scope:

AIM

The aim of this agreement is to support the NATO Asset Tracking initiatives through the interoperability of Unique Identification (UID) of items by means of a standardized structure and content for the Unique Item Identifier (UII) to be used by NATO and the ratifying Nations (herein after referred to simply as "participating nations") and to provide guidance for the physical marking and content of a machine readable Data Matrix symbol applied directly to the item or data plate/label and packaging.