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Thank you for joining us virtually for our directed discussion of the ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2025 standard update. We reviewed and discussed the results of the expert working groups, including adding support for contactless fingerprints, redesigning the DNA record, and aligning our vision for the future direction of the standard.
For more information, visit https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/ansinist-itl-standard.
Workshop Takeaways
The Workshop resulted in a number of recommended actions for moving forward, including the formation of the following working groups:
- 2025 Encoding and Tooling Group
- 2026a DNA Update Group
- 2026a Iris Update Group
- 2026a Metadata for Synthetic Data Transmission Group
- 2026a Images for Automated Facial Recognition Group
- 2026a Tooling Group
- 2026a Data Technology Group
Topics to be covered include the results from the expert working groups and discussions about the future direction of the standard:
- Contactless friction ridge capture updates
- Face Record updates
- Friction Ridge Record Updates
- AMP Code remediation
- New DNA Record
- New modalities and future work
- Supported Encodings, Versioning, and Interoperability discussions
- NIEMOpen modeling tools and support