1. !e default is t!e
uncompressed /MUNCN0 format.
Ta'le 7* 0idge flo9 map data representation format options
Uncompressed
/concatenated
!e;adecimal0
UNC
9ac! rid"e flo+ value is a 2,c!aracter !e;adecimal value. !e an"les are stored in 2,
c!aracter !e;adecimal representation +it! leadin" 3eros, so valid values ran"e from M00N
/0dec0 to M%LN /175dec0. Undefined an"les: If t!e direction cannot be determined at a "iven
location, t!e location at t!at point s!all be mar-ed as MJJN. All of t!e rid"e flo+ values for a
"iven ro+ s!all be concatenated in order left to ri"!t and saved as a separate instance =
repeatin" subfield of Field +6710% $FS ridge flo9 map / 0F/.
!e number of c!aracters in one repeatin" subfield of Field +6710 is t+ice t!e number of
cells in one ro+.
base,K6 %K6
9ac! rid"e flo+ value is a 1,c!aracter base,K6 value. !e an"les are divided b# t!ree to
enable storin" in a sin"le base,K6 c!aracter, +!ic! !as t!e effect of 4uanti3in" to t!ree
de"rees. Undefined an"les: If t!e direction cannot be determined at a "iven location, t!e
location at t!at point s!all be mar-ed as MaN /asteris-0. All of t!e rid"e flo+ values for a
"iven ro+ s!all be concatenated in order left to ri"!t and saved as a separate instance =
repeatin" subfield of Field +6710.
!e number of c!aracters in one instance of Field +6710% $FS ridge flo9 map / 0F/ is t!e
number of cells in one ro+.
;.@.7.1A6ie(d @.312D C6S ridge *a!e(engt+ map / RE&
!is optional field contains t!e pea-,to,pea- distance bet+een rid"es at various samplin"
points t!rou"!out t!e re"ion of interest. !e samplin" fre4uenc# is optionall# defined in
Field +6717% $FS ridge 9a3elength map format / 0&F, and ot!er+ise defaults to 0.61
mm in uncompressed format. !e first samplin" point in t!e ima"e is t!e top left,most
point. !e same samplin" fre4uenc# is used bot! !ori3ontall# and verticall#. Ealues s!all
be included for all samplin" points in t!e ima"e, even if t!e samplin" points are at t!e
ed"e of t!e ima"e.
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:or eac! samplin" point in t!e 'e"ion of Interest, distances bet+een rid"e pea-s, measured
perpendicular to rid"e flo+, s!all be reported in 2,c!aracter decimal format usin" units of 10
micrometers /0.01mm0. !e si3e of t!e area around t!e samplin" point /+indo+ si3e0 used
to determine measurements is left to t!e discretion of t!e implementer, and ma# var# +it!in
an ima"e. Un-no+n values s!all be set to MJJN. Ealid values are t!erefore M01N /0.01mm0
t!rou"! M55N /0.55mm or "reater0. /In practice, t!e actual stored values are li-el# to be ML0N
to M70N in most cases /0.L Q 0.7 mm0. !e 2,c!aracter decimal +avelen"t! values for eac!
samplin" point are concatenated left to ri"!t for all samplin" points in a ro+. 9ac! subfield
corresponds to one ro+ of t!e map, in order from top to bottom. !e number of c!aracters in
one subfield is t+ice t!e number of samplin" points in one ro+.
;.@.7.11 6ie(d @.313D C6S ridge *a!e(engt+ map format / RE6
!is field permits settin" t!e samplin" fre4uenc# or data representation format used in
Field +6712% $FS ridge 9a3elength map / 0&/ to values ot!er t!an t!e defaults, and
is conditional on t!e presence of Field +67126 It consists of t+o information items:
!e first information item /sampling freC)ency / F&S0 is set b# default to
0.61mm /0.01KN0. !is information item ma# be used to define !i"!er
resolution samplin" fre4uencies t!an t!e default: valid settin"s ran"e from
M1N /0.01mm0 t!rou"! M61N /0.61mm0.
!e second information item /data format / FDF0 is optional. It defines t!e
format used in Field +6712. !e default /and currentl# t!e onl# settin"0 is t!e
uncompressed /MUNCN0 format.
;.@.7.12 6ie(d @.311D C6S tona( re!ersa( / .R=
'id"es in friction rid"e ima"es are "enerall# represented as dar- areas, +it! valle#s as li"!t
areas. !is field indicates +!et!er t!e entire ima"e is reversed tonall# /blac-,for,+!ite0. If
all or part of t!e ima"e is reversed tonall#, t!is 1,c!aracter optional field is set to t!e
appropriate value from Ta'le 7F. 8t!er+ise t!is field is omitted.
$artial tonal inversion can occur in different +a#s. If definable portions of t!e ima"e are
ne"ative, Field +67*8% $FS local C)ality iss)es / L@I can be used to define t!e specific
tonall# reversed areas.
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Note t!at in some cases, t!e tonal reversal is so mi;ed t!at onl#
portions of individual rid"es are reversed, ma-in" it impractical or impossible to define t!e
tonall# reversed areas.
6L
&!en t!is field is set, t!e ima"e in t!e #pe,1L record s!all be left as it +as ori"inall#
received /i.e., tonall# reversed0: settin" t!is field and reversin" t!e ima"e +!en savin" +ill
result in inconsistent data. &!en t!is field is set, a soft+are user interface ma# displa# t!e
tonall# corrected ima"e, but save t!e ima"e as ori"inall# received +it! t!is field set.
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9;ample: ver# !eav# pressure can leave matri; from valle#s, +!ereas li"!ter pressure at t!e ed"es of t!e
same impression +ould leave matri; from rid"es.
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9;ample: if li"!t po+der is applied from a sin"le direction, one ed"e of eac! rid"e is li"!t and t!e
remainder dar-.
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Ta'le 7F Tonal re3ersal codes
,ode Description
N Ne"ative Q rid"es are li"!t and valle#s are dar- t!rou"!out t!e ima"e.
$ $artial Q rid"es are li"!t and valle#s are dar- onl# in portions of t!e ima"e
;.@.7.13 6ie(d @.313D C6S possib(e (atera( re!ersa( / P0R
!is field indicates if t!e ori"inal ima"e is or ma# be laterall# reversed /i.e., flipped left,
ri"!t0. In man# cases, an e;aminer cannot tell t!e correct lateral direction of t!e ima"e,
suc! as latents on tape t!at !as been closed on itself, or latents t!at ma# !ave been
transferred to t!e substrate=surface. If t!e ima"e is or ma# be laterall# reversed, t!is 1,
c!aracter optional field is set to t!e appropriate value from Ta'le 78 ot!er+ise, t!is field
is to be omitted.
&!en t!is field is set to . /Ima"e is -no+n to be laterall# reversed0, t!e ima"e in t!e
associated t#pe,1L record s!all be left as it +as ori"inall# received /i.e., laterall#
reversed0: settin" t!is field and reversin" t!e ima"e +!en savin" +ill result in
inconsistent data. &!en t!is field is set a soft+are user interface ma# displa# t!e laterall#
corrected ima"e, but save t!e ima"e as received +it! t!is field set.
&!en t!is field is set to U /Ima"e ma# be laterall# reversed0, it is incumbent on t!e
recipient /soft+are s#stem or e;aminer0 to searc!=compare t!e impression and features
bot! as presented and flipped left,ri"!t.
Ta'le 78 Lateral re3ersal codes
,ode Description
. Ima"e is -no+n to be laterall# reversed.
U Ima"e ma# be laterall# reversed
;.@.7.11 6ie(d @.319D C6S fricton ridge "ua(it5 metric / 6F&
!is optional field specifies one or more different metrics of friction rid"e 4ualit# for t!e
friction rid"e impression correspondin" to t!is record, as delimited b# t!e re"ion of
interest. 9ac! subfield contains t!ree information items, as described in Section 86868.
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;.@.7.13 6ie(d @.317D C6S possib(e gro*t+ or s+rin'age / P)S
!is optional field is onl# used in t!e unusual circumstance t!at t!e friction rid"e
impression is believed to !ave c!an"ed si3e or scale from potential comparisons. !is
provides for !andlin" of ima"es from deceased sub<ects +it! desiccated s-in, or +it!
s+ollen s-in due to +ater e;posure. !is also provides for !andlin" of overall "ro+t! of
sub<ects bet+een capture, suc! as in comparin" an adult?s fin"erprints +it! t!ose ta-en as
a c!ild. In t!ese cases t!e si3e of rid"es and distances bet+een rid"es c!an"e to a "reater
e;tent t!an +ould ordinaril# be assumed in comparisons* t!is field acts as a fla" to
indicate t!at "reater t!an ordinar# dimensional variation s!ould be e;pected in
performin" subse4uent comparisons.
!is field is to be omitted unless t!ere is reason to believe t!at "ro+t! or s!rin-a"e ma#
!ave occurred. !is field consists of t+o information items:
!e first information item Itype / T.S0 is selected from t!e MCodeN column
Ta'le 7:6 It is one c!aracter.
!e second information item /gro9th or shrin4age comment / ,.S0
contains optional te;t describin" t!e rationale for believin" t!at "ro+t! or
s!rin-a"e ma# !ave occurred.
Ta'le 7: .ro9th or shrin4age codes
,ode Description
B
Bro+t!: impression is believed to be dimensionall#
lar"er t!an e;emplars or ot!er prints from t!e same
sub<ect.
S
S!rin-a"e: impression is believed to be dimensionall#
smaller t!an e;emplars or ot!er prints from t!e same
sub<ect.
%
%ot!: impression ma# be dimensionall# lar"er or smaller
t!an e;emplars or ot!er prints from t!e same sub<ect.
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;.@.7.19 6ie(d @.32AD C6S cores / CGR
A core is located at t!e focus of t!e innermost recurvin" rid"e line of a rid"e pattern: if
t!e rid"e is vie+ed as a section of a circle, t!e core is t!e center of t!at circle* if t!e rid"e
is vie+ed as an ellipse or parabola, t!e core is t!e focal point of t!at curve. Note t!at t!e
core is not on t!e innermost recurvin" rid"eline itself.
!e direction of t!e core is a+a# from t!e center of t!e curve. !e core or cores of a
fin"erprint are defined for all pattern classifications ot!er t!an plain arc!es, as s!o+n in
Ta'le 7+. Cores ma# be mar-ed on tented arc!es if an innermost recurvin" rid"e is
present above t!e delta, so t!at eac! side of t!e recurvin" rid"e e;tends to eit!er side of
t!e delta. $lain or central poc-et loop +!orls +ill onl# !ave one core if t!e innermost
recurvin" rid"e is circular, or t+o cores if elliptical. A circular +!orl onl# !as one core
and does not !ave a defined direction. Accidentals ma# !ave an# number of cores.
If one or more cores are present and t!e feature set is from a fin"erprint, Field +6708%
$FS pattern classification / (AT s!ould be defined. Note t!at t!is does not mean t!at
t!e classification !as to be -no+n definitivel#, but must at least be -no+n to t!e e;tent of
e;cludin" plain arc!es. &!en no cores are present, t!is field s!all not be used. See Ta'le
102% Feat)res and ,orresponding presence fields 6
:or palmprints or ot!er non,fin"erprint friction rid"e ima"es, an# number of core,li-e
patterns ma# be defined usin" t!is field if suc! structures are present. 9ac! core is
defined in a separate subfield.
Ta'le 7+ N)m'er of cores and deltas 'y pattern class
(attern ,lassification ,ores Deltas
Arc!es
, $lain Arc! 0 0
, ented Arc! 0 or 1 0 or 1
&!orls
, $lain &!orl 1 or 2 2
, Central $oc-et .oop 1 or 2 2
, Double .oop 2 2
, Accidental &!orl N N
.oops 1 1
9ac! subfield consists of t!e follo+in" information items:
!e first information item IO;P coordinate / ,H,0 s!all be e;pressed in
inte"er units of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0.
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!e second information item IOyP coordinate / ,B,0 s!all be e;pressed in
inte"er units of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0.
!e t!ird information item /direction / ,DI0 is optional. !is s!all be set to
t!e avera"e tan"ent direction of t!e t+o closest rid"es as measured 1.KLmm
/0.0K6 inc!es0 from t!e focal point. !is is appro;imatel# t!e same as t!e
direction of t!e directri; of t!e best fittin" parabola. !e direction s!all be
omitted /left empt#0 for circular +!orls, or if t!e direction is un-no+n.
!e fourt! information item /radi)s of position )ncertainty / 0(A0 defines
t!e radius of a circle centered at t!e location /J,D0 of t!e core* t!e circle is
si3ed to include t!e area of ot!er possible locations of t!e core, if t!e precise
location cannot be determined /suc! as due to poor clarit#0. If t!e location is
-no+n precisel#, t!e radius of position uncertaint# ma# be omitted or set to
0. !e radius of uncertaint# is measured in inte"er units of 10 micrometers
/0.01mm0, and ma# overlap t!e ed"e of t!e ima"e.
!e fift! information item Idirection )ncertainty / DAB0 is optional. It
contains t!e uncertaint# of t!e direction of t!e core, in non,ne"ative inte"er
de"rees. Ealid values ran"e from M0N to M1@0N: a value of M0N /default0
indicates a certain direction, +!ile a value of M1@0N indicates an un-no+n
orientation.
Fig)re :% (lacement of the core at the foc)s of the innermost rec)r3ing ridgeline
Fig)re +% $;amples of core locations for a do)'le loop 9horl plain 9horl tented arch
and central poc4et loop 9horl
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;.@.7.17 6ie(d @.321D C6S de(tas / C0
:or fin"erprints, one or more deltas are defined for all pattern classifications ot!er t!an
plain arc!es, as s!o+n in Ta'le <0. :or palmprints or ot!er non,fin"erprint friction rid"e
ima"es, an# number of delta,li-e patterns ma# be defined usin" t!is field if suc!
structures are present. 9ac! delta is defined in a separate subfield. :or more information
about t!is field, see Anne; F F6F6761 Field +6721% $FS deltas / D$L instr)ctions 6
&!en no deltas are present, t!is field s!all not be used. See Ta'le 102% Feat)res and
,orresponding presence fields 6
9ac! subfield consists of t!e follo+in" information items:
!e first information item IO;P coordinate / DH,0 is e;pressed in units of 10
micrometers /0.01mm0 and is mandator#.
!e second information item IOyP coordinate / DB,0 is e;pressed in units of
10 micrometers /0.01mm0 and is mandator#.
!e t!ird information item Idirection )p / DA(0 is optional and is e;pressed
in de"rees countercloc-+ise from t!e ri"!t
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.
!e fourt! information item Idirection left / DLF0 is optional and is
e;pressed in de"rees countercloc-+ise from t!e ri"!t
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.
!e fift! information item Idirection right / D0T0 is optional and is
e;pressed in de"rees countercloc-+ise from t!e ri"!t
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.
!e si;t! information item Itype / DT(0 is optional and contains t!e t#pe of
delta, as defined in Ta'le <0.
!e sevent! information item Iradi)s of position )ncertainty / 0(A0 is
optional. It defines t!e radius of a circle centered at t!e location /J,D0 of t!e
delta* t!e circle is si3ed to include t!e area of ot!er possible locations of t!e
delta, if t!e precise location cannot be determined /suc! as due to poor
clarit#0. If t!e location is -no+n precisel#, t!e radius of position uncertaint#
ma# be omitted or set to 0. !e radius of uncertaint# is measured in inte"er
units of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0, and ma# overlap t!e ed"e of t!e ima"e.
!e ei"!t! information item /direction )ncertainty )p / DAA0 is
optional. It contains t!e uncertaint# of t!e delta an"le up. Ealid values
ran"e from M0N to M1@0N: a value of M0N /default0 indicates a certain
direction, +!ile a value of M1@0N indicates an un-no+n orientation.
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. !e t!ree an"les s!all be reported in order b# increasin" an"le, +!ic! for fin"erprint deltas +it! -no+n
orientation +ill result in t!e order up, left, t!en ri"!t. !ese t!ree information items ma# be omitted /left
empt#0.
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!e nint! information item Idirection )ncertainty left / DAL0 is optional.
It contains t!e uncertaint# of t!e delta an"le up. Ealid values ran"e from
M0N to M1@0N: a value of M0N /default0 indicates a certain direction, +!ile a
value of M1@0N indicates an un-no+n orientation.
!e tent! information item Idirection )ncertainty right / DA00 is
optional. It contains t!e uncertaint# of t!e delta an"le up. Ealid values
ran"e from M0N to M1@0N: a value of M0N /default0 indicates a certain
direction, +!ile a value of M1@0N indicates an un-no+n orientation.
Ta'le <0 $FS delta codes
Applies to ,ode Name Description
:in"erprint .
.eft fin"erprint
delta
!e delta to t!e left of t!e ima"e
for +!orls or ri"!t loops. :or
accidentals +it! more t!an t+o
deltas, t!is indicates t!e leftmost
delta.
:in"erprint '
'i"!t fin"erprint
delta
!e delta to t!e ri"!t of t!e
ima"e for +!orls or left loops.
:or accidentals +it! more t!an
t+o deltas, t!is indicates t!e
ri"!tmost delta.
$alm
I00
I02..I01
I07..I10
I1K
I17
Interdi"ital delta
/+it! fin"er
number0
!e deltas at t!e base of t!e
fin"ers in t!e interdi"ital areas.
!e fin"er number s!all be
noted if -no+n /2 to 1, 7 to 10,
or 1K or 17, selected from Ta'le
: Friction ridge position code
! recommended image
dimensions G, else set to 0. Note
t!at t!umbs do not !ave
interdi"ital deltas.
$alm C Carpal delta
!e delta at t!e base of t!e palm
+!ere t!e t!enar and !#pot!enar
meet.
:in"erprint, $alm,
or :oot
Pempt#V 8t!er delta
An# ot!er delta or delta,li-e
structure in a friction rid"e
impression.
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;.@.7.1; 6ie(d @.322D C6S core de(ta ridge counts / CR
!is field contains t!e count of intervenin" rid"es bet+een eac! core and delta. 9ac!
rid"e count !as a minimum and ma;imum value, so t!at a ran"e ma# be noted. If t!e
e;act value is -no+n, t!en t!at value s!ould be put in t!e minimum and ma;imum fields.
If onl# a minimum is -no+n, suc! as +!en a delta is not visible, t!e ma;imum value
s!all be omitted. 'id"e counts ma# be an# non,ne"ative inte"er. &!en t!is field is used
for fin"erprints, rid"e counts s!all be provided bet+een eac! core and eac! delta, unless
t!ere are more t!an t+o cores or t+o deltas in an accidental +!orl, in +!ic! case onl# t!e
leftmost and ri"!tmost of t!e cores and deltas need be used for rid"e counts. 9ac!
subfield represents a distinct core,delta rid"e count. 9ac! subfield consists of four
information items:
!e first information item Icore inde; / ,IHG is t!e /1,based0 inde; of t!e
core correspondin" to t!is count /M1N if onl# one core is defined0. If t!e
relevant core is not defined, t!is s!all be set to MUN to indicate an upper
core or M.N to indicate a lo+er core /+!orls onl#0, permittin" minimum
rid"e counts +!en cores are not in t!e re"ion of interest.
!e second information item Idelta inde; / DIHG is t!e /1,based0 inde; of
t!e delta correspondin" to t!is count /M1N if onl# one delta is defined0. If
t!e relevant delta is not defined, t!is s!all be set to M.N to indicate a left
delta or M'N to indicate a ri"!t delta, permittin" minimum rid"e counts
+!en deltas are not in t!e re"ion of interest.
!e t!ird information item /minim)m ridge co)nt / /N0,0 contains t!e
precise rid"e count, if it is -no+n* ot!er+ise, it contains t!e minimum of
t!e ran"e of rid"e count values.
!e fourt! information item /ma;im)m ridge co)nt / /H0,0 contains
t!e precise rid"e count /if t!e count is -no+n precisel#0, or t!e ma;imum
of t!e ran"e of rid"e count values /if t!ere is a -no+n or estimated
ma;imum0* ot!er+ise, it s!all be omitted.
;.@.7.1@ 6ie(d @.323D C6S center point of reference / CPR
!is field contains t!e location of a center point of reference of a fin"erprint, +!ic! ma#
be used to define !o+ centered a fin"erprint is, as a feature, for re"istration or orientation,
and for 4ualit# measurements. &!ile t!e core ma# serve some of t!e same purposes, a
center point of reference is defined for arc!es and provides a sin"le center location for
comple; +!orls, unli-e cores. :or more information about t!is field see ANN$H F
F6F6762 Field +6727% $FS center point of reference / ,(0 instr)ctions6
!e center point of reference is t!e sole 9:S feature t!at can be located outside of t!e
9:S re"ion of interest. :or e;ample, t!is allo+s t!e estimated center of t!e fin"er to be
mar-ed even for an e;treme side. !e ori"in of ,(0, li-e all ot!er 9:S features, is
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relative to t!e top left of Field +6700% $FS region of interest / 0"I6 Note t!at t!is
means t!at t!e J and D values for ,(0 are t!e onl# 9:S coordinates t!at ma# be
ne"ative, or "reater t!an t!e 0"I +idt! or !ei"!t. !e center point of reference must be
+it!in t!e bounds of t!e overall ima"e itself. !us t!e allo+ed special c!aracter is t!e
ne"ative si"n.
!e location of a center point of reference can be determined usin" different al"orit!ms,
as stored in t!e (et!od information item, in +!ic! case different center points of
reference ma# be stored in different data entries /repeatin" subfield0. !e center point of
reference is defined for fin"erprints or toe prints, not for ot!er t#pes of friction rid"e
ima"es. !is field consists of t!e follo+in" information items:
!e first information item Imethod / ,(/G is t!e met!od of determinin"
t!e J, D location, selected from t!e MCodeN column of Ta'le <1. It is a one
c!aracter value.
!e second information item /O;P coordinate / (H,0 is in units of 10
micrometers /0.01mm0
!e t!ird information item /OyP coordinate / (B,0 is in units of 10
!e fourt! information item /radi)s of position )ncertainty / ,0A0 is
optional. !e radius of position uncertaint# is 0 /default0 if t!e location is
-no+n precisel#* ot!er+ise t!e position is mar-ed at t!e best estimate of
position, +it! a radius includin" t!e area of ot!er possible locations, in
inte"er units of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0. !e radius of uncertaint# ma#
overlap t!e ed"e of t!e ima"e.
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Ta'le <1 $FS methods of determining center point of reference locations
.ateral center onl# .
!e center location is defined laterall# /across t!e fin"er0 but is not
meanin"ful in t!e ot!er dimension /lon"itudinall#, or alon" t!e fin"er0,
suc! as for definin" t!e center line of arc!es, tips, and lo+er <oints. .ateral
center is onl# meanin"ful if t!e orientation / Field +6701% $FS
orientation / "0T0 is -no+n* t!e point mar-ed is t!e center +it! respect
to t!e orientation an"le.
Uppermost point of t!e rid"e
+it! "reatest curvature
0
:or a fin"erprint +it! a -no+n or estimated orientation, t!e center point is
determined b# findin" t!e !i"!est point of eac! rid"e t!at is conve; and
pointin" up+ard, and measurin" t!e curvature=pea- an"le b# follo+in" t!e
rid"e 1.KLmm /0.0K6in0 in bot! directions from t!at point. !e point +it!
t!e minimum an"le /"reatest curvature0 is t!e center point of reference.
8verall fin"erprint focal point 1
!e overall fin"erprint focal point is t!e point +!ere t!e lines
perpendicular to rid"e flo+ conver"e.
Cuman estimate of fin"er
center
C
Cuman estimation of t!e appro;imate center of distal fin"erprint pad, used
+!en met!ods or 1 are not practical.
;.@.7.2A 6ie(d @.321D C6S distnct!e features / %S
!is field is used to define one or more areas containin" unusuall# discriminatin"
features t!at are not full# defined usin" ot!er 9;tended :riction 'id"e features. !e
c!aracteristics noted in t!is field are specific to t!e friction s-in itself, as opposed to
issues specific to t!e impression /suc! as smud"in"0 t!at are noted in Field +67*8% $FS
local C)ality iss)es / L@I.
&!en no distinctive features are present, t!is field s!all not be used. See Ta'le 102%
Feat)res and ,orresponding presence fields 6
!is field consists of t!ree information items:
!e first information item /type / DIT0 is selected from t!e MCodeN
column of Ta'le <2.
!e second information item /distincti3e feat)res polygon / DF(0 is
optional. It is a closed pat! pol#"on t!at outlines t!e area of t!e
distinctive feature. See Section 8686126 In raditional encodin", t!e t!ree
special c!aracters allo+ed are
'
S
, t!e comma and t!e das! . See Section
#626* Type-+ record6 !ese special c!aracters are not used in J(.
9ncodin". :or t!e J(. la#out of t!is information item, see Anne; .%
Type-+6
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!e t!ird information items /distincti3e feat)res comment / DF,0 s!all
contain optional te;t describin" t!e feature. It is a ma;imum of 1000
c!aracters.
Ta'le <2 $FS types of distincti3e feat)res
,ode Description
SCA' Scar
&A' &art or blister
(INB'8U$ Unusual "roup or cluster of minutiae
C8'9 Unusuall# distinctive core area
D9.A Unusuall# distinctive delta area
(INUIA Unusuall# s!aped minutia
C'9AS9 Unusuall# distinctive crease
C.9A' .ar"e clear field of rid"es* lar"e clear area +it! no minutiae
DDS$.ASIA Dissociated rid"es = D#splasia
8C9':9A 8t!er unusual features not c!aracteri3ed else+!ere* details s!ould be noted in comments
;.@.7.21 6ie(d @.323D C6S no cores present / NCGR
!is optional field is used to indicate +!et!er t!e anal#sis process !as determined t!at no
cores could be discerned in t!e ima"e. If t!e anal#sis process !as determined t!at no
cores could be discerned in t!e ima"e, t!is field s!all be set to D* ot!er+ise, t!is field +ill
be omitted. See Ta'le 102% Feat)res and ,orresponding presence fields 6
;.@.7.22 6ie(d @.329D C6S no de(tas present / NC0
deltas could be discerned in t!e ima"e. If t!e anal#sis process !as determined t!at no
deltas could be discerned in t!e ima"e, t!is field s!all be set to D* ot!er+ise, t!is field
+ill be omitted. See Ta'le 102% Feat)res and ,orresponding presence fields 6
;.@.7.23 6ie(d @.327D C6S no distnct!e features present / N%S
distinctive features could be discerned in t!e ima"e. If t!e anal#sis process !as
determined t!at no distinctive features could be discerned in t!e ima"e, t!is field s!all be
set to D* ot!er+ise, t!is field +ill be omitted. See Ta'le 102% Feat)res and
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;.@.7.21 6ie(d @.331D C6S minutae / &%N
Detailed instructions concernin" t!is field are in Anne; F F6F6<61 Field +6771% $FS
min)tiae / /IN instr)ctions6
!e t#pe of minutiae s!all be mar-ed if clearl# identifiable as a rid"e endin" or
bifurcation* ot!er+ise, it s!all be mar-ed as un-no+n t#pe. !e location for a bifurcation
s!all be at t!e MDN of t!e rid"e, +it! t!e direction runnin" do+n t!e valle#. !e location
for a rid"e endin" or un-no+n t#pe s!all be at t!e MDN of t!e valle#, +it! t!e direction
runnin" up t!e rid"e. If t!e precise location for a rid"e endin" cannot be ascertained, a
radius of uncertaint# s!all be mar-ed to include t!e area of possible locations. If t!e t#pe
is un-no+n, t!e radius of uncertaint# s!all be indicated.
&!en no minutiae are present, t!is field s!all not be used. See Ta'le 102% Feat)res and
!is field consists of multiple subfields, eac! consistin" of si; information items:
!e first information item /2;Q coordinate / /H,0 is e;pressed in units of
10 micrometers /0.01mm0.
!e second information item IQyQ coordinate / /B,G is e;pressed in units
of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0.
!e t!ird information item Itheta / /TDG is e;pressed in de"rees.
!e fourt! information item Itype / /TBG is selected from t!e MCodeN
column of Ta'le <76
!e fift! information item Iradi)s of position )ncertainty / /0AG
defines t!e radius of a circle centered at t!e location /J,D0 of t!e minutia.
!e si;t! information item Idirection )ncertainty / /DAG contains an
inte"er from M0N /default0 to M1@0N indicatin" t!e precision in t!e direction
/t!eta0 of t!e minutia, measured in de"rees. !e resultin" direction is
!etagUncertaint#n.
Ta'le <7 $FS codes for min)tia types
,ode Description
9 'id"e endin"
% 'id"e bifurcation
J 'id"e endin" or bifurcation, no distinction provided
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;.@.7.23 6ie(d @.332D C6S minutae ridge count a(gorit+m / &RA
!is optional field defines t!e al"orit!m used in determinin" !o+ nei"!borin" minutiae
are selected for use in t!e rid"e counts in Field +6777% $FS min)tiae ridge co)nts /
/0,. !e value for t!is field s!all be selected from t!e MCodeN column of Ta'le <<.
Ta'le << $FS codes for min)tiae ridge co)nt algorithms
,ode Description
8CAN
!e minutiae used for rid"e counts are t!e nearest nei"!bors in ei"!t
octants, +it! t!e center of t!e 0t! octant defined b# t!e current minutia?s
t!eta, and t!e 1st t!rou"! 7t! octants proceedin" counter cloc-+ise. 'id"e
count values are set to number of intervenin" rid"es. /Default0
9:S7
Identical to 8CAN al"orit!m, e;cept t!at rid"e count values are one
more t!an t!e number of intervenin" rid"es. !is +as t!e format used b#
t!e :%I in its 9:S Eersion 7.1
HUAD'AN
!e minutiae used for rid"e counts are t!e nearest nei"!bors in four
4uadrants, defined b# t!e ima"e2s vertical and !ori3ontal a;es. !e
4uadrants, +it! t!e 1
st
4uadrant at t!e upper ri"!t and t!e 2
nd
t!rou"! 6
t!
4uadrants proceedin" countercloc-+ise. 'id"e count values are set to t!e
number of intervenin" rid"es.
;.@.7.29 6ie(d @.333D C6S minutae ridge counts / &RC
!is field contains t!e counts of intervenin" rid"es bet+een specified minutiae. Field
+6772% $FS min)tiae ridge co)nt algorithm / /0A "overns !o+ t!e minutiae are
selected for rid"e counts, and t!e details of !o+ t!e rid"es are counted. 9ac! rid"e count
is represented in a separate subfield.
Field +677*% $FS min)tiae ridge co)nt confidence / 0,, ma# be used to indicate rid"e
count confidence bet+een minutiae. If Field +6782% $FS s4eletoni?ed image / SI/ is
used, rid"e counts can be derived from t!at field rat!er t!an included e;plicitl#.
9ac! subfield consists of five information items:
!e first information item /min)tia inde; A / /IA0 contains t!e inde; of
t!e first minutia.
!e second information item /min)tia inde; # / /I#0 contains t!e inde;
of t!e second minutia.
!e t!ird information item /ridge co)nt / /I00 contains t!e number of
intervenin" rid"es bet+een minutiae A and %. Un-no+n rid"e counts s!all
be omitted /left empt#0. !e Field +6772% $FS min)tiae ridge co)nt
algorithm / /0A "overns ot!er details or special cases /if an#0.
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!e fourt! information item /reference n)m'er / /0N0 is optional and,
if used, contains a reference number specific to t!e rid"e count al"orit!m.
:or t!e 8CAN and 9:S7 rid"e count al"orit!ms, t!is information
item specifies t!e octant. :or t!e HUAD'AN rid"e count al"orit!ms,
t!is information item specifies t!e 4uadrant.
!e fift! information item /resid)al / /0S0 is optional and is specific to
t!e 8CAN and 9:S7 rid"e count al"orit!ms, specif#in" t!e !alf of t!e
octant in +!ic! t!e nei"!borin" minutia lies. !e residual is 0 if t!e
nei"!borin" minutia lies in t!e cloc-+ise !alf of t!e octant, or 1 if t!e
minutia lies in t!e countercloc-+ise !alf of t!e octant.
;.@.7.27 6ie(d @.331D C6S no minutae present / N&%N
!is optional field indicates +!et!er t!e anal#sis determined t!at no minutiae could be
discerned in t!e ima"e. If t!e anal#sis process !as determined t!at no minutiae could be
discerned in t!e ima"e, t!is field s!all be set to D* ot!er+ise, t!is field +ill be omitted.
See Ta'le 102% Feat)res and ,orresponding presence fields 6
;.@.7.2; 6ie(d @.333D C6S minutae ridge count con#dence / RCC
!is optional field is used to indicate confidence in intervenin" rid"e counts bet+een an#
t+o points. 9ac! rid"e count confidence value is represented in a separate data entr#
/repeatin" subfield0. &!ile primaril# used to indicate rid"e count confidence bet+een
minutiae, t!is confidence measure ma# also appl# to ot!er features suc! as Core=Delta
rid"e counts.
If t!is field not used, t!e default assumption is t!at t!e rid"e counts +ere manuall#
determined. !is field provides a means to save state +!en onl# a portion of rid"e counts
!ave been manuall# c!ec-ed. !is field consists of si; information items:
!e first information item /a; / A,H0 contains t!e ; coordinates for $oint
A, in units of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0.
!e second information item /ay / A,B0 contains t!e # coordinates for
$oint A, in units of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0.
!e t!ird information item /'; / #,H0 contains t!e ; coordinates for $oint
%, in units of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0.
!e fourt! information item /'y / #,B0 contains t!e # coordinates for
$oint %, in units of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0.
!e fift! information item /method of ridge co)nting / /"0,0 states
t!e met!od b# +!ic! rid"e counts +ere determined and=or validated
selected from Ta'le <*6
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!e si;t! information item /confidence 3al)e / /,2G contains t!e inte"er
confidence value for a rid"e count from 0 to 55, +it! 0 indicatin" no
confidence.
Ta'le <* $FS codes for methods of ridge co)nting
Definition 2al)e Description
Auto A
!e rid"e count +as automaticall#
performed +it!out !uman revie+
(anual racin"
!e rid"e count +as automaticall#
determined, based on a
s-eletoni3ed ima"e created b# a
!uman e;aminer.
(anual 'id"e Count (
!e rid"e count +as determined or
validated manuall# b# a !uman
e;aminer.
;.@.7.2@ 6ie(d @.31AD C6S dots / G.
A dot is a sin"le or partial rid"e unit t!at is s!orter t!an local rid"e +idt!. .on"er rid"e
units are considered standard rid"es and s!ould be mar-ed as suc!, +it! t+o rid"e
endin"s. $otential dots t!at are substantiall# t!inner t!an local rid"e +idt! s!ould be
mar-ed as incipient rid"es. A dot is mar-ed b# its center point. 9lon"ated dots ma#
optionall# !ave t!eir len"t! mar-ed alon" t!e lon"est dimension.
&!en no dots are present, t!is field s!all not be used. See Ta'le 102% Feat)res and
!is field consists of a repeatin" subfield /one for eac! dot0 +it! t!e follo+in" t!ree
information items:
!e first information item /dot O;P coordinate / D"H0 is t!e ; coordinate
of t!e center of t!e dot, e;pressed in units of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0.
!e second information item /dot OyP coordinate / D"B0 is t!e #
coordinate of t!e center of t!e dot, e;pressed in units of 10 micrometers
/0.01mm0.
!e t!ird information item /dot length / D"L0 is an optional information
item containin" t!e len"t! of t!e dot alon" its lon"est dimension in inte"er
units of 10 micrometers.
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;.@.7.3A 6ie(d @.311D C6S incipient ridges / %NR
An incipient is a t!in rid"e, substantiall# t!inner t!an local rid"e +idt!. An incipient is
mar-ed as one or more line se"ments, eac! defined +it! t!e /J, D0 endpoints alon" its
lon"est dimension. If t!e incipient is a series of clearl# separate /t!in0 dots, t!e# s!ould
be mar-ed as separate incipient rid"es. If an unbro-en incipient curves, it s!ould be
mar-ed as a series of ad<oinin" line se"ments.
&!en no incipient rid"es are present, t!is field s!all not be used. See Ta'le 102%
!is field consists of a subfield for eac! se"ment of an incipient rid"e, eac! +it! four
information items:
!e first information item /;1 / H1,0 contains t!e >;? coordinate of one
endpoint, in units of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0.
!e second information item /y1 / B1,G contains t!e >#? coordinate of one
endpoint, in units of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0.
!e t!ird information item /;2 / H2,0 contains t!e >;? coordinate of t!e
ot!er endpoint, in units of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0.
!e fourt! information item /y2 / B2,0 contains t!e >#? coordinate of t!e
ot!er endpoint, in units of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0.
;.@.7.31 6ie(d @.312D C6S creases and (inear discontnuites / C0
!is optional field defines t!e permanent fle;ion creases /s!o+n in Fig)re 100, as +ell
as linear discontinuities /minor creases, crac-s, cuts, and t!in or non,permanent scars0. If
a continuous discontinuit# curves, it s!ould be mar-ed as a series of ad<oinin" line
se"ments. If a crease is feat!ered or composed of a series of crisscross creases, eac! of
t!e s!ort creases s!all be mar-ed separatel#.
&!en no creases or linear discontinuities are present, t!is field s!all not be used. See
Ta'le 102% Feat)res and ,orresponding presence fields 6
9ac! se"ment of a crease or linear discontinuit# is represented as a separate subfield
consistin" of five information items:
!e first information item /d;1 / H1D0 s!all contain t!e >;? coordinate of
one endpoint, in units of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0.
!e second information item /dy1 / B1D0 s!all contain t!e >#? coordinate
of one endpoint, in units of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0.
!e t!ird information item /d;2 / H2D0 s!all contain t!e >;? coordinate of
t!e ot!er endpoint, in units of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0.
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!e fourt! information item /dy2 / B2D0 s!all contain t!e >#? coordinate
of t!e ot!er endpoint, in units of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0.
!e fift! information item /type / T(D0 s!all be noted usin" t!e codes
from Ta'le <F
61
Ta'le <F $FS codes for permanent fle;ion creases
Name ,ode Location
Distal interp!alan"eal crease DI$
:in"er bet+een medial and distal se"ments, or !umb
bet+een pro;imal and distal se"ments
$ro;imal interp!alan"eal crease $I$ :in"er bet+een pro;imal and medial se"ments
$ro;imal di"ital crease
$DC00 Q $DC10
$DC1K, $DC17
:in"er or !umb at $alm. !e 2,di"it position code for t!e
relevant fin"er, selected from able @ is appended to t!e strin"
$DC /e.". $DC01,$DC10, $DC1K, $DC170 !e fin"erprint
position code is 00 if t!e fin"er position cannot be
determined.
'adial lon"itudinal crease
/Also -no+n as bottom crease0
'.C $alm around base of t!umb /t!enar0
$ro;imal transverse crease
/Also -no+n as middle crease0
$C Dia"onal across palm
Distal transverse crease
/Also -no+n as top crease0
DC $alm at base of interdi"ital area
&rist crease /also -no+n as +rist
bracelet0
&C &rist
45
:or fin"erprints, t!e onl# permanent fle;ion crease is t!e DI$ /t!e distal inter,p!alan"eal crease
separatin" t!e distal and medial se"ments of t!e fin"er, or bet+een t!e pro;imal and distal se"ments of t!e
t!umb0* all ot!er permanent fle;ion creases relate to t!e palms or lo+er fin"er <oints. :or a feat!ered
crease, multiple line se"ments ma# all s!are t!e same fle;ion crease label.
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Fig)re 10% $FS locations of maDor fle;ion creases
;.@.7.32 6ie(d @.313D C6S ridge edge features / RC6
'id"e ed"e features include $rotrusions /abrupt increases in rid"e +idt!0, Indentations
/abrupt decreases in rid"e +idt!0, and Discontinuities /points +!ere a rid"e stops briefl#0.
:or more information about rid"e ed"e features, see Anne; F F6F6*61 Field +67<7% $FS
ridge edge feat)res / 0$F instr)ctions 6
&!en no rid"e ed"e are present, t!is field s!all not be used. See Ta'le 102% Feat)res
and ,orresponding presence fields 6
9ac! rid"e ed"e feature is represented as a separate subfield consistin" of t!ree
information items:
!e first information item I; coordinate / ,LH0 contains t!e >;?
coordinate of t!e center of t!e feature, in units of 10 micrometers
/0.01mm0.
!e second information item Iy coordinate / ,LB0 contains t!e >#?
coordinate of t!e center of t!e feature, in units of 10 micrometers
/0.01mm0.
!e t!ird information item /type / ,LT0 states t!e t#pe of feature:
$ /$rotrusion0, I /Indentation0, or D /Discontinuit#0.
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;.@.7.33 6ie(d @.311D C6S no pores present / NPGR
pores / Field +67<*% $FS pores / ("00 could be discerned in t!e ima"e. If t!e anal#sis
process !as determined t!at no dots could be discerned in t!e ima"e, t!is field s!all be set
to D* ot!er+ise, t!is field +ill be omitted. See Ta'le 102% Feat)res and ,orresponding
presence fields 6
;.@.7.31 6ie(d @.313D C6S pores / PGR
9ac! pore is mar-ed b# its center point.
&!en no pores are present, t!is field s!all not be used. See Ta'le 102% Feat)res and
9ac! pores is represented as a separate repeatin" subfield consistin" of t+o information
items:
!e first information item I; coordinate / ("H0 contains t!e >;?
coordinate of t!e center of t!e pore, in units of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0.
!e second information item Iy coordinate / ("B0 contains t!e >#?
coordinate of t!e center of t!e pore, in units of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0.
;.@.7.33 6ie(d @.319D C6S no dots present / NG.
dots are present. If t!e anal#sis process !as determined t!at no dots could be discerned in
t!e ima"e, t!is field s!all be set to D* ot!er+ise, t!is field +ill be omitted. See Ta'le 102%
;.@.7.39 6ie(d @.317D C6S no incipient ridges present / N%NR
incipient rid"es could be discerned in t!e ima"e. If t!e anal#sis process !as determined
t!at no incipient rid"es could be discerned in t!e ima"e, t!is field s!all be set to D*
ot!er+ise, t!is field +ill be omitted. See Ta'le 102% Feat)res and ,orresponding
presence fields 6
;.@.7.37 6ie(d @.31;D C6S no creases or (inear discontnuites present / NC0
creases could be discerned in t!e ima"e. If t!e anal#sis process !as determined t!at no
creases could be discerned in t!e ima"e, t!is field s!all be set to D* ot!er+ise, t!is field
+ill be omitted. See Ta'le 102% Feat)res and ,orresponding presence fields 6
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;.@.7.3; 6ie(d @.31@D C6S no ridge edge features present / NRC6
rid"e ed"e features could be discerned in t!e ima"e. If t!e anal#sis process !as
determined t!at no rid"e ed"e features could be discerned in t!e ima"e, t!is field s!all be
set to D* ot!er+ise, t!is field +ill be omitted. See Ta'le 102% Feat)res and
;.@.7.3@ 6ie(d @.33AD C6S met+od of feature detecton / &6
!is optional field states t!e met!od/s0 b# +!ic! t!e 9;tended :riction 'id"e features
+ere detected and=or edited. 9ac! time t!at fields are created or modified, t!e date and
name of t!e automated al"orit!m or !uman e;aminer is noted in a ne+ data entr#
/repeatin" subfield0.
6K
!is field consists of nine information items, of +!ic! t!e first t+o
are mandator#.
!e first information item /field / FI$0 indicates +!ic! fields correspond
to t!e met!od noted: it s!all contain a sin"le field /e.". M5.LL1N0, a comma,
separated list of fields +it!out spaces /e.". M5.L60,5.L61,5.L6LN0, or
MA..N. !e allo+ed special c!aracters are t!e comma and t!e period.
!e second information item Imethod / F/$0 s!all state t!e met!od b#
+!ic! t!e fin"erprint features +ere detected and encoded, usin" t!e values
from t!e MCodeN column of Ta'le <8.
!e t!ird information item Ialgorithm 3endor / FA20 s!ould identif# t!e
vendor of t!e encodin" al"orit!m if t!e met!od is not M(ANN.
!e fourt! information item Ialgorithm / FAL0 s!ould identif# t!e
al"orit!m b# name and version for met!ods ot!er t!an M(ANN.
!e fift! information item Ie;aminer s)rname / $SN0 s!ould contain t!e
surname /last name0 of t!e fin"erprint e;aminer, for met!ods ot!er t!an
MAU8N.
!e si;t! information item Ie;aminer gi3en name / $.N0 s!ould contain
t!e first name /"iven name, or first and middle names0 of t!e fin"erprint
e;aminer for met!ods ot!er t!an MAU8.N
!e sevent! information item Ie;aminer affiliation / $AF0 s!ould
contain t!e emplo#er or or"ani3ational affiliation of t!e e;aminer, for
met!ods ot!er t!an MAU8N.
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&!en features are created or edited on multiple occasions, t!e ne+ data entries s!ould be added to t!is
field +it!out deletin" t!e ori"inal data entries. :or e;ample, if minutiae are manuall# encoded b# an
e;aminer, t!en subse4uentl# a second e;aminer modifies t!e minutiae, t!ere +ould be t+o M(ANN entries
for Field +6771% $FS min)tiae / /IN.
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!e ei"!t! information item Idate and time / $/T0 s!ould contain t!e
date and time t!at t!e determination +as made, usin" Breen+ic! (ean
ime /B(0. See Section 8686262.
!e nint! information item Inotes / NTS0 is an optional item t!at ma#
contain te;t +it! additional information re"ardin" t!e detection or
modification of features.
Ta'le <8 $FS codes for methods of feat)re detection
,ode Asage
AU8
!e fin"erprint features +ere detected and encoded b# an automated process +it!out
an# possibilit# of !uman editin". !e al"orit!m s!all be noted in t!e appropriate
information item.
'9E
!e fin"erprint features +ere detected and encoded b# an automated process, and
manuall# revie+ed +it!out t!e need for manual editin". !e al"orit!m and
e;aminer?s name s!all be noted in t!e appropriate information items.
9DI
!e fin"erprint features +ere detected and encoded b# an automated process, but
manuall# edited. !e al"orit!m and e;aminer?s name s!all be noted in t!e
appropriate information items.
(AN
!e fin"erprint features +ere manuall# detected and encoded. !e e;aminer?s name
s!all be noted in t!e appropriate information item.
;.@.7.1A 6ie(d @.331D C6S comments / CG&
!is optional te;t field contains additional information not noted in ot!er fields. !is ma#
include unformatted te;t information suc! as location, bac-"round information, or
descriptive information. If comments need to be made about specific portions of t!e
impression, use Field +672<% $FS distincti3e feat)res / DIS or Field +6772% $FS
min)tiae ridge co)nt algorithm / /0A.
;.@.7.11 6ie(d @.332D C6S (atent processing met+od / 0P&
!is optional te;t field contains a t!ree,letter code from Ta'le <: indicatin" t!e
tec!ni4ue/s0 used to process t!e latent fin"erprint. !is field is onl# used for latent
ima"es. Unprocessed impressions /patent ima"es visible to t!e na-ed e#e0 s!all be
labeled EIS. (ultiple met!ods s!ould be mar-ed b# separate subfields. (et!ods s!ould
onl# be mar-ed if t!e# contributed substantivel# to t!e visuali3ation of t!e ima"e, and
s!all not be a list of all met!ods attempted.
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;.@.7.12 6ie(d @.333D C6S examiner ana(5sis assessment / CAA
!is optional te;t field indicates an e;aminer?s assessment of t!e value of t!e sin"le
impression delineated b# Field +6700% $FS region of interest / 0"I. See also Field
+67F2% $FS e;aminer comparison determination / $,D for comparison
determinations. !is field consists of seven information items, of +!ic! t!e first five are
mandator#:
!e first information item I3al)e assessment code / AA20 indicates t!e
value of t!e impression, from Ta'le <+.
!e second information item Ie;aminer last name / ALN0 s!all contain
t!e surname /last name0 of t!e fin"erprint e;aminer.
!e t!ird information item Ie;aminer first name / AFN0 s!all contain t!e
first name /"iven name, or first and middle names0 of t!e fin"erprint
e;aminer.
!e fourt! information item Ie;aminer affiliation / AAF0 s!all contain
t!e emplo#er or or"ani3ational affiliation of t!e e;aminer.
!e fift! information item Idate and time / A/T0 s!all contain t!e date
and time t!at t!e determination +as made, usin" Breen+ic! (ean ime
/B(0. See Section 86862626
!e si;t! information item is optional Icomment / A,/0, and contains
additional clarif#in" information for t!e e;aminer anal#sis assessment.
!e sevent! information item is optional /analysis comple;ity flag /
,HFG6 It is onl# used +!en t!e e;aminer determines t!at t!e anal#sis +as
comple; as defined in Standards for e4amining fraction ridge im(ressions
and res0lting concl0sions. /See Normati3e referencesG In t!at case, an
entr# of MC8($.9JN is made. !is decision is based on t!e available
4ualit# of features, lo+ specificit# of features, si"nificant distortion, or
disa"reement amon" e;aminers. !is information item is included for use
in 4ualit# assurance = 4ualit# control processes.
;.@.7.13 6ie(d @.331D C6S e!idence of fraud / CG6
!is te;t field indicates t!at t!ere is basis for determination t!at t!e ima"e ma# be
fraudulent. !is field consists of t+o information items:
!e first information item Itype of fra)d / F0A0 indicates t!e potential
t#pe of fraud attempted as determined from t!e impression, usin" t!e
values in t!e MCodeN column from Ta'le *06
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!e second information item /comment / ,FD0 is optional. It contains
te;t t!at provides clarif#in" information re"ardin" t!e assessment of
potential evidence of fraud.
;.@.7.11 6ie(d @.333D C6S (atent substrate / 0S?
!is field is used to define t!e substrate, or surface on +!ic! t!e friction rid"e impression
+as deposited. If multiple substrates are present, t!e# are represented b# separate
subfields consistin" of t!e follo+in" information items:
!e first information item Icode / ,LS0 indicates t!e t#pe of substrate,
from t!e Code column of Ta'le *1.
!e second information item /o'Dect or s)'strate description / "SD0 is
optional and ma# contain te;t t!at describes t!e ob<ect or surface on +!ic!
t!e print +as deposited, or provides clarif#in" information re"ardin" t!e
substrate. An e;ample is MNec- of "reen "lass beer bottleN.
;.@.7.13 6ie(d @.339D C6S (atent matrix / 0&.
!is field is used to define t!e matri;, or substance deposited b# t!e fin"er t!at forms
t!e impression. 9ac! latent matri; is represented b# a separate data entr# /repeatin"
subfield0. !is field consists of t+o information items:
!e first information item is mandator# and indicates t!e type of matri; /
T"/, from t!e Code column of Ta'le *2. All visible contaminants are
apparent rat!er t!an necessaril# -no+n to certaint#: for e;ample, t!e
substrate ma# be mar-ed as blood if it appears to be blood* if -no+n for
certain t!at s!ould be indicated as a comment.
!e second information item /comment / ,LA0 is optional and ma#
contain te;t t!at provides clarif#in" information re"ardin" t!e matri;.
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Ta'le <: $FS codes for methods of latent processing
,ode (rocessing method ,ode (rocessing method
12I 1,2 Indanedione .IH .i4uino;
ADJ Ardro; .HD .i4uid,dro;
A.S Alternate li"!t source (%D 7,p,met!o;#ben3#lanimo,6,nitroben3,2,o;a,1, L,dia3ole
A(% Amido blac- (%$ (a"netic blac- po+der
AD7 Acid #ello+ 7 (B$ (a"netic "re# po+der
%A' %asic red 2K ($D (odified p!#sical developer
%.9 %leac! /sodium !#poc!lorite0 ('( (a;illon flavine 10"ff, '!odamine K", and (%D
%.$ %lac- po+der NIN Nin!#drin
%$A %lac- po+der alternative /for tape0 8C 8t!er
%'D %rilliant #ello+ /basic #ello+ 600 $DE $!#sical developer
C%% Coomassie brilliant blue 'KB '!odamine KB
CDS Cro+le?s double stain 'A( C#anoacr#late fluorescent d#e /'!odamine KB, Ardro;, (%D0
C8B Colloidal "old SA8 Safranin 8
DA% Diaminoben3idine SD% Sudan blac-
D:8 1,@,dia3afluoren,5,one SB: Super"lue fumin" /c#anoacr#late0
:.$ :luorescent po+der S$' Small particle rea"ent
B9N Benipin SS$ Stic-#side po+der
B'$ Bra# po+der SEN Silver nitrate
BE Bentian violet 9C !eon#l 9uropiom C!elate
CCA C#droc!loric acid fumin" ID itanium dio;ide
I8D Iodine fumin" EIS Eisual /patent ima"e, not processed b# ot!er means0
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Ta'le <: $FS codes for methods of latent processing
,ode (rocessing method ,ode (rocessing method
IS' Iodine spra# rea"ent &C$ &!ite po+der
.AS .aser IIC Iinc c!loride
.CE .eucocr#stal violet
Ta'le <+ $FS codes for 3al)e assessments
,ode Asage
EA.U9
!e impression is of value and is appropriate for furt!er anal#sis and
potential comparison. Sufficient details e;ist to render an
individuali3ation and=or e;clusion decision.
.I(I9D
!e impression is of limited, mar"inal, value. It is not of value for
individuali3ation, but ma# be appropriate for e;clusion.
N8EA.U9
!e impression is of no value, is not appropriate for furt!er anal#sis,
and !as no use for potential comparison.
N8N$'IN !e ima"e is not a friction rid"e impression.
Ta'le *0 $FS codes for fra)d type assessments
Name ,ode Asage
9vidence of evasion 9EA
9vasion includes actions t!at prevent=lessen t!e
li-eli!ood of matc!in" suc! as b# de"radin" or
obscurin" p!#sical c!aracteristics or mutilatin" fin"ers.
9vidence of spoofin" S$8
Spoofin" includes purposefull# attemptin" to be
identified as a different person in a biometric s#stem*
tec!ni4ues include modif#in" biolo"ical c!aracteristics
and usin" fabricated c!aracteristics.
9vidence of for"ed evidence :8'
:or"ed evidence is forensic evidence t!at +as
fraudulentl# placed on t!e surface from +!ic! it +as
collected, usin" anot!er mec!anism or device t!an t!e
natural contact +it! friction rid"e s-in.
9vidence of fabricated evidence :A%
:abricated evidence is forensic evidence t!at never
e;isted on t!e surface from +!ic! it +as supposedl#
collected.
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Ta'le *1 $FS codes for types of latent s)'strates
,ategory ,ode Description
Poro0s
S0Dstrate
1A $aper
1% Cardboard
1C Unfinis!ed=ra+ +ood
1D 8t!er=un-no+n porous substrate
Non(oro0s
S0Dstrate
2A $lastic
2% Blass
2C (etal, painted
2D (etal, unpainted
29 Bloss# painted surface
2: ape, ad!esive side
2B ape, nonad!esive side
2C Aluminum foil
2I 8t!er=un-no+n nonporous substrate
Semi"(oro0s
S0Dstrate
LA 'ubber or late;
L% .eat!er
LC $!oto"rap!, emulsion side
LD $!oto"rap!, paper side
L9 Bloss# or semi,"loss# paper or cardboard
L: Satin or flat finis! painted surface
LB 8t!er=un-no+n semi,porous substrate
6ther !
Unkno5n
S0Dstrate
6A 8t!er substrate /Specif#0
6% Un-no+n substrate
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Ta'le *2 $FS codes for types of latent matrices
,ode Description
1
Natural perspiration and=or bod# oils
/eccrine and=or sebaceous0
!%58 ;isiDle contaminants8
7 %lood
B $aint
1 In-
F 8il or "rease
' Dirt or soil
, 8t!er visible contaminants
: Impression in pliable material
+ Contaminant removal via touc!
10 8t!er=un-no+n matri;
;.@.7.19 6ie(d @.337D C6S (oca( "ua(it5 issues / 0F%
!is optional field is used to define one or more areas containin" 4ualit# or transfer
issues t!at indicate t!at t!e anatomical friction rid"e features ma# not !ave been
accuratel# represented in t!e ima"e. 9ac! area +it! local 4ualit# issues is represented as
a separate repeatin" subfield. !e problems noted in t!is field appl# to t!e specific
impression under consideration* anatomical features of t!e friction s-in itself /suc! as
scars0 are noted in / Field +672<% $FS distincti3e feat)res / DIS0. 9ac! subfield consists
of t!ree information items:
!e first information item /type / L@T0 is t!e t#pe of 4ualit# issue,
selected from t!e MCodeN column of Ta'le *7.
!e second information item /polygon / L@(0 is a closed pat! outlinin"
t!e area of t!e 4ualit# issue. See Section 7.7.12. In raditional encodin",
t!e t!ree special c!aracters allo+ed are
'
S
, t!e das!, and t!e comma. See
Section #626* Type-+ record. !ese special c!aracters are not used in
J(. 9ncodin". :or t!e J(. la#out of t!is information item, see Anne;
.% Type-+6
!e t!ird information item /comment / L@,0 is optional and ma# contain
te;t describin" t!e 4ualit# issue.
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Ta'le *7 $FS codes of C)ality iss)e types
,ode Description
A'I:AC
Di"ital artifacts, suc! as occasionall# caused b# compression or
livescan devices.
%ACFB'8UND
Interference +it! bac-"round ma-es follo+in" rid"es difficult
/e.". c!ec- patterns0
C8($'9SS9D Distorted area in +!ic! rid"es are compressed to"et!er
DIS8' (iscellaneous distortion /See also Compressed and Stretc!ed0
N9BAIE9
Used if onl# a portion of t!e friction rid"e ima"e is tonall#
reversed /!as rid"es and valle#s inverted so t!at rid"es appear
+!ite and valle#s appear blac-0. Note t!at :ield 5.L16 onal
'eversal /'E0 is used if t!e entire ima"e is tonall# reversed.
8E9'D9E
8verdeveloped area: e;cessive processin" medium suc! as in-,
po+der, etc.
8E9'.A$
Area in +!ic! anot!er friction rid"e impression is superimposed
over t!e impression of interest
S(9A' Smeared or smud"ed area
S'9CC9D Distorted area in +!ic! rid"es are stretc!ed apart from eac! ot!er
A$9 .iftin" tape artifacts /crease, bubble, etc.0
8C9'
8t!er 4ualit# issues not c!aracteri3ed else+!ere* details s!ould
be noted in Comments
;.@.7.17 6ie(d @.39AD C6S area of correspondence / AGC
!is field is to be used onl# +!en t+o or more ima"es contained in a sin"le ANS!NST"
T* transaction are compared as candidates for individuali3ation /potential mates0. !e
area of correspondence is a pol#"on enclosin" t!e re"ion of usable rid"e detail present in
bot! ima"es bein" compared. If t!e correspondin" areas are discontinuous, more t!an one
area of correspondence ma# be defined for a pair of ima"es, eac! in a separate subfield.
8ne #pe,5 record ma# !ave multiple A",s defined t!at correspond to different ima"es,
as s!o+n in Fig)re 11, eac! in a separate repeatin" subfield. Fig)re 11 s!o+s t!e
interrelations!ips of t!e ID,s and A",s for t!ree different #pe,5 records in a sin"le
transaction.
Note t!at t!e A", in a "iven #pe,5 record contains an ID, reference for one or more
ot!er #pe,5 record in a transaction. :or e;ample, a latent could !ave areas of
correspondence +it! bot! t!e rolled and plain e;emplars from one sub<ect, or a latent
could !ave areas of correspondence +it! candidate e;emplars from t+o different
sub<ects. If t+o prints overlap but neit!er encloses t!e area of t!e ot!er /suc! as s!o+n in
Fig)re 11, t!e A", s!all be mar-ed for bot! prints. If t!e area of a small print is
completel# enclosed b# t!e area of a lar"er print so t!at t!e A", for t!e small print is
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identical to t!e 0"I, t!e A", ma# be omitted for t!e smaller print.
9ac! subfield consists of L information items:
!e first information item Icorresponding ID, reference / ,I00
indicates t!e IDC for t!e tar"et ima"e = #pe,5 record for a "iven A",.
See Section 867616
<8
!e second information item Icorresponding polygon / A"(0 defines t!e
outline of t!e correspondin" area. It is a closed pat!. See Section 86861261
for a description of !o+ to enter t!is information item. In raditional
encodin", t!e t!ree special c!aracters allo+ed are
'
S
, t!e das!, and t!e
comma. See Section #626* Type-+ record. !ese special c!aracters are
not used in J(. 9ncodin". :or t!e J(. la#out of t!is information item,
see Anne; .% Type-+6

!e t!ird information item Icorresponding area comment / ,A,0 is
optional and allo+s a free te;t comment or description related to t!e A",.
Fig)re 11 $FS ID, references in areas of correspondence for more than 2 images
;.@.7.1; 6ie(d @.391D C6S corresponding points or features / CP6
!is optional field is used to label points or features for comparison of t!e current feature
set +it! ot!er #pe,5 feature sets in a transaction, as s!o+n in Fig)re 12, +!ic! s!o+s
t!e interrelations!ips of t!e ,(F labels for t!ree different #pe,5 records in a sin"le
transaction. !is field is to be used onl# +!en t+o or more ima"es contained in a sin"le
transaction are compared, eit!er as candidates for individuali3ation /potential mates0, or
for annotatin" reasons for e;clusion. :or more information about t!e field, see Anne; F
67
Fig)re 11 s!o+s e;amples of t!e use of ID, references in Correspondin" 'e"ions of Interest. !e first
ima"e /ID, O 010 !as a sin"le A",, correspondin" to t!e second ima"e, so ,I0 O02* t!e second ima"e
/ID, O 020 !as A",s correspondin" to eac! of t!e ot!er ima"es, !avin" ID, O 01 and ID, O 0L* t!e t!ird
ima"e /ID, - 0L0 !as a sin"le A",, correspondin" to t!e second ima"e, so ,I0 O 02.
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F6F6861 Field +67F1% $FS corresponding points or feat)res / ,(F instr)ctions 6
:or eac! of t!e ima"es bein" compared, specific points or features are mar-ed in eac! of
t!e #pe,5 records, +it! correspondence indicated b# t!e use of t!e same label, eac! in a
separate data entr# /repeatin" subfield0. .abels +it!in a sin"le #pe,5 record s!all be
uni4ue. :or e;ample, if a transaction contains one latent and multiple candidate
e;emplars, a feature labeled MAN in t!e latent?s #pe,5 feature set corresponds +it! t!e
feature labeled MAN /if present0 in all of t!e e;emplar #pe,5 feature sets.
Correspondin" $oints or :eatures ma# refer to arbitrar# points, or ma# refer to predefined
features /as noted in Ta'le *<0. !e features include point features /suc! as minutiae,
dots, or pores0, but also ma# refer to areas /suc! as distinctive c!aracteristics0, lines
/incipient rid"es or creases0, or pat!s /rid"e pat! se"ments0. Arbitrar# points ma# be used
to indicate c!aracteristics t!at +ere not noted durin" anal#sis, or to indicate points in an
e;emplar t!at +as not previousl# mar-ed up.
Fig)re 12% $FS areas and points of correspondence in rolled e;emplar latent and
plain e;emplar images
9ac! feature corresponds to a separate subfield, of up to seven information items.
!e first information item Ila'el / ,"L0 is a mandator# 1,L c!aracter
alp!anumeric label is used to indicate correspondence bet+een C$:s in
different #pe,5 records. !e label names ma# be selected and assi"ned at
t!e discretion of t!e s#stem or t!e e;aminer. .abels +it!in a sin"le #pe,5
record s!all be uni4ue. Note t!at t!e use of a "iven label in one t#pe,5 record
means t!at t!at point or feature corresponds +it! an# or all ot!er features
+it! t!e same label in ot!er #pe,5 records in t!e transaction.
!e second information item Itype of correspondence / T",0 is a
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mandator# 1, or 2,c!aracter information item /code0 used to indicate t!e t#pe
of correspondence or non,correspondence, set to t!e appropriate MCodeN
value from Ta'le **6
!e t!ird information item Icorresponding field n)m'er / ,FN0 is
conditional, used onl# if T", O : or D:. !e :ield Number information
item indicates t!e t#pe of field bein" compared, and s!all correspond to t!e
M:ield numberN column of Ta'le *<. !is is t!e #pe,5 field number of t!e
compared field.
!e fourt! information item Icorresponding field occ)rrence / F",0 is
conditional, used onl# if T", O : or D:. !is information item indicates
+!ic! repeatin" subfield of t!e specified field t!e label is applied to.

Note
t!at t!is is a 1,based inde;, not a 0,based inde;. 8ccurrences are numbered
startin" +it! 1.
!e fift! information item Icorresponding Q;Q coordinate / ,H,0 is
conditional, used onl# if T", O $ or D$. It is e;pressed in units of 10
micrometers /0.01mm0.
!e si;t! information item Icorresponding QyQ coordinate / ,B,0 is
conditional, used onl# if T", O $ or D$. It is e;pressed in units of 10
micrometers /0.01mm0.
!e sevent! information item Icomment / ,",0 is optional and ma#
contain a te;t comment or description related to t!e ,(F.
Ta'le *< $FS codes for field n)m'ers )sed for corresponding feat)res
Field
n)m'er
Type
Field
n)m'er
Type
L20 Cores L61 Incipient 'id"es
L21 Deltas L62 Creases and .inear Discontinuities
L26 Distinctive C!aracteristics L6L 'id"e 9d"e :eatures
LL1 (inutiae L61 $ores
L60 Dots L7L 'id"e $at! Se"ments
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Ta'le ** $FS codes for types of corresponding points and feat)res
,ategory Type ,ode Description
Definite
correspondence
:eature :
!e labeled feature definitel# corresponds to t!e specific feature
defined b# t!e :ield Number and :ield 8ccurrence information
items. /J and D information items are unused0
$oint $
!e labeled feature definitel# corresponds to t!e location +it!
t!e coordinates defined in t!e J,D information items. /:ield
Number and :ield 8ccurrence information items are unused0
$ossible or
debatable
correspondence
Debatable
:eature
D:
!e labeled feature ma# debatabl# correspond to t!e feature
defined b# t!e :ield Number and :ield 8ccurrence information
items. /J and D information items are unused0
Debatable
$oint
D$
!e labeled feature ma# debatabl# correspond to t!e location
+it! t!e coordinates defined in t!e J,D information items. /:ield
Number and :ield 8ccurrence information items are unused0
Definite lac- of
correspondence
Does not
e;ist
J
!e labeled feature definitel# does not e;ist in t!e impression,
and t!e consistenc# of presentation of t!e potentiall#
correspondin" re"ion is sufficient to ma-e a definite
determination. /J, D, :ield Number, and :ield 8ccurrence
information items are unused0
Inconclusive
8ut of
re"ion
'
!e labeled feature is not visible in t!e impression because it
lies outside of t!e area of correspondence for t!is ima"e: t!e
feature ma# or ma# not be present, but t!e impression does not
include t!e relevant area /J, D, :ield Number, and :ield
8ccurrence information items are unused0
Unclear
area
U
!e labeled feature is not visible in t!e impression because t!e
potentiall# correspondin" re"ion is not sufficientl# clear: t!e
feature ma# or ma# not be present, but local 4ualit# issues
prevent a definite determination. /J, D, :ield Number, and :ield
8ccurrence information items are unused0
;.@.7.1@ 6ie(d @.392D C6S examiner comparison determinaton / CC
!is optional te;t field indicates an e;aminer?s determination based on anal#sis and
comparison of t+o specified friction rid"e ima"es. If multiple e;aminers? determinations
are represented, eac! is contained separatel# in a repeatin" subfield. Comparison
determinations a"ainst multiple impressions in t!e same transaction are specified in a
separate subfield +it! distinct ID, references. 9ac! subfield consists of at least seven
information items. !e ei"!t! and nint! information items are optional:
!e first information item /ID, reference / $D,0 indicates t!e tar"et ima"e
for a "iven determination, and is used in t!e same +a# as t!e IDC in Field
+67F0% $FS area of correspondence / A",. See Section 867616
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!e second information item Idetermination / $D$0 indicates a comparison
conclusion, usin" t!e MCodeN column from Ta'le *F. !e allo+ed special
c!aracter is t!e underscore.
!e t!ird information item I9or4 in progress / &I(0 is set to
M$'9.I(INA'DN /default0 or M:INA.N. :or a determination to be accepted
for furt!er processin", t!e status s!all be set to M:INA.N. !e purpose of t!is
is to allo+ savin" +or- in pro"ress.
!e fourt! information item Ie;aminer last name / $LN0 is t!e surname
/last name0 of t!e fin"erprint e;aminer.
!e fift! information item Ie;aminer first name / $FN0 is t!e "iven name
/first name or first and middle names0 of t!e fin"erprint e;aminer.
!e si;t! information item Ie;aminer affiliation / $AF0 is t!e emplo#er or
or"ani3ational affiliation of t!e e;aminer.
!e sevent! information item Idate and time / DT.0 is t!e date and time
t!at t!e determination +as made, in terms of Breen+ic! (ean ime units.
See Section 86862626
!e ei"!t! information item Icomment / ,>>0 is optional and ma# contain
te;t t!at provides clarif#in" or 4ualif#in" information re"ardin" t!e
comparison determination.
!e nint! information item /comple; comparison flag / ,,FG is optional. It
is onl# used +!en t!e e;aminer determines t!at t!e comparison +as comple;
as defined in Standards for e4amining friction ridge im(ressions and
res0lting concl0sions+ /See Section 7 Normati3e references0, based on t!e
available 4ualit# and 4uantit# of features, lo+ specificit# of features,
si"nificant distortion, or disa"reement amon" e;aminers. In suc! case, t!e
value s!all be set to 2C8($.9J2. !is information item is included for use
in 4ualit# assurance=4ualit# control processes.
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Ta'le *F $FS codes for comparison determinations
,ategory ,ode Description / Asage
Individuali3ation INDIE !e t+o impressions ori"inated from t!e same source.
Inconclusive due to
insufficient
information
INCSI
Individuali3ation and e;clusion are not possible because of insufficient
correspondin" or contradictor# data. !is cate"or# s!ould be used if t!e
specific ot!er t#pes of inconclusive determinations do not appl#.
Inconclusive, but
+it! correspondin"
features noted
INCSC
No conclusive determination can be made. Correspondin" features are
present, and no substantive contradictor# features are present. !e
correspondence of features is supportive of t!e conclusion t!at t!e t+o
impressions ori"inated from t!e same source, but not to t!e e;tent
sufficient for individuali3ation.
!is determination s!ould be made if t!e e;aminer determines t!at t!e
impressions are almost certainl# from t!e same source, but cannot ma-e
an individuali3ation determination. !is is sometimes described as a
4ualified conclusion.
Inconclusive, but
+it! dissimilar
features noted
INCSD
No conclusive determination can be made. Non,correspondin" features
are present. !e dissimilarit# of features is supportive of t!e conclusion
t!at t!e t+o impressions ori"inated from different sources, but not to t!e
e;tent sufficient for e;clusion.
!is determination s!ould be made if t!e e;aminer determines t!at t!e
impressions are almost certainl# not from t!e same source, but cannot
ma-e an e;clusion determination. !is is sometimes described as a
4ualified e;clusion.
Inconclusive due to
no overlappin" area
INCSN
Individuali3ation and e;clusion are not possible because no correspondin"
or potentiall# correspondin" areas of friction rid"e detail are present.
!is determination s!ould be made if t!ere is sufficient information in t!e
impressions to determine t!at t!ere are no areas in t!e impressions to
compare, suc! as +!en one print is of t!e left !alf of a fin"er and t!e
ot!er is of t!e ri"!t !alf.
9;clusion of source 9JSS'C
!e t+o impressions ori"inated from different sources of friction rid"e
s-in /e.". different fin"ers0, but t!e sub<ect cannot be e;cluded.
9;clusion of sub<ect 9JSSU% !e t+o impressions ori"inated from different sub<ects.
No determination N8N9 No determination !as been made. /default0
;.@.7.3A 6ie(d @.393D C6S re(at!e rotaton of corresponding print / RRC
!is optional field ma# be used +!en t+o or more ima"es contained in a sin"le ANSI=NIS,
I. transaction are compared. !is field indicates t!e relative overall rotation necessar# for
t!e prints to be compared. 9ac! subfield consists of 2 information items. !e number of
subfields is limited onl# b# t!e number of #pe,5 records in t!e transaction.
!e first information item /rotation ID, reference / 0I00 indicates t!e ID, for t!e
#pe,5 record associated +it! t!e tar"et ima"e= #pe,5 record for a "iven 00,. See Section
86761. See Field +67F0 or Field +67F2 for e;amples of ot!er ID, references.0
!e second information item /relati3e o3erall rotation / 0"00 defines t!e inte"er
number of de"rees t!at t!e tar"et ima"e and=or features referenced b# 0I0 s!all be rotated
to correspond to t!e data in t!is #pe,5 record. $ositive numbers indicate de"rees
countercloc-+ise* ne"ative numbers indicate de"rees cloc-+ise: / ,175 to 1@0 inclusive0.
!e allo+ed special c!aracter is t!e ne"ative si"n.
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;.@.7.31 6ie(d @.372D C6S s'e(etoni7ed image / S%&
!is optional field contains a s-eletoni3ed ima"e, also -no+n as a rid"e tracin", +!ic!
reduces t!e friction rid"e impression to an ima"e +it! t!inned representations of eac! rid"e.
Incipient rid"es, dots, rid"e discontinuities, and protrusions are not included in t!e s-eleton.
!e s-eletoni3ed ima"e is a 2,tone ima"e +it! a +!ite bac-"round and a blac- sin"le,pi;el,
+ide t!inned representation of eac! rid"e. 9ac! blac- pi;el ma# !ave 1, 2, or L nei"!borin"
blac- pi;els* ot!er values /0, 6,@0 are errors. !e same information ma# alternativel# be
represented usin" Field +6787% $FS ridge path segments / 0(S. :or more information
about s-eletoni3ed ima"es, See Anne; F F6F6: 0idge path% s4eletoni?ed image and ridge
path segments6
!e s-eletoni3ed ima"e is stored as a 1,bit "ra#scale $NB compressed ima"e, bit,pac-ed K
bits per c!aracter usin" %ase,K6 representation /See Anne; A% ,haracter encoding
information0. !e entire $NB
6@
,formatted ima"e is included as a sin"le data entr# =
information item. Interlacin", alp!a transparenc#, and color palettes s!all not be used. . !e
s-eletoni3ed ima"e?s dimensions s!all be identical +idt! and !ei"!t of t!e 0"I /See Field
+6700% $FS region of interest / 0"I0. !e resolution of t!e s-eletoni3ed ima"e s!all be t!e
same as t!e ori"inal ima"e, and s!all be set in t!e $NB !eader.
;.@.7.32 6ie(d @.373D C6S ridge pat+ segments / RPS
!is optional field contains an alternate representation of t!e same s-eletoni3ed ima"e data
contained in Field +6782% $FS s4eletoni?ed image / SI/. 9ac! rid"e pat! se"ment is
saved as an open pat! /ordered set of vertices0. See Section 868612616 (ultiple se"ments
ma# be included in t!is field. Incipient rid"es, dots, rid"e discontinuities, and protrusions are
not included in t!e rid"e pat! representation. 9ac! s-eletoni3ed rid"e se"ment is stored as a
separate subfield. 9ac! endpoint of a rid"e se"ment is eit!er s!ared b# t!ree rid"e se"ments
/at a bifurcation0 or is uni4ue to a sin"le rid"e se"ment /at a rid"e endin"0. :or more
information about rid"e pat! se"ments, See Anne; F F6F6: 0idge path% s4eletoni?ed
image and ridge path segments6
9ac! rid"e pat! se"ment /if completel# visible0 is t!e portion of a rid"e t!at connects t+o
minutiae, so eac! rid"e pat! se"ment starts and stops eit!er +!ere t!e rid"e intersects
anot!er rid"e pat! se"ment /a bifurcation0 or ends /a rid"e endin"0. In t!e infre4uent case in
+!ic! a rid"e se"ment forms a complete loop bac- on itself +it!out intersectin" anot!er
rid"e se"ment /suc! as near t!e core of some plain +!orls or central poc-et loops0, t!e rid"e
pat! starts and stops at a sin"le arbitrar# point on t!e rid"e. 'id"e pat! se"ments ma# not be
visible over t!eir entire len"t! due to ima"e consistenc#,of,presentation problems or due to
bein" truncated b# t!e ed"e of t!e impression, and t!erefore one or bot! ends of a rid"e
se"ment ma# not end at points defined as minutiae.
6@
$NB /$ortable Net+or- Brap!ics0 is specified in IS8 = I9C 1156@:2006 See Section 7 Normati3e
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../.. Latent 3or2staton annotatons
;.@.;.1 6ie(d @.@A1D $ni!ersa( (atent *or'staton annotaton informaton / $0A
!is optional field is used to store annotation, lo""in", or processin" information associated
+it! t!e :%I,developed Universal .atent &or-station /U.&0 or compatible soft+are. If
present, t!is te;t field s!all consist of one or more entries, eac! +it! up to L00 c!aracters
t!at describe a sin"le processin" step. 9ac! entr# s!all be"in +it! t!e date and time
follo+ed b# a !#p!en encoded as: Mo(p(=oDpD=DDDD o!p!:mm:ss oA(q$(p , N -e.".
ML=27=2010 7:21:67 $( , N0. !e remainder of t!e entr# s!all contain an unformatted te;t
strin" describin" a process or procedure applied to t!e fin"erprint, palmprint, or plantar print
associated +it! t!is #pe,5 record. Additional entries ma# be included, eac! describin" a
subse4uent processin" step. All c!aracters mar-ed MAN ,MNN or MSN in t!e 2#pe2 column of
Ta'le +7 ,haracter encoding set 3al)es ma# be used.
;.@.;.2 6ie(d @.@A2D Annotaton informaton / ANN
!is optional field is used to store annotation, lo""in", or processin" information associated
+it! one or more processin" al"orit!ms or latent +or-stations /ot!er t!an t!e :%I,
developed U.&0. See Section 86<616
.././ :or2staton ident%ers
;.@.@.1 6ie(d @.@A3D e!ice uni"ue ident#er / $%
!is is an optional field. See Section 8686161 for details. All c!aracters mar-ed MAN ,MNN
or MSN in t!e 2#pe2 column of Ta'le +7 ,haracter encoding set 3al)es ma# be used.
;.@.@.2 6ie(d @.@A1D &a'e/mode(/seria( number / &&S
!is is an optional field. See Section 8686162 for details.
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..10*ecord $ype+10B @acialA other body part and S$ ima!e record
#pe,10 records s!all contain face, S(, and = or ot!er bod# part ima"e data and related
information pertainin" to t!e specific ima"e contained in t!is record. It s!all be used to
e;c!an"e bot! "ra#scale and color ima"e data in a compressed or uncompressed form.
Ta'le *8 Type-10 record layo)t
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
10.001 0$,"0D 1$AD$0 (
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or Anne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or
Anne; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
10.002 ID,
INF"0/ATI"N
D$SI.NATI"N
,1A0A,T$0
(
N 1 2
0 P IDC P 55
inte"er
1 1
10.00L I/T I/A.$ TB($ ( AS 6 11
value from
Ta'le *:
1 1
10.006 S0, S"A0,$ A.$N,B ( U 1 a none 1 1
10.001 (1D (1"T" ,A(TA0$ DAT$ (
See Section 8686267
Local date
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or Anne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section 8686267
Local date
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or
Anne; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
10.00K 1LL
1"0I>"NTAL LIN$
L$N.T1
( N 2 1
10 P C.. P 55555
positive inte"er
1 1
10.007 2LL 2$0TI,AL LIN$ L$N.T1 ( N 2 1
10 P E.. P 55555
positive inte"er
1 1
10.00@ SL, S,AL$ ANITS ( N 1 1
0 P S.C P 2
inte"er
1 1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
10.005 T1(S
T0ANS/ITT$D
1"0I>"NTAL (IH$L
S,AL$
10.010 T2(S
T0ANS/ITT$D
10.011 ,.A
,"/(0$SSI"N
AL."0IT1/
( AN L 1
value from
Ta'le 1*
1 1
10.012 ,S( ,"L"0 S(A,$ ( A L 6
values from
Ta'le 1F
1 1
10.01L SA(
SA#5$,T A,@AISITI"N
(0"FIL$
D N 1 2
see values in
Ta'le 10
0 1
10.016
FI(
FA,$ I/A.$ #"ANDIN.
#"H ,""0DINAT$S in
FALL I/A.$
D 0 1
.CC
left !ori3ontal
coordinate value
( N 1 1
1 P .CC P C..
positive inte"er
1 1
'CC
ri"!t !ori3ontal
coordinate value
( N 1 1
1 P 'CC P C..
positive inte"er
'CC V .CC
1 1
EC
top vertical coordinate
value
( N 1 1
1 P EC P E..
positive inte"er
1 1
%EC
bottom vertical
coordinate value
( N 1 1
1 P %EC P E..
positive inte"er
%EC V EC
1 1
%%C
boundin" bo; !ead
position code
8 A 1 1
value from
Ta'le *+
0 1
10.011
F(FI
FA,$ I/A.$ (AT1
,""0DINAT$S in FALL
I/A.$
8 0 1
%DC boundar# code ( A 1 1
%DC O C, 9 or $
see Ta'le 1+
1 1
N8$ number of points ( N 1 2
2 P N8$ P 55
positive inte"er
1 1

Note: !e follo+in" t+o information items are repeated as pairs, in order b# point follo+in" t!e pat! Q for a total of N"( pairs

C$8 !ori3ontal point offset ( N 1 1
0 P C$8 P C..
positive inte"er
2 N8$
E$8 vertical point offset ( N 1 1
0 P E$8 P E..
positive inte"er
2 N8$
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
10.01K S1(S
S,ANN$D 1"0I>"NTAL
(IH$L S,AL$
8 N 1 1 positive inte"er 0 1
10.017 S2(S
S,ANN$D 2$0TI,AL
(IH$L S,AL$
10.01@
DIST DIST"0TI"N D 0 1
IDF distortion code ( A K 10
IDF O %arrel or
Inflated or
$incus!ion
1 1
ID(
distortion measurement
code
( A 1 1 ID( O 9 or C 1 1
DSC distortion severit# code ( A 6 @
DSC O (ild,
(oderate or
Severe
1 1
10.015
LAF LI.1TIN. A0TIFA,TS D 0 1
Subfields: 'e(eating values ( A 1 1 value O :, C or ' 1 L
10.020 ("S SA#5$,T ("S$ D A 1 1
value from
Ta'le F0
0 1
10.021 ("A ("S$ "FFS$T AN.L$ D NS 1 6
,1@0 P $8A P 1@0
inte"er
0 1
10.022
L6GA*=
)I6LD
See ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2008
or ANSI/NIST-ITL 2-200:
for a description of this field
o be used for le"ac# data onl#. It is $!oto Description. It is superseded b#
Field 10602F% S)'Dect facial description / SHS .
10.02L
(AS
(1"T" A,@AISITI"N
S"A0,$
D 0 1
$AC
p!oto attribute code
( AN K 16
value from
Ta'le F1
1 1
ESD
vendor,specific
description
D U 1 K6 none 0 1
10.026
S@S
SA#5$,T @AALITB
S,"0$S
D 0 1

information items
( 1 5
HEU 4ualit# value
(
N 1 L
0 P HEU P 100
inte"er or HEU O
216 or 211
1 1
HAE al"orit!m vendor
identification
(
C 6 6 0000 P HAE P
::::
1 1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
HA$
al"orit!m product
identification
(
N 1 1
1 P HA$ P K11L1
positive inte"er
1 1
10.021
S(A SA#5$,T ("S$ AN.L$S D 0 1
DA& #a+ an"le ( NS 1 6
,1@0 P DA& P 1@0
inte"er
1 1
$I pitc! an"le ( NS 1 L
,50 P $I P 50
inte"er
1 1
'8. roll an"le ( NS 1 6
,1@0 P $I P 1@0
inte"er
1 1
DA&U
uncertaint# in de"rees
for #a+
8 N 1 2
0 P DA&U P 50
inte"er
0 1
$IU
for pitc!
8 N 1 2
0 P $IU P 50
inte"er
0 1
'8.U
for roll
8 N 1 2
0 P '8.U P 50
inte"er
0 1
10.02K
SHS
SA#5$,T FA,IAL
D$S,0I(TI"N
D 0 1
Subfields: re(eating values ( A L 20
value from
Ta'le F2
1 10
10.027 S$, SA#5$,T $B$ ,"L"0 D A L L
value from
Ta'le 18
0 1
10.02@
S1, SA#5$,T 1AI0 ,"L"0 D 0 1
Subfields: 'e(eating values ( A L L
value from
Ta'le F7
1 2
10.025
FF(
2D FA,IAL F$ATA0$
("INTS
D 0 1

information items
( 1 @@
:$ feature point t#pe ( N 1 1 :$ O 1 or 2 1 1
:$C feature point code ( ANS L 1 :ormat: N.N,
N.NN, NN.N,
NN.NN, a, aa, aaa
or aaaa* values
from Fig)re 17,
Fig)re 1<, Fig)re
1*, Ta'le F< and
Ta'le F*
1 1
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
CCJ J coordinate ( N 1 1
1 P CCJ P C..
positive inte"er
1 1
CCD D coordinate ( N 1 1
1 P CCD P E..
positive inte"er
1 1
10.0L0 D//
D$2I,$ /"NIT"0IN.
/"D$
8 A 7 10
entries from
Ta'le *
0 1
10.0L1 T/,
TI$0$D /A0-A(
,"LL$,TI"N
D N 1 L
inte"er
see Ta'le FF
0 1
10.0L2
7DF
7D FA,IAL F$ATA0$
("INTS
D 0 1

information items
( 1 @@
:$ feature point t#pe ( N 1 1 :$ O 1 or 2 1 1
:$C feature point code ( ANS L 1
:ormat: N.N,
N.NN, NN.N,
NN.NN, a, aa, aaa
or aaaa* values
from Fig)re 17,
Ta'le F< and
Ta'le F*
1 1
CCJ ; coordinate ( N 1 1
1 P CCJ P C..
positive inte"er
1 1
CCD # coordinate ( N 1 1
1 P CCD P E..
positive inte"er
1 1
CCI 3 coordinate ( N 1 1
1 P CCI P K11L1
positive inte"er
1 1
10.0LL F$, F$ATA0$ ,"NT"A0S D 0 1

information items
( 1 12
:CC feature contour code ( A 6 16
value from
Ta'le 1:
1 1
L P N8$ P 55
positive inte"er
1 1
Note: !e follo+in" t+o information items are repeated as pairs, in order b# point follo+in" t!e pat!, up to t!e final point ,
for a total of N8$ pairs
C$8 !ori3ontal point offset ( N 1 1 0 P C$8 P C..
positive inte"er
L N8$
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
0 P E$8 P E..
positive inte"er
L N8$
10.0L6,
10.0L7

0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
10.0L@ ,"/ ,"//$NT 8 U 1 12K none 0 1
10.0L5 T10
TB($-10 0$F$0$N,$
NA/#$0
D N 1 L
1 P 10 P 211
positive inte"er
0 1
10.060
S/T N,I, S/T ,"D$ D 0 1
Subfields: 'e(eating values ( A L 10
values from
Anne; D% N,I,
code ta'le
1 L
10.061
S/S S/T SI>$ D 0 1
CB !ei"!t ( N 1 L inte"er 1 1
&ID +idt! ( N 1 L inte"er 1 1
10.062
S/D S/T D$S,0I(T"0S D

0 1

information items
( 1 5
S(I S( code indicator ( A L @
value from MIma"e
sub,codesN column
of
Ta'le *:
1 1
AC tattoo class D A 6 @
value from
Ta'le F8
0 1
SC tattoo subclass D A L 5
value from
Ta'le F8
0 1
DS tattoo description D U 1 21K none 0 1
10.06L
,"L TATT"" ,"L"0 D

0 1
Subfields: repeating values in the same order as those of SMD 1 5
C1 tattoo color code 1 ( A L 7
values from
Ta'le F:
1 1
C2 tattoo color code 2 8 A L 7
values from
Ta'le F:
0 1
CL tattoo color code L 8 A L 7 values from
Ta'le F:
0 1
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
values from
Ta'le F:
0 1
values from
Ta'le F:
0 1
CK tattoo color code K 8 A L 7
values from
Ta'le F:
0 1
10.066
ITH I/A.$ T0ANSF"0/ 8 0 1
Subfields: 'e(eating values ( A L 11
values from
Ta'le F+
1 1@
10.061
",, ",,LASI"NS D 0 1

information items
( 1 1K
8CD occlusion opacit# ( A 1 1
8CD O , I, . or S
see Ta'le 20
1 1
8C occlusion t#pe ( A 1 1
8C O
C, S, C, ', or 8
Ta'le 21
1 1
L P N8$ P 55
positive inte"er
1 1
for a total of N"( pairs
0 P C$8 P C..
positive inte"er
L N8$
0 P E$8 P E..
positive inte"er
L N8$
10.06K,
10.155

0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
10.200,
10.500
ADF )ser-defined FI$LDS 8 user,defined user,defined user,defined
10.501
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
10.502
ANN
ANN"TATI"N
INF"0/ATI"N
8

0 1
information items
( 1 a
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean time
time E AT,G / ./T
encoding orAnne; ,%
NI$/-conformant
encoding r)les
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encoding orAnne; ,%
NI$/-conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
NAE
version
( U 1 K6 none 1 1
10.50L DAI
D$2I,$ ANI@A$
ID$NTIFI$0
8 ANS 1L 1K
first c!aracter
O ( or $
0 1
10.506
//S
/A-$//"D$L/S$0IAL
NA/#$0
8

0 1
(AF ma-e ( U 1 10 none 1 1
(8D model ( U 1 10 none 1 1
S9' serial number ( U 1 10 none 1 1
10.501,10.552
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
10.55L SAN S"A0,$ A.$N,B NA/$
8 U 1 121 none 0 1
10.556
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
10.551
AS, ASS",IAT$D ,"NT$HT 8 0 1
information items
( 1 211
ACN associated conte;t number ( N 1 L
1 P ACN P 211
positive inte"er
1 1
AS$ associated se"ment position 8 N 1 2
1 P AS$ P 55
positive inte"er
0 1
10.55K 1AS 1AS1 8 C K6 K6 none 0 1
10.557 S"0 S"A0,$ 0$(0$S$NTATI"N 8

0 1
information items
( 1 211
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
S'N
source representation
number
( N 1 L
1 P S'N P 211
positive inte"er
1 1
'S$ reference se"ment position 8 N 1 2
1 P 'S$ P 55
positive inte"er
0 1
10.55@
.$"
.$".0A(1I, SA/(L$
A,@AISITI"N L",ATI"N
8 0 1
U9 universal time entr# 8
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean time
time E AT,G / ./T
encoding orAnne; ,%
NI$/-conformant
encoding r)les
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encoding orAnne; ,%
NI$/-conformant
encoding r)les
0 1
.D latitude de"ree value D NS 1 5 ,50 P .D P 50 0 1
.( latitude minute value D NS 1 @ 0 P .( P K0 0 1
.S latitude second value D NS 1 @ 0 P .S P K0 0 1
.BD lon"itude de"ree value D NS 1 10 ,1@0 P .BD P 1@0 0 1
.B( lon"itude minute value D NS 1 @ 0 P .B( P K0 0 1
.BS lon"itude second value D NS 1 @ 0 P .BS P K0 0 1
9.9 elevation 8 NS 1 @
,622.000 P 9.9 P
@@6@.000
real number
0 1
BDC "eodetic datum code 8 AN L K value from Ta'le F 0 1
BC(
"eo"rap!ic coordinate
universal transverse
(ercator 3one
8 AN 2 L
one or t+o inte"ers
follo+ed b# a sin"le
letter
0 1
BC9
(ercator eastin"
D N 1 K inte"er 0 1
BCN
(ercator nort!in"
D N 1 @ inte"er 0 1
B' "eo"rap!ic reference te;t 8 U 1 110 none 0 1
8SI "eo"rap!ic coordinate ot!er
s#stem identifier
8 U 1 10 none 0 1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
8CE
"eo"rap!ic coordinate ot!er
s#stem value
D U 1 12K none 0 1
10.555 DATA #"DB (A0T I/A.$ ( % 1 a none 1 1

!is mandator# field s!all contain t!e ID, assi"ned to t!is #pe,10 record as listed in
t!e information item ID, for t!is record in Field 16007 Transaction content / ,NT6 See
Section 867616
..10.3 @ield 10.003B 4ma!e type 5 4$
!is mandator# field s!all be used to indicate t!e t#pe of ima"e contained in t!is record.
It s!all contain a c!aracter strin" from t!e MIma"e CodeN column of Ta'le *: to indicate
t!e appropriate ima"e t#pe. See Field 1060<2% S/T descriptors / S/D for t!e use of t!e
sub,codes. !e 2007 and 200@ versions of t!is standard +ere restricted to :AC9, SCA',
(A'F and A88. !e sub,codes for SCA' did not e;ist in t!ose versions. Cross,
referencin" to t!e NCIC codes /See Anne; D% N,I, code ta'le0 is ne+ for t!is version
of t!e standard.
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Ta'le *: Type-10 image types
Image code Image s)'-
codes
codes
codes
SCA'
SCA'
65
:'8NA.,N
16
Not
applicable
CANDS,$A.(
Not
applicable
$I9'CINB
10
'9A',N
16 CANDS,%ACF
A88 A88 8'S8,%ACF B9NIA.S
CC9(ICA. 8'S8,
:'8N
%U8CFS
%'AND9D
C8NDII8N
11 'IBC .9B
CU
(ISSINB
12 .9: .9B
:AC9
Not
applicable
8C9'
1L 'IBC A'(
:'8NA.,C
16 CC9S .9: A'(
'9A',C
16 :99
(A'F
11
(A'F
..10." @ield 10.00"B So(rce a!ency5 S*C
!is is a mandator# field. See Section 86F for details. !e source a"enc# name ma# be
entered in Field 106++7% So)rce agency name / SAN.
..10.& @ield 10.00&B 8hoto capt(re date 5 8;'
!is mandator# field s!all contain t!e date t!at t!e ima"e contained in t!e record +as
captured. See Section 8686267 for details.
..10., @ield 10.00,B ;ori)ontal line len!th 5 ;LL
!is field is mandator#. See Section 8686:61 for details.
..10.- @ield 10.00-B Vertcal line len!th 5 VLL
65
NCIC code SC
10
NCIC code $'CD
11
NCIC codes %.IND, CAA, CAU., C.9:, C'I$, C'8SS9D9D, DI($, DISC, 9J', :'9CF.9S, :'C,
CU($%ACF9D, (C, (8.9, $8CF(A'FS, $'8, SC'
12
NCIC code cate"or# (ISS /S!o+in" t!e location on t!e bod# +!ere t!e part +ould normall# be0
1L
NCIC code A', %'AC, C8.8S, D9N, B8.D, CAI', C9A', I($., IN'A, SCUN, SF., S.E',
SA$.9S, SUU', U%9, EASC $'8, 'ANSSJ., U%9, EASC, &I'9, 8'C
16
:'8NA.,C refers to frontal and clot!ed* :'8NA.,N refers to frontal and nude* '9A',C is rear
vie+ and clot!ed* '9A',N is rear vie+ and nude
11
(A'F is needle mar-s, NCIC code N(
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..10.. @ield 10.00.B Scale (nits 5 SLC
:6106+ Field 10600+% Transmitted hori?ontal pi;el scale / T1(S
!is field is mandator#. See Section 8686:6< for details.
:610610 Field 106010 Transmitted 3ertical pi;el scale / T2(S
!is field is mandator#. See Section 8686:6* for details.
:610611 Field 106011% ,ompression algorithm / ,.A
!is is a mandator# field. It s!all specif# t!e al"orit!m used to compress t!e transmitted
color or "ra#scale ima"es. See Ta'le 1* for a list of t!e codes, and Sections 8686+67 and
8686+6< for a detailed description of t!is field. Anne; 9: $6F61 ,ompression algorithm
lists conditions for facial ima"es b# SA( level.
:610612 Field 106012% ,olor space / ,S(
!is is a mandator# field. See Section 868610 for details.
:610617 Field 106017% S)'Dect acC)isition profile / SA(
!e Sub<ect Ac4uisition $rofile /SA(0 is a mandator# field +!en Field 106007% Image
type / I/T contains M:AC9N. 8t!er+ise, it s!all not be entered. See Section 8686*616
:61061< Field 10601<% Face image 'o)nding 'o; coordinates in f)ll
image / FI(
!is field
1K
is onl# appropriate for face ima"es /I/T O 2:AC920 t!at do not compl# +it!
SA( .evels L0, L2, 60, 62, 10, 11 or 12, because t!ose ima"es s!all be cropped to a
M!ead onl#N or M!ead and s!ouldersN composition. !is field is an alternative approac! to
t!e boundin" bo; described in Field 10601*% Face image path coordinates in f)ll image /
F(FI.
If t!e ima"e contains more t!an one face, t!e boundin" bo; indicates t!e face of interest*
ot!er+ise, t!is bo; can be used for croppin" t!e sin"le facial ima"e. All associated #pe,
10 fields are limited to t!e face defined b# t!e boundin" bo; in t!e lar"er ima"e. !is
field !as four /60 mandator# and one /10 optional information item.
!e first information item /left hori?ontal coordinate 3al)e / L1,G is t!e
left !ori3ontal offset of t!e boundin" bo; relative to t!e ori"in positioned in
t!e upper left corner of t!e ima"e. It is e;pressed in pi;el counts across.
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!e second information item Iright hori?ontal coordinate 3al)e / 01,G is
t!e ri"!t !ori3ontal offset of t!e boundin" bo; is relative to t!e ori"in
positioned in t!e upper left corner of t!e ima"e. It is e;pressed in pi;el
counts across.
!e t!ird information item Itop 3ertical coordinate 3al)e / T2,G is t!e top
vertical offset of t!e boundin" bo; relative to t!e ori"in positioned in t!e
upper left corner of t!e ima"e. It is e;pressed in pi;el counts do+n.
!e fourt! information item I'ottom 3ertical coordinate 3al)e / #2,G is
t!e bottom vertical offset of t!e boundin" bo; relative to t!e ori"in
positioned in t!e upper left corner of t!e ima"e. It is e;pressed in pi;el
counts do+n.
!e fift! information item I'o)nding 'o; head position code / ##,G is t!e
boundin" bo; t#pe, indicatin" t!e contents of t!e boundin" bo;. If t!is field
is omitted, t!e default value s!all be C /Cead onl#0. If entered, t!e value
s!all be from t!e MCode? column of Ta'le *+6
..10.1& @ield 10.01&B Face image path coordinates in f)ll image / F(FI
If t!e face ima"e /I/T O 2:AC920 contains more t!an one face, or is not cropped to a M!ead
onl#N or M!ead and s!ouldersN composition, t!is optional field ma# contain offsets to t!e
location of t!e pat! definin" a re"ion containin" t!e face of t!e sub<ect +it!in a lar"er
ima"e. !is field
17
is onl# appropriate for ima"es t!at do not compl# +it! SA( .evels L0,
L2, 60, 62, 10, 11, or 12 because t!ose ima"es s!all be cropped to a M!ead onl#N or M!ead
and s!ouldersN composition. See Section 868612 for a description of encodin" pat!s. !is
field is an alternative approac! to t!e boundin" bo; described in Field 10601<% Face image
'o)nding 'o; coordinates in f)ll image / FI(6
:61061F Field 10601F% Scanned hori?ontal pi;el scale / S1(S
!is is an optional field. See Section 8686:68 for details.
:610618 Field 106018% Scanned 3ertical pi;el scale / S2(S
!is is an optional field. See Section 8686:6: for details.
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Ta'le *+ Face position 3al)es
,ode Description
S
Cead and s!oulders: t!e ima"e +it!in t!e boundin" bo; is conformant +it! a M!ead and s!ouldersN
composition /full frontal0
H Cead onl#: t!e ima"e +it!in t!e boundin" bo; is conformant +it! a M!ead onl#N composition
F :ace onl#: t!e ima"e +it!in t!e boundin" bo; contains a sub<ect2s t+o e#es, nose and mout!
N
Non,frontal !ead: t!e ima"e +it!in t!e boundin" bo; contains t!e sub<ect2s entire !ead, but it is not
frontal,facin" or is ot!er+ise not conformant +it! a M!ead onl#N composition
X $artial face: t!e composition consists of a partial face, containin" less t!an t+o e#es, nose and mout!
:61061: Field 10601:% Distortion / DIST
!is optional field /+!ic! can be used onl# if I/T is 2:AC920 contains t!e t#pe of
distortion, +!et!er it is estimated or calculated, and its relative severit#. !is field
consists of t!ree information items, all of +!ic! are sub<ective in nature:
!e first information item is t!e distortion code / ID-. Allo+ed values are:
M%arrelN /Ima"e appears to be sp!eri3ed0, or
MInflatedN /also -no+n as +ide an"le or fis!e#e distortion0 or
M$incus!ionN /ima"e 2pinc!ed2 at t!e center or 2bo+ed in+ards20.
!e second information item is an alp!abetic code, +!ic! is a distortion
meas)rement code / ID/, t!at indicates if t!e distortion is estimated M9N or
calculated MCN.
!e t!ird information item is t!e distortion se3erity code / DS,. !e
allo+ed values are: M(ildN, M(oderateN or MSevereN.
:61061+ Field 10601+% Lighting artifacts / LAF
!is optional field /contains t!e t#pe of li"!tin" artifacts found in t!e #pe,10 ima"e
record. It is onl# applicable to face ima"es /I/T O 2:AC920. (ultiple li"!tin" artifacts
ma# be repeated as separate subfields. !e codes are:
:: :ace s!ado+s
C: Cot spots
': 'eflections from e#e "lasses
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..10.20 Field 106020% S)'Dect pose / ("S
!is optional field is to be used for t!e e;c!an"e of facial ima"e data /I/T O 2:AC920.
&!en included, t!is field s!all contain one c!aracter code selected from Ta'le F0 to
describe t!e pose of t!e sub<ect. :or t!e determined LD pose entr# MDN, Field 10602*%
S)'Dect pose angles / S(A s!all contain a set of determined LD pose an"les /i.e., Da+,
$itc!, and 'oll an"les0 a+a# from t!e full frontal face orientation. Note t!at t!e offset
an"le in Field 106021% (ose offset angle / ("A is opposite from t!e #a+ an"le in Field
10602* as indicated b# a minus si"n. See $6862 S)'Dect (ose I("SG and s)'Dect pose
angles IS(AG for more information about pose an"les.
Ta'le F0 S)'Dect pose
(ose description (ose
code
(ose description (ose
code
:ull :ace :rontal : An"led $ose A
'i"!t $rofile /50 de"ree0 ' Determined LD $ose D
.eft $rofile /,50 de"ree0 .
:610621 Field 106021% (ose offset angle / ("A
!is s!all onl# be used for t!e e;c!an"e of facial ima"e data /I/T O 2:AC920. It ma# be
used if Field 106020% S)'Dect pose / ("S contains an MAN to indicate an an"led pose of
t!e sub<ect. !e field s!all not be used if t!e entr# in ("S is an M:N, M'N, M.N or MDN.
!is field s!all be omitted for a full face or a profile. !is field specifies t!e pose
direction of t!e sub<ect at an# possible orientation +it!in a circle. Its value s!all be to t!e
nearest de"ree. !e offset an"le s!all be measured from t!e full,face pose position and
!ave a ran"e of values from ,1@0 de"rees to `1@0 de"rees. A positive an"le is used to
e;press t!e an"ular offset as t!e sub<ect rotates from a full,face pose to t!eir left
/approac!in" a ri"!t profile0. !e allo+ed special c!aracter is t!e ne"ative si"n.
:610622 Field 106027% (hoto acC)isition so)rce / (AS
!is optional field s!all specif# t!e classification of t!e source of t!e ima"e contained in
t!is record. !is field is mandator# if t!e SA$ entr# /Field 106017% S)'Dect acC)isition
profile / SA(0 is M60N or "reater for face ima"e records. /I(O:AC9 onl#0. &!en
included, t!e first information item in t!is field s!all contain an attribute code selected
from Ta'le F1 to describe t!e source of captured ima"e data.
&!en ME9ND8'N is specified in photo attri')te code / (A,, a second free,format
information item /3endor-specific description / 2SDG ma# be entered +it! up to K6
c!aracters to describe t!e vendor,specific source of t!e captured ima"e or to enter
unlisted or miscellaneous source attributes for t!e facial ima"e.
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A 'ecord #pe,20 ma# be used to store t!e ori"inal reference data. :or t!is case, Field
106++8% So)rce representation / S"0 s!all be contained in t!is record, and t!e
correspondin" 'ecord #pe,20 s!all be included in t!e transaction.
Ta'le F1 AcC)isition so)rce type codes
AcC)isition so)rce type attri')te Attri')te code
Unspecified or un-no+n UNS$9CI:I9D
Static p!oto"rap! from an un-no+n source UNFN8&N $C88
Static p!oto"rap! from a di"ital still,ima"e camera DIBIA. CA(9'A
Static p!oto"rap! from a scanner SCANN9'
Sin"le video frame from an un-no+n source UNFN8&N EID98
Sin"le video frame from an analo" video camera ANA.8B EID98
Sin"le video frame from a di"ital video camera DIBIA. EID98
Eendor specific source E9ND8'
'ecord #pe,20 ori"inal source representation D$920
Anot!er source ima"e 8C9'
Note t!at t!e first seven attribute codes in t!e table above directl# correspond to attribute
codes 0 t!rou"! K in Ta'le :: AcC)isition so)rce, +!ic! is used in Field 20601<%
AcC)isition so)rce / A@S. M8C9'N corresponds to attribute code L1 in t!at table, as +ell
as attribute code 11 /computer screen ima"e capture0. ME9ND8'N corresponds to code L0.
!e remainin" attribute codes in Ta'le :: relate to audio and video capture.
:610627 Field 10602<% S)'Dect C)ality score / S@S
!is optional field s!all specif# 4ualit# score data for facial ima"es /I/T O 2:AC920 stored
in t!is record. !ere ma# be subfields for different 4ualit# scores and al"orit!ms. See
Section 86868.
:61062< Field 10602*% S)'Dect pose angles / S(A
!is field s!all be present +!en Field 106020% S)'Dect pose / ("S contains a MDN to
indicate a set of determined LD pose an"les of t!e same sub<ect for a facial ima"e /I/T O
2:AC920. If t!e entr# in ("S is an M:N, M.N, or M'N t!is field s!all not be used. 9ac! an"le
value s!all be to t!e nearest inte"er de"ree. &!en present, t!is information s!all be entered
as t!ree or si; information items. If t!is field is used, t!e first t!ree are mandator#. See
$6862 S)'Dect (ose I("SG and s)'Dect pose angles IS(AG for more information about pose
an"les.
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!e first information item is t!e ya9 angle / BA& /'otation about t!e
vertical >#? a;is0. !e allo+ed special c!aracter is t!e ne"ative si"n.
!e second information item is t!e pitch angle / (IT /'otation about t!e
!ori3ontal >;? a;is0. !e allo+ed special c!aracter is t!e ne"ative si"n.
!e t!ird information item is t!e roll angle / 0"L /rotation about t!e >3?
a;is0. !e allo+ed special c!aracter is t!e ne"ative si"n.
!e fourt! information item is t!e )ncertainty in degrees for ya9 /
BA&A.
!e fift! information item is t!e )ncertainty in degrees for pitch / (ITA.
!e si;t! information item is t!e )ncertainty in degrees for roll / 0"LA.
..10.2& Field 10602F% S)'Dect facial description / SHS
!is field is mandator# if t!e SA( entr# for a facial ima"e /Field 106017% S)'Dect
acC)isition profile / SA(0 is 60, 10 or 11. /I/TO:AC9 onl#0. In ot!er cases, t!is field is
optional for facial ima"es. &!en present, it s!all describe attributes associated +it! t!e
sub<ect?s captured facial ima"e. !is version maintains t!e upper limit of 10 repeatin"
subfields for all encodin"s from t!e 2007 version. /!e 200@ version +as unrestricted0. !e
value s!ould be selected from t!e MAttribute codeN column of Ta'le F2. :or M$!#sical
C!aracteristicN, enter a c!aracteristic as listed in t!e NCIC code. See Anne; D% N,I, code
ta'le6 In t!e 2007 version, t!e minimum c!aracter count for t!is +as listed as 1* !o+ever,
t!ere +as an entr# of MCAN +!ic! !as L c!aracters. !us, t!e minimum c!aracter count in
t!is version is set at L.
Ta'le F2 S)'Dect facial description codes
Facial description attri')te Attri')te code
9;pression unspecified UNFN8&N
Neutral /non,smilin"0 +it! bot! e#es open and mout! closed N9U'A.
Smilin" /inside of t!e mout! and=or teet! is not e;posed , closed <a+0. S(I.9
Sub<ect !avin" mout! open (8UC 8$9N
Cavin" teet! visible 99C EISI%.9
'aisin" e#ebro+s 'AIS9D %'8&S
:ro+nin" :'8&NINB
.oo-in" a+a# from t!e camera 9D9S A&AD
S4uintin" SHUININB
Sub<ect +earin" left e#e patc! .9: 9D9 $ACC
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Facial description attri')te Attri')te code
Sub<ect +earin" ri"!t e#e patc! 'IBC 9D9 $ACC
Sub<ect +earin" clear "lasses C.9A' B.ASS9S
Sub<ect +earin" dar- or visible colored "lasses /medical0 DA'F B.ASS9S
Cead coverin"=!at CA
&earin" scarf SCA':
Cavin" mustac!e (8USACC9
Cavin" beard %9A'D
9ar/s0 obscured b# !air N8 9A'
%lin-in" /eit!er or bot! e#es closed0 %.INF
Cavin" distortin" medical condition impactin" feature point detection DIS8'INB C8NDII8N
$!#sical c!aracteristics :rom Anne; D
8t!er c!aracteristics Alp!abetic e;t, up to 20 c!aracters
:61062F Field 106028% S)'Dect eye color / S$,
!is field is mandator# if t!e SA$ entr# /Field 106017% S)'Dect acC)isition profile / SA(0
is M60N or "reater. :or ot!er facial ima"es /I/T O 2:AC920, t!e field is optional. &!en
present, it s!all describe t!e e#e color of t!e sub<ect as seen in t!e p!oto"rap!. If un-no+n,
unusual or unnatural suc! as ma# be t!e case +!en colored contact lenses are present and
t!e MrealN e#e color cannot be ascertained, t!en t!e color s!ould be labeled as MJJJN. 9#e
color attributes and attribute codes are "iven b# Ta'le 18. See Section 868611 for furt!er
information.
:610628 Field 10602:% S)'Dect hair color / S1,
!is field is mandator# if t!e SA$ entr# /Field 106017% S)'Dect acC)isition profile / SA(0
is M60N or "reater. :or ot!er facial ima"es /I/T O 2:AC920, it is optional. &!en present, it
s!all contain one or t+o entries from Ta'le F7 t!at describes t!e !air color of t!e sub<ect as
seen in t!e p!oto"rap!. :or unusual or unnatural colors not listed in t!e table, or t!e MrealN
color cannot be ascertained, t!e !air color s!ould be labeled as MJJJN. If t!e sub<ect is
completel# bald, or !as a completel# s!aved !ead, t!en t!e !air color s!all be labeled as
M%A.N. &!en t!e sub<ect is predominantl# bald, but !air color is discernible, t!en t!e
appropriate !air color attribute code s!all follo+ M%A.N in a second entr#. If a person !as
multiple !air colors /suc! as blue in t!e middle and oran"e on t!e sides0, select one color for
t!e first entr# and t!e ot!er for t!e second. :or strea-ed !air, use MS'N in t!e first entr#*
use t!e second entr# to describe t!e principal color of t!e !air. !ere need not be more t!an
one entr#.
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Ta'le F7 1air color codes
1air color attri')te Attri')te
code
1air color attri')te Attri')te
code
Unspecified or un-no+n
JJJ
&!ite &CI
%ald
%A.
%lue %.U
%lac-
%.F
Breen B'N
%londe or Stra+berr#
%.N
8ran"e 8NB
%ro+n
%'8
$in- $NF
Bra# or $artiall# Bra#
B'D
$urple $.9
'ed or Auburn
'9D
Strea-ed S'
Sand#
SDD
..10.2. Field 10602+% 2D facial feat)re points / FF(
!e optional field s!all be used for t!e e;c!an"e of facial ima"e data /I/T O 2:AC920
feature points or landmar-s. &!en present, it s!all describe special attributes of manuall# or
automaticall# detected facial feature points of t!e captured facial ima"e. !is information
s!all be entered as a four,information item feature point bloc- in a repeatin" subfield.
(ultiple facial points ma# be listed usin" t!ese information items, eac! in a separate
subfield. In t!e 2007 version of t!e standard, t!e ma;imum number of subfields +as
restricted to @@. In t!e 200@ version, t!ere +as no restriction on t!e upper limit. !is version
maintains t!e 2007 upper limit of @@ for all encodin"s. !is field does not contain a I
coordinate, unli-e Field 106072% 7D facial feat)re points/ 7DF.
!e first information item, feat)re point type / F(T is a one c!aracter
value. It is mandator#. !e allo+ed special c!aracter is a period. It s!all be
eit!er
1 O Denotin" an ($9B6 :eature point.
2 O Ant!ropometric landmar-. /!is is ne+ to t!is version0.
!e second information item, feat)re point code / F(, is L to 1 c!aracters.
If :$ is 1, t!is information item s!all be MA.%N +it! A and % defined in
Section :61062:61 and illustrated in Fig)re 1<6 If :$ is 2, t!e codes are
entered as s!o+n in t!e M:eature $oint IDN column of Ta'le F*6 !is is one
to four alp!abetic c!aracters.
!e t!ird information item is t!e ; coordinate / 1,H6 It is 1 to 1 c!aracters,
denotin" t!e pi;el count !ori3ontall# to t!e ri"!t from t!e upper left pi;el,
+!ic! is set to 0.
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!e fourt! information item is t!e y coordinate / 1,B6 It is 1 to 1
c!aracters, denotin" t!e pi;el count verticall# do+n from t!e upper left pi;el,
+!ic! is set to 0.
;.1A.2;.1 &PC)1 feature points
!e feat)re point code / F(, item s!all specif# t!e feature point t!at is stored in t!e
feature point bloc-. :$ O 1 in eit!er Field 10602+% 2D facial feat)re points / FF( or
Field 106072% 7D facial feat)re points/ 7DF denotes t!e codes for t!e feature points are
ta-en from t!e ($9B6 standard and defined as ($9B6 feature points. 9ac! feature point
code is represented b# a notation A.% usin" a ma<or /A0 and a minor /%0 value. !e
encodin" of t!e feature point code is "iven b# t!e numeric ASCII representation of t!e value
of A.%. !e period is re4uired, and t!e ma;imum si3e of t!is entr# s!all be 1 c!aracters.
:or t!e entire face, Fig)re 1< denotes t!e feature point codes associated +it! feature points
as "iven b# Anne; C of S6!2# $11%'"7. :or t!e e#es and nose, additional detail is s!o+n
in Fig)re 17. 9ac! code is "iven b# ma<or value A and minor value %. :or e;ample, t!e
code for t!e left corner of t!e left e#e is "iven b# ma<or value L and minor value 7. MAN
specifies t!e "lobal landmar- of t!e face to +!ic! t!is feature point belon"s, suc! as nose,
mout!, etc. M%N specifies t!e particular point. In case a .andmar- $oint !as t+o
s#mmetrical entities /left and ri"!t0 t!e ri"!t entit# al+a#s !as a "reater and an even minor
code value. .andmar- points from t!e left part of t!e face !ave odd minor codes, and t!ose
from t!e ri"!t part !ave even minor codes. %ot! A and % are in t!e ran"e from 1 to 11.
;.1A.2;.2 C5e and nostri( center feature points
!e e#e center feature points 12.1 /left0 and 12.2 /ri"!t0 are defined to be t!e !ori3ontal and
vertical midpoints of t!e e#e corners /L.7, L.110 and /L.@, L.120 respectivel#. !e left nostril
center feature point 12.L is defined to be t!e midpoint of t!e nose feature points /5.1, 5.110
in t!e !ori3ontal direction and /5.L, 5.110 in t!e vertical direction. Similarl#, t!e ri"!t nostril
center feature point 12.6 is defined to be t!e midpoint of t!e nose feature points /5.2, 5.110
in t!e !ori3ontal direction and /5.L, 5.110 in t!e vertical direction. %ot! t!e e#e center and
nostril center :eature points are s!o+n in Fig)re 17 and values are "iven in Ta'le F<.
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Fig)re 17% $ye and nostril center feat)re points
Ta'le F< $ye and nostril center feat)re point codes
"enter Feat!re 'oint /idpoint of Feat)re (oints
Feat!re 'oint
code
Left Eye
3.7, 3.11 12.1
Right Eye 3.8, 3.12 12.2
Left Nostril Horizontal Vertical 12.3
9.1, 9.15 9.3,9.15
Right Nostril Horizontal Vertical 12.4
9.2, 9.15 9.3,9.15
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x
y
z
1 1 . 5
1 1 . 4
1 1 . 2
1 0 . 2
1 0 . 4
1 0 . 1 0
1 0 . 8
1 0 . 6
2 . 1 4
7 . 1
1 1 . 6 4 . 6
4 . 4
4 . 2
5 . 2
5 . 4
2 . 1 0
2 . 1 2
2 . 1
1 1 . 1
T o n g u e
6 . 2
6 . 4
6 . 3
6 . 1
M o u t h
8 . 1
8 . 9 8 . 1 0
8 . 5
8 . 3
8 . 7
8 . 2
8 . 8
8 . 4
8 . 6
2 . 2
2 . 3
2 . 6
2 . 8
2 . 9
2 . 7
2 . 5 2 . 4
2 . 1
2 . 1 2 2 . 1 1
2 . 1 4
2 . 1 0
2 . 1 3
1 0 . 6
1 0 . 8
1 0 . 4
1 0 . 2
1 0 . 1 0
5 . 4
5 . 2
5 . 3
5 . 1
1 0 . 1
1 0 . 9
1 0 . 3
1 0 . 5
1 0 . 7
4 . 1
4 . 3
4 . 5 4 . 6
4 . 4
4 . 2
1 1 . 1 1 1 . 2 1 1 . 3
1 1 . 4
1 1 . 5
x
y
z
N o s e
9 . 6 9 . 7
9 . 1 4 9 . 1 3
9 . 1 2
9 . 2
9 . 4 9 . 1 5 9 . 5
9 . 3
9 . 1
T e e t h
9 . 1 0
9 . 1 1
9 . 8
9 . 9
F e a t u r e p o i n t s a f f e c t e d b y F A P s
O t h e r f e a t u r e p o i n t s
R i g h t e y e L e f t e y e
3 . 1 3
3 . 7
3 . 9
3 . 5
3 . 1
3 . 3
3 . 1 1
3 . 1 4
3 . 1 0
3 . 1 2
3 . 6
3 . 4
3 . 2
3 . 8
Fig)re 1<% Feat)re point codes defined in IS"/I$, 1<<+F-2
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;.1A.2;.3 Ant+ropometric (andmar's *it+ and *it+out &PC)1 counterparts
!is Section
1@
references t!e definitions specified b# IS8
59
. Ant!ropometric landmar-s
e;tend t!e ($9B6 feature model +it! points t!at are used in forensics and ant!ropolo"# for
person identification via t+o facial ima"es or ima"e and s-ull. !e# also allo+ specification
of points t!at are in use b# criminal e;perts and ant!ropolo"ists. Fig)re 1*
F0
and Ta'le F*
s!o+ t!e definition of t!e ant!ropometric landmar-s. !e set of points represents t!e
craniofacial landmar- points of t!e !ead and face. !e latter are used in forensics for M:ace
to faceN and MS-ull to faceN identification. In Field 10602+% 2D facial feat)re points / FF(
and Field 106072% 7D facial feat)re points/ 7DF t!e F(T information item is coded +it!
a value of M2N. Some of t!ese points !ave ($9B 6 counterparts, ot!ers not. !e error of an
ant!ropometric LD landmar- point location s!ould be no "reater t!an Lmm. !e point on
t!e surface is a verte;, or a point on an ed"e, or a point on a face of t!e surface.
Fig)re 1*% Anthropometric facial landmar4s defined in IS"/I$, 1+8+<-*
1@
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See IS8=I9C 15756,1 nformation technology ) Biometric data interchange formats ) Part F8 /ace
image data, Section 1.1.K Ant!ropometric .andmar-s.
60
'ed landmar-s denote +it! ($9B6 counterparts and blue +it!out ($9B6 counterparts.
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Ta'le F* IS" definitions of the anthropometric landmar4s
Feat)re
(oint ID
/($.<
Feat)re
(oint
Anthropometric (oint
Name
Description
v 11.6 verte;
!e !i"!est point of !ead +!en t!e !ead is oriented in
:ran-furt Cori3on.
" "labella !e most prominent middle point bet+een t!e e#ebro+s
op opist!ocranion
Situated in t!e occipital re"ion of t!e !ead is most distant
from t!e "labella
eu eurion
!e most prominent lateral point on eac! side of t!e s-ull in
t!e area of t!e parietal and temporal bones
ft frontotemporale
!e point on eac! side of t!e fore!ead, laterall# from t!e
elevation of t!e linea temporalis
tr 11.1 tric!ion !e point on t!e !airline in t!e midline of t!e fore!ead
3# 3#"ion !e most lateral point of eac! of t!e 3#"omatic bones
"o
2.11
2.1K
"onion
!e most lateral point on t!e mandibural an"le close to t!e
bon# "onion
sl sublabiale
Determines t!e lo+er border of t!e lo+er lip or t!e upper
border of t!e c!in
p" 2.10 po"onion
!e most anterior midpoint of t!e c!in, located on t!e s-in
surface in t!e front of t!e identical bon# landmar- of t!e
mandible
"n 2.1 menton /or "nat!ion0
!e lo+est median landmar- on t!e lo+er border of t!e
mandible
cdl cond#lion laterale
!e most lateral point on t!e surface of t!e cond#le of t!e
mandible
en
L.11
L.@
endocant!ion !e point at t!e inner commissure of t!e e#e fissure
e;
L.7
L.12
e;ocant!ion /or
ectocant!ion0
!e point at t!e outer commissure of t!e e#e fissure
p
L.1
L.K
center point of pupil
Is determined +!en t!e !ead is in t!e rest position and t!e e#e
is loo-in" strai"!t for+ard
or
L.5
L.10
orbitale !e lo+est point on t!e lo+er mar"in of eac! orbit
ps
L.1
L.2
palpebrale superius
!e !i"!est point in t!e mid,portion of t!e free mar"in of
eac! upper e#elid
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Feat)re
(oint ID
/($.<
Feat)re
(oint
Name
Description
pi
L.L
L.6
palpebrale inferius
!e lo+est point in t!e mid,portion of t!e free mar"in of eac!
lo+er e#elid
os orbitale superius !e !i"!est point on t!e lo+er border of t!e e#ebro+
sci
6.L
6.6
superciliare
!e !i"!est point on t!e upper border in t!e mid,portion of
eac! e#ebro+
n nasion
!e point in t!e middle of bot! t!e nasal root and nasofrontal
suture
se sellion /or subnasion0
Is t!e deepest landmar- located on t!e bottom of t!e
nasofrontal an"le /e4uivalent to t!e term Mbrid"e of t!e noseN0
al
5.1
5.2
alare !e most lateral point on eac! alar contour
prn 5.L pronasale !e most protruded point of t!e ape; nasi
sn 5.11 subnasale
!e midpoint of t!e an"le at t!e columella base +!ere t!e
lo+er border of t!e nasal septum and t!e surface of t!e upper
lip meet
sbal subalare
!e point at t!e lo+er limit of eac! alar base, +!ere t!e alar
base disappears into t!e s-in of t!e upper lip
ac
5.1
5.2
alar curvature /or alar
crest0 point
!e most lateral point in t!e curved base line of eac! ala
mf
5.K
5.7
ma;illofrontale !e base of t!e nasal root mediall# from eac! endocant!i
cp!
@.5
@.10
c!rista p!iltri landmar-
!e point on eac! elevated mar"in of t!e p!iltrum <ust above
t!e vermilion line
ls @.1
labiale /or labrale0
superius
!e midpoint of t!e upper vermillion line
li @.2
labiale /or labrale0
inferius
!e midpoint of t!e lo+er vermillion line
c!
@.L
@.6
c!elion !e point located at eac! labial commissure
sto stomion
!e ima"inar# point at t!e crossin" of t!e vertical facial
midline and t!e !ori3ontal labial fissure bet+een "entl#
closed lips, +it! teet! s!ut in t!e natural position
sa
10.1
10.2
superaurale !e !i"!est point of t!e free mar"in of t!e auricle
sba
10.1
10.K
subaurale !e lo+est point of t!e free mar"in of t!e ear lobe
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Feat)re
(oint ID
/($.<
Feat)re
(oint
Name
Description
pra
10.5
10.10
preaurale
!e most anterior point on t!e ear, located <ust in front of t!e
!eli; attac!ment to t!e !ead
pa postaurale !e most posterior point on t!e free mar"in of t!e ear
obs
10.L
10.6
otobasion superius !e point of attac!ment of t!e !eli; in t!e temporal re"ion
obi obotasion inferius !e point of attac!ment of t!e !eli; in t!e temporal re"ion
po porion /soft0
!e !i"!est point of t!e upper mar"in of t!e cutaneous
auditor# meatus
t tra"ion !e notc! on t!e upper mar"in of t!e tra"us
:61062+ Field 106070% De3ice monitoring mode / D//
!is field is optional. See Section 86861676
:610670 Field 106071% Tiered mar4)p collection / T/,
!is optional field
K1
describes t!e specific facial /I/T O 2:AC920 feature points contained in
Field 10602+% 2D facial feat)re points / FF( and if t!e value of T/, is 1, contours s!all
be contained in Field 106077% Feat)re conto)rs / F$,. It is selected from t!e MEalueN
column of Ta'le FF6

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Ta'le FF Tiered mar4)p collections IfrontalG
2al)e
Facial feat)re
points/,onto)rs
Description
1 9#e centers
2D :eature $oints:
Centers of e#es: 12.1 and 12.2
2 9#es, mout!
2D :eature $oints:
Centers of e#es: 12.1 and 12.2
Center of mout!: sto
L 9#es, nose, mout!
2D :eature $oints for:
Corners of e#es: L.7, L.11, L.@, L.12
%rid"e and tip of nose: Se, 5.L
Corners of mout!: @.L, @.6
6
9#es, nose, mout!,
and !ead
Corners of e#es: L.7, L.11, L.@, L.12
$upils: L.1, L.K
9d"es of nostrils: 5.6, 5.1
Corners of mout!: @.L, @.6
ops and bottoms of ears: 10.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.K
C!in: 2.1
op of !ead and=or !air: 11.6, 11.1
1
:acial feature points
and contours for e#es,
bro+s, nose, mout!
and face outline
op of upper lip contour
%ottom of lo+er lip contour
.eft and ri"!t e#ebro+ contours
.eft and ri"!t e#e contours
C!in contour
.eft and ri"!t e#es: L.7, L.11, 12.1, L.@, L.12, 12.2
Nose: 5.1, 5.2, 5.L, 5.11
(out! corners: @.L, @.6
9ar tops and bottoms: 10.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.K
K,55 'eserved
'eserved for future use
100,555 User,defined
user,defined
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:610671 Field 106072% 7D facial feat)re points/ 7DF
!e optional field s!all describe special attributes of manuall# or automaticall# detected
facial feature points of t!e captured facial ima"e /I/T O 2:AC920. It s!all be entered as a
five,information item feature point bloc- in a subfield. (ultiple facial points ma# be listed
usin" t!ese information items, eac! in a separate subfield. !e ma;imum number of feature
points is @@. !is field contains a I coordinate, unli-e Section :61062:, +!ic! is solel# a 2D
set of feature points.
!e first information item, feat)re point type / F(T is a one c!aracter
value. It is mandator#. It s!all be eit!er:
1 O Denotin" an ($9B6 :eature point, but usin" a I coordinate.
2 O Ant!ropometric landmar-, +it! a I coordinate.
!e second information item, feat)re point code / F(, is L to 1 c!aracters.
If :$ is 1, t!is information item s!all be MA.%N +it! A and % defined in
Section :61062:616 and illustrated in Fig)re 1<6 !e allo+ed special
c!aracter is a period. If :$ is 2, t!e codes are entered as s!o+n in t!e
M:eature $oint IDN column of Ta'le F*6 Note t!at t!is entr# is one to four
alp!abetic c!aracters.
!e t!ird information item is t!e ; coordinate / 1,H6 It is 1 to 1 c!aracters,
denotin" t!e pi;el count from t!e upper left pi;el, +!ic! is set to 0.
!e fourt! information item is t!e y coordinate / 1,B6 It is 1 to 1
c!aracters, denotin" t!e pi;el count from t!e upper left pi;el, t!at is set to 0.
!e fift! information item is t!e ? coordinate / 1,>6 It is 1 to 1 c!aracters,
denotin" t!e pi;el count from t!e J,D plane, +!ic! is set to 0.
:610672 Field 106077% Feat)re conto)rs / F$,
9ac! subfield /See Section 86861262G refers to a specific contour on t!e face /I/T O 2:AC920
and contains a minimum of t!ree points.
:610677 Field 10607:% ,omment / ,"/
!is is an optional field. See Section 86<6<6
:61067< Field 10607+% Type-10 reference n)m'er / T10
!is is an optional field. It is used +!en several ima"es cover eit!er t!e entire scar, /needle0
mar-, tattoo /S(0 or portions of it. !e same T10 is used +!en referrin" to a particular
ima"e. !is field s!all onl# be present if multiple #pe,10 records in t!e transaction
contain t!e same S( or bod# part. It can be used for an# ima"e t#pe specified in Field
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106007% Image type / I/T 6 T10 is a positive inte"er. !e onl# re4uirement is t!at a value
for T10 onl# lin-s related ima"es. An e;ample +ould be to assi"n a value of 1 to t+o
different #pe,10 records, t!e first of +!ic! !as an ima"e of a tattoo over t!e entire c!est of
a male. A second ima"e of a small portion of t!e tattoo on t!e c!est s!o+in" a "an" s#mbol
is contained in anot!er #pe,10 +it! t!e same value of 1 for T16 No ot!er #pe,10 records
/in t!is e;ample0 +ould !ave a value of 1 for T106
:61067* Field 1060<0% N,I, S/T code / S/T
!is field s!all be used onl# +!en Field 106007% Image type / I/T O MSCA'N, M(A'FN,
or MA88N. It is not used for ot!er ima"es. It is used to identif# a "eneral location of t!e
captured scar, mar-, tattoo, or ot!er c!aracteristic /includin" piercin"s0 in an ima"e. !e
contents of t!is field s!all be from t!e NCIC code /See Anne; D0. !e captured ima"e ma#
encompass an area lar"er t!an t!at specified b# a sin"le NCIC bod# part code for t!e
particular ima"e t#pe. !is situation ma# be accommodated b# listin" multiple NCIC
codes, eac! in a separate subfield. In t!is case t!e primar# code is listed first. !ere need
not be more t!an one subfield.
:or t!e Mmar-sN cate"or#, t!e NCIC manual lists t!e common locations for needle trac-
mar-s. :or ot!er bod# part locations not listed under t!e Mmar-sN cate"or#, use t!e bod#
location codes listed for scars.
:61067F Field 1060<1% S/T si?e or si?e of inD)ry or identifying
characteristic / S/S
!is optional field s!all contain t!e dimensions of t!e portion of ima"e contained in t!is
record /it ma# be t!e entire scar, mar-, tattoo, in<ur# or identif#in" c!aracteristic0. It s!all
consist of t+o information items: height / 1.T and 9idth / &ID. 9ac! dimension s!all be
entered to t!e nearest centimeter. !is field s!all be used onl# +!en Field 106007% Image
type / I/T does not e4ual M:AC9N.
:610678 Field 1060<2% S/T descriptors / S/D
!is optional field is used to describe t!e content of t!e S( ima"e to an e;tent "reater t!an
documented in Field 1060<0% N,I, S/T code / S/T. It s!all consist of one or more sets
of information items. !e 2007 version of t!e standard restricted t!e number of subfields to
5. It +as unrestricted in t!e 200@ version. !is version maintains t!e upper limit of 5 for all
encodin"s. !is field s!all be used onl# +!en Field 106007% Image type / I/T O MSCA'N,
M(A'FN, or MA88N.
!e first information item IS/T code indicator / S/IG s!all identif# t!e
t#pe of S(. It s!all contain S#A< to indicate !ealed scar tissue t!at +as
t!e result an accident or medical procedure. MP2<#NGN is a deliberatel#
made !ole t!rou"! bod# tissue, usuall# to +ear bod# ornamentation. An
entr# of :A<H s!all be used for t!e pattern resultin" from needle or trac-
mar-s. :or deliberatel# applied or dra+n ima"es, t!e first information item
s!all contain TATT66 to indicate a common tattoo or indelible ima"e
resultin" from t!e pric-in" of t!e s-in +it! a colorin" matter*
#=2:#A* if t!e ima"e +as created b# t!e use of c!emicals to burn t!e
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ima"e into t!e s-in* B<AND2D if t!e ima"e +as burned into t!e s-in
usin" a brandin" iron or ot!er form of !eat* or #UT if t!e ima"e +as
caused b# incision of t!e s-in. !e value for t!is information item is selected
from t!e MIma"e sub,codeN column of Ta'le *:6
!e second information item Itattoo class / TA,G s!all be t!e "eneral class
code of tattoo c!osen from t!e MClass CodeN column of Ta'le F8. !is
information item does not appl# to scars and mar-s.
!e t!ird information item Itattoo s)'class / TS,G s!all be t!e appropriate
subclass code selected from Ta'le F86 :or eac! "eneral class of tattoo, t!ere
are several defined subclasses. !is information item does not appl# to scars
and mar-s.
!e fourt! /optional0 information item /tattoo description / TDS0 s!all be a
te;t strin" t!at provides additional 4ualifiers to describe t!e ima"e or portion
of t!e ima"e. :or e;ample, to full# describe a tattoo, t!ere ma# be a class
description of MANI(A.N, +it! a subclass description of MD8BN, and
4ualified b# M"olden retriever +it! an overbiteN. !is information item does
not appl# to scars and mar-s.
An S/T ima"e consistin" of several parts or sub,ima"es s!all use subfields to full#
describe t!e various parts or features found in t!e total ima"e. !e first subfield s!all
describe t!e most predominant feature or sub,ima"e contained in t!e S/T ima"e.
Subse4uent repeatin" subfields s!all describe additional portions of t!e ima"e t!at are not
part of t!e main or central focal point of t!e ima"e. :or e;ample, a tattoo consistin" of a
man +it! a sna-e on t!e arm bein" follo+ed b# a do" ma# contain t!ree subfields: one
describin" t!e man, a second describin" t!e sna-e, and a t!ird describin" t!e do".
Ta'le F8 Tattoo classes and s)'classes
,lass
,ode
S)'class
Description
S)'class
,ode
,lass
,ode
S)'class
Description
S)'class
,ode
HUMAN
(ale :ace (:AC9
ANMAL Cats G Cat Ceads CA
:emale :ace ::AC9
Do"s G Do" Ceads D8B
Abstract :ace A%:AC9
8t!er Domestic Animals D8(9SIC
(ale %od# (%8DD
Eicious Animals /.ions, etc.0 EICI8US
:emale %od# :%8DD
Corses /Don-e#s, (ules, etc.0 C8'S9
Abstract %od# A%%8DD
8t!er &ild Animals &I.D
'oles /Fni"!t, &itc!,
man, etc.0
'8.9S
Sna-es SNAF9
Sports :i"ures /:ootball
$la#er, S-ier, etc.0
S$8'
Dra"ons D'AB8N
(ale %od# $arts (%$A'
%irds /Cardinal, Ca+-, etc.0 %I'D
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,lass
,ode
S)'class
Description
S)'class
,ode
,lass
,ode
S)'class
Description
S)'class
,ode
:emale %od# $arts :%$A'
Spiders, %u"s, and Insects INS9C
Abstract %od# $arts A%%$A'
Abstract Animals A%S'AC
(iscellaneous Cuman
:orms
(CU(AN
Animal $arts $A'S
S-ulls SFU..
(iscellaneous Animal :orms (ANI(A.
,lass
,ode
S)'class
Description
S)'class
,ode
,lass
,ode
S)'class
Description
S)'class
,ode
PLANT
Narcotics NARCOTCS
FLAG
American Flag USA
Red Flowers REDFL State Flag STATE
Blue Flowers BLUEFL Nazi Flag NAZ
Yellow Flowers YELFL Confederate Flag CONFED
Drawings of Flowers DRAW British Flag BRT
Rose ROSE Miscellaneous Flags MFLAG
Tulip TULP
Lily LLY
Misc. Plants, Flowers,
Vegetables.

MPLANT
,lass
,ode
S)'class
Description
S)'class
,ode
,lass
,ode
S)'class
Description
S)'class
,ode
OBJECT
Fire FRE
ABSTRACT
Figure(s) FGURE
Weapons (Guns, Arrows,
etc.)
WEAP
Sleeve

SLEEVE
Airplanes and other Air
vehicles (incl. Blimps)
PLANE
Bracelet
BRACE
Boats, Ships, & Other
Water Vessels
VESSEL
Anklet

ANKLET
Trains TRAN Necklace NECKLC
Cars, Trucks, and other
Land Vehicles (except
Trains)
VEHCLE
Shirt

SHRT
Mythical (Unicorns, etc.) MYTH Body Band BODBND
Sporting Objects
(Football, Ski, Hurdles,
etc.)
SPORT
Head Band

HEDBND
Water & Nature Scenes
(Rivers, Sky, Trees, etc.)
NATURE Miscellaneous
Abstract

MABSTRACT
Miscellaneous Objects MOBJECTS
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,lass
,ode
S)'class
Description
S)'class
,ode
,lass
,ode
S)'class
Description
S)'class
,ode
SYMBOL
National Symbols NATON
OTHER
Wording (Mom,
Dad, Mary, etc.)
WORDNG
Political Symbols POLTC Freeform Drawings FREEFRM
Military Symbols MLTARY Miscellaneous
mages
MSC
Fraternal Symbols FRATERNAL
Professional Symbols PROFESS
Gang Symbols GANG
Miscellaneous Symbols MSYMBOLS
:61067: Field 1060<7% Tattoo color / ,"L
!is field is optional, but it can onl# used +!en Field 1060<2% S/T descriptors / S/D
is in t!e record. It s!all contain one subfield correspondin" to eac! subfield contained in
Field 1060<2% S/T descriptors / S/D. 9ac! subfield s!all contain up to K information
items t!at list t!e color/s0 of t!e tattoo or part of t!e tattoo. :or eac! subfield entr#, t!e
first one s!all be t!e predominant color c!osen from Ta'le F:. Additional colors ma# be
entered as optional subse4uent information items of t!e form tattoo color code n 4 T,n
/nO2 t!rou"! K0. !ere need not be more t!an one information item.
Ta'le F: Tattoo color codes
,olor description ,olor code ,olor description ,olor code
%lac- %.ACF $urple $U'$.9
%ro+n %'8&N 'ed '9D
Bra# B'AD Dello+ D9..8&
%lue %.U9 &!ite &CI9
Breen B'99N (ulti,colored (U.I
8ran"e 8'ANB9 8utlined 8U.IN9
:61067+ Field 1060<<% Image transform / ITH
!is optional field is used in t!e case +!en t!e ima"e in t!is #pe,10 record !as been
transformed from t!e ori"inal ima"e. !e untransformed ima"e/s0 /optionall#0 ma# be
included in a #pe,20 record. !e information item in t!is field ma# be repeated if
multiple transforms +ere performed. It can be used for an# ima"e t#pe specified in Field
106007% Image type / I/T 6
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Ta'le F+ Image transform 3al)es
2al)e Description
AB9 A"e pro"ressed
AJIS 8ff,a;is ima"e rectification = An"le correction
C8.8'SCI: Color s!ifted
C8N'AS Contrast stretc!ed
C'8$ Cropped
DIS Distortion corrected /e.". fis!e#e correction0
D8&NSA($.9 Do+n,sampled
B'AD Bra#scale from color
I..U( Illumination transform
I(B:US9 Ima"e,level fusion of t+o or more ima"es
IN9'$8.A9 Up,sampled
(U.C8($ (ultipl# compressed
(U.IEI9& (ulti,vie+ ima"e
$8S9 :ace,specific pose correction
'8A9 'otated /in,plane0
SNI' Simulated Near I'
SU$9''9S Super,resolution ima"e, derived from multiple lo+er resolution ima"es
&CI9 &!ite balance ad<usted
:6106<0 Field 1060<*% "ccl)sions / ",,
!is optional field

defines t!e outline and contents of an# occlusions t!at partiall# or
totall# bloc-s t!e ima"e of t!e face /I/T O 2:AC9206 !is is a pol#"on. :or details on
pol#"ons, see Section 8686126 :or details on enterin" data for t!is :ield, see Section
868612626 9ac! point on t!e pol#"on is represented b# a pair of information items. In
addition to t!e pol#"on, it contains t+o ot!er information items:

!e first information item contains t!e alp!abetic code from Ta'le 20
!e second information item contains t!e alp!abetic code from Ta'le 21.
:6106<1 Field 106200-+00% Aser-defined fields / ADF
!e si3e and content of t!ese fields s!all be defined b# t!e user and be in accordance
+it! t!e receivin" a"enc#.
:6106<2 Field 106+02% Annotation information / ANN
!is is an optional field, listin" t!e operations performed on t!e ori"inal source in order
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
to prepare it for inclusion in a biometric record t#pe. See Section 86<616
:6106<7 Field 106+07% De3ice )niC)e identifier / DAI
!is is an optional field. See Section 8686161 for details. All c!aracters mar-ed MAN, MNN
or MSN in Ta'le +7 ,haracter encoding set 3al)es are allo+ed.
:6106<< Field 106+0<% /a4e/model/serial n)m'er / //S
..10."& @ield 10.//3B So(rce a!ency name 5 S7#
!is is an optional field. It ma# contain up to 121 Unicode c!aracters. It is t!e name of t!e
a"enc# referenced in Field 10600<% So)rce agency/ S0, .
:6106<F Field 106++*% Associated conte;t / AS,
!is optional field refers to one or more 'ecord #pe,21 +it! t!e same ACN. See
Section 867676 'ecord #pe,21 contains ima"es t!at are N8 used to derive t!e
biometric data in Field 106+++% #ody part image / DATA but t!at ma# be relevant to
t!e collection of t!at data, suc! as "eneral scenes of t!e area +!ere t!e bod# of t!e
sub<ect +as found.
..10."- Field 106++F% 1ash/ 1AS
!is optional field s!all contain t!e !as! value of t!e data in Field 106+++% #ody part
image / DATA of t!is record, calculated usin" SCA,21K. See Section 86*62.
..10.". Field 106++8% So)rce representation / S"0
!is optional field refers to a representation in 'ecord #pe,20 +it! t!e same S'N from
+!ic! t!e data in Field 106+++% #ody part image / DATA +as derived. See Section
867626
:6106<+ Field 106++:% .eographic sample acC)isition location / .$"
!is optional field contains t!e location +!ere t!e ima"e +as ac4uired Q not +!ere it is
stored. See Section 86867.
:6106*0 Field 106+++% #ody part image / DATA
!is mandator# field contains t!e ima"e. See Section 862 for details on t!e Data field
entr#.
..11 *ecord $ype+11B *eserved for voice
A committee +as establis!ed at t!e second &or-s!op for t!is version of t!e standard,
!eld (arc! 1,L, 2011 to develop specifications for t!is record t#pe.
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..12 *ecord $ype+12B *eserved for dental records
A committee +as establis!ed at t!e second &or-s!op for t!is version of t!e standard,
!eld (arc! 1,L, 2011 to develop specifications for t!is record t#pe.
..13 *ecord $ype+13B @ricton+rid!e latent ima!e record
!e #pe,1L record s!all contain ima"e data ac4uired from latent captures of friction
rid"e ima"es. !ese ima"es ma# be used b# a"encies t!at +ill automaticall# e;tract or
provide !uman intervention and processin" to e;tract t!e desired feature information
from t!e ima"es. Information re"ardin" t!e scannin" resolution used, t!e ima"e si3e, and
ot!er parameters re4uired to process t!e ima"e, are recorded as fields +it!in t!e record.
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
1L.001 0$,"0D 1$AD$0 (
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or Anne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or
Anne; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
1L.002 ID,
INF"0/ATI"N
D$SI.NATI"N
,1A0A,T$0
(
N 1 2
0 P IDC P 55
inte"er
1 1
1L.00L I/( I/(0$SSI"N TB($ ( N 1 2
6 P I($ P 7 or
12 P I($ P 11 or
I($O 2@ or 25 or
L2 P I($ P L5
inte"er
see Ta'le 8
1 1
1L.006 S0, S"A0,$ A.$N,B ( U 1 a None 1 1
1L.001 L,D LAT$NT ,A(TA0$ DAT$ (
See Section 8686267
Local date
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or Anne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section 8686267
Local date
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or
Anne; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
1L.00K 1LL
1"0I>"NTAL LIN$
L$N.T1
( N 2 1
10 P C.. P 55555
positive inte"er
1 1
1L.007 2LL 2$0TI,AL LIN$ L$N.T1 ( N 2 1
10 P E.. P 55555
positive inte"er
1 1
1L.00@ SL, S,AL$ ANITS ( N 1 1 S.C O 0, 1 or 2 1 1
1L.005 T1(S
T0ANS/ITT$D
1"0I>"NTAL (IH$L
S,AL$
( N 1 1 inte"er 1 1
1L.010 T2(S
T0ANS/ITT$D
( N 1 1 inte"er 1 1
1L.011 ,.A
,"/(0$SSI"N
AL."0IT1/
( AN L 1
value from
Ta'le 1*
1 1
1L.012 #(H #ITS ($0 (IH$L ( N 1 2 positive inte"er 1 1
1L.01L
F.(
F0I,TI"N 0ID.$
( 1 1
Subfields: 'e(eating values ( N 1 2
inte"ers from
Ta'le :
1 K
1L.016
S(D
S$A0,1 ("SITI"N
D$S,0I(T"0S
D 0 1

information items
( 1 5
$D:
probable decimal
fin"er position code
( N 1 2
inte"ers
0 P $D: P 10, or
$D: O 1K or 17
from
Ta'le :
1 1
:IC fin"er ima"e code ( AN L L
9)I, I$, :E1,
:E2,:EL, :E6,
$'J, DS or
(9D
from able 5
1 1
1L.011
((,
(0INT ("SITI"N
,""0DINAT$S
D 0 1

information items
( 1 12
:EC full fin"er vie+ ( AN 2 L :EC O
NA, I$, :E1,
:E2, :EL or :E6
See Ta'le +
1 1
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
.8S location of a se"ment ( A 2 L
.8S O NA, $'J,
DS or (9D
See Ta'le +
1 1
.CC
left !ori3ontal
coordinate
( N 1 1
0 P .CC P C..
positive inte"er
1 1
'CC
ri"!t !ori3ontal
coordinate
( N 1 1
.CC P 'CC P
C..
positive inte"er
1 1
EC
top vertical
coordinate
( N 1 1
0 P EC P E..
positive inte"er
1 1
%EC
bottom vertical
coordinate
( N 1 1
EC P %EC P
E..
positive inte"er
1 1
1L.01K S1(S
S,ANN$D 1"0I>"NTAL
(IH$L S,AL$
1L.017 S2(S
S,ANN$D 2$0TI,AL
(IH$L S,AL$
1L.01@,
1L.015

0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
1L.020 ,"/ ,"//$NT 8 U 1 12K none 0 1
1L.021,
1L.02L

0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
1L.026
L@/
LAT$NT @AALITB
/$T0I,
8 0 1

information items
(
1 5
:'($
position
(
N 1 2
inte"ers from
Ta'le :
1 1
HEU 4ualit# value
(
N 1 L
0 P HEU P 100
or HEU O 216 or
211
inte"er
1 1
HAE al"orit!m vendor ID
(
C 6 6
0000 P HAE P
::::
1 1
HA$
al"orit!m product
identification
(
N 1 1
1P HA$ P K11L1
positive inte"er
1 1
1L.021,
1L.155

0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
1L.200,
1L.500
ADF AS$0-D$FIN$D FI$LDS
8
user,defined user,defined user,defined
1L.501
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
1L.502 ANN
ANN"TATI"N
INF"0/ATI"N
8

0 1

information items
( 1 a
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section
8686262 .reen9ich
mean time
Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
NAE
processin" al"orit!m
name = version
( U 1 K6 none 1 1
1L.50L DAI
D$2I,$ ANI@A$
ID$NTIFI$0
8 ANS 1L 1K
first c!aracter
O ( or $
0 1
1L.506
//S
/A-$//"D$L/S$0IAL
NA/#$0
8 0 1
(AF ma-e ( U 1 10 none 1 1
1L.501,
1L.552

0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
1L.55L SAN S"A0,$ A.$N,B NA/$
8 U 1 121 none 0 1
1L.556
'9S9'E9D :8' :UU'9
US9 onl# b# ANSI=NIS,I.
Not to be used
1L.551 AS, ASS",IAT$D ,"NT$HT 8 0 1
information items
( 1 211
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
1 P ACN P 211
inte"er
1 1
AS$
associated se"ment
position
8 N 1 2
1 P AS$ P 55
positive inte"er
0 1
1L.55K 1AS 1AS1 8 C K6 K6 none 0 1
1L.557
S"0
S"A0,$
0$(0$S$NTATI"N
8

0 1
information items
( 1 211
S'N
number
( N 1 L
1 P S'N P 211
positive inte"er
1 1
1 P 'S$ P 55
positive inte"er
0 1
1L.55@
.$"
.$".0A(1I, SA/(L$
8 0 1
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
0 1
,622.000 P 9.9 P
@@6@.000
real number
0 1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
BC(
(ercator 3one
8 AN 2 L
one or t+o inte"ers
follo+ed b# a
sin"le letter
0 1
BC9
(ercator eastin"
D N 1 K inte"er 0 1
BCN
(ercator nort!in"
D N 1 @ inte"er 0 1
8SI
s#stem identifier
8 U 1 10 none 0 1
8CE
s#stem value
D U 1 12K none 0 1
1L.555 DATA
LAT$NT F0I,TI"N 0ID.$
I/A.$
( % 1 a none 1 1
!is mandator# field s!all contain t!e ID, assi"ned to t!is #pe,1L record as listed in
Section 867616
..13.3 @ield 13.003B 4mpression type 5 48
!is mandator# field s!all indicate t!e manner b# +!ic! t!e latent print +as obtained.
See Section 8686<61 for details. Ealid values are 6 t!rou"! 7, 12 t!rou"! 11, 2@ or 25, and
L2 t!rou"! L5.
..13." @ield 13.00"B So(rce a!ency5 S*C
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..13.& @ield 13.00&B Latent capt(re date 5 LC'
!is mandator# field s!all contain t!e date t!at t!e latent biometric data contained in t!e
record +as captured. See Section 8686267 for details.
..13./ @ield 13.00/B $ransmiCed hori)ontal pixel scale 5 $;8S
..13.10 @ield 13.010B $ransmiCed vertcal pixel scale 5 $V8S
..13.11 @ield 13.011B Compression al!orithm 5 C=7
"ra#scale ima"es. See Ta'le 1* for a list of t!e codes, and Section 8686+61 for a detailed
description of t!is field.
..13.12 @ield 13.012B 1its per pixel 5 18D
!is field is mandator#. See Section 8686:6F for details.
..13.13 @ield 13.013B @ricton rid!e !enerali)ed positon 5 @=8
!is field is mandator#. 9ac! subfield s!all contain one possible fin"er, palm or plantar
position t!at ma# matc! t!e latent ima"e, up to a ma;imum of K possibilities. !e code
M0N s!all be used to reference ever# fin"er position from 1 to 10, 1K and 17. !e code
M20N for MUn-no+n palmN s!all be used to reference ever# listed palmprint position. !e
code MK0N for MUn-no+n soleN s!all be used for ever# listed plantar position. Code M1@N
s!all be used if it is un-no+n +!et!er t!e print is from a !and or foot. Code M15N s!all be
used for a latent ima"e t!at includes substantive portion of of t!e medial or pro;imal
se"ments of a fin"er, or t!e e;treme tip of a fin"erprint. If code 15 is used, fields 17601<
and 17601* s!all be used. See Section 8686<62 and Ta'le : for details.
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
..13.1" @ield 13.01"B Search positon descriptors 5 S8'
!is field s!all be present if and onl# if t!e fin"er position code M15N appears in Field
176017% Friction ridge generali?ed position / F.(.
!e first information item is t!e pro'a'le decimal finger position code / (DF
ta-en from Ta'le :, +it! inte"ers 0 t!rou"! 10, 1K or 17 allo+ed.
!e second information item is finger image code / FI,6 .atent ima"es of full,
len"t! fin"ers use codes :E1 t!rou"! :E6, as described in Section 8686<67. 8t!er
allo+able codes are 9)I, I$, $'J, DS and (9D. See Ta'le +.
..13.1& @ield 13.01&B 8rint positon coordinates 5 88C
!is field ma# be present if and onl# if t!e fin"er position code M15N appears in Field
176017% Friction ridge generali?ed position / F.(. It is an optional field. Individual full
fin"er or se"ment definitions ma# be entered as separate subfields. See Section 8686<6<
for details. :or t!e case of a fin"ertip, t!e first information item s!all be MI$N, and t!e
second information item s!all be MNAN. !e ne;t four information items are as described
in Section 8686<6<6
..13.1, @ield 13.01,B Scanned hori)ontal pixel scale 5 S;8S
..13.1- @ield 13.01-B Scanned vertcal pixel scale 5 SV8S
..13.1. @ield 13.020B Comment 5 C6
!is is an optional field. See Section 86<6< for details.
..13.1/ @ield 13.02"B Latent C)ality metric / L@/
!is optional field is used to specif# one or more different metrics of latent ima"e 4ualit#
score data for t!e ima"e stored in t!is record. 9ac! subfield is comprised of four
information items. !e first information item is t!e entr# in Field 176017% Friction
ridge generali?ed position / F.(, as c!osen from Ta'le :. !is information item is
called t!e friction ridge metric position / F0/( to differentiate it from F.(6 See
Section 86868 for a description of t!e remainin" t!ree information items.
..13.20 @ields 13.200 E 13./00 B (ser+de%ned %elds 5 9'@
!ese fields s!all be defined b# t!e user. !eir si3e and content s!all be in accordance
+it! t!e receivin" a"enc#.
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..13.21 @ield 13./02B 7nnotaton informaton 5 7##
to prepare it for inclusion in a biometric record t#pe. See Section ()%)1
..13.22 @ield 13./03B 'evice (ni<(e ident%er 5 '94
..13.23 @ield 13./0"B a2e5model5serial n(mber 5 S
..13.2" @ield 13.//3B So(rce a!ency name 5 S7#
a"enc# referenced in Field 17600<% So)rce agency/ S0, .
..13.2& @ield 13.//&B 7ssociated context 5 7SC
!is optional field refers to one or more 'ecord #pe,21 +it! t!e same A,N. 'ecord
#pe,21 contains ima"es t!at are N8 used to derive t!e biometric data in Field 176+++%
Latent friction ridge image / DATA but t!at ma# be relevant to t!e collection of t!at
data, suc! as "eneral scenes of t!e area +!ere a latent print +as found. See Section 867676
..13.2, @ield 13.//,B ;ash5 ;7S
!is optional field s!all contain t!e !as! value of t!e data in Field 176+++% Latent
friction ridge image / DATA, calculated usin" SCA,21K. See Section 86*62.
..13.2- @ield 13.//-B So(rce representaton 5 S6*
!is optional field refers to a representation in 'ecord #pe,20 +it! t!e same S0N from
+!ic! t!e data in Field 176+++% Latent friction ridge image / DATA +as derived. See
Section 867626.
..13.2. @ield 13.//.B =eo!raphic sample ac<(isiton locaton 5 =>6
!is optional field contains t!e location +!ere t!e latent sample +as ac4uired Q not
+!ere it is stored. See Section 86867.
..13.2/ @ield 13.///B Latent fricton rid!e ima!e 5 '7$7
!is mandator# field contains t!e latent ima"e. See Section 862 for details.
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..1" *ecord $ype+1"B @in!erprint ima!e record
!e #pe,16 record s!all contain and be used to e;c!an"e e;emplar fin"erprint ima"e data,
suc! as a rolled tenprint, an identification flat, or a complete friction rid"e e;emplar. All
fin"erprint impressions s!all be ac4uired from a card, a sin"le or multiple,fin"er flat,capture
device, contactless fin"erprint sensor t!at outputs 2D fin"erprint ima"es, or a live,scan
device. Captured ima"es ma# be transmitted to a"encies t!at +ill automaticall# e;tract t!e
desired feature information from t!e ima"es for matc!in" purposes. e;tual information
re"ardin" t!e scannin" resolution, t!e ima"e si3e and ot!er parameters or comments
re4uired to process t!e ima"e are recorded as fields +it!in t!e record.
!e #pe,16 record is also used to e;c!an"e identification flats of multiple fin"ers
/simultaneous plain impressions captured on a platen0. +o of t!e ima"e record codes
contain t!e left and ri"!t simultaneous four fin"ers /ma# include e;tra di"its, if applicable0,
and a t!ird contains t!e t+o t!umbs. !ere are also codes for t+o and t!ree fin"er
combinations. 8ffsets to t!e locations of ima"e se"ments containin" t!e individual fin"ers
are included +it! t!e ima"e records for individual flat prints resultin" from se"mentation of
a multi,fin"er slap ima"e.
!is standard allo+s simultaneous capture of fin"erprint ima"es from ad<acent platens t!at
s!are a common plane and a common side if t!e relative position of t!e fin"ers is
maintained and !as fidelit# to t!e sub<ect?s fin"er orientations and relative len"t!.
Simultaneous capture of multiple fin"ers from non,ad<acent platens or platens t!at do not
s!are a sin"le plane is also allo+ed, but t!e ima"es s!ould be separatel# transmitted. Field
1<602F% Sim)ltaneo)s capt)re / S,F !as been added as an optional field to t!is version of
t!e standard to specificall# indicate t!at t!e ima"es +ere simultaneousl# captured.
A ne+ field Field 1<6028% Stitched image flag / SIF !as been added to desi"nate an ima"e
t!at +as artificiall# created b# placin" to"et!er t+o or more separate ima"es, eit!er captured
separatel# or captured simultaneousl# on non,ad<acent platens. It is stron"l# encoura"ed not
to stitc! to"et!er suc! ima"es. !is field s!all be used to mar- suc! stitc!ed ima"es t!at
!ave alread# been captured and entered into e;istin" databases, prior to transmission usin"
t!is standard.
Additional fields are defined to contain t!e NIS :in"erprint Ima"e Hualit# /N:IH0 metric,
alternate ima"e 4ualit# metrics, and metrics for predictin" t!e correctness of t!e
se"mentation.
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Ta'le 81 Type-1< record layo)t
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
16.001 0$,"0D 1$AD$0 (
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or Anne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or
Anne; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
16.002 ID,
INF"0/ATI"N
D$SI.NATI"N
,1A0A,T$0
(
N 1 2
0 P IDC P 55
inte"er
1 1
16.00L I/( I/(0$SSI"N TB($ ( N 1 2
0 P I($ P L
I($ O @
20 P I($ P 25
inte"er
see Ta'le 8
1 1
16.006 S0, S"A0,$ A.$N,B ( U 1 a none 1 1
16.001 F,D
FIN.$0(0INT ,A(TA0$
DAT$
D
See Section 8686267
Local date
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or Anne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section 8686267
Local date
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or
Anne; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
16.00K 1LL
1"0I>"NTAL LIN$
L$N.T1
D N 2 1
10 P C.. P 55555
positive inte"er
0 1
16.007 2LL 2$0TI,AL LIN$ L$N.T1 D N 2 1
10 P E.. P 55555
positive inte"er
0 1
16.00@ SL, S,AL$ ANITS D N 1 1
0 P S.C P 2
inte"er
0 1
16.005 T1(S
T0ANS/ITT$D
1"0I>"NTAL (IH$L
S,AL$
D N 1 1 positive inte"er 0 1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
16.010 T2(S
T0ANS/ITT$D
16.011 ,.A
,"/(0$SSI"N
AL."0IT1/
D AN L 1
value from
Ta'le 1*
0 1
16.012 #(H #ITS ($0 (IH$L D N 1 2 positive inte"er 0 1
16.01L
F.(
F0I,TI"N 0ID.$
( 1 1
0 P :B$ P 15 or
or :B$ O LL or
:B$ O LK or
60 P :B$ P 10
inte"er
K2
see Ta'le :
1 1
16.016
((D
(0INT ("SITI"N
D$S,0I(T"0S
D 0 1
D:$
decimal fin"er position
code
( N 1 2
1 P D:$ P 10 or
D:$ O 1K or 17
/from Ta'le :G
1 1
:IC fin"er ima"e code ( AN L L
9)I, I$, :E1,
:E2,:EL, :E6,
$'J, DS or
(9D from
Ta'le +
1 1
16.011
((,
(0INT ("SITI"N
,""0DINAT$S
D 0 1

information items
( 1 12
:EC full fin"er vie+ ( AN 2 L
:EC O NA, :E1,
:E2, :EL, :E6 or
I$
see Ta'le +
1 1
.8S location of a se"ment ( A 2 L
.8S O NA, $'J,
DS or (9D
see Ta'le +
1 1
.CC left !ori3ontal
coordinate
( N 1 1 0 P .CC P C..
positive inte"er
1 1
K2
Codes LL and LK are included for t!e rolled !#pot!enar /even t!ou"! t!e# are palm codes0, since it is
considered as part of t!e e;tended fin"erprint set.
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
'CC
ri"!t !ori3ontal
coordinate
( N 1 1
.CC P 'CC P
C..
positive inte"er
1 1
EC top vertical coordinate ( N 1 1
0 P EC P E..
positive inte"er
1 1
%EC
bottom vertical
coordinate
( N 1 1
EC P %EC P
E..
positive inte"er
1 1
16.01K S1(S
S,ANN$D 1"0I>"NTAL
(IH$L S,AL$
16.017 S2(S
S,ANN$D 2$0TI,AL
(IH$L S,AL$
16.01@
A/(
A/(ATAT$D "0
#ANDA.$D
8

0 1

information items
( 1 1
:'A$
friction rid"e amputated
or banda"ed
position
( N 1 2
1 P :'A$ P 10 or
:'A$ O 1K or 17
see able @
1 1
A%C
amputated or banda"ed
code
( A 2 2 A%C O JJ or U$ 1 1
16.015
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
16.020 ,"/ ,"//$NT 8 U 1 12K none 0 1
16.021
S$.
FIN.$0 S$./$NT
("SITI"N
D 0 1

information items
( 1 1
:'S$
friction rid"e se"ment
position
( N 1 2 value from Ta'le : 1 1
.CC
left !ori3ontal coordinate
value
( N 1 1
0 P .CC P C..
positive inte"er
1 1
'CC
ri"!t !ori3ontal coordinate
value
( N 1 1
.CC P 'CC P
C..
positive inte"er
1 1
EC top vertical coordinate
value
( N 1 1 0 P EC P E..
positive inte"er
1 1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
%EC
bottom vertical coordinate
value
( N 1 1
EC P %EC P
E..
positive inte"er
1 1
16.022
N@/ NIST @AALITB /$T0I, 8 0 1

information items
( 1 1
:'N$
friction rid"e NIS
4ualit# position
( N 1 2
1 P :'N$ P 10 or
:'N$ O 1K or 17
see Ta'le :
1 1
IHS NIS ima"e 4ualit# score ( N 1 L
1 P IHS P 1 or
IHS O 216 or 211
inte"er
1 1
16.02L
S@/
S$./$NTATI"N
@AALITB /$T0I,
8 0 1

information items
( 1 1
:'H$
4ualit# position
( N 1 2
1 P :'H$ P 10 or
:'H$ O 1K or 17
see Ta'le :
1 1
HEU 4ualit# value
(
N 1 L
0 P HEU P 100 or
HEU O 216 or 211
inte"er
1 1
HAE
al"orit!m vendor
identification
(
C 6 6
0000 P HAE P
::::
1 1
HA$
al"orit!m product
identification
(
N 1 1
1 P HA$ P K11L1
positive inte"er
1 1
16.026
F@/
FIN.$0(0INT @AALITB
/$T0I,
8 0 1

information items
(
1 1
:'($
position
(
N 1 2
1 P :'($ P 10 or
:'($ O 1K or 17
see able @
1 1
HEU 4ualit# value
(
N 1 L
0 P HEU P 100 or
HEU O 216 or 211
inte"er
1 1
identification
(
C 6 6 0000 P HAE P
::::
1 1
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
HA$
al"orit!m product
identification
(
N 1 1
1P HA$ P K11L1
positive inte"er
1 1
16.021
AS$.
ALT$0NAT$ FIN.$0
S$./$NT ("SITI"NISG
8 0 1

information items
( 1 1
:'AS
friction rid"e alternate
se"ment position
( N 1 2
1 P :'AS P 10 or
:'AS O 1K or 17
see able @
1 1
L P N8$ P 55
positive inte"er
1 1
:8' A 8A. 8: N"( $AI'S
0 P C$8 P C..
positive inte"er
L N8$
0 P E$8 P E..
positive inte"er
L N8$
16.02K S,F
SI/ALTAN$"AS
,A(TA0$
8 N 1 L
1 P SC: P 211
positive inte"er
0 1
16.027 SIF STIT,1$D I/A.$ FLA. D A 1 1 SI: O D 0 1
16.02@,
16.025

0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
16.0L0 D//
D$2I,$ /"NIT"0IN.
/"D$
8
A 7 10
value from
Ta'le *
0 1
16.0L1 FA(
SA#5$,T A,@AISITI"N
(0"FIL$ E FIN.$0(0INT
8
N 2 2
:A$ O 10,20,L0,60,
61, 10 or K0
inte"er
0 1
16.0L2,
16.155

0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
16.200 Q
16.500
8
16.501
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
16.502
ANN
ANN"TATI"N
INF"0/ATI"N
8

0 1
information items
( 1 a
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
NAE
name = version
( U 1 K6 none 1 1
16.50L DAI
D$2I,$ ANI@A$
ID$NTIFI$0
8 ANS 1L 1K
first c!aracter
O ( or $
0 1
16.506
//S
/A-$//"D$L/S$0IAL
NA/#$0
8 0 1
(AF ma-e (
U 1 10 none 1 1
(8D model (
U 1 10 none 1 1
16.501,
16.552

0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
16.55L SAN S"A0,$ A.$N,B NA/$
8 U 1 121 none 0 1
16.556
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
16.551
information items
( 1 211
1 P ACN P 211
inte"er
1 1
1 P AS$ P 55
positive inte"er
0 1
16.55K 1AS 1AS1 8 C K6 K6 none 0 1
16.557 S"0 S"A0,$ 0$(0$S$NTATI"N 8

0 1
information items
M 1 211
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
S'N source representation number ( N 1 L
1 P S'N P 211
positive inte"er
1 1
1 P 'S$ P 55
positive inte"er
0 1
16.55@
.$"
.$".0A(1I, SA/(L$
8 0 1
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean time
time E AT,G / ./T
encoding orAnne; ,%
NI$/-conformant
encoding r)les
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encoding orAnne; ,%
NI$/-conformant
encoding r)les
0 1
,622.000 P 9.9 P
@@6@.000
real number
0 1
BC(
(ercator 3one
8 AN 2 L
one or t+o inte"ers
letter
0 1
BC9
(ercator eastin"
D N 1 K inte"er 0 1
BCN
(ercator nort!in"
D N 1 @ inte"er 0 1
8SI "eo"rap!ic coordinate ot!er
s#stem identifier
8 U 1 10 none 0 1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
8CE
s#stem value
D U 1 12K none 0 1
16.555 DATA FIN.$0(0INT I/A.$ D % 1 a none 0 1
..1".1 @ield 1".001B *ecord header
..1".2 @ield 1".002B 4nformaton desi!naton character 5 4'C
Section 867616
..1".3 @ield 1".003B 4mpression type 5 48
!is mandator# field s!all indicate t!e manner b# +!ic! t!e fin"erprint ima"e +as
obtained. See Section 8686<61 for details.
..1"." @ield 1".00"B So(rce a!ency 5 S*C
!is is a mandator# field. See Section 86F for details.!e source a"enc# name ma# be
entered in Field 1<6++7% So)rce agency name / SAN.
..1".& @ield 1".00&B @in!erprint capt(re date 5 @C'
!is mandator# field s!all contain t!e local date t!at t!e fin"erprint data contained in t!e
..1"., @ield 1".00,B ;ori)ontal line len!th 5 ;LL
!is field is mandator# if an ima"e is present in Field 1<6+++. 8t!er+ise it is absent.
See Section 8686:61 for details.
..1".- @ield 1".00-B Vertcal line len!th 5 VLL
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..1".. @ield 1".00.B Scale (nits 5 SLC
..1"./ @ield 1".00/B $ransmiCed hori)ontal pixel scale 5 $;8S
See Section 8686:6< for details.
..1".10 @ield 1".010B $ransmiCed vertcal pixel scale 5 $V8S
!is field is mandator# if an ima"e is present in Field 1<6+++. 8t!er+ise it is absent. See
Section 8686:6* for details.
..1".11 @ield 1".011B Compression al!orithm 5 C=7
!is field is mandator# if an ima"e is present in Field 1<6+++. 8t!er+ise it is absent. It
s!all specif# t!e al"orit!m used to compress t!e transmitted "ra#scale ima"es. See Ta'le
1* for a list of t!e codes, and Section 8686+61 for a detailed description of t!is field.
..1".12 @ield 1".012B 1its per pixel 5 18D
See Section 8686:6F for details.
..1".13 @ield 1".013B @ricton rid!e !enerali)ed positon 5 @=8
!is field is mandator#. See Section 8686<62 for details. In t!e 2007 and 200@ versions of
t!e standard, t!is field !ad a repeatin" subfield t!at could occur up to K times. Since onl#
one ima"e is sent per record, t!e ma;imum s!ould !ave been 1. o maintain bac-+ard
compatibilit#, t!e subfield structure !as been retained, but +it! a ma;imum occurrence
of one.
..1".1" @ield 1".01"B 8rint positon descriptors 5 88'
!is field s!all be present if and onl# if t!e fin"er position code M15N appears in Field
1<6017% Friction ridge generali?ed position / F.(. See Section 8686<67 for details.
..1".1& @ield 1".01&B 8rint positon coordinates 5 88C
!is field ma# be present if and onl# if t!e fin"er position code M15N appears in Field
1<6017% Friction ridge generali?ed position / F.(. It is an optional field. See Section
8686<6< for details.
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..1".1, @ield 1".01,B Scanned hori)ontal pixel scale 5 S;8S
..1".1- @ield 1".01-B Scanned vertcal pixel scale 5 SV8S
..1".1. @ield 1".01.B Amp)tated or 'andaged / A/(
!is optional field s!all specif# if one or more fin"ers are amputated or banda"ed. !is
field s!all consist of one subfield for eac! amputated or missin" fin"er. 9ac! subfield
s!all contain t+o information items.
!e first item is t!e friction ridge amp)tated or 'andaged position / F0A(
bet+een 1 and 10 or 1K or 17 as c!osen from Ta'le :. !is information item is
t!e friction ridge amp)tation position / F0A( to differentiate it from F.(6
!e second item is t!e amp)tated or 'andaged code / A#, also -no+n as t!e
A($CD. Ta'le 82 is a list of allo+able indicators for t!e A($CD.
Ta'le 82 Amp)tation / 'andaged fingerprinting codes
Descriptor A/(,D
Partial print due to amputation XX
Unable to print (e.g., bandaged) UP
(ultiple amputated or unprintable fin"er positions ma# eac! be entered as a separate
repeatin" subfield. !is field is to be used an#time t!ere are fe+er t!an e;pected
printable fin"ers in a submission /e."., less t!an four in a left or ri"!t slap or less t!an t+o
in a t+o,t!umb slap0. A partiall# scarred fin"er s!ould be printed. JJ s!all be used onl#
+!en a partial print e;ists due to amputation* t!erefore it contains some friction rid"e
detail. U$ s!all be used +it! t!e complete bloc- +!ere an ima"e +as to be transmitted,
but t!ere is no ima"e due to amputation or total lac- of friction rid"e detail /suc! as +it!
a banda"e0. An ima"e +it! a scar s!ould not be mar-ed JJ or U$.
..1".1/ @ield 1".020B Comment 5 C6
..1".20 @ield 1".021B @in!er se!ment positon 5 S>=
!is optional field s!all contain offsets to t!e locations of ima"e se"ments containin" t!e
individual fin"ers +it!in t!e flat ima"es of simultaneous fin"ers from eac! !and or t!e t+o
simultaneous t!umbs. !is field s!all onl# be present if F.( O 1L, 16, 11 or 60,10 from
Ta'le : as entered in Field 1<6017% Friction ridge generali?ed position / F.(. !e
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subfield occurs at least once, and ma# be repeated if more t!an one al"orit!m is used to
se"ment t!e ima"e. 9ac! subfield contains five information items.
!e first information item is t!e friction ridge segment position / F0S(
+it! values of 1 to 10 or 1K or 17, selected from Ta'le :. !is information
item is called t!e friction ridge segment position / F0S( to differentiate it
from F.(6
!e second information item is t!e left hori?ontal coordinate 3al)e / L1,.
It is t!e !ori3ontal offset in pi;els to t!e left ed"e of t!e boundin" bo;
relative to t!e ori"in positioned in t!e upper left corner of t!e ima"e.
!e t!ird information item is t!e right hori?ontal coordinate 3al)e / 01,.
It is t!e !ori3ontal offset in pi;els to t!e ri"!t ed"e of t!e boundin" bo;
relative to t!e ori"in positioned in t!e upper left corner of t!e ima"e.
!e fourt! information item is t!e top 3ertical coordinate 3al)e / T2, is
t!e vertical offset /pi;el counts do+n0 to t!e top of t!e boundin" bo;.
!e fift! information item is t!e 'ottom 3ertical coordinate 3al)e /
#2,. It is t!e vertical offset from t!e upper left corner of t!e ima"e do+n
to t!e bottom of t!e boundin" bo;. It is counted in pi;els.
..1".21 @ield 1".022B #4S$ <(ality metric 5 #F
!is optional field s!all contain t!e NIS :in"erprint Ima"e Hualit# /N:IH0 scores for
t!e individual fin"er/s0 derived from t!e slap impressions or individual rolled
fin"erprints. It consists of t+o information items.
!e first item is t!e friction ridge NIST C)ality position / F0N( bet+een
one and ten or 1K or 17, as c!osen from Ta'le :6 !is information item is
called t!e friction ridge NIST C)ality position / F0N( to differentiate it
from F.(6
!e second item is t!e NIST image C)ality score / I@S +!ic! is a
4uantitative e;pression of t!e predicted A:IS matc!er accurac# performance
of t!e fin"erprint ima"e. !e scores ran"e from M1N for t!e best 4ualit#
ima"e, to M1N for t!e +orst 4ualit# ima"e. A M216N indicates t!at no score
+as ever computed +!ile an entr# of M211N s!all indicate a failed attempt to
calculate t!e ima"e 4ualit# metric.
..1".22 @ield 1".023B Se!mentaton <(ality metric 5 SF
!is optional field provides a measure of estimated correctness re"ardin" t!e accurac# of
t!e location of t!e se"mented fin"er +it!in t!e ri"!t or left four fin"er ima"e /+!ic! ma#
include e;tra di"its, if applicable0 or t!e t+o t!umb ima"e. A subfield s!all e;ist for eac!
se"mented fin"er. 9ac! subfield consists of four information items.
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!e first information item is t!e friction ridge segment C)ality position / F0@( bet+een
one and ten or 1K or 17, as c!osen from Ta'le :. !is information item is called t!e
friction ridge segment C)ality position / F0@( to differentiate it from F.(6 See
Section 86868 for t!e ot!er information items. !e F0@( values s!all be in t!e list of
eit!er t!e F0S( or F0AS values contained in t!is record.
..1".23 @ield 1".02"B @in!erprint <(ality metric 5 @F
!is optional field s!all specif# one or more different metrics of fin"erprint ima"e 4ualit#
score data for t!e ima"e stored in t!e record. A subfield s!all e;ist for eac! se"mented
fin"er in t!e ima"e. 9ac! subfield consists of four information items.
!e first information item is t!e friction ridge metric position / F0/( bet+een one and
ten or 1K or 17, as c!osen from Ta'le :. !is information item is called t!e friction
ridge metric position / F0/( to differentiate it from F.(6 :or information on t!e ot!er
t!ree information items, see Section 868686
..1".2" @ield 1".02&B 7lternate %n!er se!ment positon(s) 5 7S>=
!is optional field is an alternate approac! to describin" t!e locations for eac! of t!e
ima"e se"ments of eac! of t!e individual fin"ers +it!in a flat ima"e containin" t!e
capture of four /or more if e;tra di"its e;ist on t!e !and0 simultaneous fin"ers or t+o
simultaneous t!umbs. !is field uses an n,verte; pol#"on to encompass eac! fin"er
ima"e se"ment, +!ere MnN is bet+een L and 55. A minimum of t!ree points is re4uired to
describe a fin"er location. !e order of t!e vertices s!all be in t!eir consecutive order
around t!e perimeter of t!e pol#"on, eit!er cloc-+ise or countercloc-+ise. No t+o
vertices ma# occup# t!e same location. !e pol#"on side defined b# t!e last verte; and
t!e first verte; s!all complete t!e pol#"on. !e pol#"on s!all be a simple, plane fi"ure
+it! no sides crossin" and no interior !oles.
!is field s!all consist of up to five subfields: t!e se"mentation for eac! fin"er is
represented in a different subfield. !e first information item / friction ridge alternate
segment position / F0AS0 is t!e fin"er number from Ta'le :. !is information item is
called t!e friction ridge alternate segment position / F0AS to differentiate it from
F.(6 See Section 868612. !e number of information items +it!in eac! subfield depends
on t!e number of vertices.
..1".2& @ield 1".02,B Sim(ltaneo(s capt(re 5 SC@
!is optional field allo+s t!e user to lin- to"et!er fin"erprint ima"es t!at +ere captured
simultaneousl#. Note t!at t!is is different from t!e ID,. !is is used, for instance, +!en
individual flat prints are captured on different platens simultaneousl#. Suc! ima"es
s!ould not be stitc!ed to"et!er for transmission as a sin"le multiple,fin"er print ima"e,
but t!e# s!ould be coded +it! t!e same S,F value to indicate t!at t!e# +ere captured
simultaneousl#, and t!at t!ere is little possibilit# of a mista-en fin"erprint code. !e S,F
is a 1,based numeric inde; t!at is incremented for eac! simultaneousl# captured set of
ima"es, and s!all be omitted ot!er+ise. See Section 8676*6
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..1".2, @ield 1".02-B Sttched ima!e Ga! 5 S4@
!is field si"nifies t!at ima"es captured separatel# +ere stitc!ed to"et!er to form a sin"le
ima"e. !is field is mandator# if an ima"e !as been stitc!ed, and t!e value s!all be set to
2D2. 8t!er+ise, t!is field s!all not appear in t!e record. 9;amples:
If t!e ri"!t and left t!umb ima"es +ere captured separatel#, but combined prior to
transmission to create a sin"le artificial t+o,t!umb ima"e /usin" F.( O 11 in Field
1<6017% Friction ridge generali?ed position / F.(G t!en t!is field s!all appear +it!
a value of 2D2. It is recommended t!at stitc!in" not be done, and t!at t!e separatel#
captured t!umb ima"es be transmitted as separate #pe,16 records usin" F.( codes
11 and 12.
If a t+o,fin"er capture device is used to simultaneousl# capture t!e inde; and
middle fin"ers and separatel# capture t!e rin" and pin-# of t!e same !and
simultaneousl#, but t!e t+o ima"es +ere stitc!ed to create an artificial 2four fin"er
slap ima"e2 t!en t!is field s!all be in t!e record +it! a value of 2D2. It is
recommended t!at instead of creatin" an artificial 2four fin"er slap ima"e2 /F.( O
1L or 16 in Field 1<6017% Friction ridge generali?ed position / F.(G t!at F.(
codes 6L and 61 /for t!e left !and0 or F.( codes 60 and 62 /for t!e ri"!t !and0 be
used to separatel# transmit t!e t+o,fin"er ima"es +it!out stitc!in".
A device ma# capture individual fin"er ima"es from non,ad<acent platens
simultaneousl#. In t!at case, Field 1<602F% Sim)ltaneo)s capt)re / S,F s!all be
used to desi"nate suc! a capture. It is recommended t!at t!e ima"es be transmitted
in separate #pe,16 records /!avin" F.( codes 2, L, 6 and 1 or codes 7, @, 5 and
100, usin" t!e same value for S,F value. If, !o+ever, t!e ima"es !ad been stitc!ed
to"et!er to create a sin"le artificial 2four fin"er slap ima"e2 /F.( O 1L or 16 in Field
1<6017% Friction ridge generali?ed position / F.(0, t!en t!is field s!all appear
+it! a value of 2D2.
..1".2- @ield 1".030B 'evice monitorin! mode 5 '
..1".2. @ield 1".031B S(b?ect ac<(isiton pro%le E %n!erprint 5 @78
!is optional field lists t!e FA( levels associated +it! fin"erprint ac4uisition devices.
See Section8686*62 for details. !is field is ne+ for t!is version of t!e standard.
..1".2/ @ields 1".200+/00B 9ser+de%ned %elds 5 9'@
!ese fields are user,defined fields. !eir si3e and content s!all be defined b# t!e user
and be in accordance +it! t!e receivin" a"enc#.
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..1".30 @ield 1"./02B 7nnotaton informaton 5 7##
..1".31 @ield 1"./03B 'evice (ni<(e ident%er 5 '94
..1".32 @ield 1"./0"B a2e5model5serial n(mber 5 S
..1".33 @ield 1".//3B So(rce a!ency name 5 S7#
a"enc# referenced in Field 1<600<% So)rce agency / S0,.
..1".3" @ield 1".//&B 7ssociated context 5 7SC
!is optional field refers to one or more 'ecord #pe,21 +it! t!e same A,N. See
Section 867676 'ecord #pe,21 contains ima"es t!at are N8 used to derive t!e
biometric data in Field 1<6+++% Fingerprint image / DATA but t!at ma# be relevant to
t!e collection of t!at data.
..1".3& @ield 1".//,B ;ash5 ;7S
!is optional field s!all contain t!e !as! value of t!e data in Field 1<6+++% Fingerprint
..1".3, @ield 1".//-B So(rce representaton 5 S6*
+!ic! t!e data in Field 1<6+++% Fingerprint image / DATA +as derived. See Section
867626
..1".3- @ield 1".//.B =eo!raphic sample ac<(isiton locaton 5 =>6
!is optional field contains t!e location +!ere t!e fin"erprint sample +as ac4uired Q not
..1".3. @ield 1".///B @in!erprint ima!e 5 '7$7
!is field contains t!e fin"erprint ima"e. See Section 862 for details. It s!all contain an
ima"e, unless Field 1<601:% Amp)tated or 'andaged / A/( !as a value of MU$N. In
t!e latter case, t!e field is optional. Some domains and application profiles ma# still
re4uire an ima"e in t!is field /suc! as of t!e +ord MAmputatedN0. Note t!at in previous
versions of t!e standard t!at t!is field +as mandator# in all circumstances.
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..1& *ecord $ype+1&B 8alm print ima!e record
!e #pe,11 record s!all contain and be used to e;c!an"e palm print ima"e data to"et!er
+it! fi;ed and user,defined te;tual information fields pertinent to t!e di"iti3ed ima"e.
Information re"ardin" t!e scannin" resolution used, t!e ima"e si3e, and ot!er parameters or
comments re4uired to process t!e ima"e are recorded as fields +it!in t!e record. $alm and
+rist print ima"es transmitted to ot!er a"encies +ill be processed b# t!e recipient a"encies
to e;tract t!e desired feature information re4uired for matc!in" purposes.
!e ima"e data s!all be ac4uired directl# from a sub<ect usin" a live,scan device, a
palmprint card, or ot!er media t!at contains t!e sub<ect?s palm and = or +rist prints. An#
met!od used to ac4uire t!e palm print ima"es s!all be capable of capturin" a set of ima"es
for eac! !and. !is set ma# include t!e +riter?s palm as a sin"le scanned ima"e, and t!e
entire area of t!e full palm e;tendin" from t!e +rist bracelet to t!e tips of t!e fin"ers as one
or t+o scanned ima"es. /See Fig)re 70 !e +rist bracelet is t!e series of lines=creases belo+
and parallel to t!e carpal delta and t!enar =!#pert!enar areas of t!e palm.
If t+o ima"es are used to represent t!e full palm, t!e lo+er ima"e s!all e;tend from t!e
+rist bracelet to t!e top of t!e interdi"ital area /t!ird fin"er <oint0 and s!all include t!e
t!enar, and !#pot!enar areas of t!e palm. !e upper ima"e s!all e;tend from t!e bottom of
t!e interdi"ital area to t!e upper tips of t!e fin"ers. !is provides an ade4uate amount of
overlap bet+een t!e t+o ima"es.
!e standard also !as provision for encodin" t!e interdi"ital, t!enar, and !#pot!enar areas
separatel# for eac! palm.
As a palmprint transaction ma# be used for different purposes, it ma# contain one or more
uni4ue ima"e areas recorded from t!e palm or !and or +rist.
:or some a"encies, a complete palmprint record set for one individual +ill normall# include
t!e +riter?s palm and t!e full palm ima"e/s0 from eac! !and. A sin"le #pe,11 record +ill
be re4uired for eac! +riter?s palm and one to t!ree #pe,11 records for eac! full palm. :our
to ei"!t #pe,11 records ma# be re4uired to represent t!e sub<ect?s palmprints in a
transaction.
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Ta'le 87 Type-1* record layo)t
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
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p
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M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
11.001 0$,"0D 1$AD$0 (
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or Anne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or
Anne; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
11.002 ID,
INF"0/ATI"N
D$SI.NATI"N
,1A0A,T$0
(
N 1 2
0 P IDC P 55
positive inte"er
1 1
11.00L I/( I/(0$SSI"N TB($ ( N 2 2
I($ O 10 or 11 or
2@ or 25
see Ta'le 8
1 1
11.006 S0, S"A0,$ A.$N,B ( U 1 a none 1 1
11.001 (,D
(AL/(0INT ,A(TA0$
DAT$
(
See Section 8686267
Local date
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or Anne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section 8686267
Local date
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or
Anne; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
11.00K 1LL
1"0I>"NTAL LIN$
L$N.T1
D N 2 1
10 P C.. P 55555
inte"er
0 1
11.007 2LL 2$0TI,AL LIN$ L$N.T1 D N 2 1
10 P E.. P 55555
inte"er
0 1
0 P S.C P 2
inte"er
0 1
11.005 T1(S
T0ANS/ITT$D
1"0I>"NTAL (IH$L
S,AL$
D N 1 1 inte"er 0 1
11.010 T2(S
T0ANS/ITT$D
D N 1 1 inte"er 0 1
11.011 ,.A
,"/(0$SSI"N
AL."0IT1/
D AN L 1
value from
Ta'le 1*
0 1
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
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M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
11.01L F.(
F0I,TI"N 0ID.$
( N 2 2
20 P :B$ P L@ or
@1 P :B$ P @6
see Ta'le :
1 1
11.016,
11.011

0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
11.01K S1(S
S,ANN$D 1"0I>"NTAL
(IH$L S,AL$
11.017 S2(S
S,ANN$D 2$0TI,AL
(IH$L S,AL$
11.01@
A/(
A/(ATAT$D "0
#ANDA.$D
8 0 1
information items
( 1 5
:'A$
or banda"ed
position
( N 1 2
21 P :'A$ P L@ or
@1 P :'A$ P @6
See able @
1 1
A%C
code
( A 2 2 A%C O JJ or U$ 1 1
11.015
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
11.020 ,"/ ,"//$NT 8 U 1 12K none 0 1
11.021,
11.02L

0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
11.026
(@/ (AL/ @AALITB /$T0I, 8

0 1

information items
(
1 5
:'($
position
(
N 1 2
20 P :'C P L@ or
@1 P :'C P @6
positive inte"er
1 1
HEU 4ualit# value
(
N 1 L
0 P HEU P 100
or HEU O 216 or
211
inte"er
1 1
HAE
al"orit!m vendor
identification
(
C 6 6
0000 P HAE P
::::
1 1
HA$
al"orit!m product
identification
(
N 1 1
1P HA$ P K11L1
positive inte"er
1 1
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
11.021,
11.025

0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
11.0L0 D//
D$2I,$ /"NIT"0IN.
/"D$
8
A 7 10
Ealue from
Ta'le *
0 1
11.0L1,
11.155

0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
11.200 Q
11.500
8
11.501
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
11.502
ANN
ANN"TATI"N
INF"0/ATI"N
8

0 1

information items
( 1 a
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
NAE
name = version
( U 1 K6 none 1 1
11.50L DAI
D$2I,$ ANI@A$
ID$NTIFI$0
8 ANS 1L 1K
first c!aracter
O ( or $
0 1
11.506
//S
/A-$//"D$L/S$0IAL
NA/#$0
8 0 1
(AF ma-e ( U 1 10 none 1 1
(8D model (
U 1 10 none 1 1
S9' serial number (
U 1 10 none 1 1
11.501,
11.552

0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
11.55L SAN S"A0,$ A.$N,B NA/$
8 U 1 121 none 0 1
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
11.556
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
11.551
information items
( 1 211
1 P ACN P 211
positive inte"er
1 1
AS$
associated se"ment
position
8 N 1 2
1 P AS$ P 55
positive inte"er
0 1
11.55K 1AS 1AS1 8 C K6 K6 none 0 1
11.557
S"0
S"A0,$
0$(0$S$NTATI"N
8

0 1
information items
( 1 211
S'N
number
( N 1 L
1 P S'N P 211
positive inte"er
1 1
'S$
reference se"ment
position
8 N 1 2
1 P 'S$ P 55
positive inte"er
0 1
11.55@
.$"
.$".0A(1I, SA/(L$
8 0 1
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
0 1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
,622.000 P 9.9 P
@@6@.000
real number
0 1
BC(
(ercator 3one
8 AN 2 L
one or t+o inte"ers
follo+ed b# a
sin"le letter
0 1
BC9
(ercator eastin"
D N 1 K inte"er 0 1
BCN
(ercator nort!in"
D N 1 @ inte"er 0 1
8SI
s#stem identifier
8 U 1 10 none 0 1
8CE
s#stem value
D U 1 12K none 0 1
11.555 DATA (AL/(0INT I/A.$ D % 1 a none 0 1
..1&.1 @ield 1&.001B *ecord header
..1&.2 @ield 1&.002B 4nformaton desi!naton character 5 4'C
Section 867616
..1&.3 @ield 1&.003B 4mpression type 5 48
!is mandator# field s!all indicate t!e manner b# +!ic! t!e palm print +as obtained.
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..1&." @ield 1&.00"B So(rce a!ency 5 S*C
entered in Field 1*6++7% So)rce agency name / SAN.
..1&.& @ield 1&.00&B 8almprint capt(re date 5 8C'
!is mandator# field s!all contain t!e date t!at t!e palm biometric data contained in t!e
..1&., @ield 1&.00,B ;ori)ontal line len!th 5 ;LL
!is field is mandator# if an ima"e is present in Field 1*6+++. 8t!er+ise it is absent. See
Section 8686:61 for details.
..1&.- @ield 1&.00-B Vertcal line len!th 5 VLL
!is field is mandator# if an ima"e is present in Field 1*6+++. 8t!er+ise it is absent.
..1&.. @ield 1&.00.B Scale (nits 5 SLC
..1&./ @ield 1&.00/B $ransmiCed hori)ontal pixel scale 5 $;8S
Section 8686:6< for details.
..1&.10 @ield 1&.010B $ransmiCed vertcal pixel scale 5 $V8S
..1&.11 @ield 1&.011B Compression al!orithm 5 C=7
!is field is mandator# if an ima"e is present in Field 1*6+++. 8t!er+ise it is absent. It
1* for a list of t!e codes, and Section 8686+616
..1&.12 @ield 1&.012B 1its per pixel 5 18D
!is field is mandator# if an ima"e is present in Field 1*6+++. 8t!er+ise it is absent.
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
..1&.13 @ield 1&.013B @ricton rid!e !enerali)ed positon / F.(
!is mandator# field s!all contain t!e palm print position t!at matc!es t!e palmprint
ima"e. Ealid codes ran"e from 20 to L@, or @1 to @6. See Ta'le :. See Section 8686<62
for details.
..1&.1" @ield 1&.01,B Scanned hori)ontal pixel scale 5 S;8S
..1&.1& @ield 1&.01-B Scanned vertcal pixel scale 5 SV8S
..1&.1, @ield 1&.01.B Amp)tated or 'andaged / A/(
!is optional field s!all specif# if a !and is amputated or banda"ed. (ultiple subfields
ma# be entered and eac! s!all contain t+o information items.
!e first item is t!e friction ridge amp)tated or 'andaged position / F0A(
bet+een 21 and L@ or @1 t!rou"! @6 as c!osen from Ta'le :. !is information
item is called t!e friction ridge amp)tated or 'andaged position / F0A( to
differentiate it from F.(6
If an entire !and is missin", eit!er @L /ri"!t full palm, includin" +riter2s palm0 or @6 /left
full palm, includin" +riter2s palm0 s!all be entered for F0A(6 A partiall# scarred palm
s!ould be printed. JJ s!all be used onl# +!en a partial print e;ists due to amputation*
t!erefore it contains some friction rid"e detail. U$ s!all be used +it! t!e complete bloc-
+!ere an ima"e +as to be transmitted, but t!ere is no ima"e due to amputation or total
lac- of friction rid"e detail /suc! as +it! a banda"e0. An ima"e +it! a scar s!ould not be
mar-ed JJ or U$.
..1&.1- @ield 1&.020B Comment 5 C6
..1&.1. @ield 1&.02"B 8alm C)ality metric / (@/
!is optional field is used to specif# one or more different metrics of t!e print ima"e
4ualit# score data for t!e ima"e stored in t!is record. 9ac! subfield is comprised of four
information items. !e first information s!all be t!e friction ridge metric position /
F0/( for t!e ima"e stored in t!is record. Ealid codes ran"e from 20 to L@, @1, @2, @L or
@6. See Ta'le :6 See Section 86868 for a description of t!e remainin" t!ree information
items.
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..1&.1/ @ield 1&.030B 'evice monitorin! mode 5 '
..1&.20 @ields 1&.200+/00B Aser-defined fields / ADF
..1&.21 @ield 1&./02B 7nnotaton informaton 5 7##
..1&.22 @ield 1&./03B 'evice (ni<(e ident%er 5 '94
..1&.23 @ield 1&./0"B a2e5model5serial n(mber 5 S
!is is an optional field. See Section 8686162 for details
..1&.2" @ield 1&.//3B So(rce a!ency name 5 S7#
a"enc# referenced in Field 1*600<% So)rce agency / S0, .
..1&.2& @ield 1&.//&B 7ssociated context 5 7SC
!is optional field refers to one or more 'ecord/s0 #pe,21 +it! t!e same A,N. See
Section 867676 'ecord #pe,21 contains ima"es t!at are N8 used to derive t!e biometric
data in Field 1*6+++% (almprint image / DATA but t!at ma# be relevant to t!e
collection of t!at data6
..1&.2, @ield 1&.//,B ;ash5 ;7S
!is optional field

s!all contain t!e !as! value of t!e data in Field 1*6+++% (almprint
..1&.2- @ield 1&.//-B So(rce representaton 5 S6*
!is optional field refers to a representation in 'ecord #pe,20 +it! t!e same S0N. See
Section 867626
..1&.2. @ield 1&.//.B =eo!raphic sample ac<(isiton locaton 5 =>6
!is optional field contains t!e location +!ere t!e palm sample +as ac4uired Q not +!ere
it is stored. See Section 86867.
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
..1&.2/ @ield 1&.///B 8almprint ima!e 5 '7$7
!is field contains t!e palmprint ima"e. See Section 862 for details. It s!all contain an
ima"e, unless Field 1*601:% Amp)tated or 'andaged / A/( !as a value of MU$N. In
..1, *ecord $ype+1,B 9ser+de%ned testn! ima!e record
!e #pe,1K record s!all contain and be used to e;c!an"e ima"e data to"et!er +it! te;tual
information fields pertinent to t!e di"iti3ed ima"e. !is record t#pe allo+s t!e e;c!an"e
ima"es not addressed b# ot!er record t#pes in t!e standard. It is intended as t!e user,defined
record to be used for developmental or test purposes. !e ima"e data contained in t!e #pe,
1K record ma# be in a compressed form. &it! t!e e;ception of t!e fields described belo+,
t!e format, parameters, and t#pes of ima"es to be e;c!an"ed are undefined b# t!is standard
and s!all be a"reed upon bet+een t!e sender and recipient.
Ta'le 8< Type-1F record layo)t
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
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M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
1K.001 0$,"0D 1$AD$0 (
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or Anne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or
Anne; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
1K.002 ID,
INF"0/ATI"N
D$SI.NATI"N
,1A0A,T$0
M
N 1 2
0 P IDC P 55
inte"er
1 1
1K.00L ADI
AS$0-D$FIN$D I/A.$
TB($
( U 1 L1 user,defined 1 1
1K.006 S0, S"A0,$ A.$N,B ( U 1 a none 1 1
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
1K.001 ATD
AS$0-D$FIN$D T$STIN.
DAT$
(
See Section 8686267
Local date
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or Anne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section 8686267
Local date
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or
Anne; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
1K.00K 1LL
1"0I>"NTAL LIN$
L$N.T1
( N 2 1
10 P C.. P 55555
positive inte"er
1 1
1K.007 2LL 2$0TI,AL LIN$ L$N.T1 ( N 2 1
10 P E.. P 55555
positive inte"er
1 1
1K.00@ SL, S,AL$ ANITS ( N 1 1
0 P S.C P 2
inte"er
1 1
1K.005 T1(S
T0ANS/ITT$D
1"0I>"NTAL (IH$L
S,AL$
1K.010 T2(S
T0ANS/ITT$D
1K.011 ,.A
,"/(0$SSI"N
AL."0IT1/
( AN L 1
value from
Ta'le 1* for
friction rid"e data
or valid file suffi;
for ot!er data
1 1
1K.012 #(H #ITS ($0 (IH$L ( N 1 2 inte"er 1 1
1K.01L ,S( ,"L"0 S(A,$ 8 A L 6
values from
Ta'le 1F
0 1
1K.016,
1K.011

0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
1K.01K S1(S
S,ANN$D 1"0I>"NTAL
(IH$L S,AL$
O N 1 1 positive inte"er 0 1
1K.017 S2(S
S,ANN$D 2$0TI,AL
(IH$L S,AL$
O N 1 1 positive inte"er 0 1
1K.01@,
1K.015

0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
1K.020 ,"/ ,"//$NT O U 1 12K none 0 1
1K.021,
1K.02L

0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
1K.026 A@S
AS$0-D$FIN$D T$STIN.
I/A.$ @AALITB S,"0$S
O 0 1

information items
M
1 5
HEU 4ualit# value
M
N 1 L
0 P HEU P 100
or HEU O 216 or
211
inte"er
1 1
HAE
al"orit!m vendor
identification
M
C 6 6
0000 P HAE P
::::
1 1
HA$
al"orit!m product
identification
M
N 1 1
1P HA$ P K11L1
positive inte"er
1 1
1K.021,
1K.025

0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
1K.0L0 D//
D$2I,$ /"NIT"0IN.
/"D$
8
A 7 10
value from
Ta'le *
0 1
1K.0L1,
1K.155

0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
1K.200 Q
1K.500
8
1K.501
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
1K.502
ANN
ANN"TATI"N
INF"0/ATI"N
8

0 1

information items
M 1 a
B( Breen+ic! mean time M
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
NAE processin" al"orit!m
name = version
M U 1 K6 none 1 1
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
8&N al"orit!m o+ner M U 1 K6 none 1 1
$'8 process description M U 1 211 none 1 1
1K.50L DAI
D$2I,$ ANI@A$
ID$NTIFI$0
O ANS 1L 1K
first c!aracter
O ( or $
0 1
1K.506
//S
/A-$//"D$L/S$0IAL
NA/#$0
8 0 1
(AF ma-e ( U 1 10 none 1 1
1K.501,
1K.552

0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
1K.55L SAN S"A0,$ A.$N,B NA/$
8 U 1 121 none 0 1
1K.556
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
1K.551
information items
M 1 211
ACN associated conte;t number M N 1 L
1 P ACN P 211
positive inte"er
1 1
AS$
associated se"ment
position
O N 1 2
1 P AS$ P 55
positive inte"er
0 1
1K.55K 1AS 1AS1 O C K6 K6 none 0 1
1K.557
S"0
S"A0,$
0$(0$S$NTATI"N
O

0 1
information items
M 1 211
S'N
number
M N 1 L
1 P S'N P 211
positive inte"er
1 1
'S$
reference se"ment
position
O N 1 2
1 P 'S$ P 55
positive inte"er
0 1
1K.55@ .$" .$".0A(1I, SA/(L$
O 0 1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
U9 universal time entr#
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
0 1
9.9 elevation O NS 1 @
,622.000 P 9.9 P
@@6@.000
real number
0 1
BDC "eodetic datum code O AN L K value from Ta'le F 0 1
BC(
(ercator 3one
O AN 2 L
one or t+o inte"ers
follo+ed b# a
sin"le letter
0 1
BC9
(ercator eastin"
D N 1 K inte"er 0 1
BCN
(ercator nort!in"
D N 1 @ inte"er 0 1
B' "eo"rap!ic reference te;t O U 1 110 none 0 1
8SI
s#stem identifier
O U 1 10 none 0 1
8CE
s#stem value
D U 1 12K none 0 1
1K.555 DATA T$ST DATA M % 1 a none 1 1
age 244
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..1,.1 @ield 1,.001B *ecord header
..1,.2 @ield 1,.002B 4nformaton desi!naton character 5 4'C
Section 867616
..1,.3 @ield 1,.003B 9ser+de%ned ima!e type 5 9'4
!is mandator# field s!all contain t!e t#pe of user,defined ima"e contained in t!is
record. Its content s!all be defined b# t!e user and be in accordance +it! t!e receivin"
a"enc#.
..1,." @ield 1,.00"B So(rce a!ency 5 S*C
entered in Field 1F6++7% So)rce agency name / SAN.
..1,.& @ield 1,.00&B 9ser+de%ned ima!e test capt(re date 5 9$'
!is mandator# field s!all contain t!e date t!at t!e test ima"e contained in t!e record +as
captured. See Section 8686267 for details.
..1,., @ield 1,.00,B ;ori)ontal line len!th 5 ;LL
!is field is mandator#. See Section 8686:61for details.
..1,.- @ield 1,.00-B Vertcal line len!th 5 VLL
..1,.. @ield 1,.00.B Scale (nits 5 SLC
..1,./ @ield 1,.00/B $ransmiCed hori)ontal pixel scale 5 $;8S
..1,.10 @ield 1,.010B $ransmiCed vertcal pixel scale 5 $V8S
..1,.11 @ield 1,.011B Compression al!orithm 5 C=7
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
ima"es. See Ta'le 1* for a list of t!e codes and Section 8686+61 for a detailed description
of t!is field. :or ot!er data, see Section 8686+6<6
..1,.12 @ield 1,.012B 1its per pixel 5 18D
!is field is mandator#. See Section 8686:6F for details.
..1,.13 @ield 1,.013B ,olor space / ,S(
!is optional field s!all be completed in accordance +it! Section 86861067 if entered.
..1,.1" @ield 1,.01,B Scanned hori)ontal pixel scale 5 S;8S
..1,.1& @ield 1,.01-B Scanned vertcal pixel scale 5 SV8S
..1,.1, @ield 1,.020B Comment 5 C6
..1,.1- @ield 1,.02"B 9ser+de%ned ima!e C)ality metric / A@S
!is optional field is used to specif# one or more different metrics of t!e ima"e 4ualit#
score data for t!e ima"e stored in t!is record. 9ac! subfield is comprised of t!ree
information items. See Section 86868 for a description of t!e t!ree information items.
..1,.1. @ield 1,.030B 'evice monitorin! mode 5 '
..1,.1/ @ields 1,.200+/00B Aser-defined fields / ADF
..1,.20 @ield 1,./02B 7nnotaton informaton 5 7##
..1,.21 @ield 1,./03B 'evice (ni<(e ident%er 5 '94
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..1,.22 @ield 1,./0"B a2e5model5serial n(mber 5 S
..1,.23 @ield 1,.//3B So(rce a!ency name 5 S7#
a"enc# referenced in Field 1F600<% So)rce agency / S0, .
..1,.2" @ield 1,.//&B 7ssociated context 5 7SC
!is optional field refers to one or more 'ecord/s0 #pe,21 +it! t!e same A,N. 'ecord
#pe,21 contains ima"es t!at are N8 used to derive t!e biometric data in Field 1F6+++%
Test data / DATA but t!at ma# be relevant to t!e collection of t!at data, suc! as "eneral
scenes of t!e area +!ere t!e bod# of t!e sub<ect +as found.
..1,.2& @ield 1,.//,B ;ash5 ;7S
!is optional field s!all contain t!e !as! value of t!e data in Field 1F6+++% Test data /
DATA of t!is record, calculated usin" SCA,21K. See Section 86*62.
..1,.2, @ield 1,.//-B So(rce representaton 5 S6*
+!ic! t!e data in Field 1F6+++% Test data / DATA +as derived. See Section 867626
..1,.2- @ield 1,.//.B =eo!raphic sample ac<(isiton locaton 5 =>6
!is optional field contains t!e location +!ere t!e sample +as ac4uired Q not +!ere it is
..1,.2. @ield 1,.///B $est data 5 '7$7
!is mandator# field contains t!e user,defined test ima"e. See Section 862 for details.
..1- *ecord $ype+1-B 4ris ima!e record
!e #pe,17 record s!all contain and be used to e;c!an"e "eneric iris ima"e data usin"
mandator# fields of t!is record t#pe. 8ptional fields ma# be used to e;c!an"e additional
information available in t!e N#TS B,%"7CC1 ) ris mage nterchange /ormat standard
and t!e S6!2# $%,%1"' iris image data interchange format standard. Ima"es ma# be
monoc!rome or color +it! 21K or more intensit# levels /"ra# or per,color component0, and
var# in si3e dependin" on field of vie+ and compression. !is record t#pe specifies
interc!an"e formats for biometric aut!entication s#stems t!at utili3e iris reco"nition.
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
!e formats all store sampled pi;el data from rectilinear ima"es. !e data s!all be encoded
as a ra+ arra# of intensit# values, a ra+ arra# of red "reen blue color values, or as losslessl#
compressed or loss#,compressed versions t!ereof. +o of t!e formats are speciali3ed for
small record si3es* t!ese are ac!ieved b# croppin" and mas-in" t!e ima"es to support
efficient compression /see Field 186072% Iris storage format / ISF0.
Ta'le 8* Type-18 record layo)t
Field
N)m'er
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
17.001 0$,"0D 1$AD$0 (
encoding or Anne; ,%
NI$/-conformant
encoding r)les
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional encoding
or Anne; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
17.002 ID,
INF"0/ATI"N
D$SI.NATI"N ,1A0A,T$0
(
N 1 2
0 P IDC P 55
inte"er
1 1
17.00L $L0 $B$ LA#$L ( N 1 1 9.' O 0, 1 or 2 1 1
17.006 S0, S"A0,$ A.$N,B ( U 1 a None 1 1
17.001 I,D I0IS ,A(TA0$ DAT$ (
See Section 8686267
Local date
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
or Anne; ,% NI$/-
conformant encoding
r)les
See Section 8686267
Local date
Anne; #%
or Anne; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
17.00K 1LL 1"0I>"NTAL LIN$ L$N.T1 D N 2 1
10 P C.. P 55555
positive inte"er
0 1
17.007 2LL 2$0TI,AL LIN$ L$N.T1 D N 2 1
10 P E.. P 55555
positive inte"er
0 1
0 P S.C P 2
inte"er
0 1
17.005 T1(S
T0ANS/ITT$D
1"0I>"NTAL (IH$L S,AL$
17.010 T2(S
T0ANS/ITT$D 2$0TI,AL
(IH$L S,AL$
17.011 ,.A ,"/(0$SSI"N AL."0IT1/ D AN L 6
CBA O
N8N9, $NB, )$2 or
)$2.
see Ta'le 1*
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17.012 #(H #ITS ($0 (IH$L D N 1 2 inte"er 0 1
17.01L ,S( ,"L"0 S(A,$ D A L 6
values from
Ta'le 1F
0 1
17.016 0A$ 0"TATI"N AN.L$ "F $B$ 8 C 1 6 0000 P 'A9 P :::: 0 1
17.011 0AA 0"TATI"N AN,$0TAINTB D C 1 6 0000 P 'AU P :::: 0 1
17.01K
I(, I/A.$ (0"($0TB ,"D$ 8 0 1
IC8 !ori3ontal orientation code ( N 1 1
0 P IC8 P 2
inte"er
1 1
IE8 vertical orientation code ( N 1 1
0 P IE8 P 2
inte"er
1 1
IS specific scan t#pe ( N 1 1 IS O 0 or 1 1 1
17.017 DAI
D$2I,$ ANI@A$
ID$NTIFI$0
8 ANS 1L 1K
first c!aracter
O ( or $
0 1
17.01@
DeprecatedN See ANSI/NIST-ITL
1-2008 or ANSI/NIST-ITL 2-
200: for a description of this
field

Not to be used for an# ne+ transactions claimin" conformance to t!is version of
t!e standard.

17.015
//S
/A-$//"D$L/S$0IAL
NA/#$0
8 0 1
(AF ma-e ( U 1 10 none 1 1
17.020 $,L $B$ ,"L"0 8 A L L
value from
Ta'le 18
0 1
17.021 ,"/ ,"//$NT 8 U 1 12K none 0 1
17.022 S1(S
S,ANN$D 1"0I>"NTAL
(IH$L S,AL$
8 N 1 1 positive inte"er
0 1
17.02L S2(S
S,ANN$D 2$0TI,AL (IH$L
S,AL$
8 N 1 1 positive inte"er
0 1
17.026
I@S I/A.$ @AALITB S,"0$ 8 0 1

information items
( 1 5
HEU 4ualit# value ( N 1 L
0 P HEU P 100 or
HEU O 216 or 211
inte"er
1 1
HAE
al"orit!m vendor
identification
( C 6 6 0000 P HAE P :::: 1 1
HA$
al"orit!m product
identification
( N 1 1
1P HA$ P K11L1
positive inte"er
1 1
17.021 $AS
$FF$,TI2$ A,@AISITI"N
S($,T0A/
8 A L 5
value from
Ta'le 8F
0 1
17.02K I0D I0IS DIA/$T$0 8 N 2 6
10 P I'D P 5555
positive inte"er
0 1
17.027
SS2
S($,IFI$D S($,T0A/
2ALA$S
D 0 1
.8& spectrum lo+er bound ( N
L 6
100 P .8&
positive inte"er
evenl# divisible b# 10
0 1
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M
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CIB spectrum upper bound ( N L 6
110 P CIB
positive inte"er
evenl# divisible b# 10
0 1
17.02@ D/$ DA/A.$D "0 /ISSIN. $B$ 8 A 2 2 D(9 O (A or UC 0 1
17.025
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
17.0L0 D//
D$2I,$ /"NIT"0IN.
/"D$
8 A 7 10
value from
Ta'le *
0 1
17.0L1 IA(
SA#5$,T A,@AISITI"N
(0"FIL$ - I0IS
8 N 2 2 IA$ O 20, L0 or 60 0 1
17.0L2 ISF I0IS ST"0A.$ F"0/AT 8 N 1 1 IS: O 1, 2, L or 7 0 1
17.0LL
I(# I0IS (A(IL #"ANDA0B 8 0 1
%DC O C, 9 or $
see Ta'le 1+
1 1
2 P N8$ P 55
positive inte"er
1 1


0 P C$8 P C..
positive inte"er
2 N8$
0 P E$8 P E..
positive inte"er
2 N8$
17.0L6
IS# I0IS S,L$0A #"ANDA0B 8 0 1
%DC O C, 9 or $
See Ta'le 1+
1 1
2 P N8$ P 55
positive inte"er
1 1


0 P C$8 P C..
positive inte"er
2 N8$
0 P E$8 P E..
positive inte"er
2 N8$
17.0L1 A$# A(($0 $B$LID #"ANDA0B 8 0 1
%DC O $
see Ta'le 1+
1 1
N8$ number of points ( N 1 2 L P N8$ P 55 1 1


C$8 !ori3ontal point offset ( N
1 1 0 P C$8 P C..
positive inte"er
L N8$
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#
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M
a
x
=
0 P E$8 P E..
positive inte"er
L N8$
17.0LK
L$# L"&$0 $B$LID #"ANDA0B 8 0 1
%DC O $
see Ta'le 1+
1 1
N8$ number of points ( N 1 2 L P N8$ P 55 1 1


0 P C$8 P C..
positive inte"er
L N8$
0 P E$8 P E..
positive inte"er
L N8$
17.0L7
N$" N"N-$B$LID ",,LASI"NS 8 0 1
information items
( 1 a
8CD occlusion opacit# ( A 1 1
8CD O
, I, . or S
see Ta'le 20
1 1
8C occlusion t#pe ( A 1 1
8C O
., S, C, ' or 8
see Ta'le 21
1 1
N8$ number of points ( N 1 L
L P N8$ P 55
positive inte"er
1 1


C$8 !ori3ontal point offset
(
N 1 1
0 P C$8 P C..
positive inte"er
L N8$
E$8 vertical point offset

(
N 1 1
0 P E$8 P E..
positive inte"er
L N8$
17.0L@,17.0L5
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
17.060 0AN 0AN.$ 8 N 1 7 positive inte"er 0 1
17.061 .A> F0"NTAL .A>$ 8 N 1 2
0 P BAI P 50
positive inte"er
0 1
17.062,17.155
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
17.200,17.500 ADF AS$0-D$FIN$D FI$LDS 8 user,defined user,defined user,defined
17.501
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
17.502 ANN ANN"TATI"N
INF"0/ATI"N
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information items
( 1 a
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean time
time E AT,G / ./T
encoding orAnne; ,%
NI$/-conformant
encoding r)les
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
Anne; #%
orAnne; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
NAE
version
( U 1 K6 none 1 1
17.50L,17.552
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
17.55L SAN S"A0,$ A.$N,B NA/$
8 U 1 121 none 0 1
17.556
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
Not to be used
17.551
information items
( 1 211
1 P ACN P 211
positive inte"er
1 1
1 P AS$ P 55
positive inte"er
0 1
17.55K 1AS 1AS1 8 C K6 K6 none 0 1
17.557
S"0 S"A0,$ 0$(0$S$NTATI"N 8

0 1
information items
( 1 211
S'N
number
( N 1 L
1 P S'N P 211
positive inte"er
1 1
1 P 'S$ P 55
positive inte"er
0 1

.$" .$".0A(1I, SA/(L$
8 0 1
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M
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M
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x
=
17.55@
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean time
time E AT,G / ./T
encoding orAnne; ,%
NI$/-conformant
encoding r)les
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
Anne; #%
orAnne; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
0 1
,622.000 P 9.9 P
@@6@.000
real number
0 1
BC(
(ercator 3one
8 AN 2 L
one or t+o inte"ers
letter
0 1
BC9
(ercator eastin"
D N 1 K inte"er 0 1
BCN
(ercator nort!in"
D N 1 @ inte"er 0 1
8SI
s#stem identifier
8 U 1 10 none 0 1
8CE
s#stem value
D U 1 12K none 0 1
17.555 DATA I0IS I/A.$ DATA D % 1 a none 1 1
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..1-.1 @ield 1-.001B *ecord header
..1-.2 @ield 1-.002B 4nformaton desi!naton character 5 4'C
Section 867616
..1-.3 @ield 1-.003B >ye Label 5 >L*
!is mandator# field
63
s!all contain an identifier for t!e e#e represented b# t!e ima"e in
t!e record. An entr# of M0N in t!is field indicates t!at it is undefined +!ic! e#e is present
in t!is record. An entr# of M1N in t!is field indicates t!at t!e ima"e in t!is record is t!e
sub<ect?s ri"!t e#e. An entr# of M2N in t!is field indicates t!at t!e ima"e in t!is record is
t!e sub<ect?s left e#e.
..1-." @ield 1-.00"B So(rce a!ency 5 S*C
..1-.& @ield 1-.00&B 4ris capt(re date 5 4C'
!is mandator# field s!all contain t!e date t!at t!e iris biometric data contained in t!e
..1-., @ield 1-.00,B ;ori)ontal line len!th 5 ;LL
!is field is mandator# if an ima"e is present in Field 186+++. 8t!er+ise it is absent. See
..1-.- @ield 1-.00-B Vertcal line len!th 5 VLL
!is field is mandator# if an ima"e is present in Field 186+++. 8t!er+ise it is absent.
..1-.. @ield 1-.00.B Scale (nits 5 SLC
KL
In prior versions of t!is standard, t!is field +as named Feat)re identifier / FID.
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..1-./ @ield 1-.00/B $ransmiCed hori)ontal pixel scale 5 $;8S
..1-.10 @ield 1-.010B $ransmiCed vertcal pixel scale 5 $V8S
See Section 8686:6* for details.
..1-.11 @ield 1-.011B Compression al!orithm 5 C=7
!is field is mandator# if an ima"e is present in Field 186+++. 8t!er+ise it is absent.It
s!all specif# t!e al"orit!m used to compress t!e transmitted color or "ra#scale ima"es.
See Section 8686+62 for a detailed description of t!is field. !e baseline )$9B al"orit!m
/S6!2# $C%$&0 s!all not be used for #pe,17 iris ima"es. It !as been s!o+n t!at bot!
false non,matc! and false matc! rates increase due to t!e presence of tilin" artifacts
introduced b# )$9B2s discrete cosine transform. &!ile )$9B +as allo+ed in prior
versions of t!is standard, it s!all not be allo+ed for ne+ ima"es. Implementers ma# +ant
to support )$9B decodin" for !andlin" le"ac# ima"es. If le"ac# ima"es +ere stored in
)$9B, t!e# s!ould be converted to $NB prior to transmission, +it! t!is transformation
noted in Field 186+02% Annotation information / ANN.
..1-.12 @ield 1-.012B 1its per pixel 5 18D
..1-.13 @ield 1-.013B Color space 5 CS8
Section 868610 for details. If Field 18602*% $ffecti3e acC)isition spectr)m / $AS is set
to MNI'N t!is field s!all be set to MB'ADN.
..1-.1" @ield 1-.01"B *otaton an!le of eye 5 *7>
!is optional field s!all indicate t!e in,plane rotation an"le of t!e iris. Suc! rotation can
be caused b# !ead tilt, camera tilt, and also b# t!e common natural rotation of t!e e#e
itself. !e rotation an"le of t!e e#e encoded in t!is field is defined !ere in terms of roll of
t!e sub<ect2s !ead. !e an"le is defined, and measured in de"rees, as t!e an"le bet+een a
line <oinin" t!e pupil or iris centers of t!e left and ri"!t e#es, and t!e !ori3ontal a;is of
t!e ima"in" s#stem. As s!o+n in Fig)re 1F, an an"le is positive for counter,cloc-+ise
rotation, as seen from t!e camera, of t!is line relative to t!e camera?s !ori3ontal a;is.
!e in,plane e#e rotation an"le s!all be recorded as an"le O round /K11L1 a an"le = LK00
modulo K11L1
K6
. !e value M::::N indicates t!at rotation an"le of e#e is undefined. !is
K6
In t!e 2007 and 200@ versions of t!e standard, t!ere +as a t#po"rap!ical error of K11LK.
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is encoded as a !e;adecimal value. As an /unrealistic0 e;ample of a 50 de"ree value:
round/K11L1 a 50 = LK00 modulo K11L1 e4uals 1KL@6.
!is is 6000 +!en converted to !e;adecimal.
:or encodin" an"ular orientation of an e#e not directed to+ard t!e camera, see Field
1860<1% Frontal ga?e / .A>. It ma# be difficult to estimate rotation usin" a monocular
camera. In suc! cases, t!e rotation uncertaint# encoded in Field 18601*% 0otation
)ncertainty / 0AA +ill be appropriatel# lar"er.
Fig)re 1F% ,oordinate system for eye rotation angle
0ight eye Left eye
..1-.1& @ield 1-.01&B *otaton (ncertainty 5 *79
!is optional field s!all indicate t!e uncertaint# in t!e in,plane e#e rotation "iven in :ield
17.016: 'otation an"le of e#e = 'A9. !is field is mandator# if Field 18601<% 0otation
angle of eye / 0A$ is present. !e rotation uncertaint# is non,ne"ative and e4ual to
lround /K11L1 a uncertaint# = 1@00m
K6
. !e uncertaint# is measured in de"rees and is t!e
absolute value of ma;imum error. !e value M::::N indicates t!at uncertaint# is
undefined. Note t!at t!is is encoded as a !e;adecimal value.
..1-.1, @ield 1-.01,B 4ma!e property code 5 48C
!is optional field s!all contain t!e ima"e propert# code. It s!all contain t!ree
information items.

!e first information item is t!e hori?ontal orientation code / I1". Ealues for
Cori3ontal 8rientation s!all be one of: M0N for Undefined, M1N for %ase, or M2N for
:lipped. M%aseN orientation refers to ima"es correspondin" to t!e vie+ facin" t!e
sub<ect, +!ere t!e nasal side of sub<ect?s left e#e or outer ed"e of t!e sub<ect?s
ri"!t e#e is on t!e left side t!e of ima"e. M:lippedN orientation refers to ima"es
+!ere t!e orientation is opposite from t!at described for M%aseN.
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!e second information item is t!e 3ertical orientation code / I2". Ealues for
Eertical 8rientation s!all be one of: M0N for Undefined, M1N for %ase, or M2N for
:lipped. M%aseN orientation refers to ima"es +!ere t!e superior /top0 ed"e of t!e
e#e is at t!e top of t!e ima"e. M:lippedN orientation refers to ima"es +!ere t!e
orientation is opposite from t!at described for M%aseN.
!e t!ird information item is t!e specific scan type / IST. Ealues for Scan #pe
s!all be one of: M0N for Undefined and M1N for $ro"ressive. M$ro"ressiveN
indicates t!at t!e ima"e +as captured usin" pro"ressive scannin", in +!ic! case
all ima"e lines are "enerated se4uentiall#.
$rior versions of t!e standard allo+ed IST M2N for Interlace :rame, or MLN for Interlace
:ield. !ese values s!all not be used in records claimin" conformance to t!is version of
t!e standard. Implementers ma# +ant to support interlaced ima"er# for !andlin" le"ac#
ima"es. !e deprecated values +ere defined as follo+s:
MInterlace :rameN indicates t!at t!e ima"e +as captured usin" interlaced
scannin", in which two fields are generated in sequence, the first composed of odd-
numbered lines and the second of even-numbered lines.
MInterlace :ieldN indicates t!at t!e ima"e +as captured usin" interlaced scannin",
in +!ic! onl# one field is "enerated, and t!en eac! line is duplicated to produce a
full si3e ima"e.
..1-.1- @ield 1-.01-B 'evice (ni<(e ident%er 5 '94
..1-.1. @ield 1-.01/B a2e5model5serial n(mber 5 S
..1-.1/ @ield 1-.020B >ye color 5 >CL
!is is an optional field t!at s!all specif# t!e sub<ect2s e#e color, or 2JJJ2 if it is
un-no+n from t!e ima"e /as is t!e case +it! infra,red ima"es0. See Section 868611 and
Ta'le 18 for details on enterin" values to t!is field. 9stimatin" e#e color labelin" is
e;tremel# sub<ective, and of ver# limited reliabilit# despite its intuitive use in a policin"
conte;t, for e;ample. 9#e color is determined b# t!e amount of melanin pi"mentation,
and b# t!e spectrum of t!e incident li"!t and ot!er factors. 9#e color !as not !istoricall#
been available to or used b# reco"nition al"orit!ms.
..1-.20 @ield 1-.021B Comment 5 C6
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..1-.21 @ield 1-.022B Scanned hori)ontal pixel scale 5 S;8S
..1-.22 @ield 1-.023B Scanned vertcal pixel scale 5 SV8S
..1-.23 @ield 1-.02"B 4ma!e <(ality score 5 4FS
!is optional field s!all be used to specif# one or more different metrics of ima"e 4ualit#
score data for t!e ima"e stored in t!is record. 9ac! set of t!ree information items s!all be
contained in a separate subfield. See Section 86868 for details on t!e information items.
..1-.2" @ield 1-.02&B >Hectve ac<(isiton spectr(m 5 >7S
!is optional field indicates t!e ac4uisition spectrum used in capturin" t!e iris ima"e.
!e ac4uisition spectrum is t!e effective ac4uisition spectrum, +!ic! is limited b# bot!
t!e li"!tin" spectrum and t!e spectrum limitations of t!e ac4uisition device: it is defined
b# t!e overlap of t!e t+o spectra. !is field contains an alp!abetic entr# selected from
t!e column MEalueN in Ta'le 8F6
Ta'le 8F $ffecti3e acC)isition spectr)m codes
2al)e Description Spectr)m
NI'
Near,infrared ac4uisition Appro;. 700Q
500
K1
nm
D9:IN9D
Defined ac4uisition spectrum, in ran"e of nanometers rounded to
t!e nearest 10nm, e.". @00 to @L0. !is option provides t!e
means to specif# t!e ac4uisition spectrum +!en -no+n +it!
precision. &!en t!is value is used, Field 186028% Specified
spectr)m 3al)es / SS2 s!all accompan# it. !e format of t!e
t+o information items in t!at field s!all be a L or 6,di"it inte"er
specif#in" t!e minimum of t!e spectrum ran"e in nanometers,
follo+ed b# a L or 6,di"it inte"er specif#in" t!e ma;imum of t!e
spectrum ran"e in nanometers. !e minimum value s!all be less
t!an or e4ual to t!e ma;imum value.
EIS
Eisible full,spectrum ac4uisition
N89:Eisible ima"es cannot usuall# be matc!ed a"ainst near,
infrared ima"es because eit!er no detail, or different detail, of
t!e iris te;ture is present in a visible li"!t ima"e.
Interoperabilit# bet+een EIS and NI' ima"es remains a
researc! issue. EIS ima"es are supported b# t!is standard for
supplemental, forensic, and researc! purposes onl#. Suc! use
Appro;. L@0Q
710 nm
K1
!e 2007 and 200@ versions of t!e standard !ad a ran"e of 700,@10 for NI'* L@0 to 760 for EIS. '9D
+as not specified in earlier versions of t!e standard.
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2al)e Description Spectr)m
cases ma# e;tend to t!e peri,ocular re"ion.
'9D
'ed portion of visible full,spectrum illumination
N89: 'ed li"!t visible ima"es cannot usuall# be matc!ed
a"ainst near,infrared ima"es because no detail, nois# detail, or
different detail, of t!e iris te;ture is present in a red li"!t ima"e.
Interoperabilit# bet+een EIS and '9D ima"es remains a
researc! issue. '9D ima"es are supported b# t!is standard for
supplemental, forensic, and researc! purposes onl#. Suc! use
cases ma# e;tend to t!e peri,ocular re"ion.
Appro;. K20Q
710 nm
UND9:IN9D
!is value s!all be used +!en t!e effective spectrum is un-no+n
or unavailable, and is not better described b# one of t!e ot!er
values.
..1-.2& @ield 1-.02,B 4ris diameter 5 4*'
!is optional field s!all specif# t!e e;pected iris diameter in pi;els. !e diameter of t!e
iris s!ould not be less t!an 160 pi;els.
..1-.2, @ield 1-.02-B Speci%ed spectr(m val(es 5 SSV
!is field s!all onl# be present if Field 18602*% $ffecti3e acC)isition spectr)m / $AS
!as a value of 2D9:IN9D2 It is comprised of t+o information items:
!e first information item is is spectr)m lo9er 'o)nd / L"&. It is a t!ree or four di"it
entr# indicatin" t!e lo+er fre4uenc# bound in nm. /rounded to t!e nearest 10 nm.0.
!e second information item is spectr)m )pper 'o)nd / 1I.. It is a t!ree or four di"it
entr# indicatin" t!e upper fre4uenc# bound in nm. /rounded to t!e nearest 10 nm.0.
..1-.2- @ield 1-.02.B 'ama!ed or missin! eye / D/$
!is optional field s!all specif# if one or bot! e#es are unable to provide usable iris
ima"es. !e e#e position is specified in Field 186007% $ye La'el / $L0 6 !is field
s!all contain a code from Ta'le 88. MUCN s!ould be entered if t!e e#e is p!#sicall#
present, but a usable iris ima"e cannot be captured. An e;ample is +!en t!e e#e is
s+ollen s!ut due to in<ur#.
Ta'le 88 /issing and damaged eye codes
Descriptor ,ode
Missing or artificial eye MA
Unable to capture image UC
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..1-.2. @ield 1-.030B 'evice monitorin! mode 5 '
..1-.2/ @ield 1-.031B S(b?ect ac<(isiton pro%le E iris 5 478
!is optional field lists t!e IA$ level associated +it! t!e iris ac4uisition device. See
Section 8686*67 for details.
..1-.30 @ield 1-.032B 4ris stora!e format 5 4S@
!is optional field, +!en used, s!all indicate t!e stora"e format of t!e iris ima"e
KK
.
Fig)re 18% $;amples of ISF image formats
!e codes are s!o+n in Fig)re 18 and Ta'le 8:6 !e value s!all be a sin"le di"it
correspondin" to t!e column MIS: codeN. Ima"e stora"e formats 1 and 2 mi"!t be t!e
native output of an iris camera. IS: format code 1 is desi"nated for !i"! resolution
outputs. IS: level 2 is t!e format output in most commercial iris ac4uisition s#stems and
corresponds to t!e dimensions of t!e Eideo Brap!ics Arra# /EBA0. Ima"e stora"e
formats L and 7 are t#picall# prepared b# client soft+are: IS: L ima"es are cropped* and
IS: 7 ima"es are bot! cropped and mas-ed. !ese operations, used in con<unction +it!
KK
!is is a ne+ field +it! t!is version of t!e standard. All ne+ applications s!ould use t!is field.
age 260
SF = 1 SF = 2
SF = 3 SF = 7
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t!e standardi3ed compression sc!emes, afford reduced record si3es. All of t!e formats
establis! "eometric specifications. :or IS: O 1 and 2, t!ere are minimum mar"in
re4uirements specified in terms of t!e estimated iris radius, ' /see Ta'le 8:0. :or IS: O
L and 7, t!ere are e;act mar"in re4uirements. !ese re4uirements support accurate
locali3ation of t!e iris boundaries.
Fig)re 1:% Iris margin specification
Ta'le 8: Iris storage formats
ISF code Description
Iris
,entering
Iris margin reC)irement
I0 is radi)s of the irisG
1ori?ontal 2ertical
1 Unconstrained ima"e si3e 'ecommended r 0.K' r 0.2'
2 'a+: K60;6@0 'ecommended r 0.K' r 0.2'
L Cropped 'e4uired O 0.K' O 0.2'
7 Cropped and (as-ed 'e4uired O 0.K' O 0.2'
..1-.31 @ield 1-.033B 4ris p(pil bo(ndary 5 481
!is optional field defines t!e pupillar# boundar#, bet+een t!e iris and pupil. See Section
868612 for a description of encodin" pat!s.
..1-.32 @ield 1-.03"B 4ris sclera bo(ndary 5 4S1
!is optional field defines t!e limbic boundar#, bet+een t!e iris and sclera. See Section
868612 for a description of encodin" pat!s.
..1-.33 @ield 1-.03&B 9pper eyelid bo(ndary 5 9>1
!is optional field defines t!e boundar# bet+een t!e upper e#elid and t!e e#e. See
Section 868612 for a description of encodin" pat!s. !is is an open pat!.
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
..1-.3" @ield 1-.03,B Lo3er eyelid bo(ndary 5 L>1

!is optional field defines t!e boundar# bet+een t!e lo+er e#elid and t!e e#e. See
Section 868612 for a description of encodin" pat!s. !is is an open pat!.
..1-.3& @ield 1-.03-B #on+eyelid occl(sions 5 #>6

!is optional field defines t!e outline and contents of an# non,e#elid occlusions t!at
partiall# or totall# bloc-s t!e ima"e of t!e iris. It is a pol#"on. /See Section 868612 for a
description of a pol#"on0. :or details on enterin" data for t!is :ield, see Section
86861262 6 9ac! point on t!e pol#"on is represented b# a pair of information items. In
addition to t!e information items for t!e points on t!e pol#"on:
!e first information item contains t!e alp!abetic code from a'le 20
!e second information item contains t!e alp!abetic code from Ta'le 21.
..1-.3, @ield 1-.0"0B *an!e 5 *7#
!is optional field contains t!e estimated distance from t!e lens of t!e camera to t!e iris.
It s!all be measured in centimeters.
..1-.3- @ield 1-.0"1B @rontal !a)e 5 =7I
!is optional field describes t!e metric t!at estimates t!e de"ree of e#e/s0 si"!t,an"le
relative to t!e camera. !e an"le s!all be reported in de"rees and defined as bet+een:
!e optical a;is of t!e e#e, and
A line connectin" t!e optical center of t!e e#e and t!e optical center of t!e
camera.
!is measure is inclusive of bot! !ead an"ular orientation and e#e,"a3e an"le relative to
t!e !ead. !e inclusive approac! for "a3e direction is not intended to be representative
of t!e possible difficult# +it! iris se"mentation due to non,frontal !ead orientation.
Cence, t+o ima"es +it! t!e same frontal "a3e, but si"nificantl# different frontal !ead
orientation ma# perform differentl# +it! different se"mentation and matc!in" al"orit!ms.
Note t!at iris ima"e reco"nition s#stems t#picall# rel# upon !avin" a small "a3e an"le in
t!e ima"e. &!ile not pro!ibited in t!is standard, it is stron"l# discoura"ed t!at "a3e
an"les "reater t!an 11 de"rees be used for enrollment or matc!in".
..1-.3. @ields 1-.200+/00B 9ser+de%ned %elds 5 9'@
age 262
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..1-.3/ @ield 1-./02B 7nnotaton informaton 5 7##
..1-."0 @ield 1-.//3B So(rce a!ency name 5 S7#
a"enc# referenced in Field 18600<% So)rce agency / S0,6
..1-."1 @ield 1-.//&B 7ssociated context 5 7SC
data in Field 186+++% Iris image data / DATA but t!at ma# be relevant to t!e collection
of t!at data, suc! as "eneral scenes of t!e area +!ere t!e bod# of t!e sub<ect +as found.
..1-."2 @ield 1-.//,B ;ash5 ;7S
!is optional field s!all contain t!e !as! value of t!e data in Field 186+++% Iris image
data / DATA of t!is record, calculated usin" SCA,21K. See Section 86*62.
..1-."3 @ield 1-.//-B So(rce representaton 5 S6*
!is optional field refers to a representation in 'ecord #pe,20 +it! t!e same S'N from
+!ic! t!e data in Field 186+++% Iris image data / DATA +as derived. See Section 867626
..1-."" @ield 1-.//.B =eo!raphic sample ac<(isiton locaton 5 =>6
!is optional field contains t!e location +!ere t!e iris sample +as ac4uired Q not +!ere it
is stored. See Section 86867.
..1-."& @ield 1-.///B 4ris ima!e data 5 '7$7
!is field contains t!e iris ima"e. See Section 862 for details. It is mandator# unless an
e#e is missin" or is unable to provide a usable iris ima"e, /i.e. if Field 18602:% Damaged
or missing eye / D/$ is in t!is record0, in +!ic! case DATA is optional. Some domains
and application profiles ma# re4uire a field +it! a 2substitute2 ima"e2 suc! as of t!e +ords
2(issin" 9#e2.
..1. *ecord $ype+1.B '#7 record
!e #pe,1@ record s!all contain and be used to e;c!an"e DNA data. !is s!all be used
to e;c!an"e Autosomal S!ort andem 'epeat /S'0, J,S!ort andem 'epeat /J,S'0
D,S!ort andem 'epeat /D,S'0, (itoc!ondrial DNA /mtDNA0, $edi"ree, and
electrop!ero"ram ima"es of DNA data. !is record t#pe is based upon standardi3ed and
commonl# used DNA anal#sis and data reportin" conventions.
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
&it! full consideration to privac#, t!is standard onl# uses t!e non,codin" re"ions of
DNA. !e re"ions of t!e DNA t!at contain information on a sub<ect?s "enetic
c!aracteristics or traits are deliberatel# avoided.
Ta'le 8+ Type-1: record layo)t
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
1@.001 0$,"0D 1$AD$0 (
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or Anne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or
Anne; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
1@.002 ID,
INF"0/ATI"N
D$SI.NATI"N
,1A0A,T$0
(
N 1 2
0 P IDC P 55
inte"er
1 1
1@.00L
DLS
DNA LA#"0AT"0B
S$TTIN.
( 1 1
UD unit t#pe ( N 1 1
1 P UD P 6
inte"er
1 1
.D lab t#pe D A 1 1
.D O B, I, 8 or
U
0 1
ACC
accreditation
information
D ANS 1 L1
numeric
/0,1,2,L,6,1,K or
2110. It ma# be
follo+ed b# an
alp!a strin" /N,
(, D and=or 80.
!at ma# be
follo+ed b# up to
1 more suc!
strin"s, eac!
separated b# a
comma. !e
entire strin" is
treated as a sin"le
information item.
0 1
N88
name of t!e
or"ani3ation
8 U 1 a none 0 1
$8C point of contact 8 U 1 200 none 0 1
age 264
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
CSC
code of sendin"
countr#
8 AN 2 L
value from
S6"B$''"$
0 1
I8N
international
or"ani3ation name
8 U 1 100 none 0 1
1@.006 S0, S"A0,$ A.$N,B ( U 1 a none 1 1
1@.001 NAL
NA/#$0 "F ANALBS$S
FLA.
( N 1 1 NA. O 0 or 1 1 1
1@.00K
SDI
SA/(L$ D"N"0
INF"0/ATI"N
( 1 1
DSD DNA sample donor ( N 1 1 DSD O 0, 1 or 2 1 1
BID "ender ID 8 A 1 1 BID O (, :, or U 0 1
D.C date of last contact 8
See Section 8686267
Local date
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding
or Anne; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section
8686267 Local date

encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding
or Anne; ,%
NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
0 1
D8% date of birt! 8
See Section 8686267
Local date
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding
or Anne; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section
8686267 Local date

encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding
or Anne; ,%
NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
0 1
9B$ et!nic "roup 8 U 1 10 none 0 1
D'A dental records available D N 1 1
D'A O 0, 1 or 2
inte"er
0 1
..C
sample collection
location description
8 U 1 6000 none 0 1
SDS sample donor status 8 N 1 1
SDS O 0, 1 or 2
inte"er
0 1
1@.007 ,"(0
,LAI/$D "0
(A0("0T$D
0$LATI"NS1I(
D N 1 1
1 P C8$' P 7
positive inte"er
0 1
1@.00@ 20S
2ALIDAT$D
0$LATI"NS1I(
D N 1 1
1 P E'S P 7
positive inte"er
0 1
1@.005 ($D
($DI.0$$
INF"0/ATI"N
8 0 1
$ID pedi"ree ID ( U 1 26 none 1 1
$(I pedi"ree member ID ( U 1 K none 1 1
$(S
pedi"ree member status
( A
1 1
$(S O F or U 1 1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
SID sample identifier ( U 1 26 none 1 1
:ID fat!er identifier 8 N 1 L none 0 1
(ID mot!er identifier 8 N 1 L none 0 1
$C( pedi"ree comment 8 U 1 2000 none 0 1
1@.010
STB SA/(L$ TB($ ( 1 1
SC sample cellular t#pe ( N 1 2
0 P SC P 11
positive inte"er
1 1
S(8 sample ori"in 8 A 2 2
S(8 O
NS, &% or %$
0 1
1@.011
STI
SA/(L$ TB(IN.
INF"0/ATI"N
( 1 1

0 P value P 6
inte"er
1 5
1@.012 S,/
SA/(L$ ,"LL$,TI"N
/$T1"D
8 U 1 211 none 0 1
1@.01L S,D
SA/(L$ ,"LL$,TI"N
DAT$
(
encodin" specific:
see Anne; % or
Anne; C
encodin" specific:
see Anne; % or
Anne; C
1 1
1@.016 (SD (0"FIL$ ST"0A.$ DAT$ (
encodin" specific:
see Anne; % or
Anne; C
encodin" specific:
see Anne; % or
Anne; C
1 1
1@.011
D(D DNA (0"FIL$ DATA ( 1 1
$$ profile t#pe ( N 1 1
$$ O 0 or 1
inte"er
1 1
'9S result 8 N 1 2
0 P '9S P 10
inte"er
0 1
$': profile ID ( U 1 K6 none 1 1
SU$ supplemental messa"e 8 U 1 100 none 0 1
D$C DNA profile comment 8 U 1 100 none 0 1
1@.01K ST0
AAT"S"/AL ST0 H-ST0
and B-ST0
D 0 1

information items
( 1
Unlimite
d
DS DNA S' t#pe ( N 1 1
DS O 0, 1 or 2
inte"er
1 1
D.' DNA locus reference ( N 1 L
1 P D.' P 200
positive inte"er
1 1
A.. allele indicator ( N 1 1
A.. O 0 or 1
inte"er
1 1
.AI
locus anal#sis indicator
( N
1 1
.AI O 0 or 1
inte"er
1 1
age 266
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
$CD
precise call
determination
( N 1 1
$CD O 0 or 1
inte"er
1 1
A.1 allele call 1 D NS 1 6
inte"er V 0* or real
number +it! one
di"it to ri"!t of
decimal
0 1
A.2 allele call 2 D NS 1 6
number +it! one
di"it to ri"!t of
decimal
0 1
A.L allele call L D NS 1 6
number +it! one
di"it to ri"!t of
decimal
0 1
%ID batc! ID 8 U 1 L2 none 0 1
9C'
electrop!ero"ram cross
reference
8 U 1 @ none 0 1
.C' ladder cross reference 8 U 1 @ none 0 1
FID -it ID ( N 1 L
0 P FID P 555
inte"er
1 1
FN( -it name D U 1 L2 none 0 1
F(: manufacturer D U 1 L2 none 0 1
FDS
description of t!e -it
/+it! part or catalo"
number0
D U 1 12@ none 0 1
1@.017 D/D
/IT",1"ND0IAL DNA
DATA
D 0 1
(1 mito control re"ion 1 ( AS 16K K6K
c!aracter strin"
+!ere eac! value
is from Ta'le :<
or a se4uence
value: A, B, C or
1 1
(2
mito control re"ion 2
( AS
17K 57K
c!aracter strin"
+!ere eac! value
is from Ta'le :<
or a se4uence
value: A, B, C or
1 1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
%S$
base composition
startin" point
%9$
base composition
endin" point
( N 1 1
positive inte"er
%9$ V %S$
1 1
%CA
base composition A
len"t!
%CB
base composition B
len"t!
%CC
base composition C
len"t!
%C
base composition
len"t!
1@.01@
AD(
DNA AS$0-D$FIN$D
(0"FIL$ DATA
D

0 1
information items
( 1 a
US9',D9:IN9D
user,defined
information items
/t!ere ma# be
multiple items0
( user,defined user,defined 1 1
1@.015
$(D
$L$,T0"(1$0".0A/
D$S,0I(TI"N
D 0 1

information items
( 1 a
9I'
electrop!ero"ram
ima"e reference
( U 1 @ none 1 1
9S
electrop!ero"ram
stora"e t#pe
( U 1 6 none 1 1
IDD ima"e data descriptor ( U 1 200 none 1 1
9.$D electrop!ero"ram data (
%ase,
K6
2 a none 1 1
9$S
electrop!ero"ram
screens!ot
8
%ase,
K6
2 a none 0 1
1@.020 D.D
DNA .$N"TB($
DIST0I#ATI"N
8 N 1 1
DBD O 0 or 1
inte"er
0 1
1@.021 .A(
DNA .$N"TB($ ALL$L$
(AI0
D 0 1
information items
( 1 a
age 268
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
B.'
"enot#pe locus
reference
( N 1 L
1P B.' P 200
positive inte"er
1 1
A.$ allele pair ( NS L 5
di"its, one comma
and up to 2
periods allo+ed
1 1
BN&
"enot#pe numerical
+ei"!t
( NS 1 1
0 P BN& P 1
non,ne"ative real
number up to 1
c!aracters, +!ic!
ma# !ave a period
1 1
1@.022 ,"/ ,"//$NT 8 U 1 12K none 0 1
1@.02L
$(L
$L$,T0"(1$0".0A/
LADD$0
D 0 1

information items
( 1 a
LI' ladder ima"e reference ( U 1 @ none 1 1
.S ladder stora"e t#pe ( U 1 6 none 1 1
.DD
ladder ima"e data
descriptor
( U 1 200 none 1 1
.9$D
ladder
electrop!ero"ram
data
(
%ase,
K6
2 a none 1 1
.9S
ladder
electrop!ero"ram
screens!ot
8
%ase,
K6
2 a none 0 1
1@.026,
1@.155
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
AS$ "NLB #B ANSI/NIST-
ITL
Not to be used
1@.200,
1@.500
ADF AS$0-D$FIN$D 8 user,defined user,defined user,defined
1@.501
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used
1@.502 ANN
ANN"TATI"N
INF"0/ATI"N
8

0 1

information items
( 1 a
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section
8686262
.reen9ich mean
time
Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne
; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
NAE
name = version
( U 1 K6 none 1 1
1@.50L,
1@.552
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used
1@.55L SAN S"A0,$ A.$N,B NA/$
8 U 1 121 none 0 1
1@.556
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used
1@.551
information items
( 1 211
1 P ACN P 211
positive inte"er
1 1
AS$
associated se"ment
position
8 N 1 2
1 P AS$ P 55
positive inte"er
0 1
1@.55K Q
1@.557
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used

1@.55@
.$" .$".0A(1I, SA/(L$
8 0 1
age 270
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=

See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section
8686262
.reen9ich mean
time
Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne
; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
0 1
,622.000 P 9.9 P
@@6@.000
real number
0 1
BDC "eodetic datum code 8 AN L K
value from
Ta'le F
0 1
BC(
(ercator 3one
8 AN 2 L
one or t+o
inte"ers follo+ed
b# a sin"le letter
0 1
BC9
(ercator eastin"
D N 1 K inte"er 0 1
BCN
(ercator nort!in"
D N 1 @ inte"er 0 1
8SI
s#stem identifier
8 U 1 10 none 0 1
8CE
s#stem value
D U 1 12K none 0 1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
1@.555
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used
..1..1 @ield 1..001B *ecord ;eader
..1..2 @ield 1..002B 4nformaton desi!naton character 5 4'C
!is mandator# field s!all contain t!e ID, assi"ned to t!is #pe,1@ record as listed in
Section 867616
..1..3 @ield 1..003B '#7 laboratory seJn! 5 'LS
!is field is mandator#. !e first information item is mandator#.
!e first information item )nit type / ATB is mandator# and contains a numeric
value selected from t!e follo+in" table:
Ta'le :0 DNA la'oratory setting IDLSG
2al)e Description
1 .aborator# DNA processin" unit
2 'apid DNA = mobile processin" unit
L 8t!er
6 Un-no+n
!e second information item is t!e la' type / LTB. It is mandator# if t!e value
for UD is 1 or 2. It is not entered ot!er+ise. &!en present, t!is information
item contains a sin"le c!aracter describin" t!e laborator# t!at processed t!e DNA:
B O Bovernment
I O Industr#
8 O 8t!er laborator#
U O Un-no+n
age 272
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!e t!ird information item is t!e accreditation information / A,,. It is
mandator# if t!e value for ATB is 1 or 2. It s!all not be entered ot!er+ise. &!en
present, t!is information item s!all contain a minimum of one numeric c!aracter
if t!e value is 0 or a minimum of t+o c!aracters /one numeric follo+ed
immediatel# b# one alp!a c!aracter if t!e lab is accredited0. If t!e laborator# !as
an un-no+n accreditation status, t!ree numeric c!aracters 22112 are entered. !e
values in t!is information item s!all be separated individuall# b# commas
bet+een accreditation and scope pairin"s. (ore t!an one accreditation and scope
of accreditation is permitted.
Allo+able numeric values are:
0 O No Accreditation
1 O IS8 Accreditation
2 O B.$ Accreditation
L O AA%% Accreditation
6 O IS8=I.AC Buide 15 Accreditation
1 O ASC.D .ab Accreditation
K O 8t!er
211 O Un-no+n
!e scope of accreditation is incorporated as an alp!abetic code immediatel#
follo+in" t!e accreditation bod# = source numeric value. !e scope of
accreditation is for +!at t#pe of DNA tec!nolo"# t!at t!e laborator# is accredited.
!ese are:
N O Nuclear
( O (itoc!ondrial
D O Database
8 O 8t!er
!e follo+in" is an e;ample of a strin" for t!is information item:
1N(,2N,LN(,18
!is e;ample demonstrates t!at t!e laborator# is accredited b# IS8 /indicated b#
t!e number 10 to process Nuclear DNA /indicated b# t!e letter N0. !is lab is also
accredited b# IS8 as a (itoc!ondrial DNA lab /indicated b# t!e letter (0. !e
ne;t occurrence of a numeric indicates t!e ne;t accreditation t#pe /or t!e use of a
comma separated variable0, +!ic! in t!is e;ample is a B.A accreditation +it! a
scope of accreditation for Nuclear DNA onl# /indicated b# t!e number 2 follo+ed
b# t!e letter N0. !is laborator# is also accredited b# AA%% for Nuclear and
(itoc!ondrial DNA /indicated b# t!e L and t!e letters N and ( respectivel#0.
:inall#, t!is e;ample s!o+s t!at t!e laborator# is accredited b# ASC.D
laborator# in an 28t!er2 scope /indicated b# t!e number 1 follo+ed b# t!e letter
80. Specific orderin" of t!e alp!a c!aracter is not re4uired.
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!e fourt! information item is t!e name of the organi?ation / N"" t!at
ori"inall# processed t!e DNA data. /!is ma# be different from t!e entr# in Field
1:600<% So)rce agency / S0, . !is is an optional information item is in Unicode
c!aracters and is unlimited in len"t!.
!e fift! information item is t!e point of contact / (", +!o composed t!e DNA
record metadata. !is is an optional information item t!at could include t!e
name, telep!one number and e,mail address of t!e person responsible for t!is
record submission. !is information item ma# be up to 200 Unicode c!aracters.
!e si;t! information item is optional. It is t!e S6"B$''"$ code of the sending
co)ntry / ,S,. !is is t!e code of +!ere t!e DNA +as processed ,, not
necessaril# t!e nation of t!e a"enc# entered in Field 1:600<% So)rce agency /
S0, . All t!ree formats specified in S6"B$''"$ are allo+ed /Alp!a2, Alp!aL
and Numeric0. A countr# code is eit!er 2 or L c!aracters lon".
!e sevent! information item is optional. It is t!e international organi?ation
name / I"N of t!e submittin" or"ani3ation. !is is completed if t!e DNA +as
processed b# an or"ani3ation t!at is not affiliated +it! a countr# /suc! as a multi,
national or"ani3ation0. !is optional information item is t!e name=acron#m of
or"ani3ations, and ma# be up to 100 Unicode c!aracters.
..1.." @ield 1..00"B So(rce a!ency 5 S*C
entered in Field 1:6++7% So)rce agency name / SAN.
..1..& @ield 1..00&B #(mber of analyses Ga! 5 #7L
!is mandator# field indicates +!et!er t!e DNA record contains multiple or
sin"le data anal#ses. $ossible entries are:
0 O M(ultipleN or
1 O MSin"leN.
..1.., @ield 1..00,B Sample donor informaton 5 S'4
!is field is mandator#. It indicates if t!e DNA information is from t!e sub<ect
described in 'ecord #pe,2 or if it is from anot!er person, +!ic! is bein" sent to
assist in establis!in" or verif#in" t!e identit# of t!e sub<ect of t!e transaction.
Note t!at multiple #pe,1@ records ma# be included in a sin"le transaction* onl#
one record ma# !ave a value of 0 for t!e first information item.
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!e allo+ed numeric values for t!e first mandator# information item DNA
sample donor / DSD are:
0 O Sub<ect of t!e transaction
1 O Claimed, purported or validated relative
2 O Un-no+n source
!e second information item is t!e gender ID / .ID. !is is an optional sin"le
c!aracter identifier of k(k or k:k or kUk. kUk indicates un-no+n. .ID ma# be
set based on self,assi"nment b# t!e specimen donor. !e .ID ma# not matc! t!e
results from t!e Amelo"enin or for ot!er valid cases.
!e t!ird information item, date of last contact / DL, is an optional date field.
See Section 8686267 for t!e format. :or e;ample, in a missin" persons case, it is
t!e date t!at t!e person +as last seen.
!e fourt! information item, date of 'irth / D"#, is an optional date field.
Section 8686267 for t!e format.
!e fift! information item is t!e ethnic gro)p / $.(. It is an optional strin" of
10 Unicode c!aracters used to describe t!e et!nic "roup to +!ic! t!e sub<ect
belon"s.
!e si;t! information item is optional and indicates if dental records are available
for t!e sub<ect /dental records a3aila'le / D0A0. !is information item s!all be
entered onl# if DSDO0. Allo+ed numeric values are:
0 O No
1 O Des
2 O Un-no+n
!e sevent! optional information item is t!e sample collection location
description / LL,. It is an optional strin" of up to 6000 Unicode c!aracters. An
e;ample is M2 centimeter ; 2 centimeter ; L centimeter deep sample cut from
tissue of le" of t!e unidentified bod#N. Anot!er e;ample is MBrid L Sector 2
Disaster site L2N.
!e ei"!t! optional information item is t!e sample donor stat)s / SDS. !is
information item +ill include +!et!er or not t!e sample donor is deceased,
missin" or un-no+n. Allo+ed numeric values are:
0 O Deceased
1 O (issin" $erson
2 O Un-no+n
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Normall#, t!is item +ould onl# be used for t!e sample associated +it! t!e sub<ect
of t!e transaction /SDI O 00, but it could be possible to use it in ot!er cases, suc!
as a !air sample from a deceased relative. It could also be 2un-no+n2 for t!e
purported relative?s status, but DNA samples +ere available for t!at individual
/suc! as blood sample previousl# collected0.
..1..- @ield 1..00-B Claimed or p(rported relatonship 5 C68*
!is field is mandator# if t!e value for DSD is e4ual to 1. It is selected from Ta'le :1. It
is a numeric value selected from t!e M'elations!ip codeN column.
Ta'le :1 0elationship ta'le
Relationship
code
Relationship
*escription
1 Biological child
2 Biological father
3 Biological mother
4 Biological sibling
5 Maternal relative
6 Paternal relative
7 Other / unknown
..1... @ield 1..00.B Validated relatonship 5 V*S
!is field is optional and is a numeric value selected from t!e M'elations!ip CodeN
column of Ta'le :16 !is information item is completed based upon a comparison of t!e
sub<ect?s DNA +it! t!e DNA of t!e person +it! +!om t!e relations!ip is claimed or
purported. It is onl# filled in if DSD O 1.
..1../ @ield 1..00/B 8edi!ree informaton 5 8>'
!is optional field contains information and structure associated +it! t!e pedi"ree.

!e first information item is t!e pedigree ID / (ID. It is a c!aracter strin" of up
to 26 Unicode c!aracters. It is mandator# if t!is field is used and it indicates t!e
identit# of t!e pedi"ree determined and !eld at t!e laborator# t!at ori"inates t!e
pedi"ree.
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!e second information item is t!e pedigree mem'er ID / (/I. It is a uni4ue
reference +it!in t!e pedi"ree. It is mandator# if t!is field is used. !is
information item refers to t!e sub<ect of t!e transaction. It is a c!aracter strin" of
up to K Unicode c!aracters. !is information item s!all also provide t!e abilit# to
lin- pedi"ree information.
!e t!ird information item is t!e pedigree mem'er stat)s / (/S. It is mandator#
if t!is field is used. It is a sin"le,c!aracter containin" one of t!e follo+in" values:
l!is information item refers to DNA associated +it! t!is recordm :
F O Fno+n
U O Un-no+n
!e fourt! information item is t!e DNA sample identifier / SID for t!e
transaction. It is not an identifier +it!in t!e pedi"ree c!ain, unli-e t!e follo+in"
t+o identifiers or t!e $ID. It is a c!aracter strin" of 26 Unicode c!aracters or less.
!is information item relates t!e sample in t!is record to t!e pedi"ree.
!e fift! information item is t!e father identifier / FID. It is optional and is a
numeric value of L di"its or less t!at is uni4ue +it!in t!e pedi"ree. !is
information item is t!e fat!er identified as related to t!e sample indicated in t!e
$(I item.
!e si;t! information item is t!e mother identifier / /ID. It is optional and is a
numeric value of L di"its or less t!at is uni4ue +it!in t!e pedi"ree. !is
information item is t!e mot!er identified as related to t!e sample indicated in t!e
$(I item.
!e sevent! optional information item is t!e pedigree comment / (,/. It is up
to 2000 Unicode c!aracters.
..1..10 @ield 1..010B Sample type 5 S$K
!is mandator# field contains t+o information items. !e first represents t!e ori"ination
cell t#pe from +!ere t!e sample +as collected /sample cell)lar type / S,TG. It is
mandator# and s!all contain a numeric value selected from t!e 2Cellular code2 column of
Ta'le :2. !e second information item is t!e sample origin / S/"6 It is an optional item
of a strin" of 2 alp!abetic c!aracters describin" +!ere t!e sample +as obtained. It
contains one of t!e follo+in" values:
NS O Not Specified
&% O &!ole %od#
%$ O %od# $art
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Ta'le :2 DNA sample cell)lar types
,ell)lar code ,ell)lar type
0 %lood
1 %one
2 Co,min"led %iolo"ical (aterial
L Cair
6 Saliva
1 Semen
K S-in
7 S+eat or :in"erprint
@ issue
5 oot!
10 8t!er
11 Un-no+n
..1..11 @ield 1..011B Sample typin! informaton 5 S$4
!is mandator# field represents t!e tec!nolo"# utili3ed to t#pe t!e DNA sample. A
repeatin" subfield s!all comprise t!is field. 9ac! subfield s!all contain a number from t!e
follo+in" list:
0O Nuclear
/indicates presence of Field 1:601F% A)tosomal ST0 H-ST0 and B-ST0 / ST00
1 O mtDNA
/indicates presence of Field 1:6018% /itochondrial DNA data / D/D0
2 O electrop!ero"ram data
/indicates presence of Field 1:601+% $lectropherogram description / $(D 0
L O electrop!ero"ram ladder
/indicates presence of Field 1:6027% $lectropherogram ladder / $(L0
6 O user,defined profile data
/indicates t!e presence of Field 1:601:% DNA )ser-defined profile data / AD(0
..1..12 @ield 1..012B Sample collecton method 5 SC
!is optional field contains a description of t!e met!od used to collect t!e DNA sample.
It is a c!aracter strin" up to 211 Unicode c!aracters.
..1..13 @ield 1..013B Sample collecton date 5 SC'
!is mandator# field contains t!e date and time t!at t!e sample +as collected. See
Section 8686262 ,oordinated )ni3ersal time for details.
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..1..1" @ield 1..01"B 8ro%le stora!e date 5 8S'
!is mandator# field contains date and time t!e sample +as stored. See Section 86862626
..1..1& @ield 1..01&B '#7 pro%le data 5 '8'
!is is a mandator# field. It contains information and structure associated +it! t!e DNA
profile data. It is comprised of t!e follo+in" information items.
!e first information item is mandator#. It is t!e profile type / (T(. It is a
numerical value. Allo+able values are:
0 O $erson /DNA sample collected from an identified or referenced
individual0 or
1 O Stain /DNA sample collected from an un-no+n !uman remain or
piece of evidence0.
!e second information item is optional and is t!e res)lt / 0$S. It is entered +it!
a numeric value selected from Ta'le :7.
Ta'le :7 DNA res)lt codes
,ode Description
0 Unable to process
1 No !it
2 Cit
L Cit, !i"!=e;act
6 Cit, moderate
1 Cit, lo+
K Additional results = details
7 user,defined 2
@ user,defined L
5 user,defined 6
10 user,defined 1
!e t!ird information item is mandator# and is t!e profile ID / (0F. It is a
c!aracter strin" +it! a uni4ue part# identification. !is information item is used
to uni4uel# identif# t!e profile or sample for +!ic! t!e transaction is based. It is a
ma;imum of K6 Unicode c!aracters.
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T!e optional fourt! information item is a s)pplemental message / SA(. !is
information item states if t!is transaction is a supplemental messa"e to a previous
transmission. It is up to 100 Unicode c!aracters.
!e optional fift! information item is a DNA profile comment / D(,. It is up to
100 Unicode c!aracters.
..1..1, @ield 1..01,B 7(tosomal S$*A D+S$* and K+S$* 5 S$*
!is optional field ma# be comprised of as man# subfields as t!ere are combinations of
data t#pe and locus t#pe reported. !is field is onl# present if Field 1:6011% Sample
typing information / STI !as a subfield +it! t!e value 0.

!e first information item is mandator#. It is t!e DNA ST0 type / DST. It !as
one of t!e follo+in" numeric values:
0O Autosomal S' $rofile
1O J,S' $rofile
2O D,S' $rofile
!e second information item is mandator#. It is t!e DNA loc)s reference / DL0.
!e current valid loci for Autosomal, D and J,S's are maintained b# NIS and
are available at !ttp:==+++.nist."ov=itl=iad=i"=ansiSstandard.cfm. !is information
item is an inte"er entr# +it! up to L c!aracters per locus.
!e t!ird information item, allele indicator / ALL is mandator#. It is a numeric
entr# containin" a 3ero if no allele is found. 8t!er+ise it is filled +it! a 1.
!e fourt! information item is mandator#. It is t!e loc)s analysis indicator /
LAI. It is a numeric entr#, containin" a 3ero if not anal#3ed. 8t!er+ise it
contains a 1.
!e fift! information item is mandator#. It is t!e precise call determination /
(,DT. It is a numeric entr# containin" a 3ero if t!e precise call cannot be
determined, due to an uncertaint# in t!e call. 8t!er+ise it contains a 1.
!e si;t! information item s!all !ave a value if ALL is 1. It s!all be empt# if
ALL is 0. It is t!e allele call 1 / AL1. !is is t!e allele call for t!e locus reference
as indicated b# t!e value of DL0. It contains up to 6 c!aracters, suc! as M11N or
M2L.LN.
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!e sevent! information item is conditional upon t!e value of ALL bein" 1. It is
t!e allele call 2 / AL2. !is is t!e allele call for t!e locus reference as indicated
b# t!e value of DL0. It contains up to 6 c!aracters, suc! as M11N or M2L.LN. It ma#
appear onl# if AL1 is used* since t!ere are cases +it! onl# one allele in a call, it is
possible t!at AL1 +ill !ave a value in t!is field and AL2 +ill not !ave a value. It
s!all be empt# if AL1 is empt#.
!e ei"!t! information item is optional but s!all not appear unless A.. O 1. It is
t!e allele call 7 / AL7. !is is t!e allele call for t!e locus reference DL0. It
contains up to 6 c!aracters, suc! as M11N or M2L.LN. !is is not used for mi;tures,
but is for t!e rare case of a tri,allele. !e information item allele call 7 / AL7
s!all onl# appear if information items AL1 and AL2 are present.
!e nint! information item is t!e 'atch ID / #ID. !is optional information item
s!all contain an identifier for t!e batc! to +!ic! a locus belon"s. !is ma# be
referred to as t!e "el or plate identifier. A specimen ma# !ave loci from multiple
batc!es. !e #ID s!all be up to L2 Unicode c!aracters.
!e tent! information item is optional. It is called t!e electropherogram cross
reference / $,0 and !as t!e same value as t!e electropherogram image
reference / $I0 from t!e appropriate subfield of Field 1:601+%
$lectropherogram description / $(D t!at is associated +it! t!e information in
t!is field and particular subfield instance /if t!ere is suc! an electrop!ero"ram
present in t!is instance of t!e record0.
!e elevent! information item is optional. It is called t!e ladder cross reference /
L,0 and !as t!e same value as t!e ladder image reference / LI0 from t!e
appropriate subfield of Field 1:6027% $lectropherogram ladder / $(L t!at is
associated +it! t!e information in t!is field and particular subfield instance /if
t!ere is suc! a ladder present in t!is instance of t!e record0.
!e t+elft! information item is t!e 4it ID / -ID. !is mandator# information
item contains a number t!at references t!e -it used to process t!e DNA described
in t!is record. !e numeric values for specific -its are contained in t!e list of -its
maintained b# NIS at: !ttpE""111.nist.o0"it."iad"i"ansiJstandard.cfm. !e values
to be entered are t!ose in t!e M'eference NumberN column. !e -ID value s!all
be represented as 0 for a non,listed -it. If a non,listed -it is used /-ID O 00, t!en
t!e elevent!, t+elft! and t!irteent! information items are mandator#.
!e t!irteent! information item is t!e 4it name / -N/. !is is an alp!anumeric
value of up to L2 Unicode c!aracters. -N/ s!all be entered if -ID O 0.
!e fourteent! information item is t!e man)fact)rer / -/F. It is an
alp!anumeric value of up to L2 Unicode c!aracters. -/F s!all be entered if
-ID O 0.
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!e fifteent! information item is t!e description of the 4it I9ith part or catalog
n)m'erG / -DS. !is is up to 12@ Unicode c!aracters. -DS s!all be entered if
-ID O 0.
..1..1- @ield 1..01-B itochondrial '#7 data 5 ''
o accommodate t!e differences in !o+ mtDNA t#pes are derived /differences from
reference0, t!e interpretation issue is avoided in t!is standard b# dividin" t!e control
re"ion into 2 re"ions /even t!ou"! CEL e;ists0 to ensure an# insertions = deletions= C,
stretc!es are included. !is met!od enables an# receiver of t!e data to use it in a +a# to
+!ic! t!e# are accustomed /eit!er usin" t!e full se4uence or interpretin" t!e full
se4uence accordin" to t!eir o+n met!odolo"#0. !e resultant data use +ould t!en be
full# consistent +it! t!e receiver?s database and enable processin". !is is an optional
field, but if it is entered, all information items are mandator#. !is field is onl# present if
Field 1:6011% Sample typing information / STI !as a subfield +it! t!e value 1.
!e first information item is t!e mito control region 1 / /T1. It is defined as
inclusive of CE1, startin" at 1K026 and endin" at 1K1K5. !e strin" s!all be K6K
c!aracters. !is strin" len"t! allo+s for insertions in CE1. 9ac! c!aracter is an
IU$AC value from Ta'le :< or a se4uence value: A, B, C or .
!e second information item is t!e mito control region 2 / /T2 is defined as
inclusive of CE2 and CEL, startin" at 1 and endin" at 17K. &it! insertions in
CE2 and CEL, t!ere ma# be up to 57K c!aracters in /T2. 9ac! c!aracter is an
IU$AC value from Ta'le :<.
!e t!ird information item is t!e 'ase composition starting point / #S(. !is
entr# is numeric, up to 1 di"its. Starting (oint is t!e base position /rC'S0 +!ere
t!e primer pair starts interro"atin" t!e mitoc!ondrial DNA.
!e fourt! information item is t!e 'ase composition ending point / #$(. !is
entr# is numeric, up to 1 di"its. 2nding (oint is t!e base position /rC'S0 +!ere
t!e primer pair stops interro"atin" t!e mitoc!ondrial DNA.
!e fift! information item is t!e 'ase composition A length / #,A. It is a
numerical value of up to t+o di"its. A represents t!e number of adenines in t!e
re"ion bein" amplified.
!e si;t! information item is t!e 'ase composition . length / #,.. It is a
numerical value of up to t+o di"its. B represents t!e number of "uanines in t!e
!e sevent! information item is t!e 'ase composition , length / #,,. It is a
numerical value of up to t+o di"its. C represents t!e number of c#tosines in t!e
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!e ei"!t! information item is t!e 'ase composition T length / #,T. It is a
numerical value of up to t+o di"its. represents t!e number of t!#mines in t!e
&!en interro"atin" mtDNA, dependin" on primers and se4uencin", t!e orderin" of
content is impacted.
Ta'le :< IA(A, DNA codes
IA(A, ,ode Definition
' B, A
D , C
( A, C
F B,
S B, C
& A,
C A, C,
% B, , C
E B, A, C
D B, A,
N B, A, , C
, Deletion
..1..1. @ield 1..01.B '#7 (ser+de%ned pro%le data 5 9'8
!is optional field is user,defined, +!en data ot!er t!an Autosomal S', J,S', D,S',
mtDNA or an electrop!ero"ram is included as part of t!e transaction. !e sender s!all
provide t!e receiver +it! a description of t!e field contents. !is field is onl# present if
Field 1:6011% Sample typing information / STI !as a subfield +it! t!e value 6.
..1..1/ @ield 1..01/B >lectrophero!ram descripton 5 >8'
!is optional field contains a subfield for eac! electrop!ero"ram. !is field is onl#
present if Field 1:6011% Sample typing information / STI !as a subfield +it! value 2.
9ac! subfield is comprised of t!e follo+in" information items, t!e first four of +!ic! are
mandator# if t!is field is used:
!e first information item is t!e electropherogram image reference / $I0. It
s!all contain an alp!anumeric reference up to @ c!aracters, +!ic! is uni4ue for
eac! ima"e. If none !as been assi"ned, enter 555. !is is a uni4ue identifier.
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!e second information item is t!e electropherogram storage type / $ST. !is
is a strin" of up to 6 c!aracters, representin" t!e file t#pe suffi; for t!e
electrop!ero"ram. !e data is stored in MfsaN, M!idN or M,,,,N !e das!es ma# be
substituted +it! c!aracter strin"s for ot!er format t#pes as t!e# become available.

!e t!ird information item is t!e image data descriptor / IDD of t!e
electrop!ero"ram contained in t!is subfield. If t!e data is stored e;ternall#, enter
t!e filename. !is is a Unicode strin" of up to 200 c!aracters. An e;ample is
MNIS 'un 1 &ell A0K 12 )an 11N
!e fourt! information item is t!e electropherogram data/ $L(D. !is s!all be
stored in base,K6 format.
!e fift! information item is optional. It is t!e electropherogram screenshot /
$(S. !is ma# be an ima"e captured durin" t!e anal#sis. !is s!all be stored in
base,K6 format.
..1..20 @ield 1..020B '#7 !enotype distrib(ton 5 '='
!is field contains informative "enot#pe representation t#pe of DNA information. It is an
optional field. !e entr# is numeric:
0 O .i-eli!ood
1 O $robabilit#
..1..21 @ield 1..021B '#7 !enotype allele pair 5 =78
!is field is onl# present if Field 1:6020% DNA genotype distri')tion / D.D !as a
value. It is used for lo+,template, mi;ture or stain scenarios onl#. It is comprised of a
repeatin" subfield t!at occurs once for eac! allele pair. Allele calls are captured in Field
1:601F% A)tosomal ST0 H-ST0 and B-ST0 / ST06 9ac! subfield contains t!e
follo+in" information items.
!e first information item is t!e genotype loc)s reference / .L0. !e current
valid loci for Autosomal, D and J,S's are maintained b# NIS and are
available at !ttp:==+++.nist."ov=itl=iad=i"=ansiSstandard.cfm . !e B.' is a
numeric entr# +it! up to L c!aracters per locus. !e ma;imum value of 200
listed in able 75 is to allo+ for potential additions to t!e loci reference table.
!e second information item is t!e allele pair / AL(. !is is a numeric
information item containin" t!e allele pair data of up to 5 numeric c!aracters
separated b# a comma bet+een values. An e;ample is M16,2L.LN or M22.1,2L.LN.
!e t!ird information item is t!e genotype n)merical 9eight / .N&. It is a
non,ne"ative real number up to 1 c!aracters /includin" a period0 ran"in" from 0
to 1. An e;ample is M0.116N.
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..1..22 @ield 1..022B Comment 5 C6
..1..23 @ield 1..023B >lectrophero!ram ladder 5 >8L
!is optional field contains a repeatin" subfield for a ladder = control sample. !is field is
onl# present if Field 1:6011% Sample typing information / STI !as a subfield +it! t!e
value L. 9ac! subfield is comprised of t!e follo+in" information items, t!e first four of
+!ic! are mandator# if t!is field is used:
!e first information item is t!e ladder image reference / LI0. It s!all contain
an alp!anumeric reference up to @ c!aracters, +!ic! is uni4ue for eac! ima"e. If
none !as been assi"ned, enter 555. !is is a uni4ue identifier.
!e second information item is t!e ladder storage type / LST. !is is a strin" of
up to 6 c!aracters, representin" t!e file t#pe suffi; for t!e electrop!ero"ram. !e
data is stored in MfsaN, M!idN or M,,,,M !e das!es ma# be substituted +it!
c!aracter strin"s for ot!er format t#pes as t!e# become available.
!e t!ird information item is t!e ladder image data descriptor / LDD of t!e
electrop!ero"ram contained in t!is subfield. If t!e data is stored e;ternall#, enter
t!e filename. !is is an alp!anumeric strin" +it! special c!aracters allo+ed. An
e;ample is MNIS 'un 1 &ell A07 12 )an 11N
!e fourt! information item is t!e ladder electropherogram data/ L$(D. !is
s!all be stored in base,K6 format.
!e fift! information item is optional. It is t!e ladder electropherogram
screenshot / L$S6 !is ma# be an ima"e captured durin" t!e anal#sis. !is s!all
be stored in base,K6 format.
..1..2" @ields 1..200+1../00B (ser+de%ned %elds 5 9'@
These fields are user-defined fields. Their size and content shall be defined by the user and be in
accordance with the receiving agency.
..1..2& @ield 1../02B 7nnotaton informaton 5 7##
..1..2, @ield 1..//3B So(rce a!ency name 5 S7#
a"enc# referenced in Field 1:600<% So)rce agency / S0, 6
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..1..2- @ield 1..//&B 7ssociated context 5 7SC
!is optional field refers to one or more 'ecord/s0 #pe,21. See Section 867676
..1..2. @ield 1..//.B =eo!raphic sample ac<(isiton locaton 5 =>6
!is optional field contains t!e location +!ere t!e DNA +as ac4uired Q not +!ere it is
..1/ *ecord $ype+1/B 8lantar ima!e record
!e #pe,15 record s!all contain and be used to e;c!an"e plantar print ima"e data
to"et!er +it! fi;ed and user,defined te;tual information fields pertinent to t!e di"iti3ed
ima"e. Information re"ardin" t!e scannin" resolution used, t!e ima"e si3e, and ot!er
parameters or comments re4uired to process t!e ima"e are recorded as fields +it!in t!e
record. $lantar print ima"es transmitted to ot!er a"encies +ill be processed b# t!e recipient
a"encies to e;tract t!e desired feature information re4uired for matc!in" purposes. $lantars
are defined in t!is standard to be friction rid"e prints from t!e foot. !e areas are t!e
individual toes, ball=inter,di"ital area, arc!, and !eel for eac! foot. It is recommended to
capture foot friction rid"e data at 1000 ppi.
Ta'le :* Type-1+ record layo)t
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
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M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
15.001 0$,"0D 1$AD$0 (
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or Anne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or
Anne; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
15.002 ID,
INF"0/ATI"N
D$SI.NATI"N
,1A0A,T$0
(
N 1 2
0 P IDC P 55
inte"er
1 1
15.00L I/( I/(0$SSI"N TB($ ( N 2 2
2@ P I($ P L1
see Ta'le 8
1 1
15.006 S0, S"A0,$ A.$N,B ( U 1 a none 1 1
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
15.001 (,D (LANTA0 ,A(TA0$ DAT$ (
See Section 8686267
Local date
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or Anne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section
8686267 Local date
encodin"
specific: see
Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or
Anne; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
15.00K 1LL
1"0I>"NTAL LIN$
L$N.T1
D N 2 1
10 P C.. P 55555
positive inte"er
0 1
15.007 2LL 2$0TI,AL LIN$ L$N.T1 D N 2 1
10 P E.. P 55555
positive inte"er
0 1
0 P S.C P 2
inte"er
0 1
15.005 T1(S
T0ANS/ITT$D
1"0I>"NTAL (IH$L
S,AL$
15.010 T2(S
T0ANS/ITT$D
15.011 ,.A
,"/(0$SSI"N
AL."0IT1/
D AN L 1
value from
Ta'le 1*
0 1
15.01L F.(
F0I,TI"N 0ID.$
I(LANTA0G
( N 2 2 K0 P :B$ P 75 1 1
15.016,
15.011
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used
15.01K S1(S
S,ANN$D 1"0I>"NTAL
(IH$L S,AL$
15.017 S2(S
S,ANN$D 2$0TI,AL
(IH$L S,AL$
15.01@
A/(
A/(ATAT$D "0
#ANDA.$D
8 0 1
information items
( 1 @
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
:'A$
or banda"ed
position
( N 1 2
:'A$ O K1 or
K2 or
K6 P :'A$ P 75
See able @
1 1
A%C
code
( A 2 2 A%C O JJ or U$ 1 1
15.015
FS(
F0I,TI"N 0ID.$ E
(LANTA0 S$./$NT
("SITI"N
8

0 1

information items
( 1 1
:'S$
position
( N 1 2
K6 P :'S$ P 7L
positive inte"er
1 1
L P N8$ P 55
positive inte"er
1 1
:8' A 8A. 8: N8$ $AI'S
0 P C$8 P C..
positive inte"er
L N8$
0 P E$8 P E..
positive inte"er
L N8$
15.020 ,"/ ,"//$NT 8 U 1 12K none 0 1
15.021,
15.02L
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used
15.026
F@/
F0I,TI"N 0ID.$ -
(LANTA0 (0INT
@AALITB /$T0I,
8

0 1

information items
(
1 5
:'($
position
(
N 2 2
K0 P :'($ P 75
positive inte"er
1 1
HEU 4ualit# value
(
N 1 L
0 P HEU P 100 or
HEU O 216 or
211
inte"er
1 1
identification
(
C 6 6 0000 P HAE P
::::
1 1
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
HA$
al"orit!m product
identification
(
N 1 1
1P HA$ P K11L1
positive inte"er
1 1
15.021,
15.025
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used
15.0L0 D//
D$2I,$ /"NIT"0IN.
/"D$
8
A 7 10
values from
Ta'le *
0 1
15.0L1,
15.155
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used

15.200 Q
15.500
8
15.501
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used

15.502
ANN
ANN"TATI"N
INF"0/ATI"N
8

0 1

information items
( 1 a
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section
8686262
.reen9ich mean
time
Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne
; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
NAE
name = version
( U 1 K6 none 1 1
15.50L DAI
D$2I,$ ANI@A$
ID$NTIFI$0
8 ANS 1L 1K
first c!aracter O
( or $
0 1
15.506
//S
/A-$//"D$L/S$0IAL
NA/#$0
8 0 1
(AF ma-e ( U
1 10
none 1 1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
S9' serial number (
U 1 10 none 1 1
15.501,
15.552
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used

15.55L SAN S"A0,$ A.$N,B NA/$
8 U 1 121 none 0 1
15.556
'9S9'E9D :8' :UU'9
Not to be used
15.551

information items
( 1 211
ACN
associated conte;t
number
( N 1 L
1 P ACN P 211
positive inte"er
1 1
AS$
associated se"ment
position
8 N 1 2
1 P AS$ P 55
positive inte"er
0 1
15.55K 1AS 1AS1 8 C K6 K6 none 0 1
15.557

S"0
S"A0,$
0$(0$S$NTATI"N
8

0 1
information items
( 1 211
S'N
number
( N 1 L
1 P S'N P 211
positive inte"er
1 1
'S$
reference se"ment
position
8 N 1 2
1 P 'S$ P 55
positive inte"er
0 1
15.55@

.$" .$".0A(1I, SA/(L$
8 0 1
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section
8686262
.reen9ich mean
time
Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne
; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
0 1
,622.000 P 9.9 P
@@6@.000
real number
0 1
value from
Ta'le F
0 1
BC(
(ercator 3one
8 AN 2 L
one or t+o
inte"ers follo+ed
b# a sin"le letter
0 1
BC9
(ercator eastin"
D N 1 K inte"er 0 1
BCN
(ercator nort!in"
D N 1 @ inte"er 0 1
8SI
s#stem identifier
8 U 1 10 none 0 1
8CE
s#stem value
D U 1 12K none 0 1
15.555 DATA (LANTA0 I/A.$ DATA D % 1 a none 0 1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
..1/.1 @ield 1/.001B *ecord header
..1/.2 @ield 1/.002B informaton desi!naton character 5 4'C
Section 867616
..1/.3 @ield 1/.003B 4mpression type 5 48
!is mandator# field s!all indicate t!e manner b# +!ic! t!e plantar print +as obtained.
..1/." @ield 1/.00"B So(rce a!ency 5 S*C
entered in Field 1+6++7% So)rce agency name / SAN.
..1/.& @ield 1/.00&B 8lantar capt(re date 5 8C'
!is mandator# field s!all contain t!e date t!at t!e plantar biometric data contained in t!e
..1/., @ield 1/.00,B ;ori)ontal line len!th 5 ;LL
..1/.- @ield 1/.00-B Vertcal line len!th 5 VLL
..1/.. @ield 1/.00.B Scale (nits 5 SLC
..1/./ @ield 1/.00/B $ransmiCed hori)ontal pixel scale 5 $;8S
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..1/.10 @ield 1/.010B $ransmiCed vertcal pixel scale 5 $V8S
..1/.11 @ield 1/.011B Compression al!orithm 5 C=7
!is field is mandator# if an ima"e is present in Field 186+++. 8t!er+ise it is absent. It
1* for a list of t!e codes, and Section 8686+61 for a detailed description of t!is field.
..1/.12 @ield 1/.012B 1its per pixel 5 18D
..1/.13 @ield 1/.013B @ricton rid!e (plantar) !enerali)ed positon 5 @=8
!is mandator# field s!all contain t!e plantar print position t!at matc!es t!e plantar print
ima"e. Ealid codes ran"e from K0 to 75. See Ta'le :. See Section 8686<62 for details.
..1/.1" @ield 1/.01,B Scanned hori)ontal pixel scale 5 S;8S
..1/.1& @ield 1/.01-B Scanned vertcal pixel scale 5 SV8S
..1/.1, @ield 1/.01.B Amp)tated or 'andaged / A/(
!is optional field s!all specif# if a foot is amputated or banda"ed. (ultiple subfields
ma# be entered and eac! s!all contain t+o information items.
!e first item is t!e friction ridge amp)tated or 'andaged position / F0A(6 It
s!all !ave a value of K1 or K2 or bet+een K6 and 75 as c!osen from Ta'le :. !is
information item is called t!e friction ridge amp)tated or 'andaged position /
F0A( to differentiate it from F.(6
If an entire foot is missin", eit!er K1 /sole and toes Q ri"!t foot0 or K2 /sole and toes Q left
foot0 s!all be entered for F0A(6 A partiall# scarred foot s!ould be printed. JJ s!all be
used onl# +!en a partial print e;ists due to amputation* t!erefore it contains some friction
rid"e detail. U$ s!all be used +it! t!e complete bloc- +!ere an ima"e +as to be
transmitted, but t!ere is no ima"e due to amputation or total lac- of friction rid"e detail
/suc! as +it! a banda"e0. An ima"e +it! a scar s!ould not be mar-ed JJ or U$.
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
..1/.1- @ield 1/.01/B @ricton rid!e + toe se!ment positon(s) 5 @S8
!is is an optional field. It describes t!e locations for eac! of t!e ima"e se"ments of up
to five individual toes +it!in a flat ima"e. !is field s!all consist of up to five repeatin"
subfields, one for eac! se"ment. !ere need not be more t!an one subfield present.
Additional toes /be#ond five per foot0 s!all be "rouped to"et!er +it! eit!er t!e bi" toe or
t!e little toe, dependin" upon t!e side of t!e foot upon +!ic! t!e# appear.
!e first information item is called t!e friction ridge segment position / F0S( to
differentiate it from F.(6
..1/.1. @ield 1/.020B Comment 5 C6
..1/.1/ @ield 1/.02"B @ricton rid!e + plantar print <(ality metric 5 @F
!is optional field is used to specif# one or more different metrics of plantar print ima"e
4ualit# score data for t!e ima"e stored in t!is record. 9ac! subfield is comprised of four
information items. !e first information s!all be t!e friction ridge metric position /
F0/( for t!e ima"e stored in t!is record. Ealid codes ran"e from K0 to 75. See Ta'le :6
See Section 86868 for a description of t!e remainin" t!ree information items.
..1/.20 @ield 1/.030B 'evice monitorin! mode 5 '
..1/.21 @ields 1/.200+/00B 9ser+de%ned %elds 5 9'@
..1/.22 @ield 1/./02B 7nnotaton informaton 5 7##
..1/.23 @ield 1/./03B 'evice (ni<(e ident%er 5 '94
..1/.2" @ield 1/./0"B a2e5model5serial n(mber 5 S
..1/.2& @ield 1/.//3B So(rce a!ency name 5 S7#
a"enc# referenced in Field 1+600<% So)rce agency / S0,.
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..1/.2, @ield 1/.//&B 7ssociated context 5 7SC
data in Field 1+6+++% (lantar image / DATA but t!at ma# be relevant to t!e collection of
t!at data, suc! as "eneral scenes of t!e area +!ere t!e bod# of t!e sub<ect +as found.
..1/.2- @ield 1/.//,B ;ash5 ;7S
!is optional field s!all contain t!e !as! value of t!e data in Field 1+6+++% (lantar
..1/.2. @ield 1/.//-B So(rce representaton 5 S6*
!is optional field refers to a representation in 'ecord #pe,20 +it! t!e same S0N.
..1/.2/ @ield 1/.//.B =eo!raphic sample ac<(isiton locaton 5 =>6
!is optional field contains t!e location +!ere t!e plantar sample +as ac4uired Q not
..1/.30 @ield 1/.///B 8lantar ima!e 5 '7$7
!is field contains t!e plantar ima"e. See Section 862 for details. It s!all contain an
ima"e, unless Field 1+601:% Amp)tated or 'andaged / A/( !as a value of MU$N. In
..20*ecord $ype+20B So(rce representaton record
Ne+ to t!is version of t!e standard, t!e #pe,20 record contains t!e source representation/s0
from +!ic! ot!er 'ecord #pes +ere derived. 9;amples are an ima"e of multiple latent
prints, of +!ic! one or more is of interest. !ose +ould be se"mented and prepared for
sendin" in a #pe,1L record. An audio=visual record ma# provide bot! facial ima"es for
#pe,10 record. !e# are man# more occasions +!en it mi"!t be appropriate to use a
#pe,20 record.
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Ta'le :F Type-20 record layo)t
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
20.001 0$,"0D 1$AD$0 (
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or Anne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or
Anne; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
20.002 ID,
INF"0/ATI"N
D$SI.NATI"N
,1A0A,T$0
(
N 1 2
0 P IDC P 55
inte"er
1 1
20.00L ,A0 S0N ,A0DINALILTB ( A 1 1 SD9 O S, D, or ( 1 1
20.006 S0, S"A0,$ A.$N,B ( U 1 a None 1 1
20.001 S0D
S"A0,$
0$(0$S$NTATI"N DAT$
8
See Section 868626<
Local date ! time
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or Anne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section
868626< Local date
! time
encoding
specific% see
Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or
Anne; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
0 1
20.00K 1LL
1"0I>"NTAL LIN$
L$N.T1
D
N 2 1
10 P C.. P 55555
positive inte"er
0 1
20.007 2LL
2$0TI,AL LIN$
L$N.T1
D
N 2 1
10 P E.. P 55555
positive inte"er
0 1
20.00@ SL, S,AL$ ANITS
D
N 1 1
S.C O 0, 1 or 2
inte"er
0 1
20.005 T1(S
T0ANS/ITT$D
1"0I>"NTAL (IH$L
S,AL$
D
N 1 1 positive inte"er 0 1
20.010 T2(S
T0ANS/ITT$D
D
20.011 ,.A
,"/(0$SSI"N
AL."0IT1/
D
AN L 1
value from
Ta'le 1*
0 1
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
20.012 #(H #ITS ($0 (IH$L
D
20.01L ,S( ,"L"0 S(A,$
D
A L 6
value from
Ta'le 1F
0 1
20.016
A@S A,@AISITI"N S"A0,$ ( 1 1
information items
( 1 5
AH
ac4uisition source
t#pe
( N 1 2
value from
Ta'le ::
1 1
A2D
analo" to di"ital
conversion
D U 1 200 none 0 1
:DN
radio transmission
format description
D U 1 200 none 0 1
AHSC
ac4uisition special
c!aracteristics
8 U 1 200 none 0 1
20.011
SFT
S"A0,$
0$(0$S$NTATI"N
F"0/AT
( 1 1
:D file t#pe ( U L K none 1 1
D9I decodin" instructions 8 U 1 1000 none 0 1
20.01K
S$. S$./$NTS 8 0 1

information items
(
1 55
'S$
reference se"ment
position
(
N
1 2
1 P 'S$ P 55
positive inte"er
1 1
I$
internal file reference
pointer
(
ANS
1 11
none 1 1
N8$
number of points
8
N
1 2
L P N8$ P 55
positive inte"er
0 1
Note: !e follo+in" t+o information items are repeated as pairs, in order b# point follo+in" t!e pat!, up to t!e final point Q
for a total of N8$ pairs

C$8
!ori3ontal point offset
D
N
1 1
0 P C$8 P C..
positive inte"er
0 N8$
E$8
vertical point offset
D
N
1 1
0 P E$8 P E..
positive inte"er
0 N8$
20.017 S1(S
S,ANN$D 1"0I>"NTAL
(IH$L S,AL$
D
N 1 1
positive inte"er
0 1
20.01@ S2(S
S,ANN$D 2$0TI,AL
(IH$L S,AL$
D
N 1 1
positive inte"er
0 1
20.015
TIH
TI/$ IND$H
D 0 1
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=

information items
( 1 55
IS
time inde; start
( NS 12 12 IS V 0 1 1
I9
time inde; end
( NS 12 12 I9 V IS 1 1
20.020
,"/
,"//$NT
8 U 1 12K none 0 1
20.021
S0N
S"A0,$
0$(0$S$NTATI"N
NA/#$0
( N 1 L
1 P S'N P 211
positive inte"er
1 1
20.022 Q
20.055
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used

20.100,
20.500
ADF
AS$0-D$FIN$D FI$LDS
20.501
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used

20.502
ANN
ANN"TATI"N
INF"0/ATI"N
8

0 1

information items
( 1 a
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section
8686262
.reen9ich mean
time
Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne
; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
NAE
name = version
( U 1 K6 none 1 1
20.50L DAI
D$2I,$ ANI@A$
ID$NTIFI$0
8 ANS 1L 1K
first c!aracter
O ( or $
0 1
20.506
//S
/A-$//"D$L/S$0IAL
NA/#$0
8 0 1
(AF ma-e ( U
1 10
none 1 1
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
20.501 ,
20.552
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used

20.55L SAN S"A0,$ A.$N,B NA/$
8 U 1 121 none 0 1
20.556
$F0
$HT$0NAL FIL$
0$F$0$N,$
D U 1 200 none 0 1
20.551
AS,
ASS",IAT$D ,"NT$HT
8 0 1

information items
( 1 211
ACN
associated conte;t
number
( N 1 L
1 P ACN P 211
positive inte"er
1 1
AS$
associated se"ment
position
8 N 1 2
1 P AS$ P 55
positive inte"er
0 1
20.55K
1AS
1AS1
8 C K6 K6 none 0 1
20.557
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used

20.55@

.$"
.$".0A(1I, SA/(L$
A,@AISITI"N
L",ATI"N
8 0 1
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section
8686262
.reen9ich mean
time
Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne
; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
0 1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
.BS lon"itude second value D N 1 2
0 P .BS P K0
positive inte"er
0 1
,622.000 P 9.9 P
@@6@.000
real number
0 1
value from Ta'le
F
0 1
BC(
(ercator 3one
8 AN 2 L
one or t+o
inte"ers follo+ed
b# a sin"le letter
0 1
BC9
(ercator eastin"
D N 1 K inte"er 0 1
BCN
(ercator nort!in"
D N 1 @ inte"er 0 1
8SI
ot!er s#stem
identifier
8 U 1 10 none 0 1
8CE
ot!er s#stem value
D U 1 12K none 0 1
20.555 DATA
S"A0,$ 0$(0$S$NTA-
TI"N DATA
D % 1 a none 0 1
Section 867616
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..20.3 @ield 20.003B S*# cardinality 5 C7*
!is mandator# field indicates !o+ t!is record is bein" used,+it! a value from Ta'le :8.
It describes t!e cardinalit#: one to one /S0, one to man# /D0, or man#,to,one /(0 of !o+
t!e source representation record relates to ot!er record/s0 +it!in t!e transaction.
Ta'le :8 ,A0 3al)es
2al)e Description
S !e representation in t!is #pe,20 record is t!e source of anot!er #pe,20 record
D !e representation in t!is #pe,20 record is t!e source of one or more biometric t#pe
records, e;cludin" #pe,6 and #pe,5, +!ic! !ave been derived from it
/ A sin"le biometric t#pe record, e;cludin" #pe,6 and #pe,5, !as been prepared from
multiple #pe,20 records
..20." @ield 20.00"B So(rce a!ency 5 S*C
..20.& @ield 20.00&B So(rce representaton date 5 S*'
!is optional field s!all contain t!e date and time t!at t!e source representation contained
in t!e record +as captured. See Section 868626< Local date and time for details.
!is field is mandator# if a 2D still ima"e is contained in t!is instance of t!e record.
8t!er+ise it s!all be omitted. See Section 8686:61 for details.
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
..20./ @ield 20.00/B $ransmiCed hori)ontal pixel scale 5 $;8S
8t!er+ise it s!all be omitted. See Section 8686:6< for details.
..20.10 @ield 20.010B $ransmiCed vertcal pixel scale 5 $V8S
8t!er+ise it s!all be omitted. See Section 8686:6* for details.
..20.11 @ield 20.011B Compression al!orithm 5 C=7
8t!er+ise it s!all be omitted. See Section 8686+ for details.
..20.12 @ield 20.012B 1its per pixel 5 18D
8t!er+ise it s!all be omitted. See Section 8686:6F for details.
..20.13 @ield 20.013B Color space 5 CS8
8t!er+ise it s!all be omitted. See Section 86861067 for details.
..20.1" @ield 20.01"B 7c<(isiton so(rce 5 7FS
!is mandator# field s!all specif# and describe t!e ac4uisition source. !e follo+in"
information items ma# be repeated for up to 5 sources.
!e first information item, AcC)isition so)rce type / A@T is mandator# and it
s!all be a numeric entr# selected from t!e Mattribute code? column of Ta'le ::.
Ta'le :: AcC)isition so)rce
AcC)isition so)rce type
Attri')te
code
Unspecified or un-no+n 0
Static di"ital ima"e from an un-no+n source 1
Static di"ital ima"e from a di"ital still,ima"e camera 2
Static di"ital ima"e from a scanner L
Sin"le video frame from an un-no+n source 6
Sin"le video frame from an analo" video camera 1
Sin"le video frame from a di"ital video camera K
Eideo se4uence from an un-no+n source 7
Eideo se4uence from an analo" video camera, stored in analo" format @
Eideo se4uence from an analo" video camera, stored in di"ital format 5
Eideo se4uence frame from a di"ital video camera 10
Computer screen ima"e capture 11
Analo" audio recordin" device* stored in analo" form /suc! as a p!ono"rap! record0 12
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AcC)isition so)rce type
Attri')te
code
Analo" audio recordin" device* converted to di"ital 1L
Di"ital audio recordin" device 16
.andline telep!one Q bot! sender and receiver 11
(obile telep!one Q bot! sender and receiver 1K
Satellite telep!one Q bot! sender and receiver 17
elep!one Q un-no+n or mi;ed sources 1@
elevision Q NSC 15
elevision Q $A. 20
elevision , 8t!er 21
Eoice,over,internet protocol /E8I$0 22
'adio transmission: s!ort,+ave /specif# sin"le side band or continuous +ave in :DN0 2L
'adio transmission: amateur radio /specif# lo+er side band or continuous +ave in :DN0 26
'adio transmission: :( /@7.1 (C3 to 10@ (C30 21
'adio transmission: lon",+ave /110 -C3 to 115 -C30 2K
'adio transmission: A( /170 -C3 to 1720 -C30 27
'adio transmission: Aircraft fre4uencies 2@
'adio transmission: S!ip and coastal station fre4uencies 25
Eendor specific capture format L0
8t!er L1
!e second information item is mandator# if t!e ac4uisition source is analo", and
t!e data is stored in di"ital format. It is a te;t field, analog to digital
con3ersion / A2D, t!at describes t!e analo" to di"ital e4uipment used to
transform t!e source. !is field s!ould address parameters used, suc! as sample
rate, if -no+n.
!e t!ird information item is mandator# if t!e A@T is 2L or 26. It is a te;t field,
radio transmission format description / FDN. It is optional for ot!er radio
transmission codes.
!e fourt! information item is optional. It is a free te;t field, acC)isition special
characteristics / A@S, t!at is used to describe an# specific conditions not
mentioned in t!e table. An e;ample +ould be a near,infrared camera outputtin"
ima"es in visible +avelen"t!s.
..20.1& @ield 20.01&B So(rce representaton format 5 S@$
!is is a mandator# field comprised of t+o information items.
!e first information item is mandator#. It is file type / FTB. If t!e source
representation is a di"ital file, t!is s!all contain t!e suffi; indicatin" t!e file t#pe
/suc! as )$B0. If it is an analo" file, enter >ANA.8B?. :or di"ital data stored in
ot!er formats /suc! as di"ital tape0, enter >8C9'?.
!e second information item is decoding instr)ctions / D$I. It is optional and
contains free te;t up to 1000 c!aracters.
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..20.1, @ield 20.01,B Se!ments 5 S>=
!is optional field s!all consist of a subfield for eac! se"ment of a 2D ima"e to be
defined. 9ac! subfield consists of a series of information items. See Section 86861262 for
details.
..20.1- @ield 20.01-B Scanned hori)ontal pixel scale 5 S;8S
!is field is optional if a 2D still ima"e is contained in t!is instance of t!e record.
..20.1. @ield 20.01.B Scanned vertcal pixel scale 5 SV8S
!is field is optional if a 2D still ima"e is contained in t!is instance of t!e record.
8t!er+ise it s!all be omitted . See Section 8686:6: for details.
..20.1/ @ield 20.01/B $ime index 5 $4D
!is is a conditional field. If t!e record contains video or audio, it s!all contain t!e start
and end times of se"ments +it!in t!e file. :or instance, if A@T !as a value bet+een 1
and 7 or e4ual to 11, t!is field +ould not be used. See Section 868626* for details.
..20.20 @ield 20.020B Comment 5 C6
!is optional field ma# be used to insert comments or ot!er te;t information +it! t!e
representation data. See Section 86<6<6
..20.21 @ield 20.021B So(rce representaton n(mber 5 S*#
!is mandator# field contains a reference number for t!e source representation stored in
t!is record. Note t!at t!e se"ment references are contained in Field 20601F% Segments /
S$. if t!e# e;ist. !e value for S0N in Field 206021 corresponds to t!e S0N t!at ma#
be referenced as t!e first information item in t!e S"0 field of ot!er 'ecord #pes. See
Section 867626 !e S0N is a positive inte"er t!at uni4uel# refers to a particular instance
of 'ecord #pe,20. It is an inte"er, numbered se4uentiall# be"innin" at one and
incremented for eac! instance of 'ecord #pe,20.
..20.22 @ields 20.100+/00B 9ser+de%ned %elds 5 9'@
!e si3e and content s!all be defined b# t!e user and be in accordance +it! t!e receivin"
a"enc#.
!is optional field, listin" t!e operations performed on t!e ori"inal source in order to
prepare it for inclusion in a biometric record t#pe. See Section 86<616
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..20.2" @ield 20./03B 'evice (ni<(e ident%er 5 '94
..20.2& @ield 20./0"B a2e5model5serial n(mber 5 S
..20.2, @ield 20.//3B So(rce a!ency name 5 S7#
..20.2- @ield 20.//"B >xternal %le reference 5 >@*
!is conditional field s!all be used to enter t!e U'. = U'I or ot!er uni4ue reference to a
stora"e location for all source representations, if t!e data is not contained in Field 206+++6
2D still ima"es s!all not be referenced to an e;ternal file. :or 2D ima"es, t!e# s!all be
included in t!is record in Field 206+++% So)rce representation data / DATA.

If t!is field is used, Field 206+++ s!all not be set. Co+ever, one of t!e t+o fields s!all be
present in all instances of t!is record t#pe. A non,U'. reference mi"!t be similar to:
MCase 2005:16K@ AE ape 1N. It is !i"!l# recommended t!at t!e user state t!e format of
t!e e;ternal file in Field 206020% ,omment / ,"/ 6
..20.2. @ield 20.//&B 7ssociated context 5 7SC
..20.2/ @ield 20.//,B ;ash5 ;7S
!is is an optional field. It s!all contain t!e !as! value of t!e source representation in t!e
e;ternal file reference in Field 206++<% $;ternal file reference / $F0 or t!e 2D still
ima"e or ot!er biometric data in Field 206+++% So)rce representation data / DATA of
t!is record, calculated usin" SCA,21K. See Section 86*62.
..20.30 @ield 20.//.B =eo!raphic sample ac<(isiton locaton 5 =>6
!is optional field contains t!e location +!ere t!e ori"inal source +as ac4uired Q not
..20.31 @ield 20.///B So(rce representaton data 5 '7$7
If t!is field is used, Field 206++<% $;ternal file reference / $F0 s!all not be set.
Co+ever, one of t!e t+o fields s!all be present in all instances of t!is record t#pe. See
Section 862 for details t!is field entr#. In raditional format, t!is field s!all be t!e last
field in t!e record la#out. It is mandator# for a 2D still ima"e.
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..21 *ecord $ype+21B 7ssociated context record
!e #pe,21 record contains an associated conte;t record. !is information does N8
contain information used to derive biometric information contained in ot!er records.
'ecord #pe,20 serves t!at function. 'ecord #pe,21 ma# be used to conve# conte;tual
information, suc! as an ima"e of t!e area +!ere latent fin"erprints +ere captured.
Ta'le :+ Type-21 record layo)t
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
21.001 0$,"0D 1$AD$0 (
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or Anne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
encodin"
specific: see
Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or
Anne; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
21.002 ID,
INF"0/ATI"N
D$SI.NATI"N
,1A0A,T$0
(
N 1 2
0 P IDC P 55
inte"er
1 1
21.00L
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used

21.006 S0, S"A0,$ A.$N,B ( U 1 a none 1 1
21.001 A,D
ASS",IAT$D ,"NT$HT
DAT$
8
See Section 868626<
Local date ! time
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or Anne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section
868626< Local date
! time
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or
Anne; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
0 1
21.00K Q
21.016
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used
21.011
AFT
ASS",IAT$D ,"NT$HT
F"0/AT
( 1 1
:D file t#pe ( U L K none 1 1
D9I decodin" instructions 8 U 1 1000 none 0 1
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
21.01K
S$. S$./$NTS 8 0 1

information items
(
1 55
AS$
associated se"ment
position
(
N
1 2
1 P AS$ P 55
positive inte"er
1 1
I$
internal file reference
pointer
(
ANS
1 11
none 1 1
N8$
number of points
8
N
1 2
L P N8$ P 55
positive inte"er
0 1

Note: !e follo+in" t+o information items are repeated as pairs, in order b# point follo+in" t!e pat!, up to t!e final point Q
for a total of N"( pairs

C$8
!ori3ontal point offset
D
N
1 1
positive inte"er 0 N8$
E$8
vertical point offset
D
N
1 1
positive inte"er 0 N8$
21.017,
21.01@
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used
21.015
TIH
TI/$ IND$H
D 0 1

information items
( 1 55
IS
time inde; start
( NS 12 12 IS V 0 1 1
I9
time inde; end
( NS 12 12 I9 V IS 1 1
21.020
,"/
,"//$NT
8 U 1 12K none 0 1
21.021
A,N
ASS",IAT$D ,"NT$HT
NA/#$0
( N 1 L
1 P ACN P 211
positive inte"er
1 1
21.022,
21.055
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used
21.100,
21.500
ADF
AS$0-D$FIN$D FI$LDS
21.501
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used
21.502
ANN
ANN"TATI"N
INF"0/ATI"N
8

0 1
information items
( 1 Unlimited
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section
8686262
.reen9ich mean
time
Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne
; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
NAE
name = version
( U 1 K6 none 1 1
21.50L Q
21.552
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used
21.55L SAN S"A0,$ A.$N,B NA/$
8 U 1 121 none 0 1
21.556
$F0
$HT$0NAL FIL$
0$F$0$N,$
D U 1 200 none 0 1
21.551
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used
21.55K
1AS
1AS1
8 C K6 K6 none 0 1
21.557
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used
21.55@

.$" .$".0A(1I, SA/(L$
8 0 1
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=

See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section
8686262
.reen9ich mean
time
Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne
; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
0 1
.BS lon"itude second value D N 1 2
0 P .BS P K0
positive inte"er
0 1
,622.000 P 9.9 P
@@6@.000
real number
0 1
value from
Ta'le F
0 1
BC(
(ercator 3one
8 AN 2 L
one or t+o
inte"ers follo+ed
b# a sin"le letter
0 1
BC9
(ercator eastin"
D N 1 K inte"er 0 1
BCN
(ercator nort!in"
D N 1 @ inte"er 0 1
8SI
s#stem identifier
8 U 1 10 none 0 1
8CE
s#stem value
D U 1 12K none 0 1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
21.555 DATA
ASS",IAT$D ,"NT$HT
DATA
D % 1 a none 0 1

Section 867616
..21.3 @ield 21.00"B So(rce a!ency 5 S*C
..21." @ield 21.00&B 7ssociated context date 5 7C'
!is optional field s!all contain t!e date and time t!at t!e conte;t representation
contained in t!e record +as captured. See Section 868626< local date and time for details.
..21.& @ield 21.01&B 7ssociated context format 5 7@$
!is is a mandator# field comprised of t+o information items.
!e first information item is mandator#. It is file type / FTB. If t!e associated
conte;t file is a di"ital file, t!is s!all contain t!e suffi; indicatin" t!e file t#pe. If it
is an analo" file, enter >ANA.8B?. :or di"ital data stored in ot!er formats /suc! as
di"ital tape0, enter >8C9'?.
!e second information item is decoding instr)ctions / D$I. It is optional and
contains free te;t up to 1000 c!aracters.
..21., @ield 21.01,B Se!ments 5 S>=
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..21.- @ield 21.01/B $ime index 5 $4D
!is field is mandator# for records containin" video or audio, but not 2D still ima"es.
See Section 868626* for details.
..21.. @ield 21.020B Comment 5 C6
!is optional field ma# be used to insert comments or ot!er te;t information +it! t!e
representation data. See Section 86<6<6
..21./ @ield 21.021B 7ssociated context n(mber 5 7C#
!is mandator# field contains a reference number for t!e conte;t representation stored in
t!is record. Note t!at t!e se"ment references are contained in Field 21601F% Segments /
S$., if t!e# e;ist. !is number corresponds to t!e A,N t!at ma# be referenced as t!e
first information item in t!e AS, field of ot!er 'ecord #pes6 See Section 86767.

!e A,N is a positive inte"er t!at uni4uel# refers to a particular instance of 'ecord
#pe,21. It is a positive inte"er, numbered se4uentiall# be"innin" at one and incremented
for eac! instance of 'ecord #pe,21.
..21.10 @ield 21.100 thro(!h 21./00B 9ser+de%ned %elds
Individual fields s!all conform to t!e specifications set fort! b# t!e a"enc# to +!ic! t!e
transmission is bein" sent, to t!e domain listed in Field 16017 Domain name / D"/, t!e
application profiles listed in Field 1601F Application profile specifications / A(S and to
t!e re4uirements specified in Section *616
!is is an optional field, describin" t!e operations performed on t!e data contained in t!is
record. See Section 86<616
..21.12 @ield 21.//3B So(rce a!ency name 5 S7#
..21.13 @ield 21.//"B >xternal %le reference 5 >@*
!is conditional field s!all be used to enter t!e U'. = U'I or ot!er uni4ue reference to a
stora"e location for all associated conte;t files 9JC9$ 2D still ima"es. If t!is field is
used, Field 216+++% Associated conte;t data / DATA s!all not be set. Co+ever, one of
t!e t+o fields s!all be present in all instances of t!is record t#pe. It is an alp!anumeric
entr#, +it! special c!aracters allo+ed. A non,U'. reference mi"!t be similar to: MCase
2005:16K@ AE ape 1N. It is !i"!l# recommended t!at t!e user state t!e format of t!e
e;ternal file in Field 216020% ,omment / ,"/ 6
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..21.1" @ield 21.//,B ;ash5 ;7S
!is optional field s!all contain t!e !as! value of t!e conte;t representation in t!e
e;ternal file reference in Field 216++<% $;ternal file reference / $F0 or t!e 2D still
ima"e or ot!er data stored in Field 216+++% Associated conte;t data / DATA of t!is
record, calculated usin" SCA,21K. See Section 86*62.
..21.1& @ield 21.//.B =eo!raphic sample ac<(isiton locaton 5 =>6
!is optional field contains t!e location +!ere t!e conte;t information +as ac4uired Q
not +!ere it is stored. See Section 86867.
..21.1, @ield 21.///B 7ssociated context data 5 '7$7
If t!is field is used, Field 216++<% $;ternal file reference / $F0 s!all not be set.
Co+ever, one of t!e t+o fields s!all be present in all instances of t!is record t#pe. See
Section 862 for details on t!is field entr#. It is mandator# for a 2D still ima"e.
..22 *ecord $ype+/.B 4nformaton ass(rance record
!e #pe,5@ record s!all contain securit# information t!at assures t!e aut!enticit# and=or
inte"rit# of t!e transaction, possibl# utili3in" suc! tec!ni4ues as binar# data !as!es,
and=or di"ital si"natures. +o mandator# fields in t!e Information Assurance /IA0 Ceader
are Field +:6007% IA data format o9ner / DF" and Field +:600*% IA data format
type / DFT . !e IA data format o9ner field denotes t!e vendor, standards bod#,
+or-in" "roup, or industr# consortium t!at !as defined t!e format of t!e IA data. !e
values in t!e IA data format type field are assi"ned b# t!e format o+ner and represent a
specific IA Data format as specified b# t!e format o+ner. !is ma# be a non,standard,
unpublis!ed data format or a data format t!at !as been standardi3ed b# an industr# "roup,
consortium, or standards bod#. It is t!e combined IA Data Format "9ner / IA Data
Format Type value t!at uni4uel# identifies t!e IA Data format. !ere ma# be man#
instances of t!is 'ecord #pe per transaction. !e records t!at are protected b# a #pe,5@
are all records ot!er t!an t!e #pe,5@ itself.
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Ta'le +0 Type-+: record layo)t
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
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M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
5@.001 0$,"0D 1$AD$0 (
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or Anne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or
Anne; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
5@.002 ID,
INF"0/ATI"N
D$SI.NATI"N
,1A0A,T$0
(
N 1 2
0 P IDC P 55
inte"er
1 1
5@.00L DF"
IA DATA F"0/AT
"&N$0
( C 6 6 none 1 1
5@.006 S0, S"A0,$ A.$N,B ( U 1 a none 1 1
5@.001
DFT IA DATA F"0/AT TB($
( U 1 20 none 1 1
5@.00K
D,D IA DATA ,0$ATI"N DAT$
(
encodin" specific:
see Anne; % or
Anne; C
encodin" specific:
see Anne; % or
Anne; C
1 1
5@.007,
5@.155
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used
5@.200,
5@.@55
5@.500
ALF AADIT L".
8 0 1

information items
( 1 Unlimited
9E event
( A 1 5
9E O
Added, (odified,
Deleted or
Corrupted
1 1
9E' event reason
8 U 1 200 none 0 1
IID information identifier
( ANS 11 L0
field number
e;ists, repeat
count valid for t!e
field number,
mnemonic e;ists
1 1
AB a"ent
( U 1 200 none 1 1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
8.D old reference
8
dependent upon t!e
format of t!e location
referenced b# IID
value of datum
prior to t!e 9E
in t!e location
referenced b# IID
0 1
5@.501
A0N
AADIT 0$2ISI"N
NA/#$0
D
N 1 L
1 P A'N P 555
positive inte"er
0
1
5@.502,552
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used
5@.55L SAN S"A0,$ A.$N,B NA/$
8 U 1 121 none 0 1
5@.556,555
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used
..22.1 @ield /..001B *ecord header
..22.2 @ield /..002B 4nformaton desi!naton character 5 4'C
Section 867616
..22.3 @ield /..003B 47 data format o3ner 5 '@6
!is mandator# field s!all contain a four,di"it !e; value +!ic! denotes t!e vendor,
standards bod#, +or-in" "roup, or industr# consortium t!at !as defined t!e format of t!e
information assurance data. NIS maintains a voluntar# list of format o+ners and t!e
four,di"it !e; values t!at t!e# !ave c!osen. !is list is available at
!ttpE""111.nist.o0"it."iad"i"ansiJstandard.cfm.
!e IA data format o9ner and Field +:600*% IA data format type / DFT , +!en used
in combination +it! one anot!er uni4uel# identif# t!e specific format of t!e IA content.
!is IA data format definition ma# be publis!ed /public0 or unpublis!ed /non,public0.
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..22." @ield /..00"B So(rce a!ency 5 S*C
entered in Field +:6++7% So)rce agency name / SAN6
..22.& @ield /..00&B 47 data format type 5 '@$
!is mandator# field s!all be used to identif# t!e value assi"ned b# t!e format o+ner
/DF"0 to represent t!e specific IA data format as specified b# t!e format o+ner. !is
ma# be a nonstandard, unpublis!ed data format or a data format t!at !as been
standardi3ed b# an industr# "roup, consortium, or standards bod#.
..22., @ield /..00,B 47 data creaton date 5 'C'
!is mandator# field s!all contain t!e date and time t!at IA data +as created. !e date
and time s!all appear as B( format. See Section 8686262 for details.
..22.- @ields /..200+.//B 9ser+de%ned %elds 5 9'@
!ese fields are user,definable fields. !eir si3e and content s!all be defined b# Field
+:600*% IA data format type / DFT .
..22.. @ield /../00B 7(dit lo! 5 7L@
!is optional field contains a series of repeatin" subfields. 8ne complete audit statement
/subfield of ALF0 s!all be completed for eac! modified datum. If t!is field appears,
t!en Field +:6+01 A)dit re3ision n)m'er / A0N s!all also be in t!e record. 9ac!
repeatin" subfield s!all be composed of t!e follo+in" information items:
e3ent / $2T is t!e first information item. It is mandator# and s!all contain te;tual
information describin" t!e event t!at occurred to t!e ANS!NST"T* record=field,
and s!all be c!osen from t!e follo+in" controlled vocabular#:
o Added
o (odified
o Deleted
o Corrupted
e3ent reason / $20 is t!e second information item. It states t!e rationale be!ind
t!e 9vent t!at occurred. !is information item is optional and s!ould be populated
+it! alp!anumeric te;t +it! special c!aracters up to 200 c!aracters.
information identifier / IID is t!e t!ird information item. It is mandator# and
identifies t!e field=subfield=information item t!at !as been affected b# t!e 9vent. It is
defined as t!e concatenation of t!e ID,, a comma, t!e :ield Number in t!e
standard, a comma, t!e repeat count of t!e subfield /default O NA0, a comma, and
t!e information item mnemonic /if it e;ists0.
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
If a repeatin" subfield or information item does not e;ist, enter a MNAN. 9;amples:
o 17,10.016,NA,%%C
o L,5.L7L,6,NA
o @,10.026,2,HEU
:or t!e case +!en a repeated subfield is removed, t!e entr# for t!e repeat
field number is t!e ori"inal repeat set count, preceded b# a ne"ative* t!e
information item mnemonic is entered as MNAN. &!en an information
item is removed, t!e mnemonic is preceded b# a ne"ative. &!en an
optional field is removed, t!e field number is preceded b# a minus. 9ven
t!ou"! subfields and information items ma# !ave been in t!e field, t!e
field number is follo+ed b# MNA,NAN so t!at t!e subfields and
information items do not !ave to be individuall# listed.
o 12,10.026,,2,NA
o K,1@.01K,NA,,A.L
o 1,,16.026,NA,NA
agent / A.T is t!e fourt! information item. It is mandator# and s!all contain
information describin" t!e entit# /A"ent0 responsible for t!e $2T t!at affected
t!e ob<ect identified b# t!e IID. It is an alp!anumeric entr# of up to 200
c!aracters +it! special c!aracters allo+ed.
old 3al)e / "LD is t!e fift! information item. It is optional. &!en used, it s!all
contain t!e ori"inal value of t!e location in t!e transaction referenced in IID
before it +as affected b# t!e event /$2T0.
..22./ @ield /../01 7(dit revision n(mber 5 7*#
!is field is mandator# if :ield 5@.500: Audit lo" = A.: appears in t!e record. It
contains a uni4ue reference to t!e revision +it!in t!e revision !istor#. It is numeric,
+it! up to L di"its. :or e;ample, 'evision 1 s!all be encoded as 1* 'evision @@ as
@@. 'evision M;N ma# contain multiple events, eac! of +!ic! is recorded as a
discrete modification /re4uirin" a separate subfield in A0N0. !us, a different
revision, +it! its correspondin" lo" of modifications /recorded in A0NG re4uires a
separate instance of 'ecord #pe,5@.
..22.10 @ield /..//3B So(rce a!ency name 5 S7#
a"enc# referenced in Field +:600<% So)rce agency / S0,.
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..23 *ecord $ype+//B C1>@@ biometric data record
!e #pe,55 record s!all contain and be used to e;c!an"e biometric data t!at is not
supported b# ot!er ANSI=NIS,I. records. !is data is e;c!an"ed in a format t!at
conforms to N#TS B%&"7CCF, the #ommon Biometric 24change /ormats /rame5ork.
!e C%9:: conformant %iometric Information 'ecord /%I'0 used b# t!e #pe,55 record
includes a common Ceader and a %iometric Data %loc- /%D%0. +o mandator# fields in
t!e C%9:: Ceader are :ormat 8+ner and :ormat #pe. !e :ormat 8+ner field denotes
t!e vendor, standards bod#, +or-in" "roup, or industr# consortium t!at !as defined t!e
format of t!e biometric data /t!e data contained in t!e %D%0. A C%9:: re4uirement is t!at
format o+ners re"ister +it! t!e I%IA for an assi"ned identifier of t!e format o+ner.
!e %D% format is specified b# t!e format o+ner. !is ma# be a non,standard, unpublis!ed
data format or a data format t!at !as been standardi3ed b# an industr# "roup, consortium, or
standards bod#. It is t!e combined C%9:: :ormat 8+ner=:ormat #pe value t!at uni4uel#
identifies t!e %D% format. !e #pe,55 record provides t!e C%9:: fields necessar# for
users to send, receive, and interpret biometric data in an# re"istered %D% format /+it! t!e
e;ception of biometric data +!ic! is e;c!an"ed usin" t!e ot!er records in t!is standard0.
!e data carried in Field ++6+++% #iometric data 'loc4 / DATA is t!e %D%. !e field?s
%D% :ormat 8+ner identifies t!e format of t!at data and %D% :ormat #pe as described b#
t!e C%9:: standard.
Ta'le +1 Type-++ record layo)t
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
55.001 0$,"0D 1$AD$0 (
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or Anne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or
Anne; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
55.002 ID,
INF"0/ATI"N
D$SI.NATI"N
,1A0A,T$0
(
N 1 2
0 P IDC P 55
inte"er
1 1
55.00L
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
55.006 S0, S"A0,$ A.$N,B ( U 1 a none 1 1
55.001 #,D
#I"/$T0I, ,A(TA0$
DAT$
(
See Section 8686267
Local date
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or Anne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section
8686267 Local date

encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding or
Anne; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
55.00K,
55.055
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used O1*
JO6
LL
55.100 1D2 ,#$FF 1$AD$0 2$0SI"N ( N
O6*
JO
L
F8
6 CDE O 0101 1 1
55.101 #TB #I"/$T0I, TB($ ( N
O@*
JO
1
F8
@
value
:rom Ta'le +2
1 1
55.102
#D@
#I"/$T0I, DATA
@AALITB
8

0 1

information items
( 1 5
HEU 4ualit# value
(
N 1 L
0 P HEU P 100 or
HEU O 216 or
211
inte"er
1 1
HAE
al"orit!m vendor
identification
(
C 6 6
0000 P HAE P
::::
1 1
HA$
al"orit!m product
identification
(
N 1 1
1 P HA$ P K11L1
positive inte"er
1 1
55.10L #F" #D# F"0/AT "&N$0
(
C 6 6 none 1 1
55.106 #FT #D# F"0/AT TB($
(
C 6 6 none 1 1
55.101,
55.155
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used
K7
raditional encodin" /0 re4uires a leadin" 3ero. J(. encodin" /J0 does not. See Section :.
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
55.200,
55.500
8
55.501
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used
55.502 ANN
ANN"TATI"N
INF"0/ATI"N
8

0 1

information items
( 1 a
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section
8686262
.reen9ich mean
time
Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne
; ,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
1 1
NAE
name = version
( U 1 K6 none 1 1
$'8 process description ( U 1 none 1 1
55.50L DAI
D$2I,$ ANI@A$
ID$NTIFI$0
8 ANS 1L 1K
first c!aracter
O ( or $
0 1
55.506
//S
/A-$//"D$L/S$0IAL
NA/#$0
8 0 1
(AF ma-e ( U 1 10 none 1 1
S9' serial number (
U 1 10 none 1 1
55.501,
55.552
0$S$02$D F"0 FATA0$
ITL
Not to be used
55.55L SAN S"A0,$ A.$N,B NA/$
8 U 1
12
1
none 0 1
55.556
'9S9'E9D :8' :UU'9
Not to be used
55.551 AS, ASS",IAT$D ,"NT$HT 8 0 1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
information items
( 1 211
ACN
associated conte;t
number
( N 1 L
1 P ACN P 211
positive inte"er
1 1
AS$
associated se"ment
position
8 N 1 2
1 P AS$ P 55
positive inte"er
0 1
55.55K 1AS 1AS1 8 C K6 K6 none 0 1
55.557 S"0
S"A0,$
0$(0$S$NTATI"N
8

0 1
information items
( 1 211
S'N
number
( N 1 L
1 P S'N P 211
positive inte"er
1 1
'S$
reference se"ment
position
8 N 1 2
1 P 'S$ P 55
positive inte"er
0 1
55.55@

.$"
.$".0A(1I, SA/(L$
8 0 1
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
See Section 8686262
.reen9ich mean
time Icoordinated
)ni3ersal time E
AT,G / ./T
encodin" specific:
see Anne; #%
Traditional
encoding orAnne;
,% NI$/-
conformant
encoding r)les
0 1
9.9 elevation 8 NS 1 @ ,622.000 P 9.9 P
@@6@.000
real number
0 1
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Field
N)m'er
/nemonic ,ontent
Description
,ond
code
,haracter 2al)e
,onstraints
"cc)rrence
T
y
p
e
M
n
#
M
a
x
#
M
n
=
M
a
x
=
value from Ta'le
F
0 1
BC(
(ercator 3one
8 AN 2 L
one or t+o inte"ers
follo+ed b# a
sin"le letter
0 1
BC9
(ercator eastin"
D N 1 K inte"er 0 1
BCN
(ercator nort!in"
D N 1 @ inte"er 0 1
B' "eo"rap!ic reference te;t 8 U 1
11
0
none 0 1
8SI
s#stem identifier
8 U 1 10 none 0 1
8CE
s#stem value
D U 1
12
K
none 0 1
55.555 DATA #I"/$T0I, DATA #L",- ( % 1 a none 1 1
..23.1 @ield //.001B *ecord header
..23.2 @ield //.002B 4nformaton desi!naton character 5 4'C
Section 867616
..23.3 @ield //.00"B So(rce a!ency 5 S*C
entered in Field ++6++7% So)rce agency name / SAN.
..23." @ield //.00&B 1iometric capt(re date 5 1C'
!is is a mandator# field. See Section 8686262 for details.
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
..23.& @ield //.100B C1>@@ header version 5 ;'V
!is mandator# ASCII field s!all be used to identif# t!e version of C%9:: specification
to +!ic! t!is record conforms /See Section 7 Normati3e referencesG. !e format is t+o
c!aracters for ma<or version number follo+ed b# t+o c!aracters for minor version. !e
version of C%9:: in N#TS B%&"7CCF /See Section 7 Normati3e referencesG is
represented b# t!e strin" >0101? /ma<or version >01? and minor version >01?0. See Section
: for information concernin" leadin" 3eros.
..23., @ield //.101B 1iometric type 5 1$K
!is mandator# field adopts t!e values presented in C%9:: +it! t!e addition of t+o
leadin" 3eros for future e;pansion. Ta'le +2 lists t!e current biometric t#pe codes for
modalities not covered in t!is standard +it! specific 'ecord #pes assi"ned to t!em.
K@
See
Section : for information concernin" leadin" 3eros.
Ta'le +2 ,#$FF 'iometric type
#iometric Type
Name
#iometric Type
,ode
No Information Biven >00000000?
(ultiple %iometrics Used >00000001?
Eoice >00000006?
'etina >00000020?
Cand Beometr# >00000060?
Si"nature D#namics >000000@0?
Fe#stro-e D#namics >00000100?
.ip (ovement >00000200?
!ermal :ace Ima"e >00000600?
!ermal Cand Ima"e >00000@00?
Bait >00001000?
%od# 8dor >00002000?
9ar S!ape >0000@000?
:in"er Beometr# >00010000?
Eein $attern >00060000?
..23.- @ield //.102B 1iometric data <(ality 5 1'F
!is optional field is used to specif# a 4ualit# score for t!e biometric data stored in t!e
%D% in t!is record. !is field is comprised of t!ree information items. See Section 86868.
..23.. @ield //.103B 1'1 format o3ner 5 1@6
!is mandator# field s!all be used to denote t!e vendor, standards bod#, +or-in" "roup,
or industr# consortium t!at !as defined t!e format of t!e biometric data /in t!e %D%0. In
K@
$revious versions of t!e standard included biometric t#pes +it! record t#pes no+ included in t!e
standard. :or t!ose %iometric #pe Codes, see ANS!NST"T* $"7CC,, able L5.
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a C%9:: structure t!e %D% :ormat 8+ner and :ormat #pe, +!en used in combination,
uni4uel# identif# t!e specific format of t!e %D% content. !e format and content of t!e
%D% is Mo+nedN b# t!e C%9:: Client /see Section K.1 of t!e C%9:: standard0. !is
%D% format definition ma# be publis!ed /public0 or unpublis!ed /non,public0.
A C%9:: re4uirement is t!at format o+ners re"ister +it! I%IA for an assi"ned identifier
of t!e format o+ner. !e number is "uaranteed to be uni4ue. 'efer to t!e C%9::
standard /See Section 7 Normati3e referencesG, Section K, MC%9:: $atrons and
Clients,N for re"istration information.
!e four !e; di"its assi"ned b# I%IA s!all be represented b# a strin" of four c!aracters,
available at !ttpE""111.i)ia.or"c)eff"Jpatron.p!p
..23./ @ield //.10"B 1'1 format type 5 1@$
!is mandator# field s!all be used to identif# t!e value assi"ned b# t!e format o+ner to
represent t!e specific %D% :ormat as specified b# t!e format o+ner. !is ma# be a non,
standard, unpublis!ed data format or a data format t!at !as been standardi3ed b# an
industr# "roup, consortium, or standards bod#. !e re"istration of t!e :ormat #pe value
is recommended but not re4uired. 'efer to t!e C%9:: standard/ See Section 7
Normati3e referencesG, Section K, MC%9:: $atrons and Clients,N for re"istration
information. !e four !e; di"its assi"ned b# t!e format o+ner s!all be represented b# a
strin" of four c!aracters, available at !ttpE""111.i)ia.or"c)eff"J)d).p!p
..23.10 @ields //. 200+/00B 9ser+de%ned %elds 5 9'@
!ese fields are user,definable fields. !eir si3e and content s!all be defined b# t!e user
..23.11 @ield //./02B 7nnotaton informaton 5 7##
..23.12 @ield //./03B 'evice (ni<(e ident%er 5 '94
..23.13 @ield //./0"B a2e5model5serial n(mber 5 S
..23.1" @ield //.//3B So(rce a!ency name 5 S7#
a"enc# referenced in Field ++600<% So)rce agency / S0,.
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..23.1& @ield //.//&B 7ssociated context 5 7SC
!is optional field refers to one or more 'ecord #pe,21 +it! t!e same A,N. See
Section 867676
..23.1, @ield //.//,B ;ash5 ;7S
!is optional field s!all contain t!e !as! value of t!e data in Field ++6+++% #iometric
data 'loc4 / DATA of t!is record, calculated usin" SCA,21K. See Section 86*62.
..23.1- @ield //.//-B So(rce representaton 5 S6*
!is optional field refers to a representation in 'ecord #pe,20 +it! t!e same S0N. See
Section 867626
..23.1. @ield //.//.B =eo!raphic sample ac<(isiton locaton 5 =>6
!is optional field contains t!e location +!ere t!e biometric sample +as ac4uired Q not
..23.1/ @ield //.///B 1iometric data bloc2 5 '7$7
!is mandator# field s!all contain t!e C%9:: %iometric Data %loc- /%D%0. See Section
862 for details on t!e Data field entr#. In raditional encodin", t!is s!all be t!e last
p!#sical field in t!e record.
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Anne; A% ,haracter encoding information
Normati3e
Field 1601* ,haracter encoding / D,S allo+s t!e user to specif# t!e c!aracter set for
certain fields and record t#pes, as described in Section *6*6 !is Anne; lists t!e codes
for t!e different c!aracters commonl# used.
Several fields in t!e standard re4uire Ce;adecimal or %ase,K6 representations, +!ic! are
also described in t!is anne;.
A61% 8-'it AS,II
7,bit ASCII is re4uired for all fields in 0ecord Type-1% Transaction information
record6 If Field 1601* ,haracter encoding / D,S is not included in t!e transaction, t!e
default c!aracter set encodin" is 7,bit ASCII +it! t!e leftmost /ei"!t!0 bit padded +it! 3ero.
ASCII is defined in ANS 9B+1"$%&' -<$%%7. /See Section 7 Normati3e referencesG. See
Ta'le +7 for t!e allo+ed values.
A62% Anicode and ATF encoding
Field 1601* ,haracter encoding / D,S allo+s t!e user to select an alternate c!aracter
encodin" listed in Ta'le < ,haracter encoding. U:,@ and U:,1K allo+ for t!e special
national c!aracters suc! as W, s. Z and t. !e# also allo+ for certain ot!er c!aracter sets,
suc! as C#rillic and Arabic.
Ta'le +7 does not list all of t!ese c!aracters, onl# includin" a fe+ e;amples. In Ta'le
+7, t!e c!aracter Y is in onl# t!e @,bit .atin set, unli-e t!e 9n"lis! lan"ua"e c!aracters,
+!ic! are in bot! t!e 7,bit /default0 c!aracter encodin" set and t!e @,bit set. !e C!inese
c!aracter is not in t!e @,bit .atin c!aracter set, but it is in U:,@. &!en usin" t!ese
e;tended c!aracter sets, t!e# s!all onl# appear +!ere t!e record la#out tables specif# 2U2
or 2user,defined2 for t!e c!aracter t#pe.
/T?-8 encodin is 0aria).e 1idt!. T!e 8irst 128 c!aracters &se one )yte and are
e7&i0a.ent to /%-,%$II. T!e ne-t 1C920 c!aracters re7&ire t1o )ytes to encode.
T!ree and fo&r )ytes are a.so possi).e for certainC more rare c!aracters. *ote t!at
t!e /T?-8 and /T?-16 encodins are s&)stantia..y different. *oteE #able 73 s!o1s
/T?-166> (6i >ndian) 0a.&es. It is recommended t!at /T?-8 )e &sed in preference
to /T?-16 or /T?-32.
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"haracter
Name
Type
+A, N, S,
-.
AS"II
"ode
point
/e0
AS"II
Left 1
(-2it
3inary
-nicode
"ode
point
/e0
-TF-4
3yte
encoding
/e0
-TF-1536
3yte
encoding
/e0
Start-of-text "STX Reserved 0x02 0 0000010 U+0002 02 00 02
End-of-text "ETX Reserved 0x03 0 0000011 U+0003 03 00 03
&
S
Reserved 0x1C 0 0011100 U+001C 1C 00 1C
/
S
Reserved 0x1D 0 0011101 U+001D 1D 00 1D
0
S

Reserved 0x1E 0 0011110 U+001E 1E 00 1E
1
S
Reserved 0x1F 0 0011111 U+001F 1F 00 1F
Space A 0x20 0 0100000 U+0020 20 00 20
! S 0x21 0 0100001 U+0021 21 00 21
" S 0x22 0 0100010 U+0022 22 00 22
# S 0x23 0 0100011 U+0023 23 00 23
$ S 0x24 0 0100100 U+0024 24 00 24
% S 0x25 0 0100101 U+0025 25 00 25
& S 0x26 0 0100110 U+0026 26 00 26
' S 0x27 0 0100111 U+0027 27 00 27
( S 0x28 0 0101000 U+0028 28 00 28
) S 0x29 0 0101001 U+0029 29 00 29
* S 0x2A 0 0101010 U+002A 2A 00 2A
+ S 0x2B 0 0101011 U+002B 2B 00 2B
, S 0x2C 0 0101100 U+002C 2C 00 2C
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"haracter
Name
Type
+A, N,
S, -.
AS"II
"ode
point
/e0
AS"II
Left 1
(-2it
3inary
-nicode
"ode
point
/e0
-TF-4
3yte
encoding
/e0
-TF-1536
3yte
encoding
/e0
- S 0x2D 0 0101101 U+002D 2D 00 2D
. S 0x2E 0 0101110 U+002E 2E 00 2E
/ S 0x2F 0 0101111 U+002F 2F 00 2F
0 N 0x30 0 0110000 U+0030 30 00 30
1 N 0x31 0 0110001 U+0031 31 00 31
2 N 0x32 0 0110010 U+0032 32 00 32
3 N 0x33 0 0110011 U+0033 33 00 33
4 N 0x34 0 0110100 U+0034 34 00 34
5 N 0x35 0 0110101 U+0035 35 00 35
6 N 0x36 0 0110110 U+0036 36 00 36
7 N 0x37 0 0110111 U+0037 37 00 37
8 N 0x38 0 0111000 U+0038 38 00 38
9 N 0x39 0 0111001 U+0039 39 00 39
: S 0x3A 0 0111010 U+003A 3A 00 3A
; S 0x3B 0 0111011 U+003B 3B 00 3B
< S 0x3C 0 0111100 U+003C 3C 00 3C
= S 0x3D 0 0111101 U+003D 3D 00 3D
> S 0x3E 0 0111110 U+003E 3E 00 3E
? S 0x3F 0 0111111 U+003F 3F 00 3f
@ S 0x40 0 1000000 U+0040 40 00 40
A A 0x41 0 1000001 U+0041 41 00 41
B A 0x42 0 1000010 U+0042 42 00 42
C A 0x43 0 1000011 U+0043 43 00 43
D A 0x44 0 1000100 U+0044 44 00 44
E A 0x45 0 1000101 U+0045 45 00 45
F A 0x46 0 1000110 U+0046 46 00 46
G A 0x47 0 1000111 U+0047 47 00 47
H A 0x48 0 1001000 U+0048 48 00 48
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"haracter
Name
Type
+A, N,
S, -.
AS"II
"ode
point
/e0
AS"II
Left 1
(-2it
3inary
-nicode
"ode
point
/e0
-TF-4
3yte
encoding
/e0
-TF-1536
3yte
encoding
/e0
A 0x49 0 1001001 U+0049 49 00 49
J A 0x4A 0 1001010 U+004A 4A 00 4A
K A 0x4B 0 1001011 U+004B 4B 00 4B
L A 0x4C 0 1001100 U+004C 4C 00 4C
M A 0X4D 0 1001101 U+004D 4D 00 4D
N A 0x4E 0 1001110 U+004E 4E 00 4E
O A 0x4F 0 1001111 U+004F 4F 00 4F
P A 0x50 0 1010000 U+0050 50 00 50
Q A 0x51 0 1010001 U+0051 51 00 51
R A 0x52 0 1010010 U+0052 52 00 52
S A 0x53 0 1010011 U+0053 53 00 53
T A 0x54 0 1010100 U+0054 54 00 54
U A 0x55 0 1010101 U+0055 55 00 57
W A 0x57 0 1010111 U+0057 57 00 57
X A 0x58 0 1011000 U+0058 58 00 58
Y A 0x59 0 1011001 U+0059 59 00 59
Z A 0x5A 0 1011010 U+005A 5A 00 5A
[ S 0x5B 0 1011011 U+005B 5B 00 5B
\ S 0x5C 0 1011100 U+005C 5C 00 5C
] S 0x5D 0 1011101 U+005D 5D 00 5D
^ S 0x5E 0 1011110 U+005E 5E 00 5E
_ S 0x5F 0 1011111 U+005F 5F 00 5F
` S 0x60 0 1100000 U+0060 60 00 60
a A 0x61 0 1100001 U+0061 61 00 61
b A 0x62 0 1100010 U+0062 62 00 62
c A 0x63 0 1100011 U+0063 63 00 63
d A 0x64 0 1100100 U+0064 64 00 64
e A 0x65 0 1100101 U+0065 65 00 65
f A 0x66 0 1100110 U+0066 66 00 66
g A 0x67 0 1100111 U+0067 67 00 67
h A 0x68 0 1101000 U+0068 68 00 68
i A 0x69 0 1101001 U+0069 69 00 69
j A 0x6A 0 1101010 U+006A 6A 00 6A
k A 0x6B 0 1101011 U+006B 6B 00 6B
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A67% #ase-F< encoding
!e %ase,K6 Content,ransfer,9ncodin" is desi"ned to represent arbitrar# se4uences of
octets in a form t!at need not be !umanl# readable. A K1,c!aracter set is used, enablin" K
bits to be represented per printable c!aracter. !e c!aracters are t!e 2K letters of t!e
9n"lis! alp!abet /upper and lo+er case0, t!e di"its 0 t!rou"! 5, t!e special c!aracters =
and ` and O.
!e encodin" process represents 26,bit "roups as strin"s of 6 encoded c!aracters.
$roceedin" from left to ri"!t, concatenatin" t!ree @,bit input "roups forms a 26,bit "roup.
!ese 26 bits are treated as 6 concatenated K,bit "roups, eac! of +!ic! is translated into a
"haracter
Name
Type
+A, N,
S, -.
AS"II
"ode
point
/e0
AS"II
Left 1
(-2it
3inary
-nicode
"ode
point
/e0
-TF-4
3yte
encoding
/e0
-TF-1536
3yte
encoding
/e0
l A 0x6C 0 1101100 U+006C 6C 00 6C
m A 0x6D 0 1101101 U+006D 6D 00 6D
n A 0x6E 0 1101110 U+006E 6E 00 6E
o A 0x6F 0 1101111 U+006F 6F 00 6F
p A 0x70 0 1110000 U+0070 70 00 70
q A 0x71 0 1110001 U+0071 71 00 71
r A 0x72 0 1110010 U+0072 72 00 72
s A 0x73 0 1110011 U+0073 73 00 73
t A 0x74 0 1110100 U+0074 74 00 74
u A 0x75 0 1110101 U+0075 75 00 75
v A 0x76 0 1110110 U+0076 76 00 76
w A 0x77 0 1110111 U+0077 77 00 77
x A 0x78 0 1111000 U+0078 78 00 78
y A 0x79 0 1111001 U+0079 79 00 79
z A 0x7A 0 1111010 U+007A 7A 00 7A
{ S 0x7B 0 1111011 U+007B 7B 00 7B
| S 0x7C 0 1111100 U+007C 7C 00 7C
} S 0x7D 0 1111110 U+007D 7D 00 7D
~ S 0x7E 01111110 U+007E 7E 00 7E
Special
character
e0amples
Latin
AS"II
"ode
'oint
Latin AS"II
4-2it
3inary
Example: U 0xE7 10000111 U+00E7 C3 A7 00 E7
Example U none none U+767D E7 99 BD 76 7D
Example:
U none none U+1D11E F0 9D 84
9E
D8 34 DD 1E
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sin"le di"it in t!e %ase,K6 alp!abet. &!en encodin" a bit stream via t!e %ase,K6
encodin", t!e bit stream s!all be ordered +it! t!e most si"nificant bit first. !e c!aracter
MON is used for paddin". An# c!aracters outside of t!e %ase,K6 alp!abet s!all be i"nored
in information items desi"nated as usin" %ase,K6 input. e;t line brea-s in t!e input
bein" translated to %ase,K6 s!all be converted to C'.: se4uences prior to %ase,K6
encodin". An e;ample of %ase,K6 encodin" is s!o+n belo+.
Ta'le +<% #ase-F< con3ersion e;ample
Text M A 7
Binary encoding of
input (8-bits)
0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1
5-2it 2inary 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
3ase- 5% code 18 2 ( $1
3ase-5% #al!e T U H f
Ta'le +*% #ase-F< alpha'et
Code Ealue Code Ealue Code Ealue Code Ealue
0 A 1@ S L1 < 12 0
1 % 15 LK - 1L 1
2 C 20 U L7 l 16 2
L D 21 E L@ m 11 L
6 9 22 & L5 n 1K 6
1 : 2L J 60 o 17 1
K B 26 D 61 p 1@ K
7 C 21 I 62 4 15 7
@ I 2K a 6L r K0 @
5 ) 27 b 66 s K1 5
10 F 2@ c 61 t K2 `
11 . 25 d 6K u KL =
12 ( L0 e 67 v /pad0 O
1L N L1 f 6@ +
16 8 L2 " 65 ;
11 $ LL ! 10 #
1K H L6 I 11 3
17 '
Special processin" is performed if fe+er t!an 26 bits are available at t!e end of t!e data
bein" encoded. A full encodin" 4uantum is al+a#s completed at t!e end of a bod#. Since
all base,K6 input is an inte"ral number of octets, onl# t!e follo+in" cases can arise:
/10 t!e final 4uantum of encodin" input is an inte"ral multiple of 26 bits* !ere,
t!e final unit of encoded output +ill be an inte"ral multiple of four
c!aracters +it! no MON paddin",
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/20 t!e final 4uantum of encodin" input is e;actl# @ bits* !ere, t!e final unit of
encoded output +ill be t+o c!aracters follo+ed b# t+o MON paddin"
c!aracters, or
/L0 t!e final 4uantum of encodin" input is e;actl# 1K bits* !ere, t!e final unit
of encoded output +ill be t!ree c!aracters follo+ed b# one MON paddin"
c!aracter
A6<% 1e;adecimal encoding
Ce;adecimal refers to a base,1K representation of numbers. It is represented b# t!e di"its
0 t!rou"! 5 and t!e letters A, %, C, D, 9 and :. See Ta'le +7 for a translation of
Unicode code points to !e;adecimal values used in U:,@.
&!en t!e record la#out tables at t!e be"innin" of eac! Section describin" a 'ecord #pe
indicate C in t!e c!aracter t#pe column, t!en !e;adecimal representation s!all be used.
!is is t!e case, for instance, +it! Fields ;;6++F ISee Section 86*62 Data hash / 1ASG6
See Ta'le +F for conversion of numeric values to !e;adecimal representation.
Ta'le +F% #ase 10 to he;adecimal con3ersion
3ase-
1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Et cetera
3ase-
15
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 10 11 12 13
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Anne; #% Traditional encoding
Normati3e
!e format and rules for t!is encodin" of t!e ANS!NST"T* $"7C$$ version are
consistent +it! ANS!NST"T* $"7CC,. !e t#pes of lo"ical records to"et!er +it! t!e
identifier and t#pe of data for eac! record t#pe are listed in Ta'le +8.
Ta'le +8 Logical record types
0ecord Identifier Logical record contents Type of data
1 ransaction information ASCII
2 User,defined descriptive te;t ASCII
L .o+,resolution "ra#scale fin"erprint ima"e Deprecated
6 Ci"!,resolution "ra#scale fin"erprint ima"e %inar#
1 .o+,resolution binar# fin"erprint ima"e Deprecated
K Ci"!,resolution binar# fin"erprint ima"e Deprecated
7 User,defined ima"e %inar#
@ Si"nature ima"e %inar#
5 (inutiae data ASCII
10 :acial, S( and ot!er bod# part ima"e ASCII=%inar#
11 Eoice record 'eserved for future use
12 Dental record 'eserved for future use
1L Eariable,resolution latent friction rid"e ima"e ASCII=%inar#
16 Eariable,resolution fin"erprint ima"e ASCII=%inar#
11 Eariable,resolution palm print ima"e ASCII=%inar#
1K User,defined variable,resolution testin" ima"e ASCII=%inar#
17 Iris ima"e ASCII=%inar#
1@ DNA data ASCII=%inar#
15 Eariable,resolution plantar ima"e ASCII=%inar#
20 Source representation ASCII=%inar#
21 Associated conte;t data ASCII=%inar#
22,57 'eserved for future use ASCII=%inar#
5@ Information assurance ASCII=%inar#
55 C%9:: biometric data record ASCII=%inar#
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!e first field in all records s!all contain t!e len"t! in b#tes of t!e record. :or all ASCII
or ASCII=%inar# records t!e first field s!all also be labelled as field M1:N. !e len"t! !as
no upper bound. !e mnemonic associated +it! eac! of t!ese fields /;;6001G is .9N. It
is a numeric /positive inte"er0 value. !e mnemonic .9N is used in Field +:6+00%
A)dit log / ALF for t!e information item information identifier / IID in order to
record c!an"es to t!e value in t!is field.
&it! t!e e;ception of t!e #pe,1 record /See Section :610, t!e second field s!all be
labeled as field M2N and contain t!e information designation character = ID,. See
Section 867616
!e data in t!e #pe,1 record s!all al+a#s be recorded in variable len"t! fields usin" t!e
7,bit American Standard Code for Information Interc!an"e /ASCII0 as described in
S6!2# '1'
K5
. :or purposes of compatibilit#, t!e ei"!t! /leftmost0 bit s!all contain a
value of 3ero. All field numbers and information separators s!all be recorded in 7,bit
ASCII as described in S6!2# '1'.
e;tual fields in 'ecord #pes 2 and 5,55 ma# occur in an# order after t!e first t+o fields
and contain t!e information as described for t!at particular numbered field, e;cept for
field 555, +!ic! s!all be t!e concludin" field, +!en it is included in a record. !e
allo+ed c!aracter encodin" sets are included in Ta'le <.
In t!e #pe,1, #pe,2, #pe,5 t!rou"! #pe,55 records, information is delimited b# t!e
four ASCII information separators. !e delimited information ma# be items +it!in a
field or subfield, fields +it!in a lo"ical record, or multiple occurrences of subfields.
!ese information separators are defined in t!e referenced standard S6!2# '1' +it! t!e
code table s!o+n in Ta'le +7 6 See also Anne; A% ,haracter encoding information6
!ese c!aracters are used to separate and 4ualif# information in a lo"ical sense. Eie+ed
in a !ierarc!ical relations!ip, t!e :ile Separator
:
S
c!aracter is t!e most inclusive
follo+ed b# t!e Broup Separator
B
S
, t!e 'ecord Separator
<
S
, and finall# t!e Unit
Separator
U
S
c!aracters. !e four c!aracters are onl# meanin"ful +!en used as
separators of data items in t!e ASCII fields of records. !ere is no specific meanin"
attac!ed to t!ese c!aracters occurrin" in binar# sample records and binar# fields Q t!e#
are <ust part of t!e e;c!an"ed data. Information separators s!ould be functionall# vie+ed
as an indication of t!e t#pe data t!at follo+s.
(ultiple records +it!in a transaction are separated b# t!e
:
S
c!aracter, +!ic! si"nals
t!e end of a lo"ical record. Use of separators +it!in t!e #pe,1, #pe,2, #pe,5 t!rou"!
#pe,55 records s!all al+a#s be observed. !e "
U
S
N separator s!all separate multiple
items +it!in a field or subfield* t!e M
'
S
N separator s!all separate multiple subfields, and
t!e M
B
S
N separator s!all separate information fields. !e follo+in" is a detailed
description of t!e separator c!aracters
K5
See Section 7 Normati3e references6
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FN is t!e number of a field /includin" record t#pe0 +it!in a record, ot!er t!an #pes
6, 7 or @.
IF is t!e information field associated +it! an :N.
II is t!e information item belon"in" to an I:.
SF is t!e subfield used for multiple entries of an II or an I:.
:
S
:ile separator c!aracter Q separates lo"ical records +it!in a transaction. /Decimal
value 2@0
B
S
Broup separator c!aracter Q separates fields +it!in a record. /Decimal value 250.
'
S
'ecord separator c!aracter Q separates repeated subfields +it!in a field. /Decimal
value L00
U
S
Unit separator c!aracter Q separates information items +it!in a field or subfield.
/Decimal value L10.
!e
B
S
is used bet+een fields Q t!e
:
S
bet+een lo"ical records:
FN
D
%

IF
G
S

FN
4
% R
S
/

FN
1
% IF
G
S

R
S
/
:or fields +it! more t!an one information item, t!e
S
U
is used:
FN
D
%

II
a

S
U

II
'

G
S

FN
4
R
S
/
:or fields +it! multiple subfields, t!e
S
<
is used:
FN
D
%

II
a
S
U

II
'

S
<

II
a

S
U

II
'

G
S
FN
4
R
S
/
+!ic! are e;pressed as:
FN
D
% SF
1

S
<

SF
2

G
S
FN
4
R
S
/

Normall#, t!ere s!ould be no empt# fields or information items and t!erefore onl# one
separator c!aracter s!ould appear bet+een an# t+o data items. !e e;ception to t!is rule
occurs for t!ose instances +!ere t!e data in fields or information items in a transaction
are unavailable, missin", or optional, and t!e processin" of t!e transaction is not
dependent upon t!e presence of t!at particular data. In t!ose instances, multiple and
ad<acent separator c!aracters s!all appear to"et!er rat!er t!an re4uirin" t!e insertion of
dumm# data bet+een separator c!aracters.
Consider t!e definition of a field t!at consists of t!ree information items. If t!e
information for t!e second information item is missin", t!en t+o ad<acent
U
S

information separator c!aracters +ould occur bet+een t!e first and t!ird information
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items. If t!e second and t!ird information items +ere bot! missin", t!en t!ree separator
c!aracters s!ould be used Q t+o
U
S
c!aracters in addition to t!e terminatin" field or
subfield separator c!aracter. In "eneral, if one or more mandator# or optional
information items are unavailable for a field or subfield, t!en t!e appropriate number of
separator c!aracters s!ould be inserted. It is possible to !ave side,b#,side combinations
of t+o or more of t!e four available separator c!aracters. &!en data are missin" or
unavailable for information items, subfields, or fields, t!ere s!all be one fe+er separator
c!aracters present t!an t!e number of data items, subfields, or fields re4uired.
161 Transmitted data con3entions
#6161 #yte and 'it ordering
9ac! information item, subfield, field, and lo"ical record s!all contain one or more b#tes
of data. &it!in a file, t!e order for transmission of bot! t!e ASCII and t!e binar#
representations of b#tes s!all be most si"nificant b#te first and least si"nificant b#te last
ot!er+ise referred to as %i",9ndian format. &it!in a b#te, t!e order of transmission s!all
be t!e most si"nificant bit first and t!e least si"nificant bit last. Fig)re 1+ illustrates t!e
order of transmission of t!e b#tes and bits +it!in a file.
Fig)re 1+% #yte and 'it ordering
#6162 Date format
Dates s!all appear as ei"!t di"its in t!e format DDDD((DD. !e DDDD c!aracters
s!all represent t!e #ear of t!e transaction* t!e (( c!aracters s!all be t!e tens and units
values of t!e mont!* and t!e DD c!aracters s!all be t!e da# in t!e mont!. :or e;ample,
M2007010LN represents )anuar# L, 2007. See Section 86862 Date and time6
First 3yte Last 3yte
3yte of *ata
Most Significant Byte Least Significant Byte
Most Significant Byte Within a Block Transmitted First
Most Significant Bit Within a Byte Transmitted First
Most
Significant
Bit
Least
Significant
Bit
MSB LSB MSB LSB
Most Significant Byte Least Significant Byte
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#6167 Agency ,odes
!e 2007 version of t!e standard included onl# a"enc# identifier fields /See Section 86FG6
!e 200@ version added t!e option of enterin" an or"ani3ation name. !is capabilit# of
t!e 200@ version is retained in t!is version of t!e standard b# addin" ne+ fields /Field
16018 Agency names / AN/ and Fields ;;6++7 So)rce agency name / SANG
#616< ./T/AT, Date/Time format
B(=UC s!all be represented as DDDD((DDCC((SSI, a 11,c!aracter strin" t!at
is t!e concatenation of t!e date +it! t!e time and concludes +it! t!e c!aracter MIN. !e
DDDD c!aracters s!all represent t!e #ear of t!e transaction. !e (( c!aracters s!all be
t!e tens and units values of t!e mont!. !e DD c!aracters s!all be t!e tens and units
values of t!e da# of t!e mont!. !e CC c!aracters represent t!e !our* t!e (( t!e
minute* and t!e SS represents t!e second. See Section 8686262 .reen9ich mean time
Icoordinated )ni3ersal time E AT,G / ./T6
#616* 0ecord layo)t
:or t!e #pe,1, #pe,2, #pe,5 t!rou"! #pe,55 records, eac! information field t!at is
used s!all be numbered in accordance +it! t!is standard. !e format for eac! field s!all
consist of t!e lo"ical record t#pe number follo+ed b# a period M.N, a field number
follo+ed b# a colon M:N, follo+ed b# t!e information appropriate to t!at field. !e field
number ma# be an# one to nine,di"it number occurrin" bet+een t!e period M.N and t!e
colon M:N. It s!all be interpreted as an unsi"ned inte"er field number. !is implies t!at a
field number of M2.12L:N is e4uivalent to and s!all be interpreted in t!e same manner as a
field number of M2.00000012L:N.
:or purposes of illustration t!rou"!out t!is anne;, a t!ree,di"it number s!all be used for
enumeratin" t!e fields contained in eac! of t!e 'ecord #pes, ot!er t!an 6, 7 and @.
:ield numbers +ill !ave t!e form of M.;;;:N +!ere t!e MN represents t!e one, or
t+o,c!aracter record t#pe follo+ed b# a period. !e ne;t t!ree c!aracters comprise t!e
appropriate field number follo+ed b# a colon. Descriptive ASCII information or t!e
sample data follo+s t!e colon.
.o"ical #pe,1, #pe,2, and #pe,5 records contain onl# ASCII te;tual data fields /See
Anne; A% ,haracter encoding information0. !e entire len"t! of t!e record /includin"
field numbers, colons, and information separators0 s!all be recorded as t!e first ASCII
field +it!in eac! of t!ese record t#pes. !e ASCII :ile Separator M
:
S
N control c!aracter
/si"nif#in" t!e end of t!e lo"ical record or transaction0 s!all follo+ t!e last b#te of ASCII
information and s!all be included in t!e len"t! of t!e record.
!e 0ecord Type-<% .rayscale fingerprint image, t!e 0ecord Type-8% Aser-defined
image record and t!e 0ecord Type-:% Signat)re image record contain onl# binar#
data recorded as ordered fi;ed,len"t! binar# fields. !e entire len"t! of t!e record s!all
be recorded in t!e first four,b#te binar# field of eac! record. :or t!ese binar# records,
neit!er t!e record number +it! its period, nor t!e field identifier number and its
follo+in" colon, s!all be recorded. :urt!ermore, as all t!e field len"t!s of t!ese t!ree
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records are eit!er fi;ed and specified, none of t!e four separator c!aracters /
U
S
,
'
S
,
B
S
, or
:
S
0 s!all be interpreted as an#t!in" ot!er t!an binar# data. :or t!ese binar#
records, t!e M
:
S
N c!aracter s!all not be used as a record separator or transaction
terminatin" c!aracter.
9ac! ASCII field contains a numeric field identifier and its descriptive data.
&!en Field +++ is present in a record, it s!all appear as t!e last entr# in t!e record and
s!all contain t!e data placed immediatel# follo+in" t!e colon /M:N0 of t!e field identifier.
!e record len"t! field s!all contain t!e len"t! of t!e record. !e ASCII :ile Separator
:
S
control c!aracter s!all follo+ t!e last b#te of t!e compressed or uncompressed
sample data. !e
:
S
c!aracter s!all si"nif# t!e end of t!e lo"ical record or transaction
and s!all be included as part of t!e record len"t!.
!e %ase,K6 encodin" sc!eme /See Anne; A% ,haracter encoding information0 s!all
be used for convertin" non,ASCII te;t into ASCII form. !e field number includin" t!e
period and colon, for e;ample M2.001:N, in addition to t!e
U
S
,
'
S
,
B
S
, and
:
S

information separators s!all appear in t!e transaction as 7,bit ASCII c!aracters +it!out
conversion to %ase,K6 encodin".
#616F S9itching 'et9een character encoding sets
All of t!e fields in t!e #pe,1 record s!all be recorded usin" t!e 7,bit ASCII code, +!ic!
is t!e default c!aracter encodin" set code +it!in a transaction. In order to effect data and
transaction interc!an"es bet+een non,9n"lis! spea-in" or forei"n,based a"encies, a
tec!ni4ue is available to encode information usin" c!aracter encodin" sets ot!er t!an 7,
bit ASCII. :ields from t!e #pe,1 lo"ical record and ASCII Field ;;6001 and Field
;;6002 te;t fields s!all still be encoded usin" 7,bit ASCII, but all ot!er desi"nated te;t
fields ma# be encoded usin" an alternate c!aracter encodin" set, if t!e# are s!o+n +it!
t!e c!aracter t#pe of 2U2 or 2user,defined2 in t!e record la#out tables at t!e be"innin" of
eac! 'ecord #pe Section of t!is standard. 8ne alternate c!aracter encodin" set ma# be
c!osen per transaction.
o s+itc! c!aracter encodin" sets +it!in a transaction, t!e #pe,1 record s!all contain
Field 1601* ,haracter encoding / D,S. !e D,S consists of L information items
containin" an identif#in" code, t!e name of an international c!aracter encodin" set, and
its version.
'etained for bac-+ard compatibilit# is a mec!anism usin" codes to si"nal t!e conversion
to a different international c!aracter encodin" set. !is mec!anism is not recommended
for ne+ applications. Co+ever, t!ese codes must be used for U:,1K or U:,L2 data,
since onl# U:,@ is allo+ed to be used +it!out t!e codes. Use of t!e code re4uires t!e
ASCII Start,of,e;t M
SJ
N c!aracter /0;020 follo+ed b# t!e e4ual si"n MON to si"nal t!e
c!an"e to an alternate c!aracter encodin" set defined b# t!e specific D,S code t!at
follo+s. !e entire Start,of,e;t se4uence is terminated b# a sin"le instance of t!e
ASCII 9nd,of,e;t M
9J
N c!aracter /0;0L0. !is alternate c!aracter encodin" set +ill
remain active until a closin" M
9J
N c!aracter is encountered or t!e ne;t ASCII information
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separator c!aracter is encountered. All te;t bet+een t!e SJ se4uence and t!e closin"
9J c!aracter s!all be encoded in %ase,K6 notation /See Anne; A% ,haracter encoding
information0. !is is true even +!en t!e 7,bit ASCII c!aracter encodin" set is specified.
Usa"e of U:,@ is allo+ed as an alternative to t!e tec!ni4ue t!at re4uires t!e usa"e of
t!e ASCII M
SJ
N and M
9J
N c!aracters to si"nif# t!e be"innin" or end of international
c!aracters. U:,@ is onl# allo+ed in fields mar-ed 2U2 or 2user,defined2 in t!e c!aracter
t#pe column of t!e record la#out tables. Notice t!at t!is tec!ni4ue does not re4uire t!e
conversion of te;t to %ase,K6 as does t!e tec!ni4ue emplo#in" M
SJ
N and M
9J
N.
#62 $ncoding for specific record types
!e follo+in" sections provide specific detail for for certain fields +it!in t!e record
t#pes to ensure clarit# to pro"rammers.
#6261 Type-1 record
Field 16001 0ecord header s!all be"in +it! M1.001:N follo+ed b# t!e len"t! of t!e
record includin" ever# c!aracter of ever# field contained in t!e record and t!e
information separators. !e M
B
S
N separator c!aracter s!all separate t!e len"t! code of
Field 16001 from t!e ne;t field.
!e #ear, mont!, and da# values in Field 1600* Date / DAT are concatenated
MDDDD((DDN.
In Field 16017 Domain name / D"/ t!e default is M1.01L:N8'A(
U
S
B
S
N
Immediatel# follo+in" t!e last information item in t!e #pe,1 record /See Section :610,
an M
:
S
N separator c!aracter s!all be used to separate it from t!e ne;t lo"ical record. !is
M
:
S
N c!aracter s!all replace t!e MBSN c!aracter t!at is normall# used bet+een information
fields. !is is t!e case +it! all 'ecord #pes.
#6262 Type-< record
Ta'le +: provides a list of t!e fields for t!e #pe,6 lo"ical record /See Section :6<0. !e
order of fields for #pe,6 records is fi;ed. All fields and data in t!is record t#pe s!all be
recorded as binar# information.
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Ta'le +: Type < record layo)t
Field
N)m'er
Tag Field Description #yte ,o)nt #yte (osition
1 .9N .8BICA. '9C8'D .9NBC 6 1,6
2 IDC IN:8'(AI8N D9SIBNAI8N
CCA'AC9'
1 1
L I($ I($'9SSI8N D$9 1 K
6 :B$ :INB9' $8SII8N K 7,12
1 IS' I(AB9 SCANNINB
'9S8.UI8N
1 1L
K C.. C8'II8NA. .IN9 .9NBC 2 16,11
7 E.. E9'ICA. .IN9 .9NBC 2 1K,17
@ BCA C8($'9SSI8N A.B8'IC( 1 1@
5 DAA I(AB9 DAA P.9NV Q 1@ 15 t!rou"! P.9NV
#6267 Type-8 record
&it! t!e e;ception of t!e first t+o fields, t!e order of t!e remainin" fields of t!e #pe,7
record /See Section :680 is user,defined. All fields and data in #pe,7 records s!all be
recorded as binar# information.
!e first t+o fields are fi;ed len"t! and total five b#tes. !ese fields s!all precede one or
more user,defined fields, includin" t!e ima"e data, contained in t!e remainder of t!e
record.
,1!1+12 Logical record length 4 L6N
!is mandator# four,b#te binar# field /Field 86001% 0ecord header0 s!all occup# b#tes
one t!rou"! four. It s!all contain t!e len"t! of t!e lo"ical record specif#in" t!e total
number of b#tes, includin" ever# b#te of all t!e fields contained in t!e record.
,1!1+1! Information designation character 4 ID*
!is mandator# one,b#te binar# field /Field 86002% Information designation
character / ID,0 s!all occup# t!e fift! b#te of a #pe,7 record. It s!all be used to
identif# t!e ima"e data contained in t!is record. !e ID, contained in t!is field s!all be
a binar# representation of t!e ID, found in Field 16007 Transaction content / ,NT.
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,1!1+1+ ser%defined fields for Ty(e%5 records
!e remainin" fields /Section :6867G of t!e #pe,7 lo"ical record s!all be user,defined.
Individual fields re4uired for a "iven transaction, suc! as field description, si3e, and
content s!all conform to t!e specifications set fort! b# t!e a"enc# to +!om t!e
transmission is bein" sent.
,1!1+1& 6nd of Ty(e%5 record
Since t!e #pe,7 lo"ical record is a defined and specified series of binar# data fields, no
additional b#tes s!all be transmitted to si"nif# t!e end of t!is lo"ical record t#pe.
#626< Type-: record
Ta'le ++ provides a list of t!e fields for t!e #pe,@ lo"ical record /See Section :6:0. !e
order of fields for #pe,@ records is fi;ed. All fields and data in #pe,@ records s!all be
records as binar# information.
Ta'le ++ Type-: record layo)t
Field
N)m'er
Tag Field Description #yte ,o)nt #yte (osition
1 .9N .8BICA. '9C8'D .9NBC 6 1,6
2 IDC IN:8'(AI8N D9SIBNAI8N
CCA'AC9'
1 1
L SIB SIBNAU'9 D$9 1 K
6 S' SIBNAU'9 '9$'9S9NAI8N
D$9
1 7
1 IS' I(AB9 SCANNINB
'9S8.UI8N
1 @
K C.. C8'II8NA. .IN9 .9NBC 2 5,10
7 E.. E9'ICA. .IN9 .9NBC 2 11,12
@ DAA SIBNAU'9 I(AB9 DAA P.9NV Q 12 1L t!rou"! P.9NV
If t!e S0T field contains t!e binar# value of M0N t!en DATA s!all contain t!e
uncompressed scanned binar# ima"e data for t!e si"nature. In uncompressed mode, t!e
data s!all be pac-ed at ei"!t pi;els per b#te.
If t!e S0T field contains t!e binar# value of M1N t!en t!is field s!all contain t!e scanned
binar# ima"e data for t!e si"nature in compressed form usin" t!e ANSI=9IA,1L@,15@@
facsimile compression al"orit!m.
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If t!e S0T field contains t!e binar# e4uivalent of M2N, t!en DATA s!all contain a list of
vectors describin" t!e pen position and pen pressure of line se"ments +it!in t!e
si"nature. 9ac! vector s!all consist of five b#tes.
!e first t+o b#tes of eac! vector s!all contain t!e unsi"ned binar# J coordinate of t!e
pen position +it! t!e !i"! order b#te containin" t!e most si"nificant bits. !e ne;t t+o
b#tes s!all contain t!e unsi"ned D coordinate usin" t!e same convention to denote t!e
most si"nificant bits. %ot! t!e J and D coordinates s!all be e;pressed in units of .0216
mm /.001 inc!es0 referenced from t!e bottom leftmost corner of t!e si"nature. $ositive
values of J s!all increase from left,to,ri"!t and positive values of D s!all increase from
bottom,to,top.
An unsi"ned binar# number bet+een M0N and M211N contained in t!e fift! b#te s!all
represent t!e pen pressure. !is s!all be a constant pressure until t!e ne;t vector
becomes active. %inar# value of M1N s!all represent t!e least recordable pressure for a
particular device, +!ile t!e binar# e4uivalent of M216N s!all represent t!e ma;imum
recordable pressure for t!at device. o denote t!e end of t!e vector list t!e binar#
e4uivalent of M211N s!all be inserted in t!is entr#.
#626* Type-+ record
Fields +600* t!rou"! +6012 are to be used for le"ac# data onl#. See ANSI=NIS,I. 1,
2007 for instructions on use of t!ese fields.
$at!s in 9:S re4uire a special data construct for raditional encodin". See Section
86861262 Type-+ e;tended feat)re set I$FSG paths.
$ol#"ons are used in t!e follo+in" 9:S fields:
Field +672<% $FS distincti3e feat)res / DIS
Field +67*8% $FS local C)ality iss)es / L@I
Field +67F0% $FS area of correspondence / A",6
8pen pat!s are used in t!e follo+in" 9:S field:
Field +6787% $FS ridge path segments / 0(S6
A comma separates t!e J and D coordinates for a "iven verte;, and a das! separatin"
consecutive vertices. :or e;ample: J1,D1,J2,D2,JL,DL
If multiple pat!s are present in t!e same field, t!e# are stored as separate data entries
/occurrences0, separated b# t!e
'
S
c!aracter:
J1,D1,J2,D2,JL,DL
'
S
J6,D6,J1,D1,JK,DK
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#626F Type-10 record
!ere are no special re4uirements for t!is record t#pe.
#6268 Type-11 record
!is 'ecord #pe is reserved for future use as Eoice data.
#626: Type-12 record
!is 'ecord #pe is reserved for future use as Dental data.
#626+ Type-17 record
:or Field 17601<% Search position descriptors / S(D, multiple portions of t!e 9)I ma#
be listed and separated b# t!e M
'
S
N separator c!aracter.
#62610 Type-1< record
#62611 Type-1* record
#62612 Type-1F record
#6261< Types-1: record
#6261* Type-1+ record
#6261F Type-20 record
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#6261: Type-+: record
#6261+ Type-++ record
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Anne; ,% NI$/-conformant encoding r)les
Normati3e
C.1 4ntrod(cton
!is anne; contains a set of re4uirements for encodin" t!e 2011 ANSI=NIS,I.
standard usin" eJtensible (ar-up .an"ua"e /J(.0. !is anne; and its references carr#
for+ard and improve t!e description of J(. encodin" found in ANS!NST"T* 7"7CC&,
and revise t!e encodin" specification to include additions to t!e 2011 base standard.
!is anne; itemi3es, references, and points to additional material suc! as J(. sc!ema,
instance e;amples, and transformation data. A cross,reference to traditional encodin" is
contained in Anne; .% /apping to the NI$/ I$(D6
(an# data interc!an"e and processin" applications !ave converted to or are in t!e
process of mi"ratin" to+ard an J(. format approac! for processin" data. In order to
provide t!e abilit# to directl# interface +it! suc! applications, t!is J(. encodin"
representation of t!e te;tual, ima"e, and ot!er biometric information !as been developed.
!is is an J(. alternative to t!e MtraditionalN encodin" format. Implementers +ill find
t!at, +it! ver# fe+ e;ceptions, t!ere is a Mone,to,oneN correspondence of J(. elements
to t!e elements of t!e base specification, and to t!e numericall# ta""ed /or unta""ed
binar#0 traditional elements described in t!e Anne; #% Traditional encoding. !e
repeatin" subfield and information items /separated b# t!e
'
S
and
U
S
c!aracters in t!e
traditional representation0 !ave been "iven named J(. counterparts.
!e J(. encodin" rules and referenced materials conform to t!e National Information
9;c!an"e (odel /NI9(0, +!ic! facilitates interoperabilit# for information s!arin"
amon" multiple "overnment a"encies. !e J(. encodin" includes rules for !o+ user,
defined e;tensions ma# be included inside t!e standard J(. pac-a"e, but do not define
!o+ t!e pac-a"e ma# be +rapped in ot!er J(. structures.
C.2 Chan!es in the DL encodin! for 7#S45#4S$+4$L 1+2011
1) !e sc!ema document ansi,nist.;sd, in t!e namespace !ttp:==niem."ov=niem=ansi,
nist=2.0 , is not used b# t!is version of t!e standard. All necessar# elements in
ansi,nist.;sd !ave been replaced b# e4uivalent elements in a biometric domain
file subset=niem=domains=biometrics=1.0=biometrics.;sd, in t!e namespace
!ttp:==niem."ov=niem=biometrics=1.0 , reco"ni3ed b# NI9(.
2) !e sc!ema document itl,200@,$ac-a"e,Anne;,%.;sd in t!e namespace
!ttp:==biometrics.nist."ov=standard=2,200@ is not used b# t!is version of t!e
standard. All necessar# elements !ave been replaced b# e4uivalent elements in t!e
file e;c!an"e=itl.;sd in t!e namespace !ttp:==biometrics.nist."ov=standard=2011 .
o facilitate mi"ration from t!e 2,200@ version to 2011, certain biometric
elements in itl,200@,$ac-a"e,Anne;,%.;sd !ave been replicated bot! in
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e;c!an"e=itl.;sd and in t!e NI9( biometrics domain. !e itl.;sd copies of
biometric elements !ave been deprecated in favor of elements in t!e NI9(
biometrics domain.
L0 J(. elements !ave been created for all of t!e ne+ features of version 2011, suc!
as ne+ records for DNA and plantars, and ne+ elements for e;tended feature set
latent encodin".
4) J(. elements !ave been removed for record t#pes L, 1, and K, and field 17.01@
+!ic! +ere deprecated in version 2011.
10 o t!e e;tent possible, element names, data t#pe names, and structure !ave been
retained from version 2,200@. Nevert!eless, some c!an"es +ere necessar# to
improve conformance +it! NI9(, or to repair errors. A list of c!an"es e;pected
to affect t!e production of J(. instances and content can be found in t!e C!an"e
.o" available at !ttpE""111.nist.o0"it."iad"i"ansiJstandard.cfm.
K0 Additional constraints !ave been added to t!e sc!ema to increase t!e de"ree to
+!ic! J(. sc!ema validation +ill test conformance to t!e base specification,
suc! as enforcin" t!at onl# certain -inds of ima"es can appear in eac! record
t#pe.
70 !e NI9( files contained in t!e Information 9;c!an"e $ac-a"e Documentation
/I9$D0 are a subset of NI9(, containin" onl# t!ose elements used b# t!e
standard.
C.3 ScopeA p(rposeA and conformance
!ere are Muser,definedN elements t!at implementers ma# create to e;tend t!is
specification so t!at it is useful in a particular application. :or NI9(,conformant J(.
encodin", t!ese Muser,definedN elements !ave been created in t!e sc!ema as abstract
elements. Implementers ma# e;tend t!is standard b# suppl#in" substitution elements for
t!ese abstract elements:
Pitl:DomainDefinedDescriptiveDetailV,
Pitl:UserDefined:ieldsV,
Pitl:UserDefinedIma"eV,
Pbiom:'ecord(inutiaeV,
Pbiom:DNAUserDefined$rofileV,
Pbiom:ransactionCate"or#V, and=or
Pitl:8t!erDescriptiveDetailV.
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!e implementer?s substitution elements s!all be created in a separate, user,declared
namespace. !e content of t!e substitution elements s!all be +ell,formed J(. and s!all
follo+ NI9( rules.
Implementers ma# modif# or add namespace declarations and import elements to
reference user,defined namespaces and e;tension sc!emas. !e NI9( subset versions of
biometrics.;sd, niem,core.;sd, and ot!er NI9( sc!emas ma# be re,subsetted to facilitate
use of t!ese elements in user,defined bloc-s. Implementers ma# create constraint
sc!emas t!at add an# of t!e sc!emas used in t!is standard. !ese constraint sc!emas
must follo+ t!e rules for NI9( constraint sc!emas as t!e# are defined in t!e NI9(
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. !e# ma# onl# be used to add constraints and restrictions to
components* t!e# must not loosen t!e standard b# allo+in" content t!at is not allo+ed b#
t!e sc!emas upon +!ic! t!e# are based.
Implementers s!all not introduce ne+ elements inside t!e
Pitl:NIS%iometricInformation9;c!an"e$ac-a"eV comple; e;cept for t!e substitution
elements described above. !e# s!all not c!an"e t!e order or structure of elements
defined b# t!e standard.
!e root element, Pitl:NIS%iometricInformation9;c!an"e$ac-a"eV, ma# be
included as a pa#load in a lar"er pac-a"e.
All of t!is standard?s re4uired elements s!all be present in a conformin" instance
document even if t!e sc!ema referenced b# t!is anne; do not strictl# enforce t!e
re4uirement.
C." $ransmiCed data conventons
C.".1 Character encodin!
9ac! J(. information element, ta"s and data content, s!all be represented b# a
c!aracter set t!at is a subset of Unicode and t!at is allo+able b# &LC J(.. :or
compatibilit# +it! e;istin" implementations of t!e standard, implementers ma# +is! to
limit content to t!e 12@ c!aracters t!at can be represented b# 7,bit ASCII. /'ecord #pe,
1 is restricted to t!is set of 12@ c!aracters0.
C!aracters s!all be transmitted usin" a Unicode encodin". !ese Unicode encodin"
formats are allo+able: U:,@, U:,1K, or U:,L2. Use of U:,@ is encoura"ed.
Nevert!eless, senders and receivers of J(. pac-a"es usin" t!is standard ma# a"ree on
ot!er subsets of Unicode, includin" international c!aracters. Senders and receivers of
J(. pac-a"es usin" t!is standard s!all a"ree on an encodin" format. J(. pac-a"es
s!all include an J(. declaration t!at specifies t!e encodin", as in t!is e;ample:
PR;ml versionO21.02 encodin"O2U:,@2V
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t is recommended t!at t!e user enter Field 1601* ,haracter encoding / D,S +it! t!e
selection for U:,@ in order to facilitate an# translation from J(. to raditional format
for t!e transaction, s!ould t!at need to occur.
Note t!at even t!ou"! a Unicode encodin" is used for t!e transaction, onl# certain fields
ma# use t!e full ran"e of c!aracters available in Unicode. !ese fields are mar-ed +it!
2U2 or 2user,defined2 in t!e c!aracter t#pe column of t!e record la#out tables.
C.".2 =rayscale data
%inar# data so constructed as to represent a "ra#scale ima"e s!all be converted to ASCII
c!aracters prior to transmission usin" %ase,K6 encodin". See Anne; A A67% #ase-F<
encoding.
C.".3 1inary data
%inar# ima"e data ma# be constructed in eit!er compressed or uncompressed form, t!en
s!all be converted to ASCII c!aracters prior to transmission usin" %ase,K6 encodin". See
Anne; A A67% #ase-F< encoding. %inar# data fields, ot!er t!an ima"e data, in t!e #pe,
6, 7, and @ records !ave been "iven conventional J(. element ta"s. :or J(. encodin",
t!ese data elements and t!eir content s!all be represented as ASCII c!aracters.
C.& 'ata Conventons Speci%c to DL
C.&.1 *ecord format
An e;c!an"e pac-a"e s!all consist of t+o or more lo"ical records. See Section *61
Str)ct)re of a transaction6 :or eac! lo"ical record contained in t!e pac-a"e, several
information elements appropriate to t!at record t#pe s!all be present. Comple; elements
ma# contain one or more comple; or simple elements accordin" to t!e rules of +ell,
formed J(.. a-en to"et!er, t!ese items are used to conve# different aspects of t!e data
contained in a data information ob<ect. o t!e e;tent possible, t!e ob<ects used !ave been
defined as a part of t!e National Information 9;c!an"e (odel /NI9(0. Some
information ob<ects ma# be repeated multiple times.
!e J(. sc!ema referenced for t!is encodin" define t!e structure and order of t!e
elements in t!e information e;c!an"e pac-a"e. o t!e e;tent possible, t!e sc!ema define
data t#pes and constraints t!at enforce t!e allo+able content rules of t!e base standard.
Nevert!eless, t!e J(. sc!ema ma# not strictl# enforce t!e allo+able content. !e base
standard defines allo+able content, and its re4uirements s!all be met b# implementers
re"ardless of encodin" met!od.
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C.&.2 4nformaton separators
All separators are defined b# t!e &LC J(. recommendations. !e c!aracters MPN
and MVN are reserved e;clusivel# for enclosin" J(. element names. 9ver# element
+it! a start ta" PNameV s!all !ave an end ta" of format P=NameV.
C.&.3 *ecord layo(t
:or all lo"ical records Q includin" #pes 6, 7, and @ t!at do not !ave field ta"s in t!e
traditional encodin" ,, data elements are ta""ed accordin" to J(. rules. !e format for
eac! element s!all consist of a start ta" enclosed in an"le brac-ets follo+ed b# data
follo+ed b# an end ta". :or e;ample: Pnc:IdentificationIDVKP=nc:IdentificationIDV.
Comple; data elements contain ot!er elements in a nested fas!ion* for e;ample:
Pbiom:Ima"e'eferenceIdentificationV
Pnc:IdentificationIDVKP=nc:IdentificationIDV
P=biom:Ima"e'eferenceIdentificationV
!e orderin" of elements is strict. !e sc!ema referenced b# t!is anne; define t!e order
and nestin" structure of elements. !e sc!ema also provide a &LC representation of t!e
order and !ierarc!ical structure of t!e J(. content.
C.&." 'ate format
Common dates /ot!er t!an B(0 s!all be represented in t!e form DDDD,((,DD,
DDDD,((, or DDDD. See Section 86862 Date and time6 9;amples
Pbiom:ransactionDateV
Pnc:DateV200@,02,25P=nc:DateV
P=biom:ransactionDateV
Pnc:Dear(ont!V200@,02P=nc:Dear(ont!V
Pnc:DearV200@P=nc:DearV
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C.&.& =$ date5tme format
B( date=time values s!all be represented in t!e form DDDD,((,DD!!:mm:ssI.
See Section 8686262 .reen9ich mean time Icoordinated )ni3ersal time E AT,G /
./T6 :or e;ample
Pbiom:ransactionUCDateV
Pnc:DateimeV200@,02,2501:21:00IP=nc:DateimeV
P=biom:ransactionUCDateV
C.&., 7bstract elements
!e abstract elements listed in Section ,67 Scope p)rpose and conformance allo+
implementers to e;tend t!e specification b# suppl#in" substitution elements of t!eir o+n
desi"n. !ese are t!e onl# abstract elements t!at implementers ma# e;tend. A sin"le
e;ample !ere +ill be illustrative. !e comple; element
Pitl:DomainDefinedDescriptiveDetailV is abstract, and as suc! is unusable b# itself.
Implementers s!all define, in an e;tension sc!ema, a substitution element containin"
user,defined c!ild elements. A substitution element s!ould be defined in a user?s
e;tension sc!ema similar to t!is:
P;sd:element nameOkDomainDefinedDescriptiveDetailk
substitutionBroupOkitl:DomainDefinedDescriptiveDetailk
t#peOkuser,namespace:DomainDefinedDescriptiveDetail#pek=V
P;sd:comple;#pe nameOkDomainDefinedDescriptiveDetail#pekV
P;sd:comple;ContentV
P;sd:e;tension baseOks:Comple;8b<ect#pekV
P;sd:se4uenceV
P;sd:element refOkuser,namespace:8ne:ieldk=V
P;sd:element refOkuser,namespace:+o:ieldk=V
P=;sd:se4uenceV
P=;sd:e;tensionV
P=;sd:comple;ContentV
P=;sd:comple;#peV
!e substitution element +ould t!en appear in an instance document li-e t!is:
Puser,namespace:DomainDefinedDescriptiveDetailV
Puser,namespace:8ne:ieldVe;tP=user,namespace:8ne:ieldV
Puser,namespace:+o:ieldVe;tP=user,namespace:+o:ieldV
P=user,namespace:DomainDefinedDescriptiveDetailV
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C.&.- *ecord len!th
!ere is no correspondin" J(. element. See Section 8616
C.&.. 4ma!e data
Ima"e data s!all be converted to ASCII c!aracters usin" t!e %ase,K6 encodin" al"orit!m.
/See Section 8620
Pnc:%inar#%aseK68b<ectVmr1'(dr4o7)1s8ahtg(#Dtm"1s:*tf.2A8'pofB+
<,?)2S'B8d89F+f@8>ptg.rt4"2a2ds589>'e:#l?3Am@8;CSB+<.o1e$s07i4&
d<DI.h?mp74<2d<D0m?s+<D-3eDT#7hC9F(e#Lrtp(ep01ShP=nc:%inar#%aseK6
8b<ectV
C., issin! 'ata for andatory and 6ptonal >lements
If t!e base specification and sc!ema define an element as optional, it s!ould be omitted
alto"et!er rat!er t!an transmittin" t!e element ta"s +it!out an# data content.
:or mandator# elements, in all cases, t!e element ta"s s!all appear in t!e instance
pac-a"e. &!en t!ere is no information to be transmitted for a mandator# element, prior
a"reement s!all be made +it! t!e recipient a"enc# or or"ani3ation before constructin"
and transmittin" an instance pac-a"e. :or cases +!ere an a"reement is made to accept
records +it! missin" mandator# data, t!e follo+in" recommendations are made.
C.,.1 issin! andatory Strin! >lement 'ata (ncB$ext$ype)
!e content of certain elements /suc! as a"enc# identifiers or t#pes of transaction0 is left
to users to define. :or e;ample, it is stated in t!is standard t!at t!e content of t!e element
Pbiom:Capture8r"ani3ationV /or Source a"enc#=S'C0 Ms!all be defined b# t!e user and
be in accordance +it! t!e receivin" a"enc#.N !e sender and receiver ma# c!oose to
establis! an identifier for missin" information. In t!is case, t!e preferred representation
for missin" data is to use t!e value MUNFN8&NN /provided t!at t!ere is no ot!er option
available0.
Pbiom:Capture8r"ani3ationVUNFN8&N
P=biom:Capture8r"ani3ationV
C.,.2 issin! andatory 'ate >lement 'ata (ncB'ate)
Due to NI9( rules for date elements, t!e preferred representation for missin" date data is
to MnilN t!e parent element, as s!o+n in t!is e;ample:
Pbiom:CaptureDate ;si:nilOktruek=V
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$artiall# missin" date data ma# be represented as follo+s:
Pbiom:CaptureDateV
Pnc:DearV1551P=nc:DearV
P=biom:CaptureDateV
or
Pbiom:CaptureDateV
Pnc:Dear(ont!V1551,01P=nc:Dear(ont!V
P=biom:CaptureDateV
C.,.3 4nformaton >xchan!e 8ac2a!e 'escripton
!e base standard defines t!e composition of a transmission. :or J(. encodin", t!is is
t!e comple; Pitl:NIS%iometricInformation9;c!an"e$ac-a"eV and its contents. In
man# cases, t!e pac-a"e +ill be included as a pa#load +it! an J(.,formatted outer
+rapper for transaction or protocol purposes. !e pac-a"e ma# also be a part of a lar"er,
user,defined data structure. !is standard strictl# defines, !o+ever, t!e content of data
+it!in t!e Pitl:NIS%iometricInformation9;c!an"e$ac-a"eV comple; element.
Certain portions of t!e e;c!an"e pac-a"e, suc! as 'ecord #pe,2, s!all be in accordance
+it! definitions set accordin" to t!e implementation domain or application profile /See
SectionImplementation domain and application profiles 0.
!is e;c!an"e pac-a"e s!all contain t+o or more lo"ical records. 8ne of t!ose records
s!all be t!e #pe,1 Pitl:$ac-a"eInformation'ecordV.
!e lo"ical records are intended to conve# specific t#pes of related information pertinent
to t!e e;c!an"e pac-a"e itself or to t!e sub<ect of t!e pac-a"e. All of t!e lo"ical records
belon"in" to a sin"le pac-a"e s!all be contained +it!in a sin"le
Pitl:NIS%iometricInformation9;c!an"e$ac-a"eV element. All binar# ima"e data is
converted to ASCII usin" %ase,K6 encodin".
Ta'le 100 0ecord element tags for the record types
0ecord
,ategory
,ode
0ecord $lement Tag Logical record contents
1 Pitl:$ac-a"eInformation'ecordV ransaction information
2 Pitl:$ac-a"eDescriptivee;t'ecordV User,defined descriptive te;t
L deprecated
6 Pitl:$ac-a"eCi"!'esolutionBra#scaleIma"e'ecordV
Ci"!,resolution "ra#scale fin"erprint
ima"e
1 deprecated
K deprecated
7 Pitl:$ac-a"eUserDefinedIma"e'ecordV User,defined ima"e
@ Pitl:$ac-a"eSi"natureIma"e'ecordV Si"nature ima"e
5 Pitl:$ac-a"e(inutiae'ecordV (inutiae data
10 Pitl:$ac-a"e:acialAndS(Ima"e'ecordV
:acial, S( and ot!er bod# part
ima"e
11 'eserved for voice
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0ecord
,ategory
,ode
0ecord $lement Tag Logical record contents
12 'eserved for dental
1L Pitl:$ac-a"e.atentIma"e'ecordV Eariable,resolution latent ima"e
16 Pitl:$ac-a"e:in"erprintIma"e'ecordV Eariable,resolution fin"erprint ima"e
11 Pitl:$ac-a"e$almprintIma"e'ecordV Eariable,resolution palm print ima"e
1K Pitl:$ac-a"eUserDefinedestin"Ima"e'ecordV
User,defined variable,resolution
testin" ima"e
17 Pitl:$ac-a"eIrisIma"e'ecordV Iris ima"e
1@ Pitl:$ac-a"eDNA'ecordV DNA data or ima"e
15 Pitl:$ac-a"e$lantarIma"e'ecordV $lantar ima"e
20 Pitl:$ac-a"eSource'epresentation'ecordV Source representation
21 Pitl:$ac-a"eAssociatedConte;t'ecordV Associated conte;t
22,57 'eserved for future use
5@ Pitl:$ac-a"eInformationAssurance'ecordV Information assurance
55 Pitl:$ac-a"eC%9::%iometricData'ecordV C%9:: biometric data
C.- 4nformaton exchan!e pac2a!e formatA and record
LheaderM
!e traditional,encodin" data field element lo"ical record len"t! !as been omitted from
t!e J(. encodin" specification* t!ere is no tec!nical need for t!e b#te count, and t!e
value +ould be incompatible and meanin"less for transformations bet+een traditional
and J(. pac-a"es.
!e first element in all J(. encoded records s!all be labeled
Pbiom:'ecordCate"or#CodeV and contain t!e t#pe /cate"or#0 number of t!e record.
/See Section :6261G !e second element in ever# record ot!er t!an t!e #pe,1 record,
s!all be labeled Pbiom:Ima"e'eferenceIdentificationV and contain t!e Information
designation character / ID, as described in Section 86761.
!e remainin" J(. elements in eac! record s!all be present in t!e order defined b# t!e
sc!ema and contain data described in t!e base standard for t!at particular element.
9lements in t!e biometric domain and t!e I. sc!ema t!at are ne+ for 2011 !ave been
"iven an order t!at corresponds to t!e base standard as muc! as possible. 9lements in
t!e biometric domain and t!e I. sc!ema t!at are replacements for t!e 200@ version
elements in ansi,nist.;sd retain t!eir previous order unless ot!er+ise noted in t!e
C!an"e .o" /See Section ,611 Information e;change pac4age doc)mentation
II$(DG artifacts6G Note t!at t!e order of t!e elements for J(. encodin" are
mandator#, unli-e t!e order of fields in traditional encodin".
C.. 4mplementaton domains and applicaton pro%les
An implementation domain or an application profile /See Section FG represents a "roup
of a"encies or or"ani3ations t!at !ave a"reed to use specific pre,assi"ned data bloc-s for
e;c!an"in" information uni4ue to t!eir installations, suc! as t!e #pe,2 record /See
Section :620, +!ic! is composed of user,defined content. 9ac! user,defined J(.
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element s!all also !ave a definition and data t#pe associated +it! it. 9ac! domain or
application profile created s!all !ave a point of contact responsible for -eepin" t!e
documentation on t!e content of t!e user,defined data bloc-s +it!in t!eir domain. !e
contact s!all serve as a re"istrar and maintain a repositor# includin" documentation for
all t!e common and user,specific #pe,2 content contained +it!in t!e substitution bloc-
for Pitl:DomainDefinedDescriptiveDetailV. As additional fields are re4uired b# specific
a"encies for t!eir o+n applications, ne+ J(. elements and definitions ma# be
re"istered and reserved to !ave a specific meanin". &!en t!is occurs, t!e re"istrar is
responsible for ensurin" a sin"le definition for eac! J(. element used b# different
members of t!e domain or application profile. Additional content in t!e #pe,2 record
ma# be defined as a substitute for Pitl:8t!erDescriptiveDetailV b# a"reement of sendin"
and receivin" parties.
C./ #4> biometrics domain
!e biometrics domain is a part of NI9(. It !as its o+n oversi"!t bod#, and is sub<ect to
NI9( "overnance. !e oversi"!t bod# for t!e biometrics domain is US,EISI in t!e
Department of Comeland Securit#. Alt!ou"! t!e +ord 2domain2 is used for bot!
2Implementation domain2 and 2%iometric domain2, t!e concepts are not related.
C.10 *ecord descriptons
C.10.1 $ype+1 $ransacton informaton record
!e J(. name for t!e #pe,1 record /Section :610 is
Pitl:$ac-a"eInformation'ecordV, and its Pbiom:'ecordCate"or#CodeV element s!all
!ave a value of M1N.
C.10.2 $ype+2 9ser+de%ned descriptve text record
Pitl:$ac-a"eDescriptivee;t'ecordV, and its Pbiom:'ecordCate"or#CodeV element
s!all !ave a value of M2N. All ot!er content in t!e #pe,2 record is abstract. o use a
#pe,2 record, implementers s!all declare substitution elements in a user,created
namespace.
C.10.3 $ype+3A &A and , %n!erprint ima!e records
!ese record t#pes are deprecated and s!all not be included in a
transaction conformant to t!is version of t!e standard.
C.10." $ype+" %n!erprint ima!e record
!e J(. name for t!e #pe,6 record /Section :6<0 is
Pitl:$ac-a"eCi"!'esolutionBra#scaleIma"e'ecordV, and its
Pbiom:'ecordCate"or#CodeV element s!all !ave a value of M6N.
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Unli-e traditional encodin", t!e elements of t!e #pe,6 record s!all !ave ASCII J(.
element ta"s. Unli-e traditional encodin" /See Anne; #% Traditional encoding0, t!e
data values of #pe,6 fields s!all be e;pressed as ASCII c!aracters. o be strictl#
consistent +it! traditional encodin", t!e Pbiom::in"erprintIma"e$ositionV element ma#
!ave si; fi;ed occurrences of t!e Pbiom::in"erprint$ositionCodeV element.
Pbiom::in"erprintIma"e$ositionV
Pbiom::in"er$ositionCodeV2P=biom::in"er$ositionCodeV
Pbiom::in"er$ositionCodeVLP=biom::in"er$ositionCodeV
P=biom::in"erprintIma"e$ositionV
:or J(. encodin", onl# a sin"le occurrence of t!e Pbiom::in"er$ositionCodeV element
is re4uired.
C.10.& $ype+- 9ser+de%ned ima!e record
Pitl:$ac-a"eUserDefinedIma"e'ecordV, and its Pbiom:'ecordCate"or#CodeV element
s!all !ave a value of M7N.
&it! t!e e;ception of t!e Pbiom:'ecordCate"or#CodeV and
Pbiom:Ima"e'eferenceIdentificationV elements, t!e parameters, and t#pes of ima"es to
be e;c!an"ed are not defined b# t!is standard. Implementers +ill define an J(. data
bloc- t!at substitutes for t!e abstract Pitl:UserDefinedIma"eV element provided b# t!is
standard. !ese re4uired details s!all be a"reed upon bet+een t!e sender and recipient.
C.10., $ype+. Si!nat(re ima!e record
!e J(. name for t!e #pe,@ record /Section :6:G is
Pitl:$ac-a"eSi"natureIma"e'ecordV, and its Pbiom:'ecordCate"or#CodeV element s!all
!ave a value of M@N.
Unli-e traditional encodin", t!e elements of t!e #pe,@ record !ave ASCII J(. element
ta"s. Unli-e traditional encodin", t!e data values of #pe,@ fields s!all be e;pressed as
ASCII c!aracters.
:or t!e #pe,@ record, implementers ma# insert a
Pbiom:Si"natureIma"eEector'epresentationV in place of t!e Pnc:%inar#%aseK68b<ectV
+it!in t!e Pbiom:Si"natureIma"eV comple; element.
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C.10.- $ype+/ in(tae data record
!e J(. name for t!e #pe,5 record /Section :6+0 is Pitl:$ac-a"e(inutiae'ecordV, and
its Pbiom:'ecordCate"or#CodeV element s!all !ave a value of M5N.
Implementers ma# use minutiae bloc-s defined in t!e sc!ema:
u t!e INCIS,(1 bloc- /biom:INCIS(inutiae0
u t!e 9:S bloc- /biom:9;tended:eatureSet(inutiae0
u t!e le"ac# 200@ standard minutiae bloc- /itl:(inutiae0.
Alternativel#, implementers ma# define and substitute a comple; element for
Pbiom:'ecord(inutiaeV.
C.10.. $ype+10 @acialA other body part N S$ ima!e record
Pitl:$ac-a"e:acialAndS(Ima"e'ecordV, and its Pbiom:'ecordCate"or#CodeV
element s!all !ave a value of M10N. &it!in a sin"le #pe,10 record, implementers s!all
c!oose bet+een a sin"le Pbiom::aceIma"eV comple; element, or a
Pbiom:$!#sical:eatureIma"eV comple; element.
C.10./ $ype+11 Voice record
!is record t#pe is reserved for future use.
C.10.10 $ype+12 'ental record
!is record t#pe is reserved for future use.
C.10.11 $ype+13 @ricton+rid!e latent ima!e record
!e J(. name for t!e #pe,1L record /Section :6170 is
Pitl:$ac-a"e.atentIma"e'ecordV, and its Pbiom:'ecordCate"or#CodeV element s!all
!ave a value of M1LN.
C.10.12 $ype+1" @in!erprint ima!e record
!e J(. name for t!e #pe,16 record /Section :61<) is
Pitl:$ac-a"e:in"erprintIma"e'ecordV, and its Pbiom:'ecordCate"or#CodeV element
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C.10.13 $ype+1& 8alm print ima!e record
!e J(. name for t!e #pe,11 record /Section :61*0 is
Pitl:$ac-a"e$almprintIma"e'ecordV, and its Pbiom:'ecordCate"or#CodeV element s!all
!ave a value of M11N.
C.10.1" $ype+1, 9ser+de%ned testn! ima!e record
!e J(. name for t!e #pe,1K record /Section :61F0 is
Pitl:$ac-a"eUserDefinedestin"Ima"e'ecordV, and its Pbiom:'ecordCate"or#CodeV
element s!all !ave a value of M1KN.
C.10.1& $ype+1- 4ris ima!e record
!e J(. name for t!e #pe,17 record /Section :6180 is Pitl:$ac-a"eIrisIma"e'ecordV,
and its Pbiom:'ecordCate"or#CodeV element s!all !ave a value of M17N.
C.10.1, $ype+1. '#7 record
!e J(. name for t!e #pe,1@ record /Section :61:0 is Pitl:$ac-a"eDNA'ecordV, and
its Pbiom:'ecordCate"or#CodeV element s!all !ave a value of M1@N.
C.10.1- $ype+1/ 8lantar ima!e record
!e J(. name /Section :61+G is Pitl:$ac-a"e$lantarIma"e'ecordV, and its
Pbiom:'ecordCate"or#CodeV element s!all !ave a value of M15N.
C.10.1. $ype+20 So(rce representaton record
!e J(. name for t!e #pe,20 record /Section :620G is
Pitl:$ac-a"eSource'epresentation'ecordV, and its Pbiom:'ecordCate"or#CodeV
element s!all !ave a value of M20N.
C.10.1/ $ype+21 7ssociated context record
Pitl:$ac-a"eAssociatedConte;t'ecordV, and its Pbiom:'ecordCate"or#CodeV element
C.10.20 $ype+/. 4nformaton ass(rance record
!e J(. name for t!e #pe,5@ record /Section :622) is
Pitl:$ac-a"eInformationAssurance'ecordV, and its Pbiom:'ecordCate"or#CodeV
element s!all !ave a value of M5@N.
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C.10.21 $ype+// C1>@@ biometric data record
Pitl:$ac-a"eC%9::%iometricData'ecordV, and its Pbiom:'ecordCate"or#CodeV
element s!all !ave a value of M55N. Implementers s!ould note t!at t!e value of t!e
Pbiom:CaptureDateV element differs in t!e #pe,55 record from its occurrence in ot!er
records. C%9:: re4uires bot! date and time. !e date and time s!all appear as t+ent#
c!aracters in t!e format DDDD,((,DD!!:mm:ssI. !e DDDD c!aracters s!all
represent t!e #ear* t!e (( c!aracters s!all be t!e tens and units values of t!e mont!* and
t!e DD c!aracters s!all be t!e tens and units values of t!e da# of t!e mont!* t!e c!aracter
separates t!e date from t!e time* t!e !! c!aracters represent t!e !our* t!e mm t!e
minute* t!e ss represents t!e second* and I denotes Coordinated Universal ime.
Comple; element Pbiom:CaptureDateV s!all !ave t!e simple element Pnc:DateimeV,
+!ic! s!all contain transaction date and time data.
Pbiom:CaptureDateV
Pnc:DateimeV200@,02,2501:21:00IP=nc:DateimeV
P=biom:CaptureDateV
,611 Information e;change pac4age doc)mentation II$(DG
artifacts
!e latest version of all documents is to be referenced.!e follo+in" artifacts are
available at !ttpE""111.nist.o0"it."iad"i"ansiJstandard.cfm :
(etadata
Catalo"
9;c!an"e Sc!ema
NI9( subset sc!ema

Instance document/s0
C!an"e lo" describin" differences bet+een ANSI=NIS,I. 2,200@ to
ANSI=NIS,I. 2011
JS. transformation to=from ANS!NST"T* 7"7CC&
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Anne; D% N,I, code ta'le
Normati3e
In t!e 2007 and 200@ versions of t!e standard, t!e NCIC code table +as present in t!e
te;t of t!e standard as an anne;. !e NCIC table codes !ave been updated since t!e
publication of t!ose versions of t!is standard. In order to ensure consistenc# +it! t!e
current version of t!ese codes, t!is version of t!e standard includes t!e latest version of
t!e NCIC code table as a normative reference. It is available at
!ttpE""111.oreon.o0"'%+"$KI%"*$I$.s!tm. .
Note t!at an# codes t!at +ere listed in t!e 2007 and 200@ versions of t!is standard t!at
are not included in t!e list at t!e above +ebsite are still valid, in order to maintain
bac-+ard compatibilit#. An e;ample is C'I$ :88. !e current version of t!e NCIC
code table !as C'I$ . : and C'I$ ' :.
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Anne; $% Facial ,apt)re E SA(s 70 and a'o3e
Normati3e
>.1 4ntrod(cton
!is anne; is based upon +or- ori"inatin" at a (u"s!ot and :acial Ima"e &or-s!op !eld
at NIS in 1551. !e ori"inal recommendation document +as incorporated as Anne; C in
t!e 2007 = 200@ version of t!e ANSI=NIS,I. standard, supplemented b# Anne; I, +!ic!
e;tended t!e recommendations furt!er, as +ell as Anne; ), +!ic! dealt +it! :ace,$ose
values. !is anne; combines t!e t!ree anne;es of t!e 2007 = 200@ standard and includes
ne+ information, +!ic! in no manner contradicts earlier "uidance.
!e anne; is not desi"ned to render current and le"ac# mu"s!ot collections unacceptable.
'at!er, it is intended as a means of establis!in" or improvin" interoperabilit# bet+een
mu"s!ot s#stems. !e provisions of t!is anne; are -e#ed to t!e 4ualit# aspects associated
+it! t!e unaltered captured mu"s!ot ima"e. :or ne+ mu"s!ot ima"es bein" captured, t!e
specifications contained in t!is anne; are e4uall# applicable to real,time electronic capture
of mu"s!ots as +ell as t!e electronic conversion of p!oto"rap!ic ima"es. :or conversion of
le"ac# files of p!oto"rap!s, t!e provisions of t!is anne; are applicable.
!is anne; consists of a set of Sections describin" t!e capture of facial ima"es at SA$
levels L0 and above. See Section 8686*61 S)'Dect acC)isition profile for face / SA(6
!ese Sections can be cate"ori3ed into si; t#pes of re4uirements: di"ital, p!oto"rap!ic,
sub<ect and scene, number of p!oto"rap!s, data !andlin", and format /for SA$ levels 60 and
above0.
>.2 'i!ital re<(irements
>.2.1 8ixel aspect rato
Di"ital cameras and scanners used to capture facial ima"es s!all use s4uare pi;els +it! a
pi;el aspect ratio of 1:1.
>.2.2 4ma!e aspect rato
:or SA$s L0 and L2, t!e aspect ratio s!all be 6:1 /6@0;K00pi;els0. :or SA$ 60 and above,
t!e aspect ratio s!all be L:6. SA$ 60 specifies a minimum of 7K@;1026 pi;els, +!ic!
corresponds to t!is aspect ratio, allo+in" a C8S di"ital camera to be used for capture.
Ima"es from some t#pes of camera +it! a different aspect ratio s!all need to be cropped.
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>.2.3 #o interlacin!
Interlaced video frames s!all not be used in t!e capture of a facial ima"e.
>.2." #o di!ital )oom
Di"ital 3oom /interpolation0 to ac!ieve specified resolution associated +it!
Sub<ect Ac4uisition $rofiles s!all not be used in t!e capture of a facial ima"e.
>.2.& inim(m n(mber of pixels
!e minimum number of pi;els in an electronic di"ital ima"e s!all be 6@0 pi;els in t!e
!ori3ontal direction b# K00 pi;els in t!e vertical direction. It s!ould be noted t!at t!e ima"e
4ualit# of t!e captured mu"s!ots and facial ima"es ma# be improved as t!e number of
pi;els in bot! directions are increased. Co+ever, as ima"es are captured +it! an increased
number of pi;els, t!e 6:1 /SA$s L0=L20 and L:6 /SA$ 60 and above0 /&idt!:Cei"!t0 aspect
ratio s!all be maintained.
>.3 8hoto!raphic re<(irements
>.3.1 'epth of %eld
!e sub<ect?s captured facial ima"e s!all al+a#s be in focus from t!e nose to t!e ears.
Alt!ou"! t!is ma# result in t!e bac-"round be!ind t!e sub<ect bein" out of focus, t!is is not
a problem. It is recommended t!at auto,focus on t!e central part of face be used +it! di"ital
camera p!oto"rap!#. :or optimum 4ualit# of t!e captured mu"s!ot, t!e f, stop of t!e lens
s!ould be set at t+o f,stops belo+ t!e ma;imum aperture openin" +!en possible.
>.3.2 S(b?ect li!htn!
.i"!tin" s!all be e4uall# distributed on t!e face. !ere s!all be no si"nificant direction of
t!e li"!t from t!e point of vie+ of t!e p!oto"rap!er.
:or non,mobile SA$s /t!ose ot!er t!an L2, 62 and 120, t!e follo+in" conditions appl#:
Sub<ect illumination s!all be accomplis!ed usin" a minimum of t!ree /L0
point,balanced illumination sources. Alt!ou"! a minimum of t!ree p!oto
li"!ts is re4uired for illuminatin" t!e sub<ect?s face, t+o of t!ese li"!ts
s!ould be sufficient for some operational environments. Use of a t!ird li"!t
as a bac-li"!t "enerall# re4uires about t+o feet of additional floor space
be!ind t!e sub<ect, +!ic! ma# not be available in all environments.
Appropriate diffusion tec!ni4ues s!all be emplo#ed and li"!ts positioned to
minimi3e s!ado+s, and to eliminate !ot spots on t!e facial ima"e. !ese !ot
spots usuall# appear on reflective areas suc! as c!ee-s and fore!eads.
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$roper li"!tin" s!all contribute to t!e uniformit# of illumination of t!e
bac-"round described in t!e e;posure re4uirement.
!e re"ion of t!e face, from t!e cro+n to t!e base of t!e c!in, and from ear,
to,ear, s!all be clearl# visible and free of s!ado+s. In particular, t!ere s!all
be no dar- s!ado+s in t!e e#e,soc-ets due to t!e bro+, and t!e iris and pupil
of t!e e#es s!all be clearl# visible.
>.3.3 1ac2!ro(nd and li!htn!
!is section does not appl# to mobile SA$s /L2, 62, or 120.
!e sub<ect +!ose ima"e is bein" captured s!all be positioned in front of a bac-"round t!at
is 1@U "ra# +it! a plain smoot! flat surface
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. A Foda- or ot!er neutral "ra# card or
densitometer s!all be used to verif# t!is 1@U "ra# reflectance re4uirement. !e boundar#
bet+een t!e !ead and t!e bac-"round s!ould be clearl# identifiable about t!e entire sub<ect
/ver# lar"e volume !air e;cepted0. !ere s!ould be no s!ado+s visible on t!e bac-"round
be!ind t!e face ima"e. $roper li"!tin" s!all contribute to t!e uniformit# of illumination of
t!e bac-"round.
9nsure t!at t!e bac-"round completel# fills t!e ima"e frame be!ind t!e sub<ect. If possible,
avoid t!e presence of visible s!ado+s and ot!er ob<ects in t!e bac-"round, suc! as a cloc-.
>.3." >xpos(re calibraton
!is section does not appl# to mobile SA$s /L2, 62 or 120.
!e e;posure s!all be -e#ed to t!e bac-"round. Several areas of t!e recorded 1@U "ra#
bac-"round s!all be used to verif# t!e proper e;posure. !e avera"es of t!e @,bit 'ed,
Breen, and %lue /'B%0 components +it!in eac! area s!all be calculated. 9ac! of t!e 'B%
means s!all fall bet+een 101 and 121 +it! a standard deviation of g10. :urt!ermore, for
ever# area e;amined, t!e ma;imum difference bet+een t!e means of an# t+o of t!e 'B%
components s!all not e;ceed 10.
>.3.& >xpos(re
&!en capturin" ima"es usin" di"ital cameras, t!e e;posure s!ould be suc! t!at t!e ima"e is
as bri"!t as possible +it!out introducin" an# clippin" of t!e !i"!li"!ts. &it! most di"ital
cameras, t!is can easil# be c!ec-ed b# e;aminin" t!e !isto"ram
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associated +it! t!e ima"e.
(ost modern di"ital cameras !ave sop!isticated meterin" s#stems t!at s!ould ensure t!at a
properl# e;posed ima"e is al+a#s captured once t!e camera and li"!ts !ave been correctl#
set up.
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An e;ample of a paint formula t!at +ill appro;imate an 1@U "ra# /on matte surface0 is one 4uart
8l#mpic $remium Interior .ate; 9""s!ell, %ase L , 7260L, 101,1DL1.1, 105,@.1, or one 4uart %en<amin
(oore G Co. $remium Interior .ate; :lat :inis! &all Satin, (edium %ase 211 2%, :ormula: 8D,@v 'J,
L=6 %F,21 BD,6 &C,10, Area=int Code: %.
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>.3., #o sat(raton
:or eac! patc! of s-in on t!e person?s face, t!e "radations in te;tures s!all be clearl#
visible. In t!is sense, t!ere s!all be no saturation /over or under e;posure0 on t!e face.
>.3.- #o (nnat(ral color or Lred+eyeM
Unnaturall# colored li"!tin" /e.". #ello+, red0 is not allo+ed. Care s!all be ta-en to correct
t!e M+!ite balanceN of ima"e capture devices. !e li"!tin" s!all produce a face ima"e +it!
natural loo-in" s-in tones +!en vie+ed in t#pical e;amination environments. M'ed,e#eN is
not acceptable.
>.3.. #o color or !rayscale enhancement
A process t!at overe;poses or undere;poses a part or all of a color or "ra#scale ima"e for
purposes suc! as beaut# en!ancement or artistic pleasure is not allo+ed. !e full spectrum
s!all be represented on t!e face ima"e +!ere appropriate. eet! and +!ites of e#es s!all be
clearl# li"!t or +!ite /+!en appropriate0 and dar- !air or features /+!en appropriate0 s!all
be clearl# dar-.
>.3./ 'istorton and an!le of vie3
Unnatural radial distortion of t!e camera lens, resultin" in a dia"onal an"le of vie+ of
appro;imatel# 20 to 2@ de"rees, s!all not be allo+ed. :is! e#e effect, a t#pe of distortion
+!ere central ob<ects of t!e ima"e erroneousl# appear closer t!an t!ose at t!e ed"e,
t#picall# resultin" in +!at appear to be unusuall# lar"e noses in t!e ima"e, is not allo+ed.
&!ile some distortion is usuall# present durin" portrait p!oto"rap!#, t!at distortion s!ould
not be noticeable b# !uman e;amination. :or a t#pical p!oto capture s#stem +it! a sub<ect
1.1 to 2.1 meters from t!e camera, t!e focal len"t! of t!e camera lens s!ould be t!at of a
medium telep!oto lens. :or L1 mm p!oto"rap!#, t!is means t!at t!e focal len"t! s!ould be
bet+een 50 mm and 1L0 mm. :or ot!er ne"ative formats=sensors, t!e recommended focal
len"t! is 2 to L times t!e dia"onal of t!e ne"ative=sensor.
>.3.10 7llo3ed color space
Di"ital ima"es s!all be represented as 26,bit 'B% pi;els. :or ever# pi;el, ei"!t /@0 bits
s!all be used to represent eac! of t!e 'ed, Breen, and %lue components. !e 'B% color
space is t!e basis for ot!er color spaces includin" t!e D, Cb, Cr and DUE. Additional color
mana"ement tec!ni4ues are available from t!e International Color Consortium.
Information re"ardin" t!ese tec!ni4ues can be do+nloaded from t!e follo+in" U'.:
!ttp:==+++.color.or"=.
A full color ima"e s!all be captured. o ensure t!at color ima"es e;c!an"ed bet+een
differin" s#stems can be correctl# displa#ed or printed, ima"es s!all be converted to t!e
device,independent color space, s'B%.
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>." S(b?ect and scene re<(irements
>.".1 8ose
!e full,face or frontal pose is t!e most commonl# used pose in p!oto lineups and s!all
al+a#s be captured. !is pose is in addition to profiles or intermediate an"led poses
captured to ac4uire perspective and ot!er information.
>.".2 S(b?ect positon
It is important t!at no s!ado+s are cast onto t!e bac-"round from t!e sub<ect?s !ead. 8ne
+a# to ac!ieve t!is is b# positionin" t!e sub<ect 1,2 feet a+a# from t!e bac-"round, and=or
usin" an additional li"!t source to illuminate t!e bac-"round.
>.".3 Centerin!
!e full,frontal face pose s!all be positioned to satisf# all of t!e follo+in" conditions. :or
non,frontal pose /SA$ levels 60, 10 and 110 , t!e sub<ect s!all satisf# t!ese conditions +!en
t!e !ead is rotated about an a;is t!ou"! t!e !ead and torso from t!e current pose bac- to
center /3ero an"les0 pose.
C.1.3.1 .+e I<ead and S+ou(dersJ p+oto compositon
!e composition consists of a sub<ect?s !ead, partial s!oulders, and plain bac-"round. :or a
frontal,facin" pose, t!e +idt! of t!e sub<ect?s !ead s!all occup# appro;imatel# 10U of t!e
+idt! of t!e captured ima"e. !is +idt! s!all be t!e !ori3ontal distance bet+een t!e mid,
points of t+o ima"inar# vertical lines. 9ac! ima"inar# line s!all be dra+n bet+een t!e
upper and lo+er lobes of eac! ear and s!all be positioned +!ere t!e e;ternal ear connects to
t!e !ead. See Fig)re 216
!e appro;imate !ori3ontal mid,points of t!e mout! and of t!e brid"e of t!e nose
s!all lie on an ima"inar# vertical strai"!t line positioned at t!e !ori3ontal center of
t!e ima"e.
An ima"inar# !ori3ontal line t!rou"! t!e center of t!e sub<ect?s e#es s!all be located
at appro;imatel# t!e 11U point of t!e vertical distance up from t!e bottom ed"e of
t!e captured ima"e.
!e +idt! of t!e sub<ect?s !ead s!all occup# appro;imatel# 10U of t!e +idt! of t!e
captured ima"e. !is +idt! s!all be t!e !ori3ontal distance bet+een t!e mid,points
of t+o ima"inar# vertical lines. 9ac! ima"inar# line s!all be dra+n bet+een t!e
upper and lo+er lobes of eac! ear and s!all be positioned +!ere t!e e;ternal ear
connects to t!e !ead.
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C.1.3.2 .+e I<ead Gn(5J p+oto compositon
!e composition consists of a sub<ect?s !ead, and a plain bac-"round. :or a frontal, facin"
pose, t!e +idt! of t!e sub<ect?s !ead s!all occup# appro;imatel# 70U of t!e +idt! of t!e
captured ima"e. !is +idt! s!all be t!e !ori3ontal distance bet+een t!e midpoints of t+o
ima"inar# vertical lines. 9ac! ima"inar# line s!all be dra+n bet+een t!e upper and lo+er
lobes of eac! ear and s!all be positioned +!ere t!e e;ternal ear connects to t!e !ead. A
template and an e;ample are s!o+n in Fig)re 22. !is composition is applied to SA$ 11.
:or ot!er t!an frontal ima"e capture, t!e composition s!all be rotated about an ima"inar#
a;is e;tendin" from t!e top of t!e !ead t!rou"! t!e base of t!e nec-6
6)%)% /ead co#erings
Cead coverin"s, includin" !ats and scarves, s!all not be +orn. !e full face and ears s!all
be displa#ed.
6)%)& /air
&!en capturin" frontal, profile and an"led ima"es, t!e sub<ect?s !air s!all be moved to
reveal t!e full face and ears. If !air covers t!e ears, t!en +!en possible, t+o p!oto"rap!s
s!all be captured Q one +it! !air in its normal state, and one +it! !air pulled bac- be!ind
t!e ears. :or SA$ levels 60 and above, if !air covers t!e ears, t!en +!en possible, t+o
p!oto"rap!s s!all be captured. 8ne s!ould be +it! !air in its normal state, and a second
s!ould be +it! !air pulled bac- be!ind t!e ears.
6)%)5 9lasses and eye patches
:or sub<ects +!o normall# +ear e#e"lasses, ever# effort s!ould be made to capture t!e
mu"s!ots +it! t!e "lasses on. If si"nificant "lare in t!e "lasses is evident in t!e p!oto"rap!,
t!en a second frontal mu"s!ot ima"e s!ould be captured of t!e sub<ect +it!out "lasses.
Specification of e#e"lasses in Field 10602F% S)'Dect facial description / SHS is re4uired.
!e +earin" of e#e patc!es is allo+ed onl# for medical reasons. In t!ese cases, t!e
specification of t!e patc!, in t!e Field 10602F% S)'Dect facial description / SHS is
re4uired.
6)%)( 60pression
!e e;pression s!ould be neutral /non,smilin"0 +it! bot! e#es open normall# /i.e. not
+ide,open0, and mout! closed. 9ver# effort s!ould be made to !ave supplied ima"es
conform +it! t!is specification. A smile +it! closed <a+ is not recommended.
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6)%)4 :o!th
(out! s!all be closed /unless medical condition precludes it0.
6)%)8 S!2;ect facial e0pression
!e Sub<ect facial description field s!all be present in t!e transaction +!en one or more
of t!e facial attributes "iven b# t!e t#pe codes of Field 10602F% S)'Dect facial description /
SHS is present in t!e ima"e.
6)%)1 S!2;ect hair color
!e Sub<ect !air color Field 10602:% S)'Dect hair color / S1, s!all be present in t!e
transaction. !e code MUNS$9CI:I9DN for t!is field is not allo+ed.
6)%)11 S!2;ect eye color
!e Sub<ect e#e color Field 106028% S)'Dect eye color / S$, s!all be present in t!e
transaction. !e code MUNS$9CI:I9DN for t!is field is not allo+ed.
6)%)12 Sho!lder position
S!oulder position s!all be s4uare to t!e camera and for+ard facin" for frontal ima"es.
S!oulder position s!all be perpendicular to t!e camera for profile ima"es.
6)%)1$ :a<e-!p and cleanliness
!e sub<ect2s face s!ould not be presented +it! !eav# ma-e,up, dirt, blood, etc. In an
operational environment +!ere t!is ma# not be possible, best practice is to ta-e a second
/set of0 p!oto"rap!s once t!e sub<ect !as been cleaned up.
6)%)1% Face co!nt
8nl# one face per ima"e is allo+ed.
6)%)1& :edical conditions
If bruisin", in<uries, banda"es, or medical conditions e;ist, t!ese s!all be captured as is. In
an operational environment, and +!ere business processes and le"islation permit, best
practice s!ould be to ta-e a second picture once an# banda"es !ave been removed and an#
in<uries to t!e face !ave !ealed.
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>.& #(mber of photo!raphs
.evels 10 and 11 records mandate multiple ima"es. Co+ever, if t!e sub<ect !as accessories
t!at occlude facial features, e.". suc! as e#ebro+ studs, ear plu"s, or rin"s t!rou"! t!e nose,
at least one frontal ima"e s!ould be captured +it! t!em and one ima"e +it!out. .evels 10
and 11 s!all include at least five p!oto"rap!s of t!e sub<ect: /frontal, left full profile, ri"!t
full profile, left !alf profile and ri"!t !alf profile0.

Fig)re 20% Fi3e poses for SA( *0 and *1
Fig)re 21% A facial template and e;ample of
T1ead and Sho)ldersT scene constraints
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Fig)re 22% Facial image template and e;ample of T1ead "nlyT scene constraints
>., 'ata handlin! re<(irements
>.,.1 Compression al!orithm
C.9.1.1 SAP 0e!e(s 3A and 32 on(5
!e al"orit!m used to compress mu"s!ot and facial ima"es s!all conform to t!e )$9B
Se4uential %aseline mode of operation as described in S6!2# $C%$&. !e tar"et si3e for a
)$9B compressed color mu"s!ot ima"e file s!all be 21,000 to 61,000 b#tes.
C.9.1.2 SAP 0e!e(s 1A and abo!e
Non,frontal facial ima"es s!all be compressed usin" )$9B 2000, as specified in S6!2#
$F111+ /)$9B is not allo+ed0. !ere s!all be one frontal facial ima"e compressed usin"
lossless )$9B 2000. If multiple frontal ima"es are in t!e transaction, t!en one ima"e must
be compressed via lossless compression and t!e ot!ers can be compressed eit!er usin"
lossless )$9B 2000 or loss# )$9B 2000 t!at meets t!e ma;imum compression limits
specified belo+. !e best practice is to appl# t!e lossless compression to t!e frontal ima"e
+it! ears visible.
>.,.2 Compression rato
!e ma;imum compression ratio for bot! )$9B and )$9B 2000 of a rectan"ular re"ion
containin" an# e;posed s-in of t!e face, from cro+n to c!in and ear to ear, s!all be at most
11:1. !is re4uirement is derived from studies of face al"orit!m matc!in" at !i"! and lo+
resolutions. !e non,facial portion of t!e mu"s!ot, as +ell as ot!er #pe,10 records, can be
compressed up to a ratio of 120:1.
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Custom )$9B source code can be created to implement compression +it! bot! '8I and
fi;ed compression ratios. :or )$9B 2000, t!ese capabilities are built into t!e
implementation.
:or bot! )$9B and )$9B 2000, care must be ta-en to account for automatic compression
b# camera !ard+are. (ultiple compression sta"es can dama"e t!e 4ualit# of p!oto"rap!ic
data. &!en possible, minimum compression /!i"!est resolutions0 s!ould be applied at t!e
camera level +!en e;ternal soft+are performs t!e final /11:1 or less0 compression sta"e.
Ta'le 101% $;ample file si?es after compression
Le3el
/inim)m
&;1
Ancompressed
Si?e I0.#:::G
Si?e U 2%1
Lossless
,ompression
Si?e U 1*%1
compression
for the entire
image
Si?e U 1*%1
compression for
the face and
120%1 for the
'ac4gro)nd
L0=L2 6@0;K00 @66 F% 1@ F% 15.L6 F%
60=62 7K@;1026 2.L (% 11K F% 12.@ F%
10 LL00;6600 62.1(% 16.2 (%
11=12 2600;L200 22.1 (% 7.1 (%
Ta'le 101 provides t!e t#pical si3e of a sin"le facial p!oto"rap! usin" t!e compression
recommendations contained in t!is section.!is table is based upon t!e ima"e bein"
formatted as 'B%@@@ /@ bits per color c!annel per pi;el0 for levels L0, L2, 60 and 62. Since
t!e face +idt! is 10U of t!e ima"e +idt!, t!en t!e area ta-en b# t!e face is estimated to be
21U of t!e total ima"e area. SA$ levels 10, 11, and 12 include t!e constraint of lossless
compression for t!e frontal pose facial ima"e as discussed above.
>.- @ormat re<(irements (S78 levels "0A "2A &0A &1 and &2)
>.-.1 $he de%niton and ran!e of pose an!les
!e Da+ and 'oll an"les s!all be measured from t!e full face pose position and !ave a
ran"e of values from ,1@0 de"rees to `1@0 de"rees. !e $itc! an"le s!all !ave a ran"e of
values from ,50 de"rees to `50 de"rees. !e pose an"le set is "iven b# ait,%r#an an"les
as s!o+n in Fig)re 27.
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Fig)re 27% Tait-Bryan angles statically defined with the Z-X-Y convention
!e an"les are defined relative to t!e frontal vie+ of t!e sub<ect, +!ic! !as an"les /0, 0, 00.
9;amples are s!o+n in Fig)re 2<.
@a5 angle8 rotation about t!e vertical /#0 a;is. A positive Da+ an"le is used to e;press t!e
an"ular offset as t!e sub<ect rotates from a full,face pose to t!eir left /approac!in" a ri"!t
profile0. A ne"ative Da+ an"le is used to e;press t!e an"ular offset as t!e sub<ect rotates
from a full,face pose to t!eir ri"!t /approac!in" a left profile0.
Pitch angle8 rotation about t!e !ori3ontal side,to,side /;0 !ori3ontal a;is.
<oll angle8 rotation about t!e !ori3ontal bac- to front /30 a;is.
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Fig)re 2<% (ose angle set is 9ith respect to the frontal 3ie9 of the s)'Dect
a b c d e f "
Fig)re 2*% $;amples of pose angles and their encodings6
!e pose an"les /D, $, '0 of /a0 Q /"0 in Fig)re 2* are "iven b# /0, 0, 00, /`61, 0, 00, /,61, 0,
00, /0, ,61, 00, /0, `61, 00, /0, 0, ,610, and /0, 0, `610, respectivel#. /See also Section $6867
The order of rotation thro)gh pose anglesG
!e uncertaint# in t!e pose an"les is "iven b# t!e ran"e 0 to 50, inclusive. It s!all denote
appro;imatel# a ma;imum value of possible deviation in t!e measurement of t!e pose. !is
s!all correspond to a t+o standard deviation confidence interval.
!e encodin" of an"les is in ASCII format, +it! t!e minus si"n M,M used to denote a
ne"ative value and t!e plus M`N si"n optionall# used to denote a positive value. $ose an"le
uncertaint# an"les al+a#s are positive.
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>.-.2 S(b?ect 8ose (86S) and s(b?ect pose an!les (S87)
8ne of eit!er t!e $8S or S$A fields s!all be used to denote pose an"les.
!e code values in Field 106020% S)'Dect pose / ("S of M:N, M'N, and M.N can be used for
ima"es in +!ic! t!e $itc! and 'oll an"les are 0 and t!e Da+ an"le is 0, 50, and ,50
respectivel#. /!e si"n of t!e Da+ an"le in t!e previous sentence corresponds to t!e field
10.020 +!ere a ri"!t profile is +!en t!e sub<ect is facin" left0.
Field 10602*% S)'Dect pose angles / S(A can be used for t!e above poses and s!all be used
for all ot!er an"led poses. Field 106020% S)'Dect pose / ("S s!all t!en be of t#pe code
MDN, for determined LD pose, instructin" t!e user to use Field 10602*% S)'Dect pose
angles / S(A as t!e reference for pose an"les. /:or e;ample, a w profile capture +ould
re4uire a $8S field entr# of MDN +it! t!e an"le specified for S$A.0
A frontal vie+ consists of a face +it! a Da+, $itc!, and 'oll an"les of 3ero. Field 10602*%
S)'Dect pose angles / S(A values s!all be recorded as /0,0,00.
A full profile vie+ consists of a face +it! a Da+ pose an"le of g50 de"rees, and +it! $itc!
and 'oll an"les of 3ero. Field 10602*% S)'Dect pose angles / S(A values s!all be recorded
as /50,0,00, sub<ect facin" left /ri"!t profile0, and /,50,0,00, sub<ect facin" ri"!t /left profile0.
:or full profile p!oto"rap!s, t!e ear facin" t!e camera s!ould be visible, pus!in" t!e !air
bac- to t!e e;tent possible. :or full profile ima"es, t!e entire bod# s!all be rotated +it! t!e
!ead.
A !alf profile vie+ consists of a face +it! a Da+ pose an"le of g61 de"rees, and +it! $itc!
and 'oll an"les of 3ero. Field 10602*% S)'Dect pose angles / S(A values s!all be recorded
as /61,0,00, sub<ect facin" left, and /,61,0,00, sub<ect facin" ri"!t. :or !alf profile, t!e
orientation of t!e !ead is rotated 61 de"rees to !alf profile* t!e rotation of t!e bod# is
recommended, but not re4uired. Care s!ould be ta-en to prevent t!e sub<ect from -eepin"
t!e !ead fi;ed +!ile c!an"in" onl# t!e "a3e. SA$ 10=11 records ma# optionall# include w
profile vie+s, +it! a Da+ pose an"le of gK7.1 de"rees, and +it! $itc! and 'oll an"les of
3ero. Sub<ect pose an"le /S(A0 values s!all be recorded as /K7.1,0,00, sub<ect facin" left,
and /,K7.1,0,00, sub<ect facin" ri"!t. In all cases, t!e uncertaint# in t!e Da+ pose an"le
determination s!all be less t!an 1 de"rees of t!e frontal p!oto"rap!, and 10 de"rees in t!e
non,frontal p!oto"rap!s. Uncertaint# in t!e $itc! and 'oll an"les s!all be less t!an 1
de"rees.
>.-.3 $he order of rotaton thro(!h pose an!les
As order of t!e successive rotation around t!e different a;es does matter, t!e encoded
rotation an"le s!all correspond to an order of e;ecution startin" from t!e frontal vie+. !is
order s!all be "iven b# 'oll /about t!e front a;is0, t!en $itc! /about t!e !ori3ontal a;is0 and
finall# Da+ /about t!e vertical a;is0. !e /first e;ecuted0 'oll transformation s!all t!erefore
al+a#s be in t!e ima"e /;, #0 plane. 9;amples are s!o+n in Fig)re 2F. :rom t!e point of
vie+ of e;ecutin" a transformation from t!e observed vie+ to a frontal vie+, t!e
transformation order s!all t!erefore be Da+, $itc!, and t!en 'oll. !e encoded an"le is from
t!e frontal vie+ to t!e observed vie+. !e pose an"les !ave an ori"in of coordinate s#stem
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at t!e nose tip. :i"ures /a0,/c0 s!o+ t!ree successive rotation steps to ac!ieve t!e pose
an"les /D, $, '0 of /,61, ,L0, `610. :i"ures /d0,/f0 s!o+ t!ree successive rotation steps to
ac!ieve t!e pose an"les /,L0, `20, ,L00.
/D, $, '0O/0, 0, `610 /D, $, '0O/0,,L0, `610 /D, $, '0O/,61, ,L0, `610
a b c
/D, $, '0O/0, 0, ,L00 /D, $, '0O/0, `20, ,L00 /D, $, '0O/,L0, `20, ,L00
d e f
Fig)re 2F% $;amples of the order of rotation
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Anne; F% $;tended Feat)re Set Detailed
Intr)ctions
Normati3e
At t!e ANSI=NIS,I. 1,2000 Standard &or-s!op I in April 2001, t!e Scientific &or-in"
Broup on :riction 'id"e Anal#sis, Stud#, and ec!nolo"# /S&B:AS0 +as tas-ed to
identif#, define and provide "uidance on additional fin"erprint features be#ond t!e
traditional endin" rid"es and bifurcations currentl# defined in t!e ANSI=NIS,I.,2000
standard. S&B:AS drafted a memo to NIS in response
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, enumeratin" t!e features used
b# e;pert !uman latent e;aminers t!at are not currentl# addressed in fin"erprint feature
standards. S&B:AS stated its concern: MA:IS lAutomated :in"erprint Identification
S#stemm tec!nolo"#, since its onset, !as utili3ed a ver# limited amount of fin"erprint detail.
.atent print e;perts must rel# on far more information in effectin"
individuali3ations=e;clusions t!an <ust endin" rid"es and bifurcations, i.e., t!e #pe,5
minutiae record. S&B:AS is attemptin" to educate and provide to t!e vendor communit#
t!e additional features and !o+ t!e# are utili3ed b# t!ese e;perts.N In response to
S&B:AS, a presentation +as "iven at t!e ANSI=NIS,I. 1,2000 Standard &or-s!op II
in December 2001, entitled M9;tended :in"erprint :eature SetN, and it +as proposed t!at a
committee be convened to define an 9;tended :in"erprint :eature Set as an Anne; to t!e
ne;t ANSI=NIS,I. standard. !e Committee to Define an 9;tended :in"erprint :eature
Set /CD9::S0 +as c!artered for t!at purpose. !e committee included representatives from
various :ederal A"encies, S&B:AS and t!e latent fin"erprint communit#, and en"ineers
from a variet# of A:IS vendors.
!is Anne; to t!e standard and t!e fields associated +it! 9:S included in #pe,5 of t!is
version of t!e standard are t!e result of a"reements reac!ed amon" t!e members of
CD9::S durin" +or-s!ops !eld in April, (a#, and )ul# 200K, and e;tensive electronic
interactions and document revie+s from December 2001 t!rou"! (arc! 2011, as +ell as
presentations and t!e a"reement of participants in t!e +or-s!ops !eld in )ul# 2010 and
(arc! 2011 at NIS to include 9:S in t!e 2011 version of t!e standard.
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Scientific &or-in" Broup on :riction 'id"e Anal#sis, Stud# and ec!nolo"#
/S&B:AS0* (emo to (i-e (cCabe /NIS0 'e"ardin" ANSI=NIS I. 1,2000*
November, 2001*
!ttpE"")iometrics.nist.o0"csJ.in2s"standard"ansiJ2010"arc!i0e"%4:?,%TJ9emo.pdf
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F61 Introd)ction
!is anne; to t!e ANSI=NIS,I. 1,2011 standard defines a series of updated fields for t!e
#pe,5 record t!at include a broad, complete, and detailed set of friction s-in features. !ese
fields are collectivel# described as t!e M9;tended :riction 'id"e :eature SetN /9:S0.
9;tended friction rid"e features +ill "enerall# correspond to a latent fin"erprint or palmprint
ima"e in a #pe,1L record, a fin"erprint ima"e in a #pe,16 record, a palmprint ima"e in a
#pe,11 record, or a plantar ima"e in a #pe,15 record.
F62 Scope
!is anne; defines t!e content, format, and units of measurement for t!e definition and=or
e;c!an"e of friction rid"e feature information t!at ma# be used in t!e identification of a
sub<ect based on fin"erprint or palmprint ima"e information. !is information is intended
for an individual e;aminer to define t!e content of a sin"le impression or comparison of t+o
impressions, as +ell as for interc!an"e bet+een criminal <ustice administrations or
or"ani3ations t!at use fin"erprints or palmprints for identification purposes.
F67 ()rpose
!e purpose of t!is anne; is to define a 4uantifiable, repeatable, and clear met!od of
c!aracteri3in" t!e information content or features of latent or e;emplar ima"es from
fin"erprints, palmprints, or ot!er friction rid"e s-in.
Uses ma# include, but are not limited to,
Definition of t!e information content of a single friction rid"e impression as
discerned b# an e;aminer durin" anal#sis, for arc!ivin", interc!an"es +it! ot!er
e;aminers, validation and 4ualit# assurance processin", and 4uantitative anal#sis.
Definition of t!e information content and determination of a com(arison of t5o
friction rid"e impressions as discerned b# an e;aminer durin" comparison and
evaluation, for arc!ivin", interc!an"es +it! ot!er e;aminers, validation and 4ualit#
assurance processin", and 4uantitative anal#sis.
Interoperable interc!an"e format for automated fin"erprint or palmprint s#stems, for
!uman,initiated searc!es, full# automated searc!es, data interc!an"e bet+een
automated s#stems, and feedbac- to e;aminers from automated processin".
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Different uses ma# re4uire different subsets of t!e features defined in t!is anne;. Field
+6707% $FS feat)re set profile / FS( defines t!e specific sets of 9:S fields. $rofiles can be
incorporated b# reference into t!e definition of transactions: t!is decouplin" of feature sets
from transactions enables different transactions to s!are a common feature set, aidin" in
interoperabilit#.
Automated al"orit!ms can use t!e e;tended features defined for a latent searc! +it!out
e;plicitl# computin" t!em for t!e e;emplar ima"e, and t!us it must be emp!asi3ed t!at
automated e;traction of t!e e;tended features on t!e e;emplar is not necessaril# t!e onl#
nor t!e best +a# to use t!is information.
F6< No feat)res present fields
!e follo+in" table s!o+s t!e correspondence bet+een related pairs of fields. :or eac! ro+
in t!e table, onl# one field s!all be present in a record.
:or e;ample, if t!ere are no cores included in Field +6720% $FS cores / ,"0, t!en Field
+672*% $FS no cores present / N,"0 +ould be set to MDN if anal#sis determined t!at t!ere
+ere no cores discernible, but +ould !ave been omitted if anal#sis !ad not been conducted
for cores.
Ta'le 102% Feat)res and ,orresponding presence fields
Feat!re fields Fields indicating lac< of the feat!re
Field 8)$2= 6FS cores / ">R Field 8)$2&= 6FS no cores present / N">R
Field 8)$21= 6FS deltas / *6L Field 8)$25= 6FS no deltas present / N*6L
Field 8)$2%= 6FS distincti#e feat!res / *IS Field 8)$2(= 6FS no distincti#e feat!res
present / N*IS
Field 8)$$1= 6FS min!tiae / :IN Field 8)$$%= 6FS no min!tiae present /
N:IN
Field 8)$%= 6FS dots / *>T Field 8)$%5= 6FS no dots present / N*>T
Field 8)$%1= 6FS incipient ridges / INR Field 8)$%(= 6FS no incipient ridges
present / NINR
Field 8)$%2= 6FS creases and linear
discontin!ities / "L*
Field 8)$%4= 6FS no creases or linear
discontin!ities present / N"L*
Field 8)$%$= 6FS ridge edge feat!res / R6F Field 8)$%8= 6FS no ridge edge feat!res
present / NR6F
Field 8)$%&= 6FS pores / '>R Field 8)$%%= 6FS no pores present / N'>R
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If a field s!o+n in t!e second column of Ta'le 102 is included, it +ill be populated +it! a
MDN indicatin" t!e anal#sis of t!e ima"e !as positivel# determined t!at t!ere are no
instances of t!at feature present in t!e ima"e. If t!e anal#sis !as not been performed for t!at
particular feature, or if t!e anal#sis !as determined t!ere are a number of t!ose features
present in t!e ima"e, t!e field in t!e second column of Ta'le 102 +ill be omitted from t!e
transaction.
F6* Definitions of feat)re confidence and local C)ality
.ocal friction rid"e 4ualit# /Field +670:% $FS ridge C)ality/confidence map / 0@/0 is an
assessment of confidence in small local areas +it!in an ima"e. !e local 4ualit# map is used
to define t!e confidence in all ot!er features, and t!erefore is -e# information. In addition,
+!en t!e 4ualit# map indicates a !i"!,4ualit# re"ion in +!ic! features are not mar-ed, t!at
information can be used as Mne"ative featuresN or definitive absence of features, +!ic! can
be used for e;clusion.
Accurate and consistent mar-up of local 4ualit# is essential, and t!e "uidelines in Ta'le 107
and Fig)re 28 s!ould be follo+ed as closel# as possible. !e names and color,codin"
indicated !ere are t!e result of e;tensive researc! and user feedbac- and are normative.
Ta'le 107% *efinitions for ridge ?!ality map #al!es
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Fig)re 28% Decision process for local ridge C)ality
s any ridge information
present?
Local area in
Friction Ridge
mage
LocQ 0
Background
No
Are you certain of the
continuity of ridge flow?
Yes
LocQ 1
Debatable ridge flow
No
Are you certain of the
presence and absence of
all minutiae?
Yes
LocQ 2
Definitive ridge flow, debatable
minutiae
No
Are the ridge edge contours
clear and !nam2ig!o!s?
Yes
LocQ 3
Definitive minutiae,
debatable ridge edge
No
LocQ 5
All data is clear
Yes
Are you certain of the presence'
direction' and continuity of the
ridges in the area2 Are you certain
that the ridges entering' passing
through' and e3iting the area are
the same ridges and not due to
another impression' double tap' or
a smear2
Are you certain of the presence or
absence of all minutiae in the area
4 to the e3tent that contradiction in
a comparison -ould be reason for
an e3clusion2
Are the edges of all ridges in the
area clear and continuous2
Are the pores clear and
!nam2ig!o!s?
LocQ 4
Definitive ridge edge,
debatable pores
No
Yes
Are you certain that all pores in the
area can be located precisely2
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F6F $;tended friction ridge feat)re set fields E detailed
instr)ctions
!e follo+in" sections provide additional definition or e;amples for some of t!e 9:S
fields described in t!e main te;t.
F6F61 Location and orientation fields
!ese fields define +!ere t!e impression is located in t!e ima"e, !o+ it is oriented, and t!e
t#pe of impression/s0 present. :ields are described in t!is section onl# if t!ere are additional
instructions and "uidance be#ond t!at covered in t!e Sections comprisin" :6+68 $;tended
Feat)re Set6 !e fields in t!is "roupin" are:
See :6+686062 $FS region of interest in Section :6+68 for more
information about t!e '8I. &it! t!e e;ception of Field +6727% $FS
center point of reference / ,(0 all ot!er fields are in relation to t!e
'8I defined in t!is field, and not t!e ori"inal ima"e.
Field +6701% $FS orientation / "0T
)1:121! )ield $1+"2: 6)S orientation 4 7'T instructions
&!ile arbitrar# rotation of t!e ima"e is not recommended due to ima"e de"radation
concerns, rotation of t!e ima"e in multiples of 50n can be performed +it!out ima"e
de"radation and is acceptable. See Section :6+6862 for a description of t!e information items
contained in t!is field.
Fig)re 2:% $;ample of orientation% -2* V 20 degrees
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)1:121+ )ield $1+"!: 6)S finger % (alm % (lantar (osition 4 )88 instructions
If t!e ima"e=re"ion of interest contains multiple areas, t!is field allo+s t!e option to label
and mar- eac! of t!ose areas +it!in t!e re"ion of interest. 9ac! of t!e areas present s!all be
indicated usin" t!e appropriate friction ridge generali?ed position / F.(, +it! a pol#"on
delineatin" eac! of t!e areas. $ol#"ons ma# overlap if appropriate. See Fig)re 2+, Fig)re
70 and Fig)re 71 for e;amples.
If t!e ima"e is an e;emplar entire <oint ima"e or full fin"er vie+ /from a set of complete
friction rid"e e;emplars0, or a latent of e4uivalent area, it s!all be mar-ed +it! t!e
information item friction ridge generali?ed position / F.( /0,100, and s!all !ave t!e
individual se"ments mar-ed +it! t!e information item segment polygon / S.( /See Fig)re
2+ for se"ment areas0
If t!e ima"e is of a palm /or foot0, eac! of t!e palm areas present s!all be mar-ed +it! t!e
relevant friction ridge generali?ed position / F.( and delineated +it! t!e information
item segment polygon / S.(.
!e information item off-center print / ",F information item is optional, but is onl# used
for fin"erprints. An e;ample is s!o+n in Fig)re 71 of an off,center fin"erprint.
Fig)re 2+% Ase of polygons to mar4 m)ltiple finger segments in a latent eC)i3alent to a
f)ll finger 3ie9
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Fig)re 70% Ase of polygons to mar4 m)ltiple areas 9ithin a palm impression
Fig)re 71% $;amples of off-center fingerprint positions
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F6F62 "3erall image characteristics
)1:1!12 )ield $1+"5: 6)S (attern classification 4 8AT instructions
!is field, described in Section :6+686* , contains fin"erprint classification information for
t!e ima"e. !is field s!all onl# be used for fin"erprints, and s!all be omitted /left empt#0 for
ot!er friction rid"e impressions.
!e first information item, general class / .,F is t!e "eneral set of pattern classifications
+it! a value selected from Ta'le 72 (attern classification codes, "eneral class column.
!e second information item, s)'class / SA# is t!e subclass of arc!es and +!orls selected
from Ta'le 72 (attern classification codes, subclass column. !is information item s!all
onl# be included if t!e sub,classification can be determined precisel#.
!e t!ird information item, 9horl - delta relationship / &D0 /also -no+n as &!orl
racin"0 ma# optionall# be used b# a !uman e;aminer or automated s#stem to provide t!e
relations!ip bet+een t!e deltas in a +!orl. !is information item s!all onl# be included for
+!orls if t!e subclass is -no+n, and onl# if t!e +!orl delta relations!ip can be determined
precisel#. !is information item s!all be set to I /Inner0, 8 /8uter0, or ( /(eetin"0,
follo+in" t!e "uidelines from The Science of /inger(rints, p. K0 /See Section 7 Normati3e
references 0: >hen the deltas haAe Deen located, the ridge emanating from the e4treme left
delta is traced 0ntil the (oint nearest or o((osite the e4treme right delta is reached+ The
n0mDer of ridges interAening Det5een the tracing ridge and the right delta are then co0nted+
f the ridge traced (asses inside of -aDoAe. the right delta, and three or more ridges
interAene Det5een the tracing ridge and the delta, the tracing is designated as an inner
IJK f the ridge traced (asses o0tside of -Delo5. the right delta, and three or more ridges
interAene Det5een the tracing ridge and the delta, the tracing is designated as an o0ter
IJK All other tracings are designated as meeting+
!is field ma# include up to seven subfields, indicatin" all possible pattern classifications.
Classification must be conservative: if t!e pattern is -no+n precisel#, onl# a sin"le pattern
s!all be indicated* !o+ever, if t!ere is an# doubt as to t!e precise classification, all possible
patterns s!all be included. If t!e pattern cannot be classified, but a pattern t#pe can be
definitivel# e;cluded, t!en t!at s!all be indicated b# includin" all possible patterns. :or
e;ample, a latent t!at contains a delta but no ot!er pattern area information could possibl#
be a left loop, ri"!t loop, +!orl /of an# t#pe0, or tented arc!, so it +ould indicate 6 subfields
+it! t!e follo+in" information items specified:
general class / .,F O .S
general class / .,F O 'S
general class / .,F O &U
general class / .,F O AU and s)'class / SA# O A
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Complete Scar /S'0 and Dissociated 'id"es=D#splasia /D'0 s!ould onl# be noted if t!e
fin"erprint cannot be classified. If t!e print can be classified and scar/s0, dissociated rid"es,
and=or d#splasia are present, t!is field s!ould note t!e classification/s0 and t!e scar/s0,
dissociated rid"es, and=or d#splasia s!ould be noted in Field +672<% $FS distincti3e
feat)res / DIS. !e use of Field +6722% $FS core delta ridge co)nts / ,D0 can be used to
furt!er subcate"ori3e pattern classification.
F6F67 0eference points
)1:1+12 )ield $1+!2: 6)S deltas 4 D6L instructions
!is field is described in Section :6+686186
:or fin"erprints, one or more deltas are defined for all pattern classifications ot!er t!an plain
arc!es, as s!o+n in Ta'le <0 $FS delta codes. Note t!at tented arc!es s!ould !ave deltas
mar-ed if suc! a structure is present. Accidentals ma# !ave an# number of deltas.
(ost palmprints contain four interdi"ital deltas and one carpal delta. 8t!er delta,li-e
patterns ma# be defined usin" t!is field if suc! structures are present in friction rid"e
ima"es.
!is field consists of t!e follo+in" information items:
!e first t+o information items are mandator#. /2;Q coordinate / DH, and QyQ coordinate /
DB,0. !e# define t!e location of t!e delta, in units of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0.
!e ne;t t!ree optional information items /direction )p / DA( direction left / DLF and
direction right / D0TG define t!e t!ree directions of t!e delta, in de"rees countercloc-+ise
from t!e ri"!t. !e t!ree an"les s!all be reported in order b# increasin" an"le, +!ic! for
fin"erprint deltas +it! -no+n orientation +ill result in t!e order up, left, t!en ri"!t. !ese
t!ree information items ma# be omitted /left empt#0.
!e si;t! information item, type / DT( is optional. It defines t!e t#pe of delta, as defined in
Ta'le <0 $FS delta codes.
!e sevent! information item, radi)s of position )ncertainty / 0(A is optional. It defines
t!e radius of a circle centered at t!e location /J,D0 of t!e delta* t!e circle is si3ed to include
t!e area of ot!er possible locations of t!e delta, if t!e precise location cannot be determined
/suc! as due to poor clarit#0. If t!e location is -no+n precisel#, t!e radius of position
uncertaint# ma# be omitted or set to 0. !e radius of uncertaint# is measured in inte"er units
of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0, and ma# overlap t!e ed"e of t!e ima"e.
!e ei"!t! t!rou"! tent! information items /direction )ncertainty )p / DAA, direction
)ncertainty left / DAL and direction )ncertainty right / DA0 G contain t!e uncertaint#
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of t!e t!ree delta an"les, in non,ne"ative inte"er de"rees. Ealid values ran"e from M0N to
M1@0N: a value of M0N /default0 indicates a certain direction, +!ile a value of M1@0N indicates
an un-no+n orientation. If one or more deltas are present and t!e features set is from a
fin"erprint, Field +6708% $FS pattern classification / (AT s!ould be defined. Note t!at t!is
does not mean t!at t!e classification !as to be -no+n definitivel#, but must at least be
-no+n to t!e e;tent of e;cludin" plain arc!es.
Fig)re 72% (alm 9ith carpal delta and interdigital deltas 8-10 mar4ed
)1:1+1! )ield $1+!+: 6)S center (oint of reference 4 *8' instructions
!is field, described in Section :6+6861+ contains t!e location of a center point of reference
of a fin"erprint, +!ic! can be used to define !o+ centered a fin"erprint is, as a feature, for
re"istration or orientation, and for 4ualit# measurements. &!ile t!e core ma# serve some of
t!e same purposes, a center point of reference is defined for arc!es and provides a sin"le
center location for comple; +!orls, unli-e cores.
!e location of a center point of reference can be determined usin" different al"orit!ms, as
stored in t!e (et!od information item, in +!ic! case different center points of reference
ma# be stored in different subfields.
!e center point of reference is defined for fin"erprints or toeprints, not for ot!er t#pes of
friction rid"e ima"es. !is field consists of t!e follo+in" information items:
!e first information item is t!e method / ,(/ of determinin" t!e J,D location, selected
from Ta'le 10<. /!is is an e;panded version of Ta'le <10.
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!e second and t!ird information items /Q;Q coordinate / (H, and QyQ coordinate / (B,0
are t!e location of t!e center point of reference, as defined in C$(, stated in units of 10
!e fourt! information item, radi)s of position )ncertainty/ 0(A is optional6 It is 0
/default0 if t!e location is -no+n precisel#* if t!e precise location cannot be determined
/suc! as due to poor clarit#0, t!e position is mar-ed at t!e best estimate of position, +it! a
radius includin" t!e area of ot!er possible locations, in inte"er units of 10 micrometers
/0.01mm0. !e radius of uncertaint# can overlap t!e ed"e of t!e ima"e.
Ta'le 10<% $;planation of methods of determining center point of reference locations
.ateral center onl# .
!e center location is defined laterall# /across t!e fin"er0 but is not
meanin"ful in t!e ot!er dimension /lon"itudinall#, or alon" t!e fin"er0,
suc! as for definin" t!e center line of arc!es, tips, and lo+er <oints. .ateral
center is onl# meanin"ful if t!e orientation / Field +6701% $FS
orientation / "0T0 is -no+n* t!e point mar-ed is t!e center +it! respect
to t!e orientation an"le.
Uppermost point of t!e rid"e
+it! "reatest curvature
0
:or a fin"erprint +it! a -no+n or estimated orientation, t!e center point is
determined b# findin" t!e !i"!est point of eac! rid"e t!at is conve; and
pointin" up+ard, and measurin" t!e curvature=pea- an"le b# follo+in" t!e
rid"e 1.KLmm /0.0K6in0 in bot! directions from t!at point, as s!o+n in
Fig)re 7<. !e point +it! t!e minimum an"le /"reatest curvature0 is t!e
center point of reference.
8verall fin"erprint focal point 1
!e overall fin"erprint focal point is t!e point +!ere t!e lines
perpendicular to rid"e flo+ conver"e. as s!o+n in Fig)re 7*. !e point of
conver"ence is determined in terms of least s4uares /see, e."., Novi-ov
and Fot /155@0
71
Fig)re 77% Lateral center e;ample
71
Novi-ov S.8 and Fot E.S.* MSin"ular :eature Detection and Classification of :in"erprints usin" Cou"!
ransformN* Proc+ 6f SP2 -nt+ >orksho( on Digital mage Processing and #om(0ter Gra(hics -'
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A((lications in =0manities and Nat0ral Sciences.* vol LL6K, pp 215,2K5, 155@
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Fig)re 7<% Appermost point of the ridge 9ith greatest c)r3at)re6 /eas)rements are
angles IdegreesG
Fig)re 7*% "3erall fingerprint focal point
F6F6< /in)tiae
)1:1&12 )ield $1++2: 6)S minutiae 4 MIN instructions
!is field is used to define t!e c!aracteristics of all minutiae in t!e re"ion of interest.
Fig)re 7F% /in)tia placement for a 'if)rcation
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!e information item type / /TB of minutiae s!all be mar-ed if it is clearl# identifiable as
a rid"e endin" or bifurcation /as selected from Ta'le <7 $FS codes for min)tia typesG*
ot!er+ise, it s!all be mar-ed as un-no+n t#pe /code 2J20. If t!e t#pe is un-no+n, t!e
information item radi)s of position )ncertainty/ /0A s!all be indicated. As seen in
Fig)re 7F, t!e center of t!e bifurcation s!ould be at t!e kDk of t!e rid"e. !e t!eta an"le
s!ould run do+n t!e valle#.
Fig)re 78% /in)tia placement for a ridge ending
As seen in Fig)re 78, t!e center of t!e rid"e endin" s!ould be at t!e kDk of t!e valle#. !e
t!eta an"le s!ould run up t!e rid"e. Note t!at t!e rid"e endin" location corresponds +it! t!at
used for t!e :%I?s 9:S and INCIS L7@, and differs from some vendor,specific
approac!es. If t!e precise location for a rid"e endin" cannot be ascertained, a radius of
uncertaint# s!all be mar-ed to include t!e area of possible locations.
Fig)re 7:% /in)tia placement 9hen type is )n4no9n
In Fig)re 7: t!e minutia is placed as for a rid"e endin", type / /TB is set to un-no+n,
and t!e radi)s of position )ncertainty / /0A is defined to include possible points of
intersection +it! nei"!borin" rid"es, as s!o+n. !e type / /TB of minutia s!all be set if
t!e e;aminer=encodin" process is confident as to t#pe: t!e Meit!erN t#pe / Code 2J2 from
Ta'le <7 $FS codes for min)tia types0 s!all be used for all minutiae t!at are not clearl#
identifiable as a rid"e endin" or a bifurcation. %ecause of t!e fre4uenc# +it! +!ic! minutiae
appear to be rid"e endin"s in one impression and bifurcation in anot!er, even in clear
ima"es, it is recommended t!at t!e minutiae type / /TB be used as supportin" evidence
rat!er t!an as a basis for e;clusion. All comple; minutiae t#pes /crossovers=trifurcations etc0
s!ould be mar-ed as combinations of bifurcation=endin"s. Unusuall# distinctive
t#pes=combinations of minutiae s!ould be mar-ed as unusual minutiae="roups of minutiae in
Field +672<% $FS distincti3e feat)res / DIS.
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!e location of t!e minutia / t!e information items 2;Q coordinate and QyQ coordinateG are
in units of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0. 'id"e endin"s are located at t!e for- of t!e midpoint
of t!e valle# /see Fig)re 780, and bifurcations are at t!e for- of t!e midpoint of t!e rid"e
/Fig)re 7F0. Un-no+n t#pes are mar-ed as for rid"e endin"s /Code 292 in information item
type / /TBG, and +it! t!e information item radi)s of )ncertainty / /DA also defined
/Fig)re 7:0.
!e direction of t!e minutia, t!e information item theta / /TD is e;pressed in de"rees.
!e an"le of t!e minutia is determined b# constructin" t!ree virtual ra#s ori"inatin" at t!e
minutia and e;tendin" 1.5Lmm /0.0K6N Q about t!ree rid"e +idt!s0 alon" eac! rid"e /for a
bifurcation0 or valle# /for a rid"e endin"0. !e smallest of t!e t!ree an"les formed b# t!e
ra#s is bisected to indicate t!e minutiae direction.
!e information item radi)s of position )ncertainty / /0A is optional. It defines t!e
radius of a circle centered at t!e location /J,D0 of t!e minutia* t!e circle is si3ed to include
t!e area of ot!er possible locations of t!e minutia, if t!e precise location cannot be
determined /suc! as due to poor clarit#0. If t!e location is -no+n precisel#, t!e radius of
position uncertaint# ma# be omitted or set to 0. !e radius of uncertaint# is measured in
inte"er units of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0, and ma# overlap t!e ed"e of t!e 'e"ion of
Interest.
!e information item direction )ncertainty / /DA is optional. It contains an inte"er from
M0N /default0 to M1@0N indicatin" t!e precision in t!e direction /t!eta0 of t!e minutia,
measured in de"rees. !e resultin" direction is !etagUncertaint#n. 9;amples of cases in
+!ic! confidence in direction ma# be lo+ include cases +!en t!e rid"e stops or bends close
to t!e minutia so t!at a "ood an"le measurement cannot be ta-en, or cases +it! t!ree e4uall#
spaced le"s.
Note t!e relations!ip bet+een Field +670:% $FS ridge C)ality/confidence map / 0@/ and
minutiae. In areas of 0@/ t!at are "reen, blue or a4ua, t!e presence and absence of
minutiae is definitive and can be used in future comparison. 8t!er+ise, t!e re"ions s!ould
be mar-ed #ello+.
F6F6* Additional feat)res
)1:1912 )ield $1+&+: 6)S ridge edge features 4 '6) instructions
!is field is described in Section :6+686726
'id"e ed"e features include $rotrusions /abrupt increases in rid"e +idt!0, Indentations
/abrupt decreases in rid"e +idt!0, and Discontinuities /points +!ere a rid"e stops briefl#0:
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A protrusion /or spur0 is an abrupt increase in rid"e +idt! t!at is not lon" enou"!
to be called a bifurcation. An event on a rid"e lon"er t!an local rid"e +idt! s!all
be mar-ed as a standard bifurcation +it! a rid"e endin"* a s!orter event s!all be
mar-ed as a protrusion. $rotrusions are mar-ed at t!e center of t!e protrudin"
area.
An indentation is an abrupt decrease in rid"e +idt!. Indentations are mar-ed at
t!e center of t!e "ap in t!e rid"e.
A discontinuit# is a point +!ere t!e rid"e stops briefl# and restarts a"ain +it!out
s!iftin". A +ider "ap in t!e rid"e flo+, or +!ere t!e rid"es do not line up across
t!e divide, s!ould be mar-ed as t+o rid"e endin"s, not a discontinuit#. A series
of discontinuities in a line /suc! as a cut or crac-0 s!ould be mar-ed as a linear
discontinuit#, usin" t!e Field +67<2% $FS creases and linear discontin)ities /
,LD. A discontinuit# is mar-ed at t!e center of t!e "ap in t!e rid"e.
!is field consists of t!ree information items. !e first t+o /Q;Q coordinate/ ,LH and QyQ
coordinate Q ,LB0 are t!e coordinates of one endpoint in units of 10 micrometers /0.01
mm0. !e t!ird information item is t!e type / ,LT of feature. It is:
$ /$rotrusion0, I /Indentation0, or D /Discontinuit#0.
F6F6F ,orresponding feat)res
!ese fields are used to define t!e areas or points t!at correspond or do not correspond
bet+een t+o or more of t!e ima"es contained in t!e current transaction: +!en ima"es are
compared as candidates for individuali3ation /potential mates0, t!e correspondin" areas and
points can be retained in t!ese fields* similarl#, t!e reasons for comple; e;clusions can be
indicated. $oints of Correspondence ma# be mar-ed usin" an# t#pe of feature, and are
e;plicitl# not limited to minutiae.
Comparison features are especiall# appropriate in transactions in +!ic! one latent ima"e is
bundled +it! one or more candidate=potential matc! ima"es in order to s!o+ +!ic! areas
and points in t!e latent ima"e correspond to areas and points in t!e candidate ima"es. Suc!
transactions ma# be useful for e;c!an"es bet+een e;aminers, or for communicatin" results
bac- from A:IS searc!es. See Fig)re 12% $FS areas and points of correspondence in
rolled e;emplar latent and plain e;emplar images for an e;ample. !e latent illustrated
!as t+o different areas of correspondence, one for eac! of t!e e;emplars.
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)1:1512 )ield $1+:2: 6)S corres(onding (oints or features 4 *8) instructions
!is field, described in Section :6+686<: , is used to label points or features for comparison
of t!e current feature set +it! ot!er #pe,5 feature sets in t!is transaction, as illustrated in
Fig)re 10% $FS locations of maDor fle;ion creases.!is field is to be used onl# +!en t+o
or more ima"es contained in a sin"le transaction are compared, eit!er as candidates for
individuali3ation /potential mates0, or for annotatin" reasons for e;clusion. :or eac! of t!e
ima"es bein" compared, specific points or features are mar-ed in eac! of t!e t#pe,5 records,
+it! correspondence indicated b# t!e use of t!e same label. .abels +it!in a sin"le #pe,5
record s!all be uni4ue.
:or e;ample, if a transaction contains one latent and multiple candidate e;emplars, a feature
labeled MAN in t!e latent?s #pe,5 feature set corresponds +it! t!e feature labeled MAN /if
present0 in all of t!e e;emplar #pe,5 feature sets.
Ta'le 10*% Informal e;planation of types of corresponding points and feat)res
Definite
correspondence
:eature :
!e labeled feature definitely corres(onds to t!e feature defined
b# t!e corresponding field n)m'er / ,FN and corresponding
field occ)rrence / F", information items. / corresponding ;
coordinate / ,H, and corresponding B coordinate / ,B, are
unused0
nformally8 t definitely e4ists L it corres(onds to this s(ecific
min0tia -or dot, (ore, core, etc0
$oint $
!e labeled feature definitely corres(onds to t!e location +it!
t!e coordinates defined in t!e corresponding ; coordinate /
,H, and corresponding B coordinate / ,B, information
items. /corresponding field n)m'er / ,FN and corresponding
field occ)rrence / F", information items are unused0
nformally8 t definitely e4ists L it corres(onds to this s(ecific
(oint -allo5s 30ick definition of (oints, rather than haAing to
define each feat0re0
$ossible or
debatable
correspondence
Debatable
:eature
D:
!e labeled feature ma# debatabl# correspond to t!e feature
defined b# t!e corresponding field n)m'er / ,FN and
corresponding field occ)rrence / F", information items. /
corresponding ; coordinate / ,H, and corresponding B
coordinate / ,B, information items are unused0+
nformally8 t a((ears to corres(ond to this s(ecific min0tia -or
dot, (ore, core, etc., D0t it isnGt clear eno0gh to De certain+
Debatable
$oint
D$
!e labeled feature ma# debatabl# correspond to t!e location
+it! t!e coordinates defined in t!e corresponding ;
coordinate / ,H, and corresponding B coordinate / ,B,
information items. / corresponding field n)m'er / ,FN and
corresponding field occ)rrence / F", information items are
unused0
nformally8 t a((ears to corres(ond to this s(ecific (oint, D0t it
isnGt clear eno0gh to De certain+
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Definite lac- of
correspondence
Does not
e;ist
J
!e labeled feature definitel# does not e;ist in t!e impression,
and t!e consistenc# of presentation of t!e potentiall#
correspondin" re"ion is sufficient to ma-e a definite
determination. /corresponding ; coordinate / ,H,
corresponding B coordinate / ,B,, corresponding field
n)m'er / ,FN and corresponding field occ)rrence / F",
nformally8 The feat0re isnGt there, and the regions corres(ond
eno0gh that 5o0ld De aDle to see it if it 5ere there ) this is
(res0maDly a M0stification for an e4cl0sion+
Inconclusive
8ut of
re"ion
'
!e labeled feature is not visible in t!e impression because it
lies outside of t!e area of correspondence for t!is ima"e: t!e
feature ma# or ma# not be present, but t!e impression does not
include t!e relevant area /corresponding ; coordinate / ,H,,
corresponding B coordinate / ,B,, corresponding field
n)m'er / ,FN and corresponding field occ)rrence / F",
nformally8 t isnGt in the area of oAerla(, so canGt say anything+
Unclear
area
U
!e labeled feature is not visible in t!e impression because t!e
potentiall# correspondin" re"ion is not sufficientl# clear: t!e
feature ma# or ma# not be present, but local 4ualit# issues
prevent a definite determination. /corresponding ; coordinate /
,H, corresponding B coordinate / ,B,, corresponding
field n)m'er / ,FN and corresponding field occ)rrence /
F", information items are unused0
nformally8 canGt tell if the feat0re is there Deca0se the area
5here it 5o0ld De is sm0dged or other5ise 0nclear+
Correspondin" $oints or :eatures ma# refer to arbitrar# points, or ma# refer to predefined
features /as noted in Ta'le 10* and Ta'le *< $FS codes for field n)m'ers )sed for
corresponding feat)res0. Note t!at t!e features include point features /suc! as minutiae,
dots, or pores0, but also ma# refer to areas /suc! as distinctive c!aracteristics0, lines
/incipients or creases0, or pat!s /rid"e pat! se"ments0.
Arbitrar# points ma# be used to indicate c!aracteristics t!at +ere not noted durin" anal#sis,
or to indicate points in an e;emplar t!at +as not previousl# mar-ed up. :or e;ample, see
Ta'le 10F6 Assume t!at a latent and e;emplar are bot! present in a transaction, and t!at t!e
latent and e;emplar columns in t!ese tables are e;amples from Field +67F1% $FS
corresponding points or feat)res / ,(F from different t#pe,5 records in a sin"le
transaction. !e label M(1N indicates t!at t!e latent minutia /stored in Field +6771% $FS
min)tiae / /IN0 T1 corresponds to corresponds to location /1026,7K10 +it!in t!e
e;emplar?s :6+686062 $FS region of interest. !e la'el / ,"L MJ1N indicates t!at t!e dot
/ Field +67<0% $FS dots / D"T0 T1 does not e;ist +it!in t!e e;emplar ima"e.
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Field +67F1 consists of t!e follo+in" information items:
!e first information item, la'el / ,"L 1,L c!aracter alp!anumeric label used to indicate
correspondence bet+een feature points in different t#pe,5 records +it!in t!e same
transaction. .abels +it!in a sin"le #pe,5 record s!all be uni4ue. Note t!at t!e use of a
"iven label in one t#pe,5 record means t!at t!at point or feature corresponds +it! an# or all
ot!er features +it! t!e same label in ot!er t#pe,5 records in t!e transaction.
Ta'le 10F% $;amples of corresponding points and feat)res
Field 8)$51 information Item Latent 60emplar Latent 60emplar
la2el / ">L M1 M1 X1 X1
type of correspondence /
T>"
+from Ta'le 10FG
F P F X
corresponding field
n!m2er / "FN
331 340
corresponding field
occ!rrence / F>"
5 1
corresponding 0
coordinate / "@"
1024
corresponding y
coordinate / "A"
765
!e second information item, type of correspondence / T", is a 1,2 c!aracter
information item and is set to t!e appropriate value from Ta'le 10*.
!e t!ird information item, corresponding field n)m'er / ,FN is used onl# if T", O :
or D:0 !e :ield Number information item indicates t!e t#pe of field bein" compared, from
able :25. Note t!at t!ese are simpl# t!e #pe,5 field numbers of t!e fields t!at can be used
for comparisons.
!e fourt! information item, corresponding field occ)rrence / F", is used onl# if T",
O : or D:0 !is information item indicates +!ic! subfield /occurrence0 of t!e specified field
to +!ic! t!e label is applied. !is is a 1,based inde;, not a 0,based inde;: occurrences are
numbered /1icount0, not /0icount,10.
!e fift! and si;t! information items /corresponding ; coordinate / ,H, and
corresponding y coordinate / ,B,0 are used onl# if T", O $ or D$0 !ese t+o optional
information items define t!e location of t!e ,(F, in units of 10 micrometers /0.01mm0.
!e sevent! information / comment / ,"/G is optional. It allo+s a free te;t comment or
description related to t!e ,(F.
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F6F6: 0idge path% s4eletoni?ed image and ridge path segments
'id"e pat! describes t!e course of a friction rid"e. !is specification provides for ima"e or
vector representations of rid"e pat! information: as a s-eletoni3ed ima"e, or as a set of rid"e
pat! se"ments /open pat! vectors0. 9it!er representation is a simplified representation of t!e
rid"es in t!e ima"e t!at provides a ric! met!od of conve#in" information, includin" feature
placement, interrelations!ips, rid"e direction, and +avelen"t!. Note t!at t!e rid"e pat!
representation is a means of annotatin" t!e ima"e /rat!er t!an replacin" t!e ima"e0: it is a
clear +a# of definin" and communicatin" t!e specific pat! of eac! rid"e, bot! for a !uman
e;aminer and an automated e;tractor.
S-eletoni>ed image
!e rid"e pat! for t!e entire re"ion of interest can be represented as a s-eletoni3ed ima"e,
also -no+n as a rid"e tracin", +!ic! reduces t!e friction rid"e impression to an ima"e +it!
t!inned representations of eac! rid"e. !e s-eletoni3ed ima"e is a 2,tone ima"e +it! a +!ite
bac-"round and a blac- sin"le,pi;el,+ide t!inned representation of eac! rid"e and stored in
Field +6782% $FS s4eletoni?ed image / SI/.
'idge 8ath Segments
!e rid"e pat! can be decomposed into a number of rid"e pat! se"ments. 9ac! rid"e pat!
se"ment /if completel# visible0 is t!e portion of a rid"e t!at connects t+o minutiae, so eac!
rid"e pat! se"ment starts and stops eit!er +!ere t!e rid"e intersects anot!er rid"e pat!
se"ment /a bifurcation0 or ends /a rid"e endin"0. In t!e infre4uent case in +!ic! a rid"e
se"ment forms a complete loop bac- on itself +it!out intersectin" anot!er rid"e se"ment
/suc! as near t!e core of some plain +!orls or central poc-et loops0, t!e rid"e pat! starts and
stops at a sin"le arbitrar# point on t!e rid"e. 9ac! rid"e pat! se"ment is saved as an open
pat! /ordered set of vertices0 in Field +6787% $FS ridge path segments / 0(S* see Section
86861261 Type-+ e;tended feat)re set I$FSG paths for information on pat! formats.
Incipient rid"es, dots, rid"e discontinuities, and protrusions are not included in t!e rid"e
pat! representation.
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Fig)re 7+% $;ample of interrelationships 'et9een min)tiae 9ith connecting ridge
path segments highlighted
Note t!at often rid"e pat! se"ments are not visible over t!eir entire len"t! due to ima"e
clarit# problems or due to bein" truncated b# t!e ed"e of t!e impression, and t!erefore one
or bot! ends of a rid"e se"ment ma# not end at points defined as minutiae. 9ffective use of
rid"e pat! representations re4uires distin"uis!in" bet+een an# areas in +!ic! t!e s-eleton is
debatable rat!er t!an definitive. Field +670:% $FS ridge C)ality/confidence map / 0@/ is
used for t!is purpose: Ta'le 108 s!o+s t!e relations!ip bet+een t!e local 4ualit# values and
t!e rid"e pat!. Fig)re <0 s!o+s an e;ample of a s-eletoni3ed ima"e +it! a 4ualit# map:
blac- and red areas /4ualit# 0,10 !ave no s-eleton* t!e #ello+ areas are poor /4ualit# 20 and
t!e s-eleton information is not definitive* in ot!er areas t!e s-eleton is definitive.
Ta'le 108% Local ridge C)ality and tracing
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Fig)re <0% $;amples of fingerprint s4eletoni?ed representation and o3erlay of
original / s4eleton / C)ality map
A rid"e s-eleton can represent sop!isticated interrelations!ips bet+een features. :or
e;ample, Fig)re 7+ s!o+s t!at t!e bifurcation in "reen s!ares t!e same rid"e +it! t!e t!ree
minutiae in red. !e !uman latent fin"erprint comparison process relies !eavil# on suc!
feature interrelations!ips.
Note t!at t!e $AC format permits t!e treatment of eac! rid"e se"ment as a distinct feature,
inde;ed b# its /1,based0 subfield number. 9ac! rid"e se"ment can be associated +it! t!e
minutiae at its ends and features suc! as pores and rid"e ed"e features alon" its len"t!. Dots
and incipients can be associated +it! t!e rid"e se"ments on eit!er side. 9ac! rid"e endin" is
associated +it! one rid"e se"ment* eac! bifurcation is associated +it! t!ree rid"e se"ments.
In t!e case t!at t!e t#pe of minutia cannot be determined or its precise location cannot be
ascertained, a minutia can be tentativel# associated +it! an# rid"e se"ments t!at cross t!e
minutia?s radius of uncertaint#, as s!o+n in Fig)re <1.
Fig)re <1% $;amples of min)tiae of )ncertain type and radii of )ncertainty 9itho)t
and 9ith ridge segments
)1:1#12 )ield $1+5!: 6)S s-eletoni>ed image 4 SIM instructions
!e s-eletoni3ed ima"e, also -no+n as a rid"e tracin", is stored as a 1,bit per pi;el
"ra#scale $NB
7K
compressed ima"e, bit,pac-ed K bits per c!aracter usin" base,K6
representation /See Anne; A% ,haracter encoding information0. /Note t!at t!e result is a
7K
See IS8=I9C 1156@:2006 in Section 7 Normati3e references6
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bit,pac-ed ima"e +it! K pi;els per base,K6 c!aracter.0 !e entire $NB,formatted ima"e file
is included as a sin"le subfield. Interlacin", alp!a transparenc#, and color palettes s!all not
be used. !e resolution of t!e s-eletoni3ed ima"e must be t!e same as t!e ori"inal ima"e.
9ac! blac- pi;el can !ave 1, 2, or L nei"!borin" blac- pi;els* ot!er values /0, 6,@0 are
errors. !e s-eletoni3ed ima"e?s dimensions s!all be identical to t!at specified in Field
+6700% $FS region of interest / 0"I.
!e values in Field +670:% $FS ridge C)ality/confidence map / 0@/ are used to
distin"uis! bet+een t!e areas in +!ic! t!e s-eleton is debatable and t!ose in +!ic! it is
definitive: able :L1 s!o+s t!e relations!ip bet+een t!e local 4ualit# values and t!e tracin".
)1:1#1! )ield $1+5+: 6)S ridge (ath segments 4 '8S instructions
9ac! s-eletoni3ed rid"e se"ment is stored as a separate subfield, as an open pat! of
consecutive vertices /see Section 86861261 Type-+ e;tended feat)re set I$FSG paths0. 9ac!
endpoint of a rid"e se"ment is eit!er s!ared b# L rid"e se"ments /at a bifurcation0 or is
uni4ue to a sin"le rid"e se"ment /at a rid"e endin"0.
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Anne; .% /apping to the NI$/ I$(D
Informati3e
!is Anne; maps t!e elements defined in t!e ANSI=NIS,I. 1,2011 specification to t!e
specific J(. elements used to implement t!em in t!e NI9(conformant J(. encodin"
/described in Anne; ,0. Note t!at t!e allo+ed elements and t!eir cardinalities ma# be more
restrictive in t!is Anne; t!an in t!e accompan#in" sc!ema, due to t!e reuse of comple;
t#pes across multiple record t#pes, in accordance +it! NI9( conformance re4uirements.
*epresentaton terms
!e valid value set of a data element or value domain is described b# t!e representation
term. NI9( uses a standard set of representation terms in t!e representation portion of a
NI9(, conformant component name. !e follo+in" table lists t!e primar# representation
terms and a definition for t!e concept associated +it! t!e use of t!at term. !e table also
lists secondar# representation terms t!at ma# represent more specific uses of t!e concept
associated +it! t!e primar# representation term.!e NI9( namin" rules are suc! t!at t!e
representation term is t!e final part of t!e J(. element name. :or more information, see
National nformation 24change :odel Naming and Design <0les+

(rimary
0epresentation
Term
Secondary
0epresentation
Term
*efinition
Amount
A number of monetar# units specified in a
currenc# +!ere t!e unit of currenc# is e;plicit or
implied.
BinaryObject
A set of finite,len"t! se4uences of binar# octets.
Graphic
A dia"ram, "rap!, mat!ematical curves, or similar
representation
Picture
A visual representation of a person, ob<ect, or
scene
Sound
A representation for audio
Video
A motion picture representation* ma# include
audio encoded +it!in
Code
A c!aracter strin" /i.e., letters, fi"ures, and
s#mbols0 t!at for brevit#, lan"ua"e independence,
or precision represents a definitive value of an
attribute.
DateTime
A particular point in t!e pro"ression of time
to"et!er +it! relevant supplementar# information.
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(rimary
0epresentation
Term
Secondary
0epresentation
Term
*efinition
Date A particular da#, mont!, and #ear in t!e Bre"orian calendar.
Time A particular point in t!e pro"ression of time +it!in an
unspecified 26,!our da#.
D A c!aracter strin" to identif# and distin"uis! uni4uel# one
instance of an ob<ect in an identification sc!eme from all
ot!er ob<ects in t!e same sc!eme to"et!er +it! relevant
supplementar# information.
UR A strin" of c!aracters used to identif# /or name0 a resource.
!e main purpose of t!is identifier is to enable interaction
+it! representations of t!e resource over a net+or-, t#picall#
t!e &orld &ide &eb, usin" specific protocols. A U'I is
eit!er a Uniform 'esource .ocator /U'.0 or a Uniform
'esource Name /U'N0.
ndicator A list of t+o mutuall# e;clusive %oolean values t!at e;press
t!e onl# possible states of a propert#.
Measure A numeric value determined b# measurin" an ob<ect alon"
+it! t!e specified unit of measure.
Numeric Numeric information t!at is assi"ned or is determined b#
calculation, countin", or se4uencin". It does not re4uire a
unit of 4uantit# or unit of measure.
Value A result of a calculation.
Rate A representation of a ratio +!ere t!e t+o units are not
included.
Percent A representation of a ratio in +!ic! t!e t+o units are t!e
same.
Quantity A counted number of non,monetar# units possibl# includin"
fractions.
Text A c!aracter strin" /i.e., a finite se4uence of c!aracters0
"enerall# in t!e form of +ords of a lan"ua"e.
Name A +ord or p!rase t!at constitutes t!e distinctive desi"nation
of a person, place, t!in", or concept.
$ype+1
Field I* :nemonic @:L element name "ardinality
itl:PackagenformationRecord 1..1
1.001 biom:RecordCategoryCode 1..1
- - biom:Transaction 1..1
1.005 DAT biom:TransactionDate 1..1
- - biom:TransactionDestinationOrganization 1..1
1.007 DA nc:Organizationdentification 1..1
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1.017 DAN nc:OrganizationName 0..1
- - biom:TransactionOriginatingOrganization 1..1
1.008 OR nc:Organizationdentification 1..1
1.017 OAN nc:OrganizationName 0..1
1.014 GMT biom:TransactionUTCDate 0..1
1.009 TCN biom:TransactionControldentification 1..1
1.010 TCR biom:TransactionControlReferencedentification 0..1
1.013 DOM biom:TransactionDomain 0..1
" DVN biom:DomainVersionNumberdentification 0..1
" DNM biom:TransactionDomainName 1..1
1.016 APS biom:TransactionApplicationProfile 0..99
" APO biom:ApplicationProfileOrganizationName 1..1
" APN biom:ApplicationProfileName 1..1
" APV biom:ApplicationProfileVersiondentification 1..1
- biom:TransactionmageResolutionDetails 1..1
1.011 NSR biom:NativeScanningResolutionValue 1..1
1.012 NTR biom:NominalTransmittingResolutionValue 1..1
1.002 VER biom:TransactionMajorVersionValue
77
1..1
1.002 VER biom:TransactionMinorVersionValue
78
1..1
1.006 PRY biom:TransactionPriorityValue 0..1
1.004 TOT biom:TransactionCategory
79
1..1
1.003 CNT biom:TransactionContentSummary 1..1
" FRC biom:ContentFirstRecordCategoryCode 1..1
" CRC biom:ContentRecordQuantity 1..1
" - biom:ContentRecordSummary
80
1..*
" DC biom:mageReferencedentification 1..1
" REC biom:RecordCategoryCode 1..1
1.015 DCS biom:TransactionCharacterSetDirectory 0..1
" CSN biom:CharacterSetCommonNameCode 1..1
" CS biom:CharacterSetndexCode 1..1
" CSV biom:CharacterSetVersiondentification 0..1
77
!is element contains t!e first 2 c!aracters of Field 16002 2ersion n)m'er / 2$0.
7@
!is element contains t!e last 2 c!aracters of Field 16002 2ersion n)m'er / 2$0.
75
!is element is abstract and must be substituted eit!er +it!
biom:ransactionCate"or#Code or a user,defined element t!at is in t!e substitution "roup
of biom:ransactionCate"or#
@0
!is element repeats for eac! subfield of Field 16007 Transaction content / ,NT after
t!e first one.
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$ype+2
itl:PackageDescriptiveTextRecord 0..*
2.001 - biom:RecordCategoryCode 1..1
2.002 DC biom:mageReferencedentification 1..1
2.003+ - itl:UserDefinedDescriptiveDetail 0..1
" " itl:DomainDefinedDescriptiveDetail
81
1..1
" " itl:OtherDescriptiveDetail
81
0..*
$ype+"
itl:PackageHighResolutionGrayscalemageRecord 0..*
- - biom:Fingerprintmage 1..1
4.009 DATA nc:BinaryBase64Object 1..1
- - biom:mageCaptureDetail 1..1
4.005 SR biom:CaptureResolutionCode 1..1
4.008 GCA biom:mageCompressionAlgorithmCode 1..1
4.006 HLL biom:mageHorizontalLineLengthPixelQuantity 1..1
4.007 VLL biom:mageVerticalLineLengthPixelQuantity 1..1
- - biom:FingerprintmagePosition 1..1
4.004 FGP biom:FingerPositionCode 1..6
4.003 MP biom:FingerprintmagempressionCaptureCategoryCode 1..1
$ype+-
itl:PackageUserDefinedmageRecord 0..*
7.003+ - biom:Biometricmage
82
0..1
@1
!is element is abstract and must be substituted +it! a user,defined element.
@2
!is element is abstract. Implementations ma# use an# element substitutable for
biom:%iometricIma"e or a user,defined element t!at is in t!e substitution "roup of
itl:UserDefinedIma"e.
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$ype+.
itl:PackageSignaturemageRecord 0..*
- - biom:Signaturemage 1..1
83
8.005 SR biom:CaptureResolutionCode 1..1
8.008 DATA biom:SignaturemageVectorRepresentation 0..1
84
" " biom:SignaturemageVector
85
2..*
" " biom:VectorPenPressureValue
86
1..1
" " biom:VectorPositionVerticalCoordinateValue
87
1..1
" " biom:VectorPositionHorizontalCoordinateValue
88
1..1
8.004 SRT biom:SignatureRepresentationCode 1..1
8.003 SG biom:SignatureCategoryCode 1..1
$ype+/
itl:PackageMinutiaeRecord 0..*
9.902 ANN biom:ProcessAnnotation 0..*
" GMT biom:ProcessUTCDate 1..1
" NAV biom:ProcessName 1..1
" OWN biom:ProcessOwnerText 1..1
" PRO biom:ProcessDescriptionText 1..1
9.003 MP biom:MinutiaempressionCaptureCategoryCode 1..1
@L
If t!e S0T field is k0k or k1k, t!is element is mandator#* ot!er+ise it s!all not appear.
@6
If t!e S0T field contains t!e value of M2N, t!is element is mandator#* ot!er+ise it s!all
not appear.
@1
9ac! occurrence of t!is element represents a sin"le vector in t!e list, as specified in t!e
description of Field :600:% Signat)re image data / DATA.
@K
!e pen pressure value of line se"ments +it!in t!e si"nature, as specified in t!e
description of Field :600:% Signat)re image data / DATA.
@7
A vertical /D0 coordinate value, as specified in t!e description of Field :600:%
Signat)re image data / DATA.
@@
A !ori3ontal /J0 coordinate value, as specified in t!e description of Field :600:%
Signat)re image data / DATA.
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9.004 FMT biom:MinutiaeFormatNSTStandardndicator
89
1..1
9.901 ULA biom:MinutiaeUniversalLatentWorkstationAnnotationText 0..*
- - biom:BiometricCaptureDetail 0..1
9.903 DU biom:CaptureDevicedentification 0..1
9.904 MMS -
" MAK biom:CaptureDeviceMakeText 0..1
" MOD biom:CaptureDeviceModelText 0..1
" SER biom:CaptureDeviceSerialNumberText 0..1
9.013-
9.125,
9.151-
9.175,
9.180-
9.225
- biom:RecordMinutiae
90
0..*
- - itl:Minutiae
91
0..*
- - itl:MinutiaeNSTStandard 1..1
9.012 MRC itl:MinutiaDetail 1..*
" - biom:PositionHorizontalCoordinateValue 1..1
" - biom:PositionVerticalCoordinateValue 1..1
" - biom:Minutiadentification 1..1
" - biom:PositionThetaAngleMeasure 1..1
" - biom:MinutiaQualityValue 0..1
" - biom:MinutiaCategoryCode 0..1
" - biom:MinutiaRidgeCount 0..*
" - biom:RidgeCountReferencedentification 1..1
" - biom:RidgeCountValue 1..1
9.010 MN biom:MinutiaeQuantity 1..1
9.005 OFR biom:MinutiaeReadingSystem 0..1
" - biom:ReadingSystemCodingMethodCode 1..1
" - biom:ReadingSystemName 1..1
" - biom:ReadingSystemSubsystemdentification 0..1
9.011 RDG biom:MinutiaeRidgeCountndicator 1..1
9.008 CRP biom:MinutiaeFingerCorePosition 0..*
" MXC biom:PositionHorizontalCoordinateValue 1..1
" MYC biom:PositionVerticalCoordinateValue 1..1
9.009 DLT biom:MinutiaeFingerDeltaPosition 0..*
@5
!e value kUk from t!e description of Field +600<% /in)tiae format / F/T maps to
t!e value kfalsek in t!e J(., and t!e value kSk from t!e description of field +600< maps
to t!e value ktruek in t!e J(..
50
51
itl:(inutiae /and its contents0 are le"ac#* S!all be used onl# for le"ac# data.
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9.007 FPC itl:MinutiaeFingerPatternDetail 0..*
" - itl:FingerPatternCodeSourceCode 1..1
" - biom:FingerPatternCode 1..*
" - biom:FingerPatternText 1..*
9.006 FGP biom:MinutiaeFingerPositionCode
92
0..*
9.006 - biom:MinutiaePalmPositionCode
93
0..*
- - biom:OtherMinutiae 0..*
9.176 OOD biom:MinutiaeAlgorithmOwnerText 1..1
9.177 PAG biom:MinutiaeAlgorithm 1..1
" PAN biom:MinutiaeAlgorithmName 1..1
" PAV biom:MinutiaeAlgorithmVersionText 0..1
9.178 SOD biom:MinutiaeCaptureDevice 0..1
- OFN biom:CaptureDeviceName 1..1
- OFV biom:CaptureDeviceVersionText 0..1
biom:MinutiaeFormatContactOrganization 1..1
9.179 DTX nc:OrganizationPrimaryContactnformation 1..1
nc:ContactnformationDescriptionText 1..1
- - biom:NCTSMinutiae 0..*
9.126 CB
" CFO biom:CBEFFFormatOwnerdentification 1..1
" CFT biom:CBEFFFormatCategorydentification 1..1
" CP biom:CBEFFProductdentification 1..1
9.127 CE biom:mageCaptureDetail 1..1
" CD biom:CaptureDevicedentification 1..1
" AFS biom:CaptureDeviceCertificationCode 1..1
- biom:Fingermpressionmage 1..1
9.131 THPS biom:mageHorizontalPixelDensityValue 1..1
9.130 SLC biom:mageScaleUnitsCode 1..1
9.132 TVPS biom:mageVerticalPixelDensityValue 1..1
9.133 FVW biom:FingerViewNumeric 1..1
9.135 FQD biom:MinutiaeQuality 1..9
" QAP biom:QualityAlgorithmProductdentification 0..1
" QVU biom:QualityValue 1..1
" QAV biom:QualityAlgorithmVendordentification 0..1
9.136 NOM biom:MinutiaeQuantity 1..1
9.137 FMD biom:NCTSMinutia 1..*
52
Use t!is element +!en t!e ima"e represents a fin"erprint.
5L
Use t!is element +!en t!e ima"e represents a palmprint.
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" MAN biom:Minutiadentification 1..1
" - biom:NCTSMinutiaLocation 1..1
" MAV biom:mageLocationThetaAngleMeasure 1..1
" M1M biom:NCTSMinutiaCategoryCode 1..1
" QOM biom:MinutiaQualityValue 1..1
9.138 RC biom:MinutiaeRidgeCountDetail 0..1
" REM biom:NCTSRidgeCountAlgorithmCode 1..1
" - biom:MinutiaeRidgeCounttem 1..*
" CM biom:Minutiadentification 1..1
" NMN biom:MinutiaReferencedentification 1..1
" NRC biom:RidgeCountValue 1..1
9.139 CN biom:FingerprintPatternCoreLocation 0..9
" XCC biom:PositionHorizontalCoordinateValue 1..1
" YCC biom:PositionVerticalCoordinateValue 1..1
" ANGC biom:mageLocationThetaAngleMeasure 1..1
9.140 DN biom:FingerprintPatternDeltaLocation 0..9
" XCD biom:PositionHorizontalCoordinateValue 1..1
" YCD biom:PositionVerticalCoordinateValue 1..1
" ANG1 biom:mageLocationThetaAngleMeasure 1..1
9.141 ANG2 biom:mageLocationThetaAngleMeasure 1..1
" ANG3 biom:mageLocationThetaAngleMeasure 1..1
- - biom:ExtendedFeatureSetMinutiae 0..*
9.303 FSP biom:ExtendedFeatureSetProfiledentification 0..9
9.300 RO biom:FrictionRidgemageRegionOfnterest 1..1
" EW biom:mageSegmentWidthMeasure 1..1
" EH biom:mageSegmentHeightMeasure 1..1
" EHO biom:mageSegmentHorizontalOffsetMeasure 0..1
" EVO biom:mageSegmentVerticalOffsetMeasure 0..1
" ROP biom:mageSegmentPolygon 0..1
" biom:mageSegmentVertex 3..99
" biom:mageLocationHorizontalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
" biom:mageLocationVerticalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
9.301 ORT biom:FingerprintmageFingerprintOrientation 0..1
" EOD biom:OrientationAngleValue 1..1
" EUC biom:OrientationAngleUncertaintyValue 0..1
9.302 FPP biom:MinutiaeFingerLocation
92
0..20
" FPP biom:MinutiaePalmLocation
93
0..20
" FPP biom:MinutiaePlantarLocation
94
0..20
56
Use t!is element +!en t!e ima"e represents a plantar print.
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" FGP biom:FingerPositionCode
92
1..1
" FGP biom:PalmPositionCode
93
1..1
" FGP biom:PlantarPositionCode
94
1..1
" FSM biom:SegmentLocationCode 0..1
" OCF biom:FingerprintOffCenterCode 0..1
" SGP biom:mageSegmentPolygon 0..1
" - biom:mageSegmentVertex 3..99
9.307 PAT biom:FingerprintPatternClassification 0..7
" GCF biom:FingerprintPatternGeneralClassCode 1..1
" SUB biom:FingerprintPatternSubClassCode 0..1
" WDR biom:FingerprintPatternWhorlDeltaRelationshipCode 0..1
9.309 RQF biom:MinutiaeRidgeQualityMap 0..1
" GSZ biom:MinutiaeRidgeQualityMapCellSizeValue 1..1
" RDF biom:MinutiaeRidgeQualityMapFormatCode 1..1
9.308 RQM biom:MinutiaeRidgeQualityMapRowText 1..*
9.311 RFF biom:MinutiaeRidgeFlowMap 0..1
" SFQ biom:MinutiaeRidgeFlowMapSamplingFrequencyValue 1..1
" RDF biom:MinutiaeRidgeFlowMapFormatCode 1..1
9.310 RFM biom:MinutiaeRidgeFlowMapRowText 1..*
9.313 RWF biom:MinutiaeRidgeWavelengthMap 0..1
" FWS biom:MinutiaeRidgeWavelengthMapSamplingFrequenc
yValue
1..1
" FDF biom:MinutiaeRidgeWavelengthMapFormatCode 1..1
9.312 RWM biom:MinutiaeRidgeWavelengthMapRowText 1..*
9.314 TRV biom:FrictionRidgemageTonalReversalCode 0..1
9.315 PLR biom:FrictionRidgemageLateralReversalCode 0..1
9.316 FQM biom:mageQuality 0..9
9.317 PGS biom:MinutiaeGrowthOrShrinkage 0..1
" TGS biom:MinutiaeGrowthOrShrinkageCode 1..1
" CGS biom:MinutiaeCommentText 0..1
9.325 NCOR biom:MinutiaeNoCoresPresentndicator 0..1
9.320 COR biom:MinutiaeCore 0..*
" CXC biom:mageLocationHorizontalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
" CYC biom:mageLocationVerticalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
" CD biom:MinutiaeCoreDirectionMeasure 0..1
" RPU biom:mageLocationUncertaintyRadiusMeasure 0..1
" DUY biom:MinutiaeCoreDirectionUncertaintyValue 0..1
age 404
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9.326 NDEL biom:MinutiaeNoDeltasPresentndicator 0..1
9.321 DEL biom:MinutiaeDelta 0..*
" DXC biom:mageLocationHorizontalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
" DYC biom:mageLocationVerticalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
" DUP biom:MinutiaeDeltaDirectionUpMeasure 0..1
" DLF biom:MinutiaeDeltaDirectionLeftMeasure 0..1
" DRT biom:MinutiaeDeltaDirectionRightMeasure 0..1
" DTP biom:MinutiaeDeltaCategoryCode 0..1
" RPU biom:mageLocationUncertaintyRadiusMeasure 0..1
" DUU biom:MinutiaeDeltaDirectionUpUncertaintyValue 0..1
" DUL biom:MinutiaeDeltaDirectionLeftUncertaintyValue 0..1
" DUR biom:MinutiaeDeltaDirectionRightUncertaintyValue 0..1
9.322 CDR biom:MinutiaeRidgeCountCoreToDelta 0..225
" CX biom:MinutiaeCoredentification 1..1
" DX biom:MinutiaeDeltadentification 1..1
" MNRC biom:RidgeCountMinimumValue 1..1
" MXRC biom:RidgeCountMaximumValue 0..1
9.323 CPR biom:FrictionRidgemageCenter 0..3
" CPM biom:FrictionRidgemageCenterLocationMethodCode 1..1
" PXC biom:mageLocationHorizontalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
" PYC biom:mageLocationVerticalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
" CRU biom:mageLocationUncertaintyRadiusMeasure 0..1
9.327 NDS biom:MinutiaeNoDistinctiveFeaturesPresentndicator 0..1
9.324 DS biom:MinutiaeDistinctiveFeature 0..99
" DT biom:MinutiaeDistinctiveFeatureCategoryCode 1..1
" DFP biom:mageSegmentPolygon 0..1
" DFC biom:MinutiaeCommentText 0..1
9.334 NMN biom:MinutiaeNoMinutiaePresentndicator 0..1
9.331 MN biom:EFSMinutia 0..999
" MXC biom:mageLocationHorizontalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
" MYC biom:mageLocationVerticalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
" MTD biom:mageLocationThetaAngleMeasure 1..1
" MTY biom:EFSMinutiaCategoryCode 1..1
" MRU biom:mageLocationUncertaintyRadiusMeasure 0..1
" MDU biom:MinutiaDirectionUncertaintyValue 0..1
9.332 MRA biom:EFSRidgeCountAlgorithmCode 0..1
9.333 MRC biom:EFSRidgeCounttem 0..7992
" MA biom:Minutiadentification 1..1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
" MB biom:MinutiaReferencedentification 1..1
" MR biom:RidgeCountValue 1..1
" MRN biom:MinutiaeRidgeCountOctantNumeric 0..1
" MRS biom:MinutiaeRidgeCountResidualCode 0..1
9.335 RCC biom:MinutiaeRidgeCountConfidence 0..7992
" - biom:MinutiaLocationPoint 1..1
" ACX biom:mageLocationHorizontalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
" ACY biom:mageLocationVerticalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
" - biom:MinutiaLocationReferencePoint 1..1
" BCX biom:mageLocationHorizontalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
" BCY biom:mageLocationVerticalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
" MORC biom:MinutiaeRidgeCountMethodCode 1..1
" MCV biom:MinutiaeRidgeCountConfidenceValue 1..1
9.346 NDOT biom:MinutiaeNoDotsPresentndicator 0..1
9.340 DOT biom:MinutiaeDot 0..999
" DOX biom:mageLocationHorizontalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
" DOY biom:mageLocationVerticalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
" DOL biom:MinutiaeDotLengthMeasure 0..1
9.347 NNR biom:MinutiaeNoncipientRidgesPresentndicator 0..1
9.341 NR biom:MinutiaencipientRidge 0..999
" X1C biom:mageLocationHorizontalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
" Y1C biom:mageLocationVerticalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
biom:MinutiaLocationReferencePoint 1..1
" X2C biom:mageLocationHorizontalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
" Y2C biom:mageLocationVerticalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
9.348 NCLD biom:MinutiaeNoCreasesPresentndicator 0..1
9.342 CLD biom:MinutiaeFlexionCrease 0..999
" X1D biom:mageLocationHorizontalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
" Y1D biom:mageLocationVerticalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
" - biom:MinutiaLocationReferencePoint 1..1
" X2D biom:mageLocationHorizontalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
" Y2D biom:mageLocationVerticalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
" TPD biom:MinutiaeFlexionCreaseCategoryCode 1..1
9.349 NREF biom:MinutiaeNoRidgeEdgeFeaturesPresentndicator 0..1
9.343 REF biom:MinutiaeRidgeEdgeOrDiscontinuity 0..999
" CLX biom:mageLocationHorizontalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
" CLY biom:mageLocationVerticalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
" CLT biom:MinutiaeRidgeEdgeOrDiscontinuityCategoryCode 1..1
9.344 NPOR biom:MinutiaeNoPoresPresentndicator 0..1
age 406
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9.345 POR biom:MinutiaePore 0..9999
" POX biom:mageLocationHorizontalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
" POY biom:mageLocationVerticalCoordinateMeasure 1..1
9.350 MFD biom:MinutiaeFeatureDetection 0..99
" FE biom:MinutiaeFeatureDetectionFieldListText 1..1
" FME biom:MinutiaeFeatureDetectionMethodCode 1..1
" FAV biom:MinutiaeAlgorithmVendordentification 0..1
" FAL biom:MinutiaeAlgorithmdentification 0..1
" - biom:MinutiaeExaminer 0..1
" - nc:PersonName 0..1
" EGN nc:PersonGivenName 0..1
" ESN nc:PersonSurName 0..1
" - biom:MinutiaeExaminerAffiliation 0..1
" EAF nc:OrganizationName 0..1
" EMT biom:MinutiaeFeatureDetectionDateTime 0..1
" NTS biom:MinutiaeCommentText 0..1
9.351 COM biom:MinutiaeCommentText 0..1
9.352 LPM biom:LatentProcessingCategoryCode 0..9

9.353 EAA biom:MinutiaeValueAssessment 0..1
" AAV biom:MinutiaeValueAssessmentResultCode 1..1
" AFN nc:PersonGivenName 1..1
" ALN nc:PersonSurName 1..1
" AAF nc:OrganizationName 1..1
" AMT biom:MinutiaeValueAssessmentDateTime 1..1
" CXF biom:MinutiaeAnalysisComplexityCode 0..1
" ACM biom:MinutiaeCommentText 0..1
9.354 EOF biom:MinutiaeFraudEvidence 0..4
" FRA biom:MinutiaeFraudEvidenceCategoryCode 1..1
" CFD biom:MinutiaeCommentText 0..1
9.355 LSB biom:MinutiaeLatentSubstrate 0..3
" CLS biom:MinutiaeLatentSubstrateCategoryCode 1..1
" OSD biom:MinutiaeLatentSubstrateDescriptionText 0..1
9.356 LMT biom:MinutiaeLatentMatrix 0..3
" TOM biom:MinutiaeLatentMatrixCategoryCode 1..1
" CLA biom:MinutiaeCommentText 0..1
9.357 LQ biom:MinutiaeLocalQualityssues 0..*
" LQT biom:MinutiaeLocalQualityssuesCategoryCode 1..1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
" LQP biom:mageSegmentPolygon 1..1
" LQC biom:MinutiaeCommentText 0..1
9.360 AOC biom:FrictionRidgemageAreaOfCorrespondence 0..*
" CR biom:mageReferencedentification 1..1
" AOP biom:mageSegmentPolygon 1..1
" CAC biom:MinutiaeCommentText 0..1
9.361 CPF biom:MinutiaeFeatureCorrespondence 0..*
" COL biom:MinutiaeFeaturedentification 1..1
" TOC biom:MinutiaeFeatureCorrespondenceCategoryCode 1..1
" CFN biom:MinutiaeFeatureCategoryCode 0..1
" FOC biom:MinutiaeFeatureReferencedentification 0..1
" CXC biom:mageLocationHorizontalCoordinateMeasure 0..1
" CYC biom:mageLocationVerticalCoordinateMeasure 0..1
" COC biom:MinutiaeCommentText 0..1
9.362 ECD biom:MinutiaeExaminerComparisonDetermination 0..*
" EDC biom:mageReferencedentification 1..1
" EDE biom:MinutiaeExaminerComparisonDeterminationResu
ltCode
1..1
" WP biom:MinutiaeExaminerProgressCode 1..1
" EFN nc:PersonGivenName 1..1
" ELN nc:PersonSurName 1..1
" EAF nc:OrganizationName 0..1
" DTG biom:MinutiaeExaminerComparisonDeterminationDate
Time
1..1
" CCF biom:MinutiaeComparisonComplexityCode 0..1
" CZZ biom:MinutiaeCommentText 0..1
9.363 RRC biom:FrictionRidgemageRelativeRotation 0..*
" RR biom:mageReferencedentification 1..1
" ROR biom:mageRelativeOverallRotationValue 1..1
9.372 SM biom:FrictionRidgeSkeletonizedmageBinaryObject 0..1
9.373 RPS biom:MinutiaemageRidgePathRepresentation 0..1
" biom:MinutiaeRidgePathSegment 1..*
age 408
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$ype+10
itl:PackageFacialAndSMTmageRecord 0..*
10.200-
10.900
UDF itl:UserDefinedFields
95
0..*
10.995 ASC biom:AssociatedContext 0..255
" ACN biom:Contextdentification 1..1
" ASP biom:mageSegmentdentification 0..1
10.996 HAS biom:mageHashValue 0..1
10.997 SOR biom:SourceRepresentation 0..255
" SRN biom:Sourcedentification 1..1
" RSP biom:mageSegmentdentification 0..1
- - biom:Facemage
96
0..1
97
- - biom:PhysicalFeaturemage
98
0..1
10.998 GEO biom:CaptureLocation 0..1
" GRT nc:LocationDescriptionText 0..1
" - nc:LocationGeographicElevation 0..1
" ELE nc:MeasurePointValue 1..1
" - biom:LocationTwoDimensionalGeographicCoordinate 0..1
" - nc:GeographicCoordinateLatitude 0..1
" LTD nc:LatitudeDegreeValue 0..1
" LTM nc:LatitudeMinuteValue 0..1
51
5K
If t!e I/T field contains t!e value k:AC9k, t!is element is mandator#* ot!er+ise it
s!all not appear.
57
8ne and onl# one of biom::aceIma"e or biom:$!#sical:eatureIma"e must appear.
5@
If t!e I/T field does not contain t!e value k:AC9k, t!is element is mandator#*
ot!er+ise it s!all not appear.
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
" LTS nc:LatitudeSecondValue 0..1
" - nc:GeographicCoordinateLongitude 0..1
" LGD nc:LongitudeDegreeValue 0..1
" LGM nc:LongitudeMinuteValue 0..1
" LGS nc:LongitudeSecondValue 0..1
" GDC biom:GeodeticDatumCoordinateSystemCode
99
0..1
" GDC biom:GeodeticDatumCoordinateSystemName
100
0..1
" - nc:LocationUTMCoordinate 0..1
" GCE nc:UTMEastingValue 0..1
" GCM nc:UTMGridZoneD 0..1
" GCN nc:UTMNorthingValue 0..1
" - biom:LocationAlternateGeographicSystemValue 0..1
" OS biom:GeographicLocationSystemName 1..1
" OCV biom:GeographicLocationText 1..1
" UTE biom:CaptureUTCDateTime 0..1
10.005 PHD biom:CaptureDate 1..1
10.904 MMS -
10.016 SHPS biom:CaptureHorizontalPixelDensityValue 0..1
- - biom:CaptureOrganization 1..1
10.004 SRC nc:Organizationdentification 1..1
10.993 SAN nc:OrganizationName 0..1
10.017 SVPS biom:CaptureVerticalPixelDensityValue 0..1
10.030 DMM biom:CaptureDeviceMonitoringModeCode 0..1
10.012 CSP biom:mageColorSpaceCode 1..1
10.038 COM biom:mageCommentText 0..1
10.011 CGA biom:mageCompressionAlgorithmText 1..1
10.024 SQS biom:mageQuality 0..9
10.003 MT biom:mageCategoryCode 1..1
55
Used for specific values in Ta'le F6
100
Used for user,defined kot!erk values /entries up to K c!aracters0.
age 410
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10.018 DST biom:mageDistortion 0..1
" DK biom:mageDistortionCategoryCode 1..1
" DM biom:mageDistortionMeasurementCode 1..1
" DSC biom:mageDistortionSeverityCode 1..1
10.025 SPA biom:Facemage3DPoseAngle 0..1
" PT biom:PosePitchAngleMeasure 1..1
" PTU biom:PosePitchUncertaintyValue 0..1
" ROL biom:PoseRollAngleMeasure 1..1
" ROLU biom:PoseRollUncertaintyValue 0..1
" YAW biom:PoseYawAngleMeasure 1..1
" YAWU biom:PoseYawUncertaintyValue 0..1
10.013 SAP biom:FacemageAcquisitionProfileCode 0..1
10.022
101
PXS biom:FacemageAttribute 0..9
" PXS biom:FacemageAttributeCode 1..1
" PXS biom:FacemageAttributeText 0..1
10.026 SXS biom:FacemageDescriptionCode
102
0..50
10.026 SXS biom:FacemageDescriptionText
103
0..50
10.027 SEC biom:FacemageEyeColorAttributeCode 0..1
10.029 FFP biom:FacemageFeaturePoint 0..88
" HCX biom:FeaturePointHorizontalCoordinateValue 1..1
" FPC biom:FeaturePointdentification 1..1
" FPT biom:FeaturePointCategoryCode 1..1
" HCY biom:FeaturePointVerticalCoordinateValue 1..1
10.028 SHC biom:FacemageHairColorAttributeCode 0..2
10.021 POA biom:FacemagePoseOffsetAngleMeasure 0..1
10.020 POS biom:FacemageSubjectPoseCode 0..1
10.023 PAS biom:FacemageAcquisitionSource 0..1
" PAC biom:CaptureSourceCode 1..1
" VSD biom:CaptureSourceDescriptionText 0..1
10.014 FP biom:FacemageBoundingSquare 0..1
" BBC biom:FacemageBoundingCategoryCode 0..1
" BVC biom:SegmentBottomVerticalCoordinateValue 1..1
" LHC biom:SegmentLeftHorizontalCoordinateValue 1..1
" RHC biom:SegmentRightHorizontalCoordinateValue 1..1
" TVC biom:SegmentTopVerticalCoordinateValue 1..1
10.015 FPF biom:FacemageBoundary 0..1
101
:or le"ac# use onl#.
102
Use t!is element +!en t!e value is e;plicitl# specified in Ta'le F2 S)'Dect facial
description codes , or is a p!#sical c!aracteristic from Anne; D% N,I, code ta'le6
10L
Use t!is element +!en t!e value is unformatted te;t /identified as k8t!er
c!aracteristicsk in Ta'le F2 S)'Dect facial description codes G.
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
" BYC biom:FacemageBoundaryShapeCode 1..1
" NOP biom:PositionPolygonVertexQuantity 1..1
" - biom:PositionPolygonVertex 2..99
" HPO biom:PositionHorizontalCoordinateValue 1..1
" VPO biom:PositionVerticalCoordinateValue 1..1
10.019 LAF biom:FacemageLightingArtifactsCode 0..3
10.031 TMC biom:FacemageFeaturePointTierCode
104
0..1
" TMC biom:FacemageFeaturePointTierNumeric
105
0..1
10.032 AFF biom:Facemage3DFeaturePoint 0..88
" HCX biom:FeaturePointHorizontalCoordinateValue 1..1
" FPC biom:FeaturePointdentification 1..1
" FPT biom:FeaturePointCategoryCode 1..1
" HCY biom:FeaturePointVerticalCoordinateValue 1..1
" HCZ biom:FeaturePointZCoordinateValue 1..1
10.033 FEC biom:FacemageContour 0..12
" FCC biom:FacemageContourCategoryCode 1..1
10.045 OCC biom:FacemageOcclusion 0..16
" OCY biom:FacemageOcclusionOpacityCode 1..1
" OCT biom:FacemageOcclusionCategoryCode 1..1
- - biom:PhysicalFeatureDescriptionDetail 0..9
10.043 COL biom:PhysicalFeatureColorDetail 0..1
" TC1 biom:PhysicalFeaturePrimaryColorCode 1..1
" TC2, TC3,
TC4, TC5,
TC6
biom:PhysicalFeatureSecondaryColorCode
106
0..5
10.042 SMD -
" SM biom:PhysicalFeatureCategoryCode 1..1
" TAC biom:PhysicalFeatureClassCode 0..1
" TDS biom:PhysicalFeatureDescriptionText 0..1
" TSC biom:PhysicalFeatureSubClassCode 0..1
106
Use t!is element +!en t!e value is e;plicitl# listed in Ta'le FF Tiered mar4)p
collections IfrontalG 6
101
Use t!is element for user,defined values.
10K
'epeat t!is element as necessar# to represent T,2, T,7, T,<, T,* and T,F.
age 412
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10.040 SMT biom:PhysicalFeatureNCCCode 0..3
10.041 SMS biom:PhysicalFeatureSize 0..1
" HGT biom:PhysicalFeatureHeightMeasure 1..1
" WD biom:PhysicalFeatureWidthMeasure 1..1
10.039 T10 biom:PhysicalFeatureReferencedentification 0..1
10.044 TX biom:mageTransformationCode 0..18
$ype+11
Reserved for future use.
$ype+12
Reserved for future use.
$ype+13
itl:PackageLatentmageRecord 0..*
13.200-
13.900
107
0..*
- - biom:Fingermpressionmage
108
0..1
109
- - biom:Palmprintmage
110
0..1
107
10@
!is element is used if t!e I/( field contains one of t!e values 6 t!rou"! 7, 2@ or 25.
105
8ne and onl# one of biom::in"erImpressionIma"e, biom:$almprintIma"e,
biom:$lantarIma"e or biom::riction'id"eIma"e must appear.
110
!is element is used if t!e I/( field contains one of t!e values 12 t!rou"! 11, 2@ or
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
- - biom:Plantarmage
111
0..1
- - biom:FrictionRidgemage
112
0..1
13.012 BPX biom:mageBitsPerPixelQuantity 1..1
- biom:mageCaptureDetail 1..1
99
0..1
100
0..1
13.005 LCD biom:CaptureDate 1..1
13.904 MMS -
25.
111
!is element is used if t!e I/( field contains one of t!e values L2 t!rou"! L1, 2@ or
25.
112
!is element is used if t!e I/( field contains one of t!e values 6 t!rou"! 7, 12
t!rou"! 11, 2@, 25, or L2 t!rou"! L5.
age 414
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
13.013 FGP biom:FingerPositionCode
108
1..6
" FGP biom:PalmPositionCode
110
1..6
" FGP biom:PlantarPositionCode
111
1..6
" FGP biom:FrictionRidgePositionCode
112
1..6
- - biom:FingerprintmageMajorCasePrint 0..1
13.014
113
SPD -
" PDF biom:FingerPositionCode 0..9
" FC biom:MajorCasePrintCode 0..9
13.015 PPC biom:MajorCasePrintSegmentOffset 0..12
" LOS biom:SegmentLocationCode 1..1
" FVC biom:SegmentFingerViewCode 1..1
13.024 LQM biom:FingerprintmageQuality
108
0..9
13.024 LQM biom:PalmprintmageQuality
110
0..9
13.024 LQM biom:PlantarmageQuality
111
0..9
13.024 LQM biom:FrictionRidgemageQuality
112
0..9
" FRMP biom:FingerPositionCode
108
1..1
" FRMP biom:PalmPositionCode
110
1..1
" FRMP biom:PlantarPositionCode
111
1..1
" FRMP biom:FrictionRidgePositionCode
112
1..1
11L
!is is a structural anomal#, +!ere t!ere is no element to represent t!e Field 17601<%
Search position descriptors / S(D repeatin" subfield, and instead eac! information item
repeats. !is anomal# is retained for bac-+ard compatibilit# purposes.
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
$ype+1"
itl:PackageFingerprintmageRecord 0..*
14.200-
14.900
114
0..*
- - biom:Fingermpressionmage 1..1
99
0..1
100
0..1
116
age 416
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14.005 FCD biom:CaptureDate 1..1
14.904 MMS -
14.026 SCF biom:Capturedentification 0..1
- - biom:FingerprintmageMajorCasePrint 0..1
14.014 PPD -
" DFP biom:FingerPositionCode 0..1
" FC biom:MajorCasePrintCode 0..1
14.015 PPC biom:MajorCasePrintSegmentOffset 0..12
" LOS biom:SegmentLocationCode 1..1
" FVC biom:SegmentFingerViewCode 1..1
14.018 AMP biom:FingerprintmageFingerMissing 0..5
" FRAP biom:FingerPositionCode 1..1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
" ABC biom:FingerMissingCode 1..1
14.021 SEG biom:FingerprintmageSegmentPositionSquare 0..5
" FRSP biom:FingerPositionCode 1..1
14.022 NQM biom:FingerprintmageNSTQuality 0..5
" FRNP biom:FingerPositionCode 1..1
" QS biom:NSTQualityMeasure 1..1
14.023 SQM biom:FingerprintmageSegmentationQuality 0..5
" FRQP biom:FingerPositionCode 1..1
14.024 FQM biom:FingerprintmageQuality 0..5
" FRMP biom:FingerPositionCode 1..1
14.025 ASEG biom:FingerprintmageSegmentPositionPolygon 0..5
" FRAS biom:FingerPositionCode 1..1
14.031 FAP biom:FingerprintmageAcquisitionProfileCode 0..1
14.027 SF biom:FingerprintmageStitchedndicator 0..1
$ype+1&
itl:PackagePalmprintmageRecord 0..*
15.200-
15.900
115
0..*
111
age 418
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
- - biom:Palmprintmage 1..1
99
0..1
100
0..1
15.005 PCD biom:CaptureDate 1..1
15.904 MMS -
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
15.013 FGP biom:PalmPositionCode 1..1
15.018 AMP biom:PalmprintmageMissingArea 0..9
" FRAP biom:PalmPositionCode 1..1
" ABC biom:PalmMissingAreaReasonCode 1..1
15.024 PQM biom:PalmprintmageQuality 0..9
" FRMP biom:PalmPositionCode 1..1
age 420
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
$ype+1,
itl:PackageUserDefinedTestingmageRecord 0..*
16.200-
16.900
116
0..*
- - biom:Testmage 1..1
16.003 UD nc:BinaryDescriptionText 1..1
99
0..1
100
0..1
11K
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
16.005 UTD biom:CaptureDate 1..1
16.904 MMS -
16.024 UQS biom:mageQuality 0..9
age 422
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
$ype+1-
itl:PackagerismageRecord 0..*
17.200-
17.900
117
0..*
- - biom:rismage 1..1
99
0..1
100
0..1
117
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
17.005 CD biom:CaptureDate 1..1
17.019 MMS -
17.024 QS biom:mageQuality 0..9
17.003 ELR biom:risEyePositionCode 1..1
17.014 RAE biom:risEyeRotationAngleText 0..1
17.015 RAU biom:risEyeRotationUncertaintyValueText 0..1
17.016 PC biom:rismageCapture 0..1
" HO biom:rismageHorizontalOrientationCode 1..1
" ST biom:rismageScanCategoryCode 1..1
" VO biom:rismageVerticalOrientationCode 1..1
17.020 ECL biom:risEyeColorAttributeCode 0..1
- - biom:rismageAcquisitionLightingSpectrum 0..1
17.025 EAS biom:AcquisitionLightingSpectrumCode 0..1
17.027 SSV -
age 424
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
" LOW biom:AcquisitionLightingSpectrumLowerMeasure 0..1
" HG biom:AcquisitionLightingSpectrumUpperMeasure 0..1
17.026 RD biom:risDiameterPixelQuantity 0..1
17.028 DME biom:rismageMissingReasonCode 0..1
17.031 AP biom:rismageAcquisitionProfileCode 0..1
17.032 SF biom:rismageStorageFormatCode 0..1
17.033 PB biom:rismagerisPupilBoundary 0..1
" BYC biom:risBoundaryShapeCode 1..1
" NOP biom:mageFeatureVertexQuantity 1..1
" - biom:mageFeatureVertex 2..99
17.034 SB biom:rismagerisScleraBoundary 0..1
17.035 UEB biom:rismagerisUpperEyelidBoundary 0..1
" biom:mageFeatureVertex 3..99
17.036 LEB biom:rismagerisLowerEyelidBoundary 0..1
17.037 NEO biom:rismageOcclusion 0..*
" OCY biom:rismageOcclusionOpacityCode 1..1
" OCT biom:rismageOcclusionCategoryCode 1..1
17.040 RAN biom:rismageRangeMeasure 0..1
17.041 GAZ biom:rismageGazeAngleMeasure 0..1
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
$ype+1.
itl:PackageDNARecord 0..*
18.200-
18.900
UDF
itl:UserDefinedFields
118
0..*
- - biom:DNASample 1..1
- - biom:BiometricCaptureDetail 1..1
99
0..1
100
0..1
11@
age 426
ANS/NST-TL 1-2011
18.013 SCD biom:CaptureDate 1..1
18.003 DLS biom:DNALaboratory 1..1
" NOO nc:OrganizationName 0..1
" - nc:OrganizationPrimaryContactnformation 0..1
" POC nc:ContactnformationDescriptionText 1..1
" UTY biom:DNALaboratoryUnitCategoryCode 1..1
" LTY biom:DNALaboratoryCategoryCode 0..1
" ACC biom:DNALaboratoryAccreditation
119
0..*
" " biom:DNALaboratoryAccreditationLevelCode 1..1
" " biom:DNALaboratoryAccreditationScopeCode 0..*
" CSC biom:DNALaboratoryProcessingCountrySO3166Alpha
2Code
120
0..1
" CSC biom:DNALaboratoryProcessingCountrySO3166Alpha
3Code
121
0..1
" CSC biom:DNALaboratoryProcessingCountrySO3166Nume
ricCode
122
0..1
" ON biom:DNALaboratorynternationalOrganizationName 0..1
18.005 NAL biom:DNAAnalysisQuantityCode 1..1
18.006 SD biom:DNADonor 1..1
" DOB nc:PersonBirthDate 0..1
" EGP nc:PersonEthnicityText 0..1
" GD nc:PersonSexCode 0..1
" DSD biom:DNADonorCategoryCode 1..1
" DLC biom:DNADonorLastContactDate 0..1
" DRA biom:DNADonorDentalRecordsAvailableCode 0..1
" LLC biom:DNADonorCollectionLocationDescriptionText 0..1
" SDS biom:DNADonorStatusCode 0..1
18.007 COPR biom:DNAClaimedRelationshipCode 0..1
18.008 VRS biom:DNAValidatedRelationshipCode 0..1
18.009 PED biom:DNAPedigree 0..1
" PD biom:DNAPedigreedentification 1..1
" PM biom:DNAPedigreeMemberdentification 1..1
" PMS biom:DNAPedigreeMemberStatusCode 1..1
" SD biom:DNAPedigreeSampledentification 1..1
115
9ac! instance of t!is element represents one of t!e comma,separated values described
in t!e specification.
120
Used for 2,c!aracter representations of S6 B$''"$.
121
Used for L,c!aracter representations of S6 B$''"$.
122
Used for numeric representations of S6 B$''"$.
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" FD biom:DNAPedigreeFatherdentification 0..1
" MD biom:DNAPedigreeMotherdentification 0..1
" PCM biom:DNAPedigreeCommentText 0..1
18.010 STY biom:DNASampleOrigin 1..1
" SCT biom:DNACellularCategoryCode 1..1
" SMO biom:DNASampleOriginCode 0..1
18.011 ST biom:DNATypingTechnologyCategoryCode 01/05/11
18.012 SCM biom:DNASampleCollectionMethodText 0..1
18.014 PSD biom:DNAProfileStorageDate 1..1
18.015 DPD biom:DNAProfile 1..1
" PTP biom:DNAProfileCategoryCode 1..1
" RES biom:DNAProfileResultCode 0..1
" PRF biom:DNAProfiledentification 1..1
" SUP biom:DNAProfileSupplementalText 0..1
" DPC biom:DNAProfileCommentText 0..1
18.016 STR biom:DNASTRProfile 0..*
" DST biom:DNASTRProfileCategoryCode 1..1
" DLR biom:DNALocusdentification 1..1
" ALL biom:DNAAllelendicator 1..1
" LA biom:DNALocusAnalysisndicator 1..1
" PCDT biom:DNAPreciseCallndicator 1..1
" AL1 biom:DNAAlleleCall1Text 0..1
" BD biom:DNABatchdentification 0..1
" ECR biom:DNAElectropherogramdentification 0..1
" LCR biom:DNAElectropherogramLadderdentification 0..1
" - biom:DNAKit 1..1
" KD biom:DNAKitdentification 1..1
" KNM biom:DNAKitName 0..1
" KMF biom:DNAKitManufacturerName 0..1
" KDS biom:DNAKitDescriptionText 0..1
18.017 DMD biom:DNAMitochondrialData 0..1
" MT1 biom:DNAMitoControlRegion1Text 1..1
" MT2 biom:DNAMitoControlRegion2Text 1..1
" BSP biom:DNAMitoBaseStartNumeric 1..1
" BEP biom:DNAMitoBaseEndNumeric 1..1
" BCA biom:DNAMitoBaseAdenineQuantity 1..1
" BCG biom:DNAMitoBaseGuanineQuantity 1..1
" BCC biom:DNAMitoBaseCytosineQuantity 1..1
" BCT biom:DNAMitoBaseThymineQuantity 1..1
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18.018 UDP biom:DNAUserDefinedProfile
123
0..*
18.019 EPD biom:DNAElectropherogram 0..*
" ER biom:DNAElectropherogramdentification 1..1
" EST biom:DNAElectropherogramFileStorageText 1..1
" DD biom:DNAElectropherogramDataDescriptionText 1..1
" ELPD biom:DNAElectropherogramBinaryObject 1..1
" - biom:DNAElectropherogramScreenshotmage 0..1
" EPS nc:BinaryBase64Object 1..1
18.023 EPL biom:DNAElectropherogramLadder 0..*
" LR biom:DNAElectropherogramdentification 1..1
" LST biom:DNAElectropherogramFileStorageText 1..1
" LDD biom:DNAElectropherogramDataDescriptionText 1..1
" LEPD biom:DNAElectropherogramBinaryObject 1..1
" - biom:DNAElectropherogramScreenshotmage 0..1
" LES nc:BinaryBase64Object 1..1
18.020 DGD biom:DNAGenotypeDistributionCode 0..1
18.021 GAP biom:DNAGenotypeAllelePair 0..*
" GLR biom:DNALocusdentification 1..1
" ALP biom:DNAGenotypeAllelePairText 1..1
" GNW biom:DNAGenotypeWeightNumeric 1..1
18.022 COM biom:DNACommentText 0..1
$ype+1/
itl:PackagePlantarmageRecord 0..*
19.200-
19.900
123
0..*
12L
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- - biom:Plantarmage 1..1
" -
biom:LocationTwoDimensionalGeographicCoordinate
0..1
99
0..1
100
0..1
19.005 PCD biom:CaptureDate 1..1
19.904 MMS -
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19.013 FGP biom:PlantarPositionCode 1..1
19.018 AMP biom:PlantarmageMissingArea 0..8
" FRAP biom:PlantarPositionCode 1..1
" ABC biom:PlantarMissingAreaReasonCode 1..1
19.024 FQM biom:PlantarmageQuality 0..9
" FRMP biom:PlantarPositionCode 1..1
19.019 FSP biom:PlantarmageSegmentPositionPolygon 0..5
" FRSP biom:PlantarPositionCode 1..1
$ype+20
itl:PackageSourceRepresentationRecord 0..*
20.100-
20.900
-
124
0..*
20.003 CAR biom:SourceRecordCardinalityCode 1..1
126
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20.014 AQS biom:SourceAcquisition 1..9
" AQT biom:AcquisitionSourceCode 1..1
" A2D biom:AcquisitionDigitalConversionDescriptionText 0..1
" FDN biom:AcquisitionFormatDescriptionText 0..1
" AQSC biom:AcquisitionSpecialCharacteristicsText 0..1
20.015 SFT biom:SourceFileFormat 1..1
" FTY biom:SourceFileCategoryText 1..1
" DE biom:SourceFileDecodingnstructionsText 0..1
20.020 COM biom:SourceCommentText 0..1
20.021 SRN biom:Sourcedentification 1..1
20.994 EFR biom:SourceExternalFileReferenceText 0..1
- biom:Sourcemage
125
0..1
126
- biom:SourceAudio
127
0..1
- biom:SourceVideo
128
0..1
- biom:BiometricCaptureDetail
129
0..1
- biom:mageCaptureDetail
125
0..1
" -
0..1
99
0..1
100
0..1
121
Use t!is element if t!e source is a still ima"e.
12K
8ne and onl# one of biom:SourceIma"e, biom:SourceAudio or biom:SourceEideo
must appear.
127
Use t!is element if t!e source is an audio file.
12@
Use t!is element if t!e source is a video file.
125
Use t!is element if t!e source is a video or audio file.
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20.005 SRD biom:CaptureDate 0..1
20.904 MMS -
20.009 HPS biom:mageHorizontalPixelDensityValue 1..1
20.010 VPS biom:mageVerticalPixelDensityValue 1..1
20.016 SEG biom:mageSegment 0..99
" RTV biom:mageSegmentdentification 1..1
" PT biom:mageSegmentnternaldentification 1..1
20.019 TX biom:TimeSegment 1..99
" TS biom:TimeSegmentStartTimeValue 1..1
" TE biom:TimeSegmentEndTimeValue 1..1
$ype+21
itl:PackageAssociatedContextRecord 0..*
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21.001 biom:RecordCategoryCode 1..1
21.100-
21.900
UDF
130
0..*
21.015 ACF biom:ContextFileFormat 1..1
" FTY biom:ContextFileCategoryText 1..1
" DE biom:ContextFileDecodingnstructionsText 0..1
21.020 COM biom:ContextCommentText 0..1
21.021 ACN biom:Contextdentification 1..1
21.994 EFR biom:ContextExternalFileReferenceText 0..1
- biom:Contextmage
125
0..1
131
- biom:ContextAudio
127
0..1
- biom:ContextVideo
128
0..1
- biom:BiometricCaptureDetail
129
0..1
biom:mageCaptureDetail
125
0..1
" -
0..1
99
0..1
100
0..1
1L0
1L1
8ne and onl# one of biom:Conte;tIma"e, biom:Conte;tAudeo or biom:Conte;tEideo
must appear.
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21.005 ACD biom:CaptureDate 0..1
21.016 SEG biom:mageSegment 0..99
" PT biom:mageSegmentnternaldentification 1..1
21.019 TX biom:TimeSegment 1..99
" TS biom:TimeSegmentStartTimeValue 1..1
" TE biom:TimeSegmentEndTimeValue 01/01/11
$ype+/.
itl:PackagenformationAssuranceRecord 0..*
98.200-
98.899
UDF
132
0..*
98.003 DFO biom:AssuranceFormatOwnerdentification 1..1
- - biom:AssuranceOrganization 1..1
98.005 DFT biom:AssuranceFormatdentification 1..1
98.006 DCD biom:AssuranceDateTime 1..1
98.900 ALF biom:AssuranceLogEntry 0..*
" EVT biom:AssuranceLogEventCode 1..1
" EVR biom:AssuranceLogEventReasonText 0..1
" D biom:AssuranceLogEventLocationText 1..1
" AGT biom:AssuranceLogAgentText 1..1
1L2
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" OLD biom:AssuranceLogEventOriginalValueText 0..1
98.901 ARN biom:AssuranceAuditRevisiondentification 0..1
$ype+//
itl:PackageCBEFFBiometricDataRecord 0..*
99 biom:RecordCategoryCode 1..1
99.200-
99.900
UDF
132
0..*
- biom:CBEFFmage 1..1
- biom:mageCaptureDetail 1..1
" -
0..1
99
0..1
100
0..1
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99.005 BCD biom:CaptureDate 1..1
99.904 MMS -
99.102 BDQ biom:mageQuality 0..9
99.103 BFO biom:CBEFFFormatOwnerdentification 1..1
99.104 BFT biom:CBEFFFormatCategorydentification 1..1
99.100 HDV biom:CBEFFVersiondentification 1..1
99.101 BTY biom:CBEFFCategoryCode 1..1
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!is Anne; is reserved for future use.
Anne; I% #i'liography
Informati3e
!e follo+in" biblio"rap!# includes documents not listed as normative references in
Section 7.
ANSI INCIS L7@,2005, /inger :in0tiae /ormat for Data nterchange.
1LL

ANSI=INCIS L75, 2005 ris mage nterchange /ormat
+ $BB
ANSI=INCIS L@1,2005 nformation technology " /ace <ecognition /ormat for Data
nterchange+
$BB
ANSI=NIS,I. 1,2000, nformation systems ) Data /ormat for the nterchange of
/inger(rint, /acial, and Scar :ark L Tattoo -S:T. nformation.
1L6
ANSI=NIS,I. 1a,2005, NU(date to Data /ormat for the nterchange of /inger(rint,
/acial L 6ther Biometric nformationN for multiple fin"er capture desi"nations.
$B1
ANSI JL.172,1550, nformation Systems """ Dictionary for nformation Systems.
$BB
S6!2# $%,%1"F, nformation Technology ) Biometric data interchange formats ) Part
F8 /ace image data
+$BF
S6!2# $%,%1"' nformation Technology ) Biometric data interchange formats ) Part
'8 ris mage Data
$BF
ntrod0ction to the National nformation 24change :odel -N2:., Document Eersion
0.L, NI9( $ro"ram (ana"ement 8ffice, :ebruar# 12, 200@
!ttpE""reference.niem.o0"niem"&idance"introd&ction"0.3"niem-introd&ction-
0.3.pdf
133
It is available at !ttp:==+++.incits.or"
134
It is available at !ttpE""111.nist.o0"it."iad"i"ansiJstandard.cfm
1L1
All IS8 documents available from t!e American National Standards Institute, 11 &est 62
nd
Street, Ne+
Dor-, ND 100LK.
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*ationa. Information >-c!ane 9ode. $oncept of 'perationsC *I>9 +roram
9anaement 'f8iceC Kan&ary 9C 2007. It is a0ai.a).e atE
!ttpE""reference.niem.o0"niem"&idance"concept-of-operations"0.5"concept-of-
operations.pdf
NIS Intera"enc# 'eport 7K25, <29 , Performance of ris <ecognition Algorithms on
Standard mages, September 22, 2005. It is available at !ttpE""iris.nist.o0
NIS Special $ublication 100,2@0: :oDile D DeAice Best Practices <ecommendation
;ersion $+C+
$B1
Novi-ov S.8 and Fot E.S.* MSin"ular :eature Detection and Classification of
:in"erprints usin" Cou"! ransformN* Proc+ 6f SP2 -nt+ >orksho( on Digital mage
Processing and #om(0ter Gra(hics -'
th
.8 A((lications in =0manities and Nat0ral
Sciences.* vol LL6K, pp 215,2K5, 155@
Scientific &or-in" Broup on :riction 'id"e Anal#sis, Stud# and ec!nolo"# /S&B:AS0*
(emo to (i-e (cCabe /NIS0 'e"ardin" ANSI=NIS I. 1,2000* November, 2001*
!ttpE"")iometrics.nist.o0"csJ.in2s"standard"ansiJ2010"arc!i0e"%4:?,%TJ9emo.pdf
Techni30es for B0ilding and 24tending N2: 9:* #om(onents, Eersion 2.0.1, Au"ust 7,
2007, Beor"ia ec! 'esearc! Institute. It is available at
!ttpE""reference.niem.o0"niem"&idance"tec!ni7&es-for-)&i.din-and-
e-tendin"2.0.1"tec!ni7&est-for-)&i.din-and-e-tendin-niem-2.0.1.pdf
NIS memo, >S? #om(ression #hange in S0DDand ;ariance #om(0tation, 8ctober 6,
2010. It is available at !ttp:==biometrics.nist."ov=csSlin-s=+s4=&SHSnotice.pdf

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