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MIL-STD-2500 Revision C:2006

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NATIONAL IMAGERY TRANSMISSION FORMAT VERSION 2.1 FOR THE NATIONAL IMAGERY TRANSMISSION FORMAT STANDARD
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FOREWORD
1. SCOPE
   1.1 Scope
   1.2 Purpose
   1.3 Applicability
2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
   2.1 General
   2.2 Government documents
   2.3 Non-Government publications
   2.4 Order of precedence
3. DEFINITIONS
   3.1 Acronyms used in this standard
   3.2 Terms and definitions
4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
   4.1 Background
   4.2 NITF operations concept
   4.3 NITF design objectives
   4.4 NITF general requirements
   4.5 NITF characteristics
   4.6 NITF file structure
   4.7 Common coordinate system (CCS)
5. DETAILED REQUIREMENTS
   5.1 Format description
   5.2 The NITF file header
   5.3 NITF product and overlay concept
   5.4 Image data
   5.5 Graphic data
   5.6 Reserved Segment (RS)
   5.7 Text data
   5.8 Data extensions
   5.9 Complexity Level (CLEVEL)
6. NOTES
   6.1 Example NITF file
   6.2 Product considerations
   6.3 Sample NITF file structure
   6.4 Subject term (key word) listing
   6.5 Changes from previous issue
FIGURES
TABLES
APPENDIX
A - NITF TABLES
B - IMPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS
C - DATA EXTENSION

Covers the requirements for the file format component of the NITFS. The file format described in this document is called the NITF. NITFS is a collection of related standards and specifications developed to provide a foundation for interoperability in the dissemination of imagery and imagery associated data among different computer systems.

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AREA GINT
DevelopmentNote
C NOTICE 1 - Notice of Validation. (02/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
337
PublisherName
US Military Specs/Standards/Handbooks
Status
Current

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