Iris Biometrics Standards

Having iris biometrics ability is of limited value if you cannot share your data with anyone else. As an example, the entites protecting the United States include multiple military branches, intelligence agencies, border control, and federal law enforcement, as well as numerous local law enforcement departments. It is essential that all of these entities be able to freely share iris biometrics information no matter what camera captured the image, what software analyzed the image, and what database stores the image.

Standards were created to ensure that all iris images have the same formatting and contain the same information so that iris biometrics can be shared. IriTech maintains compliance with the latest standards development, ensuring IriTech's hardware and software is compatible with other hardware, software, and databases.

Four important groups are creating and influencing iris biometrics standards within the US and/or internationally: the International Organization for Standardization/ International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC), the American National Standards Institute/ InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (ANSI/INCITS), the US National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), and the US Department of Defense Biometrics Task Force (DoD BTF). A summary of these standards is listed below:

ISO/IEC 19794-6:2005

Iris Image Data

At the core of almost any standard is the internationally recognized ISO/IEC 19794-6:2005, which specifies two image interchange formats to contain the iris image data. All ISO compliant hardware can produce an image in one of these two formats. All ISO compliant software can accept and analyze an image based upon these formats.

You can purchase the standard at: ISO/IEC 19794-6:2005

ANSI/INCITS 379-2004

Iris Image Interchange Format

ANSI/INCITS 379-2004 largely aligns with ISO/IEC 19794-6:2005 and describes two images interchange formats. The specification includes formatting of the data, attribute definitions, and conformance criteria.

You can purchase the standard at: ANSI/INCITS 379-2004

ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2007 TYPE 17

Image Formats and Compression

ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2007 TYPE 17 details how to compile and format the iris data so that law enforcement and justice agencies can exchange the images and identification data. Because of Presidential directive, NIST is particularly interested in standards that would facilitate placing iris images on identification smart cards. Hence, NIST is focusing upon cropping formats (KIND 1, KIND 3, KIND 7) and image compression methods.

More details about the standard is available at: ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2007 TYPE 17

DoD EBTS

Electronic Biometric Transmission Specification

The DoD EBTS details how to transmit and share biometric information among various military groups, coalition forces, and other governments so that the data can be used to determine and detain hostile enemies. Iris images are one of the categories specified by this standard.

More details about the standard is available at: DoD EBTS

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Resources Iris Primer Video Tutorials Iris FAQ Standards Download Center	Iris Biometrics Standards Having iris biometrics ability is of limited value if you cannot share your data with anyone else. As an example, the entites protecting the United States include multiple military branches, intelligence agencies, border control, and federal law enforcement, as well as numerous local law enforcement departments. It is essential that all of these entities be able to freely share iris biometrics information no matter what camera captured the image, what software analyzed the image, and what database stores the image. Standards were created to ensure that all iris images have the same formatting and contain the same information so that iris biometrics can be shared. IriTech maintains compliance with the latest standards development, ensuring IriTech's hardware and software is compatible with other hardware, software, and databases. Four important groups are creating and influencing iris biometrics standards within the US and/or internationally: the International Organization for Standardization/ International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC), the American National Standards Institute/ InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (ANSI/INCITS), the US National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), and the US Department of Defense Biometrics Task Force (DoD BTF). A summary of these standards is listed below: ISO/IEC 19794-6:2005 Iris Image Data At the core of almost any standard is the internationally recognized ISO/IEC 19794-6:2005, which specifies two image interchange formats to contain the iris image data. All ISO compliant hardware can produce an image in one of these two formats. All ISO compliant software can accept and analyze an image based upon these formats. You can purchase the standard at: ISO/IEC 19794-6:2005 ANSI/INCITS 379-2004 Iris Image Interchange Format ANSI/INCITS 379-2004 largely aligns with ISO/IEC 19794-6:2005 and describes two images interchange formats. The specification includes formatting of the data, attribute definitions, and conformance criteria. You can purchase the standard at: ANSI/INCITS 379-2004 ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2007 TYPE 17 Image Formats and Compression ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2007 TYPE 17 details how to compile and format the iris data so that law enforcement and justice agencies can exchange the images and identification data. Because of Presidential directive, NIST is particularly interested in standards that would facilitate placing iris images on identification smart cards. Hence, NIST is focusing upon cropping formats (KIND 1, KIND 3, KIND 7) and image compression methods. More details about the standard is available at: ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2007 TYPE 17 DoD EBTS Electronic Biometric Transmission Specification The DoD EBTS details how to transmit and share biometric information among various military groups, coalition forces, and other governments so that the data can be used to determine and detain hostile enemies. Iris images are one of the categories specified by this standard. More details about the standard is available at: DoD EBTS
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