NIEM Progression 5

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biom:Biometric

A Root Element for Biometric data

biom:Biometric holds other objects.

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


biom:BiometricID

An identifier used to uniquely refer to a biometric.

Holds other objects.


biom:ANSIRecordCategoryCode

A kind of record, for example 1 for Type-1, 14 for Type-14

Holds numbers.


biom:BiometricClassification

A classification of the kind of person Biometric.

Holds other objects.


biom:DNASample

A representation or an encoding of the DNA data of a biological sample. This may be the biological sample from a person (e.g. sample from an insurgent), or a mixed biological sample that may contain biological material from the person of interest (e

Holds other objects.


biom:ForensicDentalOralDetail

A forensic dental and oral record detail

Holds other objects.


biom:ForensicInvestigatoryVoiceDetail

A Forensic and Investigatory Voice Detail

Holds other objects.


biom:Minutiae

A minutiae record

Holds other objects.


biom:NonPhotographicImageryDetail

A kind of non-photographic imagery details

Holds other objects.


biom:PhysicalFeatureDescriptionDetail

A description of scars, marks, or tattoos visible in a transmitted image

Holds other objects.


biom:BiometricContextImage

An image of a biometric representing associated context elsewhere in a transaction package

Holds other objects.


biom:CBEFFImage

An image of a CBEFF record

Holds other objects.


biom:DNAElectropherogramScreenshotImage

An image of screenshot of a DNA electropherogram

Holds other objects.


biom:FaceImage

An image of a human face

Holds other objects.


biom:FingerImpressionImageDetail

A detailing of the metadata for an image of a fingerprint

Holds other objects.


biom:FingerprintImage

An image of a fingerprint

Holds other objects.


biom:FrictionRidgeDetail

A set of details about a friction ridge print, which may represent a fingerprint, palm print, or plantar print

Holds other objects.


biom:IrisImageDetail

A set of details about an image of iris

Holds other objects.


biom:PalmPrintImageDetail

A set of details about an image of a palm print

Holds other objects.


biom:PhysicalFeatureImage

An image of a physical feature

Holds other objects.


biom:PlantarImageDetail

A set of details about an image of a plantar (footprint)

Holds other objects.


biom:TestImageDetail

A set of details about an image of a biometric subject used for testing

Holds other objects.


biom:BiometricCapture

A collection of a biometric sample.

Holds other objects.


biom:BiometricEncodingMethodText

A method used to encode a biometric.

Holds text.


biom:BiometricDescriptionText

A description of a biometric.

Holds text.


biom:BiometricStatus

A status of a biometric sample.

Holds other objects.


biom:BiometricBinary

A binary representation of a biometric sample.

Holds other objects.


biom:BiometricLabAnalysisText

An analysis of a biometric sample.

Holds text.


biom:BiometricCapturer

An entity that collected a biometric sample.

Holds other objects.


biom:BiometricTester

An entity that tested a biometric sample.

Holds other objects.


biom:BiometricTestMethodText

A method used to test a biometric sample.

Holds text.


biom:BiometricTestDate

A date a biometric sample was tested.

Holds other objects.


biom:BiometricTestDescriptionText

A description of how a biometric sample was tested.

Holds text.


biom:BiometricRepositoryOrganization

A description of the storage of a biometric sample.

Holds other objects.


biom:BiometricRepositoryDescriptionText

A description of the storage of a biometric sample.

Holds text.


biom:BiometricAccuracyDescriptionText

A description of the believed accuracy of a biometric identification.

Holds text.


biom:QualityThresholdText

An acceptance level of the accuracy and readability of the recorded PERSON BIOMETRIC

Holds text.


biom:BiometricValueText

A textual representation of the value of a biometric.

Holds text.


biom:QualityConfidenceLevelText

A quality score of the accuracy and readability of the recorded PERSON BIOMETRIC

Holds text.