ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 (Update 2013) American National Standard for Information Systems - - Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial & Other Biometric Information

American National Standards Institute(ANSI). National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST). Approved December, 2013. 623 p. This standard defines the content, format, and units of measurement for the electronic exchange of fingerprint, palm print, plantar, facial/mugshot, scar, mark & tattoo (SMT), iris, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), and other biometric sample and forensic information that may be used in the identification or verification process of a subject. The information consists of a variety of mandatory and optional items. This information is primarily intended for interchange among criminal justice administrations or organizations that rely on automated identification systems or use other biometric and image data for identification purposes.