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This document describes the NITFS and its image and communications processing components. It provides general information regarding NITFS. The component documentation which contain the specific set of mandatory standards for the NITFS suite, is as follows:

a. MIL-STD-2500A, National Imagery Transmission Format (NITF) for the National Imagery Transmission Format Standard (NITFS).

b. MIL-STD-2301, Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) for the National Imagery Transmission Format Standard (NITFS).

c. MIL-STD-188-196, Bi-Level Image Compression for the National Imagery Transmission Format Standard (NITFS).

d. MIL-STD-188-197A, Adaptive Recursive Interpolated Differential Pulse Code Modulation (ARIDPCM) Image Compression for the National Imagery Transmission Format Standard (NITFS).

e. MIL-STD-188-198A, Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) Image Compression for the National Imagery Transmission Format Standard (NITFS).

f. MIL-STD-2045-44500, Tactical Communications Protocol 2 (TACO2) for the National Imagery Transmission Format Standard (NITFS).

g. MIL-STD-188-199, Vector Quantization Decompression for the National Imagery Transmission Format Standard (NITFS).