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NIEM 5.1 Alpha 1
The alpha 1 draft of the NIEM 5.1 minor release is now available for review. The final NIEM 5.1 release is scheduled for Fall 2021.
Feedback
Please submit feedback by Friday, April 16, 2021. Feedback can be posted directly to the NIEM Releases issue tracker (see help) or emailed to [email protected].
Key changes
The following is a summary of the key changes made in this release. More details are available from the 5.1 issues in the NIEM Releases issue tracker, and the change log spreadsheet in the release package.
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Biometrics domain - Added additional DNA-related content (#152)
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Cyber domain (new) - Added content supporting Federal Incident Reporting Requirements (FIRR) (#209)
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Emergency Management domain - Added flood damage claim content from OpenFEMA (#208)
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Military Operations domain - Added content from the Joint Non-Kinetic Effectiveness (JNKE) IEPD (#210)
NIEM 5.0
This is the NIEM 5.0 major release.
In a major release, content may be updated in any namespace, including Core. Changes may also be made to the NIEM architecture, which may be reflected in the structure and layout of the NIEM schemas.
The following is a summary of the key changes made in this release. More details are available from the 5.0 issues in the NIEM Releases issue tracker, and the change log spreadsheet in the release package.
NIEM specification updates
This release reflects updates made to the NIEM specifications that define rules for NIEM reference schemas.
NIEM Naming and Design Rules (NDR) 5.0
- Updated structures and appinfo utility schemas and added definitions (#157)
- Reestablished structures:sequenceID attribute (#154)
Auxiliary content
NIEM 5.0 has introduced auxiliary schemas to the release package. These are similar to the NIEM code schemas, which provide codes in a NIEM-conformant format from authoritative sources that may or may not participate in NIEM releases or governance processes. The auxiliary schemas provide full NIEM-conformant content (properties and types, in addition to codes) from authoritative sources that are not NIEM domains and may or may not actively participate in NIEM releases and governance.
- Added Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) marking metadata (#156)
- Added Generic Statistical Information Model (GSIM) content (#155)
Core
Additions
- Added ActivityLocation element to nc:ActivityType (#71)
- Added AreaMeasureType (#143)
- Added employment assignment and position components (#105)
- Added MailingAddress and PhysicalAddress as more specific substitutions for nc:Address (#72)
- Added metadata to represent the reason for empty values (#76)
- Added MilitaryPersonIdentification element to nc:MilitarySummaryType (#32)
- Added PercentType to clearly define the expected value range for percentage elements (#7)
- Added PersonContactInformation element to represent generic contact information in nc:PersonType (#29)
- Added street category codes and updated street directionals (#80)
- Added street direction substitution groups for alternate code representations (#65)
- Added substitution groups for easier inclusion of local code sets (#82)
Harmonization
- Harmonized activity components (#147)
- Harmonized address components (#111)
- Harmonized aircraft components (#120)
- Harmonized assessment components (#148)
- Harmonized building components (#98)
- Harmonized capability components (#149)
- Harmonized citizenship and nationality components (#124)
- Harmonized citizenship and nationality country codes via the use of nc:CountryType (#93)
- Harmonized conveyance components (#119)
- Harmonized country and state class terms (#67)
- Harmonized document components and added a new ReportType (#129)
- Harmonized education components (#113)
- Harmonized employment components (#105)
- Harmonized item components (#115)
- Harmonized jurisdiction components (#141)
- Harmonized location elements (#100)
- Harmonized location area elements and GML adapters (#101)
- Harmonized metadata components (#142)
- Harmonized military summary components (#86)
- Harmonized orientation components (#151)
- Harmonized organization components (#150)
- Harmonized plan components (#160)
- Harmonized software components (#118)
- Harmonized task components (#161)
- Harmonized vehicle components (#122)
Merged Core Supplements
NIEM 5.0 merges the changes made in the Core Supplements published since the last major release, NIEM 4.0.
- Merged Core Supplement 4.0.1. (#127)
- Merged Core Supplement 4.0.2 (#127)
- Updated Census county codes (#45)
- Updated Census / DOT commodity codes (#48)
- Updated DEA drug codes (#49)
- Updated Dept of Labor occupation codes (#50)
- Updated Census FIPS state codes (#51)
- Updated HazMat codes (#53)
- Updated HL7 religion codes (#54)
- Updated ISO 4217 currency codes (#55)
- Updated ISO 639-3 language codes (#56)
- Updated OmniClass facility codes (#57)
- Added GENC XML Schema enumerations (#66)
Domain changes
Cross-domain harmonization
- Harmonized warrant components in Justice and Screening (#62)
Biometrics
- Harmonized biom:ImageType (#99)
CBRN
- Refactored schedule week information (#164)
Emergency Management
- Added additional content from the Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC) Minimum Data Set (#138)
- Fixed base type of em:DamCategoryCodeType (#188)
Immigration
- Refactored CountryType as an augmentation for better reusability with nc:CountryType (#112)
Intelligence
- Refactored PersonAugmentationType (#114)
Justice
- Updated person sex codes (#146)
- Moved j:ArresteeType elements to new j:ArrestSubjectAssociationType (#70)
- Moved j:ChargeNCICText to substitution group (#27)
- Moved j:MedicalTreatmentType elements into j:TreatmentAugmentationType (#103)
- Moved nc:PleaCategoryCodeType to the Justice domain (#24)
- Moved additional justice-specific types from Core to Justice (#79)
- Renamed j:SupervisionFineAmount and j:CourtCostAmount elements in j:SentenceType (#25)
- Removed person finger position elements from j:PersonAugmentationType (#159)
- Removed nested element j:SupervisionRestriction from j:SupervisionRestrictionType (#187)
- Updated the definition of deprecated aamva:DriverLicenseClassCodeSimpleType code "M" (#108)
- Updated accident-related definitions in the Justice domain to add the term 'crash' for better search and discovery (#107)
- Updated definition of j:PersonSignature (#92)
MilOps
- Added approval status codes to replace the corresponding set removed from NDEx (#173)
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NIEM 5.0 Release Candidate 6
The release candidate 6 (RC6) draft of the NIEM 5.0 major release is now available for review. The final NIEM 5.0 release is scheduled for Fall 2020.
Feedback
Please post your comments by the end of the day on Tuesday, October 26, 2020 to the issue tracker or email [email protected].
RC6 Updates
- Updated the type of element nc:EmploymentPayRateAmount from nc:TextType to nc:AmountType (#205)
- Renamed element it:CustomsValuationAmount as it:CustomsValuation (#205)
Major content changes include
- Addition of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) metadata
- Addition of content from the Generic Statistical Information Model (GSIM) content as a precursor to the upcoming Statistics domain
- Addition of new content from the Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PH-EOC) Minimum Data Set to the Emergency Management domain
- Major updates to the FBI NCIC, NDEx, and UCR code tables
- Simplified release folder layout and the removal of version numbers from file paths
- Updated character encoding (from US-ASCII to UTF-8) and addition of attribute xml:lang to the reference schemas for better international support
- Updated structures and appinfo utility schemas as part of the upcoming Naming and Design Rule (NDR) Specification 5.0 update
- Many harmonization content updates
Please see the README file in the release for more changes and details.
NIEM 5.0 Release Candidate 5
The release candidate 5 (RC5) draft of the NIEM 5.0 major release is now available for review. The final NIEM 5.0 release is scheduled for Fall 2020.
Feedback
Please post your comments by Thursday, October 22, 2020 to the issue tracker or email [email protected].
RC5 Updates
Several changes have been made to CUI content in RC5:
- Removed "Document" class term from from several CUI element and type names (#204)
- Replaced "LimitedDisseminationControl" with acronym "LDC" in CUI element and type names (#204)
- Renamed element cui:RequiredIndicatorsPerAuthoritiesText (#204)
Major content changes include
- Addition of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) metadata
- Addition of content from the Generic Statistical Information Model (GSIM) content as a precursor to the upcoming Statistics domain
- Addition of new content from the Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PH-EOC) Minimum Data Set to the Emergency Management domain
- Major updates to the FBI NCIC, NDEx, and UCR code tables
- Simplified release folder layout and the removal of version numbers from file paths
- Updated character encoding (from US-ASCII to UTF-8) and addition of attribute xml:lang to the reference schemas for better international support
- Updated structures and appinfo utility schemas as part of the upcoming Naming and Design Rule (NDR) Specification 5.0 update
- Many harmonization content updates
Please see the README file in the release for more changes and details.
NIEM 5.0 Release Candidate 4
The release candidate 4 (RC4) draft of the NIEM 5.0 major release is now available for review. The final NIEM 5.0 release is scheduled for Fall 2020.
Feedback
Please post your comments by Monday, October 19, 2020 to the issue tracker or email [email protected].
RC4 Updates
Several minor changes have been made based on early RC3 feedback. These are:
- Updated GENC codespace identifiers and local terminology (#203)
RC3 Updates
Several minor changes have been made based on RC2 feedback. These are:
- Updated GENC CSV files to exclude GENC codes marked 'exclusion' (676ca24)
- Updated GENC enumerations to exclude GENC codes marked 'exclusion' (53d216c)
- Added "SP-" to the beginning of CUI specified category marking codes (#194)
- Removed CUI "NATO Restricted" and "NATO Unclassified" category codes (#197)
- Updated cardinality to support CUI multiple dissemination controls (#199)
- Created a substitution group for CUI RELTO codes (#195)
- Updated the names and definitions of CUI limited dissemination RELTO elements to represent both RELTO and DISPLAY ONLY options (#196)
- Updated CUI category and limited dissemination control codes based on registry updates (#201)
Major content changes include
- Addition of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) metadata
- Addition of content from the Generic Statistical Information Model (GSIM) content as a precursor to the upcoming Statistics domain
- Addition of new content from the Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PH-EOC) Minimum Data Set to the Emergency Management domain
- Major updates to the FBI NCIC, NDEx, and UCR code tables
- Simplified release folder layout and the removal of version numbers from file paths
- Updated character encoding (from US-ASCII to UTF-8) and addition of attribute xml:lang to the reference schemas for better international support
- Updated structures and appinfo utility schemas as part of the upcoming Naming and Design Rule (NDR) Specification 5.0 update
- Many harmonization content updates
Please see the README file in the release for more changes and details.
NIEM 5.0 Release Candidate 3
The release candidate 3 (RC3) draft of the NIEM 5.0 major release is now available for review. The final NIEM 5.0 release is scheduled for Fall 2020.
Feedback
Please post your comments by Friday, October 16, 2020 to the issue tracker or email [email protected].
Recent changes
Several minor changes have been made based on RC2 feedback. These are:
- Updated GENC CSV files to exclude GENC codes marked 'exclusion' (676ca24)
- Updated GENC enumerations to exclude GENC codes marked 'exclusion' (53d216c)
- Added "SP-" to the beginning of CUI specified category marking codes (#194)
- Removed CUI "NATO Restricted" and "NATO Unclassified" category codes (#197)
- Updated cardinality to support CUI multiple dissemination controls (#199)
- Created a substitution group for CUI RELTO codes (#195)
- Updated the names and definitions of CUI limited dissemination RELTO elements to represent both RELTO and DISPLAY ONLY options (#196)
- Updated CUI category and limited dissemination control codes based on registry updates (#201)
Major content changes include
- Addition of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) metadata
- Addition of content from the Generic Statistical Information Model (GSIM) content as a precursor to the upcoming Statistics domain
- Addition of new content from the Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PH-EOC) Minimum Data Set to the Emergency Management domain
- Major updates to the FBI NCIC, NDEx, and UCR code tables
- Simplified release folder layout and the removal of version numbers from file paths
- Updated character encoding (from US-ASCII to UTF-8) and addition of attribute xml:lang to the reference schemas for better international support
- Updated structures and appinfo utility schemas as part of the upcoming Naming and Design Rule (NDR) Specification 5.0 update
- Many harmonization content updates
Please see the README file in the release for more changes and details.
NIEM 5.0 Release Candidate 2
The release candidate 2 (RC2) draft of the NIEM 5.0 major release is now available for review. The final NIEM 5.0 release is scheduled for Fall 2020.
Feedback
Please post your comments by Wednesday, September 30, 2020 to the issue tracker or email [email protected].
Recent changes
Several minor changes have been made based on RC1 feedback. These are:
- Changed documentation of cli:codeListConstrainingIndicator to conform to NDR. (df44dcb)
- Updated character encoding and doctype of root XML catalog. (c0dbd3b)
- Updated character encoding and doctype on XML catalog, and used default namespace instead of a prefix. (bbc2595)
- Updated character encoding and doctype on OGC XML catalog. (abaaec1)
- Updated character encoding and doctype on external HAVE XML catalog. (8d591d6)
- Updated structures schema to incorporate NDR changes. (c3771c5)
- Removed code "NN" from ncic:FPClassificationCodeSimpleType (#192)
- Removed extra spaces from Justice code definitions (#193)
Major content changes include
- Addition of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) metadata
- Addition of content from the Generic Statistical Information Model (GSIM) content as a precursor to the upcoming Statistics domain
- Addition of new content from the Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PH-EOC) Minimum Data Set to the Emergency Management domain
- Major updates to the FBI NCIC, NDEx, and UCR code tables
- Simplified release folder layout and the removal of version numbers from file paths
- Updated character encoding (from US-ASCII to UTF-8) and addition of attribute xml:lang to the reference schemas for better international support
- Updated structures and appinfo utility schemas as part of the upcoming Naming and Design Rule (NDR) Specification 5.0 update
- Many harmonization content updates
Please see the README file in the release for more changes and details.
NIEM 5.0 Release Candidate 1
The release candidate 1 (RC1) draft of the NIEM 5.0 major release is now available for review. The final NIEM 5.0 release is scheduled for Fall 2020.
Feedback
Please post your comments by Thursday, September 10, 2020 to the issue tracker or email [email protected].
Major content changes include
- Addition of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) metadata
- Addition of content from the Generic Statistical Information Model (GSIM) content as a precursor to the upcoming Statistics domain
- Addition of new content from the Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PH-EOC) Minimum Data Set to the Emergency Management domain
- Major updates to the FBI NCIC, NDEx, and UCR code tables
- Simplified release folder layout and the removal of version numbers from file paths
- Updated character encoding (from US-ASCII to UTF-8) and addition of attribute xml:lang to the reference schemas for better international support
- Updated structures and appinfo utility schemas as part of the upcoming Naming and Design Rule (NDR) Specification 5.0 update
- Many harmonization content updates
Please see the README file in the release for more changes and details.
NIEM 5.0 Beta 1
The beta 1 draft of the upcoming NIEM 5.0 release is now available for review. The final NIEM 5.0 release is scheduled for Fall 2020.
Feedback
Please post your comments by Friday, July 17, 2020 to the issue tracker or email [email protected].
Major content changes include
- Addition of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) metadata
- Addition of content from the Generic Statistical Information Model (GSIM) content as a precursor to the upcoming Statistics domain
- Addition of new content from the Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PH-EOC) Minimum Data Set to the Emergency Management domain
- Major updates to the FBI NCIC, NDEx, and UCR code tables
- Simplified release folder layout and the removal of version numbers from file paths
- Updated character encoding (from US-ASCII to UTF-8) and addition of attribute xml:lang to the reference schemas for better international support
- Updated structures and appinfo utility schemas as part of the upcoming Naming and Design Rule (NDR) Specification 5.0 update
- Many harmonization content updates
Please see the README file in the release for more changes and details.
NIEM 5.0 Alpha 1
This is the alpha 1 draft of the NIEM 5.0 major release.
In a major release, content may be updated in any namespace, including Core. Changes may also be made to the NIEM architecture, which may be reflected in the structure and layout of the NIEM schemas.
The final NIEM 5.0 release is targeted for Fall 2020.
Feedback
Please submit feedback by Friday, April 17. Feedback can be posted directly to the NIEM Releases issue tracker or emailed to [email protected] .