acknowledgements for ansi/nist-itl 1-2011 - NIST Visual Image ...

ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 - UPDATE 2013 DRAFT VERSIONClassCodethe result an accident or medical procedure. “PIERCING” is a deliberatelymade hole through body tissue, usually to wear body ornamentation. Anentry of “MARK” shall be used for the pattern resulting from needle or trackmarks. For deliberately applied or drawn images, the first information itemshall contain “TATTOO” to indicate a common tattoo or indelible imageresulting from the pricking of the skin with a coloring matter;“CHEMICAL” if the image was created by the use of chemicals to burn theimage into the skin; “BRANDED” if the image was burned into the skinusing a branding iron or other form of heat; or “CUT” if the image wascaused by incision of the skin. The value for this information item is selectedfrom the “Image sub-code” column of Table 59.• The second information item (tattoo class / TAC) shall be the general classcode of tattoo chosen from the “Class Code” column of Table 68. Thisinformation item does not apply to scars and marks.• The third information item (tattoo subclass / TSC) shall be the appropriatesubclass code selected from Table 68. For each general class of tattoo, thereare several defined subclasses. This information item does not apply to scarsand marks.• The fourth (optional) information item (tattoo description / TDS) shall be atext string that provides additional qualifiers to describe the image or portionof the image. For example, to fully describe a tattoo, there may be a classdescription of “ANIMAL”, with a subclass description of “DOG”, andqualified by “golden retriever with an overbite”. This information item doesnot apply to scars and marks.An SMT image consisting of several parts or sub-images shall use subfields to fullydescribe the various parts or features found in the total image. The first subfield shalldescribe the most predominant feature or sub-image contained in the SMT image.Subsequent repeating subfields shall describe additional portions of the image that are notpart of the main or central focal point of the image. For example, a tattoo consisting of aman with a snake on the arm being followed by a dog may contain three subfields: onedescribing the man, a second describing the snake, and a third describing the dog.SubclassDescriptionTable 68 Tattoo classes and subclassesSubclassCodeClassCodeSubclassDescriptionHUMAN Male Face MFACE ANIMAL Cats & Cat Heads CATFemale Face FFACE Dogs & Dog Heads DOGSubclassCodeAbstract Face ABFACE Other Domestic Animals DOMESTICMale Body MBODY Vicious Animals (Lions, etc.) VICIOUSFemale Body FBODY Horses (Donkeys, Mules, etc.) HORSE220