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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Forensic Science Laboratories: Handbook for Facility Planning, Design, Construction, and Relocation.

Author(s)
James Aguilar, Tom Barnes, Joseph Browne, Yvette Burney, John Byrd, Bonnie Carver, Adam Denmark, Susan Halla, Lou Hartman, Alison Kennedy, Deborah Leben, Greg Matheson, Jim McClaren, Russell McElroy, Romeo Miranda, Kenneth Mohr, Michael Mount, Steve Sigel, Jennifer Smither, Melissa Taylor, Aliece Watts, Shannan Williams
This handbook is a resource for laboratory directors, designers, consultants, and other stakeholders involved in the construction or major renovation of

Glossary of Key Information Security Terms

Author(s)
Richard L. Kissel
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has received numerous requests to provide a summary glossary for our publications and other relevant

Metrics and Test Methods for Industrial Kit Building

Author(s)
Stephen B. Balakirsky, Thomas R. Kramer, Zeid Kootbally, Anthony Pietromartire
The IEEE RAS Ontologies for Robotics and Automation Working Group is dedicated to developing a methodology for knowledge representation and reasoning in

The Biological Evidence Preservation Handbook: Best Practices for Evidence Handlers

Author(s)
Susan M. Ballou, Margaret C. Kline, Mark D. Stolorow, Melissa Taylor, Shannan Williams, Phylis S. Bamberger, Burney Yvette, Larry Brown, Cynthia E. Jones, Ralph Keaton, William Kiley, Karen Thiessen, Gerry LaPorte, Joseph Latta, Linda E. Ledray, Randy Nagy, Linda Schwind, Stephanie Stoiloff, Brian Ostrom
The report of the Technical Working Group on Biological Evidence Preservation offers guidance for individuals involved in the collection, examination, tracking

A Sensor Ontology Literature Review

Author(s)
Roger D. Eastman, Craig I. Schlenoff, Stephen B. Balakirsky, Tsai H. Hong
The purpose of this paper is to review existing sensor and sensor network ontologies to understand whether they can be reused as a basis for a manufacturing

Ground Truth Systems for Object Recognition and Tracking

Author(s)
Afzal A. Godil, Roger D. Eastman, Tsai H. Hong
In this report we discuss different types of ground-truth systems used for evaluation of object recognition and tracking systems in industrial manufacturing

Explosive Standards Forum Recommendations

Author(s)
William G. Billotte, Sharon B. Nakich
From September 2011 to September 2012, the NIST Law Enforcement Standards Office (OLES), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and

Camera Recognition

Author(s)
Michelle P. Steves, Brian C. Stanton, Mary F. Theofanos, Dana E. Chisnell, Hannah Wald
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program is a biometrically-enhanced
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