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Standards Groups related to Automatic Identification and Data Capture

 
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ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 2 Coded Character Sets
Standardization of graphic character sets and their characteristics, associated control functions, their coded representation for information interchange, and code extension techniques. Excluded: audio and picture coding.

Chairman:         Prof. K. Shibano (Japan)
Secretariat:      

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 17  Cards and Personal Identification
Standardization in the area of
a) identification and related documents,
b) cards,and devices associated with their use in interindustry applications and international interchange.

Chairman:         Richard Mabbott
Email:               ram@apacs.org.uk

ISO/IEC JTC1 SC31 Automatic Identification and Data Capture Techniques
Standardization of data formats, data syntax, data structures, data encoding and technologies for the process of automatic identification and data capture.

Chairman:         Chuck Biss
Email:               Chuck.Biss@gs1.org
Secretariat        Ray Delnicki

ISO/IEC JTC1 SC31 WG1 Data Carriers
The development of data carrier specifications and related documentation for linear and 2-dimensional bar code symbologies. Excluded are work areas assigned to another international subcommittee or international technical committee.

Convener:          Sprague Ackley            
Email:               HSAckley@cs.com

ISO/IEC JTC1 SC31 WG2 Data Structure
Standardization of data structures for the process of automatic identification and data capture. Excluded are work areas assigned to another international subcommittee, international technical committee or work group.

Convenor:          Mr. Toshihiro Yoshioka (Japan)  
Email:               toshihiro.yoshioka@ai-soken.com

 

ISO/IEC JTC1 SC31 WG4 RFID for Item Management
To provide standards for interoperability of wireless, non-contact omnidirectional radio frequency identification devices capable of receiving, storing, and transmitting data while operating at power levels that are in freely available international frequency bands in the area of item level identification and management across the supply chain such as finished good asset management, raw material asset management, material traceability, inventory control, electronic article surveillance, warranty data, production control/robotics, and facilities management. The proposed RFID Item Management work would align, without duplicating and co-exist with the approved work of other International Standards Committees. It is the intent to utilise the prevailing standards, by normative reference, where appropriate.

Convener:          Henri Barthel
Email:               barthel@ean-int.org

 

    ISO/IEC JTC1 SC31 WG4 SG1 Data Syntax

    Develop a technical paper of what should be in the final standards on functions of syntax in a data flow reference model. Provide a technical paper outlining a search/append/solution for RF tags

    Convener: Rick Schuessler        

    ISO/IEC JTC1 SC31 WG4 SG3 Air Interface
    This committee is responsible for the creation of the Air Interface Standards for RFID (ISO 18000 series).

    Convener:          Steve Halliday

    ISO/IEC JTC1 SC31 WG4 SG5 Implementation Guidelines
    This committee creates reports that show the use of RFID in various application areas.

    Convener:          Toshihiro Yoshioka

    ISO/IEC JTC1 SC31 WG4 SG6 Performance and Conformance
    This group is responsible for the creation of the conformance and performance test methods for RFID.  Conformance will show how the tag conforms to the ISO 18000 standard. Performance will allow an apples to apples measurement.

    Convener:          Josef Preishuber-Pflügl

    ISO/IEC JTC1 SC31 WG4 Regulatory Issues

    Rapporteur:       Josef Preishuber-Pflügl

ISO/IEC JTC1 SC31 WG5 Work Group on Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS)
To define an air interface protocol(s) for interoperability of Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS) operating at levels consistent with international regulation, either freely available or under site license, in the area of asset identification and management.  The standard would initially consist of three parts:  a single Application Programming Interface (API), serving as a unifying platform for either of the two initial air interfaces.  This work serves as the basis for additional technologies to provide different capabilities that may emerge in the future.

Convener:          Ms. Marsha Harmon (USA)        
Email:               marsha.harmon@qed.org

 

ISO/IEC JTC1 SC31 WG 6 Work Group on Mobile Item Identification and Management (MIIM)
Standardization of automatic identification and data collection techniques that are anticipated to be connected to wired or wireless networks, including sensor specifications, combining RFID with mobile telephony, and combining optically readable media with mobile telephony.


Convener:          Mr. Craig Harmon (USA)
Email:               craig.harmon@qed.org

 

ISO/IEC JTC1 SC31 WG 7 Work Group on Security for Item Management
To provide standards and a framework for security of automatic identification and data capture systems particularly the air interface and other SC 31 wireless communications components. This group will further define appropriate secure file management techniques for various memory sizes and configurations. These devices would be employed in the area of item level identification and management across the scope of SC 31. Covering risk identification, management, and mitigation, the work group will identify risks and potential controls and deliver a suite of solutions that enable the implementation of various tiers of security for item management.

Convener:          Mr. Dan Kimball (USA)  
Email:               Dan_Kimball@sra.com

ISO/IEC JTC1 SC31 Vocabulary Rapporteur
The rapporteur is responsible for creating and maintaining a vocabulary document of all SC 31 terms that are specific to the AIDC industry.

Convener:          Mr. Craig Harmon (USA)
Email:               craig.harmon@qed.org

 

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ISO/IEC JTC1 SC37 Biometrics
Standardization of generic biometric technologies pertaining to human beings to support interoperability and data interchange among applications and systems. Generic human biometric standards include; common file frameworks; biometric application programming interfaces; biometric data interchange formats; related biometric profiles; application of evaluation criteria to biometric technologies; methodologies for performance testing and reporting and cross jurisdictional and societal aspects.

Secretariat: ANSI
Secretary: Mrs. Lisa Rajchel
Chairperson: Mr. Fernando Podio (USA) until end 2013

ISO TC 23 SC3 WG3 Transportable Gas Cylinders – Operational Requirements – Identification of cylinders and contents

Convener:         
Secretariat:

ISO TC 23/SC 19 Agricultural electronics
Secretariat:       DIN
Secretary: Mr Heiko Kratz
Chairperson: Mr Hans Jürgen Nissen (Germany) until end 2015

    ISO TC 23/SC 19/WG 3 in the area of work on identification of animals

ISO TC 68/SC 6 in the area of work on financial transaction cards, related media, and operations

ISO TC 104 SC4 Freight Containers - Identification and Communication

Secretariat: DIN
Secretary: Mr Philipp Niermann
Chairperson: Mr Frank Nachbar (Germany) until end 2010


ISO TC 104/SC 4/WG 2 in the area of work on Automatic Electronic Identification for containers and container related applications

ISO TC 122/WG 4 Bar code symbols on unit loads and transport packages

Secretariat: JISC
Twinned secretariat: ISIRI
Secretary: Mr. Akira Shirakura
Chairperson: Mr. Hirokuni Ono (Japan) until end 2011

ISO TC 122/WG7 Lincan box code and two dimensional symbols on product packaging

Secretariat: JISC
Twinned secretariat: ISIRI
Secretary: Mr. Akira Shirakura
Chairperson: Mr. Hirokuni Ono (Japan) until end 2011

ISO TC 122/WG10 Supply chain applications of RFID

Secretariat: JISC
Twinned secretariat: ISIRI
Secretary: Mr. Akira Shirakura
Chairperson: Mr. Hirokuni Ono (Japan) until end 2011

ISO TC 204 Transport information and Control Systems
Standardization of information, communication and control systems in the field of urban and rural surface transportation, including intermodal and multimodal aspects thereof, traveler information, traffic management, public transport, commercial transport, emergency services and commercial services in the intelligent transport systems (ITS) field.

Secretariat: ANSI
Secretary: Mr. Tyler Messa
Chairperson: Mr Michael Noblett (USA) until end 2010


ADC1 – U.S. Technical Advisory Group to SC31

ANSI INCITS B10 U.S. Technical Advisory Group to SC17

    ANSI NCITS B10.6 U.S. Technical Advisory Group for Contactless Cards

ANSI INCITS M1 ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 37 on Biometrics

ANSI INCITS T6 – RFID
Technical Committee T6, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology, was established to develop non-contact interface protocol standards for electronic transponders and interrogators for business and military logistics applications.  Application areas impacted by the standards are: transportation, warehousing, maintenance, energy, and industrial production.  There are two primary uses of the technology: asset identification and tracking; and storage and retrieval of data.

ANSI INCITS T20 – Real Time Locating Systems
Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS) address the weaknesses of conventional supply-chain management systems with wireless technology, by providing instantaneous location, tracking, and management of supply-chain resources.  The primary application for this technology is to locate assets within an area covered by one or more radio transmitters. Application areas affected by the standards are: transportation, warehousing, ground support equipment tracking, energy, and industrial production.

ANSI MH10 US Technical Advisory Group to ANSI for ISO TC-122 Packaging

            ANSI MH10/SC8 Coding & Labeling of Unit-Loads

            Chairman:         Mark Reboulet
            Email:               mark.reboulet@wpafb.af.mil

ANSI EIA/CEA R9
R9 establishes and maintains standards for automatic identification technologies used by the consumer and industrial electronics industries for component, product, inner product package and outer shipping container applications. These technologies include, but are not limited to, optically readable media such as bar code, 2D and composite symbologies, as well as radio frequency identification (RFID) and biometrics.   CEA recently published EIA/CEA 624-A - Standard for "Linear Bar Code and Two-Dimensional Symbols for the Labeling of Product Packages".


Chairman:         Michael Beckstrand, Philips Semiconductor

AIAG – Automotive Industry Action Group
Automotive OEMs, parts suppliers and technology vendors all work together to agree on common automotive industry rules for using bar codes and two dimensional symbols in applications such as shipping labels on containers and pallets and parts marking and identification. This group will also explore new technologies, like RFID tags for automotive applications.


HIBCC – Health Industry Business Communications Council 
HIBCC was formed to administer the standard and issue the Labeler Identification Codes (LIC's) which identify individual manufacturers and are included within each bar code.  The LIC database now additionally provides the identifiers which are key elements in EDI transaction message formats and the HIBCC UPN® (Universal Product Number) Repository.

CEN – European Committee for Standardization TC 224
Personal identification, electronic signature and cards and their related systems and operations

Secretariat: AFNOR
Secretary: Ms C.De Condé
Chairperson: Mr D.Lescribaa

CEN – European Committee for Standardization TC 225 AIDC technologies

Secretariat: NEN
Secretary: Mr J.Rietveld
Chairperson: Mr H.Barthel

CEN – European Committee for Standardization TC 278 Road Transport and Traffic Telematics
Standardization in the field of telematics to be applied to road traffic and transport, including those elements that need technical harmonization for intermodal operation in the case of other means of
transport. It shall support a.o. :- vehicle, container, swap body and goods wagon identification; - communication between vehicles and road infrastructure; - communication between vehicles; -vehicle
man machine interfacing as far as telematics is concerned; - traffic and parking management; - user fee collection; - public transport management; - user information.

Chairman:         Mr G.A.Van Toorenburg
Secretariat:       NEN - Nederlands Normalisatie-instituut

ERO European Radiocommunications Office
In addition to supporting the ECC (Electronic Communications Committee) and its Working Groups ERO has the following functions:

  • to provide a centre of expertise which shall act as a focal point, identifying problem areas and new possibilities in the radio- and telecommunications fields and to advise the ECC accordingly;
  • to draft long-term plans for future use of the radio frequency spectrum at a European level;
  • to support and work together with national frequency management authorities;
  • to conduct consultations on specific topics or parts of the frequency spectrum;
  • to publish ECC Decisions and Recommendations and keep a record of the implementation;
  • to identify and promote best practice in administration of national numbering schemes and number assignment procedures;
  • to oversee the registrar service for the European Telephony Numbering Space;
  • to manage the One-Stop-Shopping procedure (OSS) for satellite licences and authorisations.

ERO is the distribution point for all ECC documentation and also provides detailed information about the work of the ECC via the ERO web site www.ero.dk. The ERO web site is an important element in the process where information is provided about the latest developments within the ECC with reports of recent meetings and approved texts of ECC Decisions, Recommendations and Reports.

European Radiocommunications Office
Peblingehus
Nansensgade 19
DK-1366  Copenhagen
Denmark
Tel:        +45 33 89 63 00
Fax:       +45 33 89 63 30

ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute
ETSI is a not for profit organization whose mission is to produce the telecommunications standards that will be used for decades to come throughout Europe and beyond.  ETSI plays a major role in developing a wide range of standards and other technical documentation as Europe's contribution to world-wide standardization in telecommunications, broadcasting and information technology. ETSI's prime objective is to support global harmonization by providing a forum in which all the key players can contribute actively.  ETSI is officially recognized by the European Commission and the EFTA (European Free Trade Association) secretariat.

ETSI Secretariat
650, route des Lucioles
06921 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex
FRANCE
Tel.: +33 (0)4 92 94 42 00
Fax: +33 (0)4 93 65 47 16
Email:  infocenter@etsi.org

FCC – Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions.

IATA International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is an international industry trade
group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. IATA’s mission –
since 1945 – is to represent, lead and serve the airline industry.

ITU-R – International Telecommunications Union
The ITU, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland is an international organization within the United Nations System where governments and the private sector coordinate global telecom networks and services.

ITU
Place des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 20
Switzerland
Phone: +41 22 730 51 11
Fax:  +41 22 733 7256
E-Mail: itumail@itu.int

Japan’s MPHPT – Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
Posts and Telecommnunications To build an advanced info-communications society and develop postal services for the 21st century.  Aiming at a society where everyone can live a convenient and secure life.

  • Overall promotion of info-communications policies
  • Promotion of digitized broadcasting
  • Environmental improvement for further development of telecommunications business.
  • Securing and improvement of safe and efficient radio use
  • Planning and management of postal services
  • Planning and management of postal order and savings business

TCIF – Telecommunications Industry Forum
The purpose of the TCIF is to provide a forum for purchasers, manufacturers, and suppliers of telecommunications equipment, products, and services to address issues relating to industry standards associated with the provision, procurement, and use of such equipment, products, and services.  The TCIF will work toward developing a greater understanding and coordination of existing voluntary standards relating to the exchange of information for provision, procurement, and use of telecommunications equipment, products, and services. Where appropriate or necessary standards do not exist, the TCIF will act as a catalyst to ensure that an appropriate standards setting organization addresses the need for such standards.

UCC - Uniform Code Council – Now GS1 US
The mission of the Uniform Code Council, Inc., is to take a global leadership role in establishing and promoting multi-industry standards for product identification and related electronic communication.  The goal is to enhance supply chain management thus contributing added value to the customer.

EAN International – European Article Numbering International – Now GS1 US
By creating Open, Global, Multisectoral Standards based on Best Business Practices, and by driving their implementation, play a leading role in Supply & Demand Chain Management improvement worldwide.

UPU – Universal Postal Union
The primary forum for cooperation between postal services and helps to ensure a truly universal network of up-to-date products and services. In this way, the organisation fulfils an advisory, mediating and liaison role, and renders technical assistance where needed. It sets the rules for international mail exchanges and makes recommendations to stimulate growth in mail volumes and to improve the quality of service for customers.

International Bureau of the UPU
Standards Program manager
Case postale 13
3000 BERNE 15
SWITZERLAND
Tel.: +41 31 350 32 44
or: +41 31 350 31 11
Fax: +41 31 350 31 10
E-mail: standards@upu.int

US Defense Logistics Agency AIT Office
Automatic Identification Technology (AIT) is the basic building block in the Defense Department's efforts to provide timely asset visibility in the logistics pipeline, whether in-process, in-storage, or in-transit. AIT media includes barcodes, radio frequency ID, satellite tracking systems, smart cards/CAC, optical memory cards, and contact memory buttons. By enabling data collection and transmission to automated information systems (AISs), AIT provides the Commanders-in-Chief (CINCs) with the capability to track, document, and control the deployment of personnel and material

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