| Purpose | Standard | Guidance |
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| General formatted message exchange |
STANAG 5500 Ed.6:2009 AdatP-3 - Concept of NATO Message Text Formatting System (CONFORMETS) - ADatP-3(A) |
ADatP-3(A) contains two different equivalent presentations of data: one as "classic" message or alternatively as XML-MTF instance. A) Automated processing of XML-files in static facilities/systems is much easier and thus preferred for the exchange between national CEMN extensions and the CEMN Core. B) At the tactical edge of the CEMN and the "classic" message format is the preferred option as this format is "leaner" and easier to transmit via tactical radio systems. |
| Automated information resource discover, information extraction and interchange of metadata |
ISAF Minimum Metadata Implementation Policy, ISO 15836:2009 also known as the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set TIDE Information Discovery (v2.3.0, Oct 2009) TIDE Service Discovery (v.2.2.0 Oct 2008) Emerging (by Dec 2012): OpenSearch 1.1 Draft 4 |
The policy defines a subset of the NATO Discovery Metadata Specification (NDMS) intended for information resource discovery. ISO 15836:2009 does not define implementation detail. The technical implementation specifications are part of the TIDE Transformational Baseline v3.0. The TIDE community is evaluating OpenSearch for potential inclusion into the TIDE Information Discovery specifications. |
| General definition for the Representation of Dates and Times. | ISO 8601:2004, Representation of Dates and Times. | If not otherwise specified, implementation of the W3C profile of ISO 8601:2004 is mandatory. |
| General definition of letter codes for Geographical Entities | STANAG 1059, Letter Codes for Geographical Entities (9th edition, 2005) | Whenever possible, the ISO-3166 three-letter codes contained in STANAG 1059 should be used |
| General definition of geospatial coverage areas in discovery metadata | World Geodetic System (WGS) 84, ISO 19115 and ISO 19136 (for point references) | ISO 19139 provides encoding guidance for ISO 19115 |
| General definition of Security and Confidentiality metadata |
Emerging (Dec 2012):
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| Asset/ consignment tracking |
The following two STANAGS require updating to reflect the IERs identified in ISAF CUR 254. STANAG 2185 STANAG 2183 |
Use for exchanging information with existing systems that process Asset and Consignment information. Note that their evolution is foreseen to also regulate the civilian convoy information exchange |