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ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-20

Data Format for the Interchange of 

Facial, Scar Mark & Tattoo (SMT) 

INTERPOL IMPLEMEN

(INT-I)
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Interpol AFIS Expert Group (IA

In 1997 the 66th Interpol General Assembly sess

New Delhi recommended that the ICPO standard 

computerized fingerprint images should be basANSI/NIST-CSL 1-1993 standard and any future that standard (Resolution AGN/66/RES/8)In 1998 the 67th Interpol General Assembly initi

AFIS Expert Group (IAEG) to define a "Superstaexchange of fingerprint information(Member countries: Canada, France, Germany, JThe Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, United 
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Interpol AFIS Expert Group (IA

The IAEG is currently composed of representati

member countries: Brazil, Canada, France, GermSpain, South Africa, United Kingdom and the Unrepresentatives from Interpol and an observer f

the charter of the IAEG to develop and propose the international law enforcement community an

AFIS systems, standards for the inter-operabilitsystems regardless of supplier. The IAEG’s focu

general guidance to countries/organizations acqdeveloping, integrating and operating national A

The IAEG actively promotes implementable app

international electronic exchange of fingerprint 
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Interpol AFIS Expert Group (IA

The Acquisition Guidelines provide advice for a

AFIS systems derived from the joint experience delegates. The recommendations included in thspecifically to planning and writing the proposacontract. The IAEG intends to issue additional gcovering subsequent stages of life cycle managintegration, installation, migration from legacy soperations and maintenance in the near future.The Lessons Learned contribute valuable advic

management and control of AFIS projects and fnational AFIS to regional and provincial users. Tderived from experiences of the IAEG delegates integrating and operating Automated FingerprinSystems.
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Interpol AFIS Expert Group (IA

The Model Clauses document is intended to pro

with a convenient listing of Information ExchangSpecifications related to the interchange of fingused in the acquisition of an AFIS, as well as polanguage to be used. This will allow for a higher interoperability among systems that are manufadifferent vendors and suppliers.The Best Practices document has been develop

committee assigned to the IAEG. It includes recthe capture of mugshots and facial images. The was sought between the requirements of the poas the size of the image files.
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Interpol Standard for the exchaof Fingerprint data (INT-I)

Requirements:- Usable for international and national data exch

- AFIS to AFIS- Electronic Capture Devices to AFIS- AFIS to Criminal History Database

- Open for national or bilateral extensions

- User definable alpha-numerical fields

- Easy to implement (into existing AFIS)- Compatible to latest ANSI/NIST Fingerprint Sta
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Revisions of INT-I

Version No. 1 October 1997

(developed by European Expert Working PFingerprint Image Handling, based on ANS

Version No. 2 October 1998

(developed by European Expert Working PFingerprint Image Handling, based on ANS

Version No. 3 June 2001

(developed by Interpol AFIS Expert Group1a-1997)

Version No. 4 November 2002

(developed by Interpol AFIS Expert Group1-2000)

Version No. 4.22 July 2004

(latest revision developed by Interpol AFIS 

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INT-I vs. EFTS

Record Type Description 

1 Transaction Record

2 User-defined Text Record

4 High-resolution Grayscale Record

7 User-defined Image Record

8 Signature Record

9 Minutiae Record

10 Facial and/or SMT Binary Image Record

13 Variable-resolution Latent Image Record

14 Variable-resolution Tenprint Image Record

15 Variable-resolution Palmprint Image Record
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INT-I vs. EFTS

Example: Field 1.07 Destination Agency EFTS: ... this field shall be a nine-byte alphanumeric field

characters shall be a valid POB code, and the ent

to an NCIC-authorized ORI

INT-I: ... in the following format

CC/agency.

The first information item contains the Interpol Co

in ISO 3166, two alpha-numeric characters long. Tagency, is a free text identification of the agency, 32 alpha-numeric characters.
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INT-I vs. EFTS

Example: Field 1.04 Type of Transaction 

Description INT-I 

Criminal Ten-Print Submission CPS, ATP 

Non-Criminal Ten-Print Submission NPS 

Latent Fingerprint Image Submission MPS, USA

Fingerprint Image Request IRQ 

Fingerprint Image Response IMR 

Error Message ERR 
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Compatibility Issues

Finger position Code ANSI / EFTS 

Unknown

0 40.6 38.1 

Right thumb 1 40.6 38.1 

Right index finger

2 40.6 38.1 

Right middle finger

3 40.6 38.1 

Right ring finger

4 40.6 38.1 

Right little finger

5 40.6 38.1 

Left thumb

6 40.6 38.1 

Left index finger

7 40.6 38.1 

Left middle finger

8 40.6 38.1 

Left ring finger

9 40.6 38.1 

Left little finger 10 40.6 38.1 

Plain right thumb 11 25.4 50.8 

Plain left thumb 12 25.4 50.8 

Plain right four fingers 13 81.3 50.8 

Plain left four fingers 14 81.3 50.8 
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Compatibility Issues

Fingerprint Impression Type EFTS 

Live-scan plain

0

Live-scan rolled

1

Nonlive-scan plain

2

Nonlive-scan rolled

3

Latent impression

4

Latent tracing

5

Latent photo

6

Latent lift

7

Swipe - 

Live-scan Contactless - 

Unknown - 
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Compatibility Issues

ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2000 defines the SRC-Field (So

Agency/ORI; fields 1x.004) within tables 9, 15, 16 

Field Size: 10 to 21Char Type: ANIn INT-I these fields have the same definition as 

and 1.008 (ORI)

Field Size: 6 to 35Char Type: AN
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EURODAC

The first common AFIS da

in the European Unio

Aim: A regulation to facilitate the implementa

Convention by processing the fingerprin(over age of 14 years)

⇒ applying for asylum (Category 1)⇒ apprehended in an irregular crossing of an exte

(Category 2)

⇒ illegally present within a Member State to chec

application (voluntary) (Category 3)
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EURODAC

Main functions provided by the Ce

- CAT1: Comparing with CAT1 and CAT2 and storing- CAT2: Storing only- CAT3: Comparing with CAT1, no storing- CAT9: Comparing with CAT1 and CAT2, no difference 

unblocked records, no storing.

- Update: Only owner can update his record - Blocking: Special update function, only for changing bloc- Delete: Only owner can delete his record- Retrieval: Retrieval can basically concern “own MS cases

request is sent.

- Automatic deletion for CAT1 and CAT2 cases- Statistics according to the regulation and for monitoring CAT1: Applicants for asylum; CAT2: Illegal border crossers; 

CAT3: Illegal aliens within the territory
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EURODAC

INT-I Transaction Types
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EURODAC

Submissions from and to Memb

National

Access

Point

EURODAC

Central Unit

TESTA Il

Network

NOHIT/HIT response

FIT/Telscan/Live

Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK
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Interpol

Processing of fingerprints: current 

Mail processing

AFIS

E-mail processing

(PDF, JPEG, TIFF)

INTERPOL

NETWORK
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Interpol

Processing of fingerprints: current 

Interpol

AFIS

INTERPOL

NETWORK

Gateway

E-mail processing

INT-I compliant file

INTERPOL

NETWORK

Gateway E-mail processing INT-I compliant file 
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Prospect

The usage of INT-I based interconnections betwand/or common AFIS will increaseExamples: 

- “Joint Declaration of Intent” between UK and German- Austria, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and The Ne

working on an agreement to establish a direct link be⇒ automated TP/TP search, verification has to be do⇒ automated LT/TP search, encoding and verificatio

requester, exchange of minutiae data

- European VISA System

Import & Export of fingerprint data will be a basCentral police agencies will require the possibilbiometric data between national and internation
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Lessons learned & Summary

- International agreed standards are absolutely 

simplify and accelerate the data exchange bet

- Electronic transmission of data will improve q

accuracy, reduce response time, and help to s

- Conversion between different Implementation

fingerprint standard is possible without loosin

- Interpol Member Countries shall establish tec

electronic exchange of fingerprint data betwe

and to Interpol GS as soon as possible
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Questions/answers, discussion Questions/answers, discussion

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Thank you very much for your atte