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Markup Instructions for Extended Friction Ridge Features

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Author(s)

Melissa Taylor, Will Chapman, Austin Hicklin, George Kiebuzinski, Peter Komarinski, John Mayer-Splain, Rachel Wallner

Abstract

This document provides instructions for latent print examiners in marking friction ridge features to maximize consistency among examiners. This document builds upon the Extended Feature Set (EFS) defined in American National Standards Institute/National Institute of Standards and Technology, Information Technology Laboratory (ANSI/NIST-ITL) standard entitled "American National Standard for Information Systems: Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial & Other Biometric Information" (ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011). These instructions include examples and specific guidance for latent print examiners and minimize references to technical details of the file format.
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 1151
Report Number
1151
NIST Pub Series
Special Publication (NIST SP)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

AFIS, latent print, fingerprint, palmprint, forensic science, interoperability, forensics
Standards, Public safety, Materials, Information technology, Forensic Science, Digital evidence and Conformity assessment

Citation

Taylor, M. , Chapman, W. , Hicklin, A. , Kiebuzinski, G. , Komarinski, P. , Mayer-Splain, J. and Wallner, R. (2013), Markup Instructions for Extended Friction Ridge Features, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1151 (Accessed October 13, 2025)

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Created February 4, 2013, Updated November 10, 2018
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