NIEM Progression 5

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biom:FingerImpressionImageDetail

A detailing of the metadata for an image of a fingerprint

biom:FingerImpressionImageDetail holds other objects.

biom:FingerImpressionImageDetail can hold any of these following objects, starting with the most specific and becoming more generic as you move down the list:


biom:FingerprintImageImpressionCaptureCategoryCode

A kind of impression capture by which a fingerprint image information was obtained

Holds numbers.


biom:FrictionRidgeImageImpressionCaptureCategoryCode

A kind of impression capture by which friction ridge image information was obtained

Holds numbers.


biom:FrictionRidgeImpressionCaptureCode

A method used to capture a friction ridge impression. Conforms to ITL 2015.

Holds numbers.


biom:FrictionRidgeCaptureTechnologyCode

A technology used to capture friction ridge data

Holds code table entries.


biom:ExemplarFingerPositionCode

An element for basic finger positions and slap captures, standardly used for tenprint exemplar capture

Holds code table entries.


biom:FingerprintImageMajorCasePrint

A set of information required when finger position code is "19" complete friction ridge exemplars

Holds other objects.


biom:FingerprintImageFingerMissing

A missing finger in a fingerprint image

Holds other objects.


biom:FingerprintImageSegmentPositionSquare

A fingerprint image segment position square

Holds other objects.


biom:FingerprintImageNISTQuality

A quality measure of a fingerprint, as defined by NIST

Holds other objects.


biom:FingerprintImageQuality

A fingerprint image quality

Holds other objects.


biom:FingerprintImageSegmentationQuality

A measure of accuracy of a slap print segmentation

Holds other objects.


biom:FingerprintSimultaneousCaptureID

An index identifier to reference a set of prints captured simultaneously on adjacent platens.

Holds numbers.


biom:FingerprintImageStitchedIndicator

True if the image was formed by stitching together separately captured images; false otherwise.

Holds true/false values.


biom:SubjectExistentialDetails

An optional field. This field is particularly useful if the image contained in this record is of an injury or latent image on a person. However, its use is not limited to such circumstances. Note that Field 10.041: SMT size or size of injury

Holds other objects.


biom:ResolutionMethodInformation

An optional field states the method used for determining the pixel density of the image.

Holds other objects.


biom:FingerprintImageSegmentPositionPolygon

A fingerprint image segment position polygon

Holds other objects.


biom:RulerScalePresenceInformation

An optional field allows the user to state whether a ruler or other known scale is present in the image.

Holds other objects.


biom:StandardFingerprintFormNumberText

A standard fingerprint form number

Holds text.


biom:FingerprintImageAcquisitionProfileCode

A set of criteria under which the fingerprint image was captured

Holds numbers.


nc:ImageHeightValue

A height of an image in pixels.

Holds numbers.


nc:ImageLocation

A physical location where an image is stored.

Holds other objects.


nc:ImageWidthValue

A width of an image in pixels.

Holds numbers.


biom:ImageAugmentation

Additional information about an image.

Holds other objects that describe extra information, often from other domains.


j:ImageAugmentation

Additional information about an image.

Holds other objects that describe extra information, often from other domains.


mo:ImageAugmentation

Additional information about an image

Holds other objects that describe extra information, often from other domains.


nc:BinaryID

An identifier that references a binary object.

Holds text.


nc:BinaryCategoryText

A kind of object that has been encoded.

Holds text.


j:BinaryCategoryCode

A kind of binary object.

Holds code table entries.


nc:BinaryHash

A hash value representing an object encoded in a binary format.

Holds other objects.


nc:BinaryLocation

A physical location of a binary object.

Holds other objects.


nc:BinaryAvailableIndicator

True if a binary is available; false if it is not.

Holds true/false values.


nc:Base64BinaryObject

A base64 binary encoding of data.

Holds binary data in text form.


nc:HexBinaryObject

A hexadecimal binary encoding of data.

Holds binary data in text form.


cbrn:UTF8BinaryObjectText

A UTF8 binary encoding of data.

Holds text.


nc:BinaryCaptureDate

A date on which a binary object is captured or created.

Holds other objects.


nc:BinaryCapturer

An entity which captured or created a binary object.

Holds other objects.


nc:BinaryDescriptionText

A description of a binary object.

Holds text.


nc:BinaryFormatText

A file format or content type of a binary object.

Holds text.


nc:BinaryFormatStandardName

A name of a standard or protocol used to classify binary content.

Holds text.


nc:BinaryURI

A URL or file reference of a binary object.

Holds text.


nc:BinarySizeValue

A size of a binary object in kilobytes.

Holds numbers.


j:BinaryAugmentation

Additional information about a binary.

Holds other objects that describe extra information, often from other domains.