scope:

a. The Raster Product Format (RPF) is a standard data structure for geospatial databases composed of rectangular arrays of pixel values (e.g. in digitized maps or images) in compressed or uncompressed form. RPF is intended to enable application software to use the data in RPF format on computer-readable interchange media directly without further manipulations or transformation, as defined in MIL-STD-2411.

b. The National Imagery Transmission Format Standard (NITFS) is a collection of related standards and specifications developed to provide a foundation for interoperability in the dissemination of imagery and imagery-related products among different computer systems, as defined in MIL-STD-2500 and MIL-HDBK-1300.

c. To facilitate interoperability among users of RPF data, this standard specifies requirements for the integration of RPF files into NITF for recording on computer-readable media or for dissemination via digital communication lines.

This standard is intended to provide a common interchange format for users of RPF data and of NITF data.

The Military Departments, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Organizations of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Defense Agencies of the Department of Defense (collectively known as DoD components) shall use the information in this standard in preparing and accessing digital geographic data required or specified to be in the integrated RPF/NITFS format.

This standard is UNCLASSIFIED. The procedures and processes presented herein may be used for classified processing where appropriate security provisions are added.

intended Use:

This standard is intended to govern the integration of files written in RPF into the NITF message format, for use in DoD missions.