UPDATE FOR NDS DOCUMENTATION MAY 1980

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00913A000300500001-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 20
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 11, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 1, 1979
• Content Type: REPORT

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UPDATE FOR NDS DOCUMENTATION
May 1980
THE INSTALLATIONS DATA FILE
RECORDED ON MAGNETIC TAPE
FORMAT AND CONTENT
ON THE UNIVAC 1110 COMPUTER SYSTEM
Destroy old pages. Insert new pages.
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TOP SECRET REVISED
May 1980
CONTENT AND STRUCTURE OF THE FILE:
REFERENCE MATERIAL AND TERMINOLOGY
A SUMMARY
TAPE SPECIFICATIONS
2
TAPE ITEMS
2
HEADER AND TRAILER LABELS
3
CONTROL DATA: ALL TAPE ITEMS
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TAPE ITEMS FOR THE TGT-HDR RECORD
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TAPE ITEMS FOR THE TGT-GEN-REF RECORD
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TAPE ITEMS FOR THE TGT-COLL RECORD
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TAPE ITEMS FOR THE TGT-STA-DES RECORD
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TAPE ITEMS FOR THE TGT-DEF-SEC RECORD
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TAPE ITEMS FOR THE TGT-OB RECORD
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TAPE ITEMS FOR THE TGT-PHOT RECORD
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TAPE ITEMS FOR THE TGT-PRFL RECORD
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COMIREX
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DIA
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DOD AND CIA
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NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS
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NPIC
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USA STANDARDS INSTITUTE
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TOP SECRET
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FIELD CONTENT & ITEMS
MISS-ID Mission collection system; e.g., 9 characters
XPL-LVL Phase of exploitation; indicated by 1 character
COMIREX priority code assigned to
readout in this occurrence of field;
codes are given below; see also XPRI
field, IHEAD sector
8 = 1st phase,
7 = 2nd phase,
9 = 1st phase,
0 = 2nd phase,
A = 1st phase, aircraft imagery
B = 2nd phase, aircraft imagery
P = preliminary exploitation,
25X1
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25X1
25X1
C = current exploitation,
imagery
D = periodic report
S = second phas
MISS-DAT Date of frame on which information 6 characters: NNNNNN
in this field is based
NN = last 2 digits of year
NN = month
NN = date
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ALL-DEF-TEXT Text on security & defenses of target; 200 characters; alphanumeric;
includes changes in security & de- length will vary; no adjust-
fenses ment
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FIELD CONTENT & ITEMS
X-Y coordinates o
PXCOORD =.NNN
PYCOORD = NNN
ST-IMG Secondary image
SCAM - secondary camera (not used 1 character
at this time)
ST-IMG-NUMS - secondary image 14 characters
references
SCCAN - additional scan angle,
strip ID, scan sector, or sub-
frame ID; right justified;
leading blanks
PGSD Primary image ground scale resolution 4 characters
PINTR Interpretability codes
QUAL-IMG Quality of imagery for interpreta- 1 character: E, G, F, or P
bility
E = excellent; requirement can be
answered in complete detail
G = good; requirement can be
answered in considerable detail
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PINTR (CONTINUED)
F = fair; requirement can be
answered in some detail
P = poor; requirement cannot be
answered
Extent of coverage
A = Complete Coverage/Stereo Mode
B = Complete Coverage/Partial
Stereo Mode
C = Complete Coverage/Mono Mode
D = Partial Coverage/Stereo Mode
E = Partial Coverage/Partial
Stereo Mode
F = Partial Coverage/Mono Mode
Angle of coverage
0 = oblique
V = vertical
Weather conditions 2 characters: CL, HA, HC,
CL = clear or SC
HA = haze
HC = heavy clouds
SC = scattered clouds
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PINTR (CONTINUED)
Other conditions affecting photo 2 characters: BL, HD, OL,
interpretability SD, SH, SN, or TR
BL = blurred image
HD = heavy dust or smoke
OL = obliquity
SD = semidarkness
SH = shadow
SN = snow
TR = terrain masking
PTYP Type of imagery & extent
of stereo coverage
Type of film
B = black & white
C = color
G = green record
I = color near infrared
R = red record
Scale for rating interpretability 2 characters; 1 number; right
of imagery: 0 thru 9; 0 is lowest justified
rating, 9 is highest
1 letter, asterisk, or blank
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RECORD
FIELDS
CODE:
B
fixed, non-repeating
FIELDS variable, repeating
FIELD
CODE :
A
FIELD CODE:
B
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46
or
47
PRO-TEXT-OF
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T
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FIELDS fixed, non-repeating FIELDS variable, repeating
FIELD CODE: C FIELD CODE: D
41
46
47
52
53
56
57
58
240
or
NORM-TEXT-OF
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Date profile text was entered into
IDF; YYMMDD format
Agency submitting data
Classification of profile data
Character 1: defense classification
T = Top Secret
S = Secret
C = Confidential
U = Unclassified
Character 2: control system
T = TALENT
K = TALENT-KEYHOLE
C = COMINT
Character 3: reserved for down-
grading indicator
Character 4: dissemination re-
strictions
N = No Foreign Dissem; aircraft
missions
R = sensitive sources or collection
methods
6 characters; alphanumeric;
left justified; trailing
blanks
4 characters; AAbA or AbbA
T, S, C, or U
T, K, C, or blank
Blank
N, R, or blank
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TGT-PRFL RECORD 25X1
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5 characters; NNNNN
Status of profile statement
* = profile requires updating
b = profile is current
GEN IDHS
IDHS category code (from TGT-HDR record);
classifies target according to function
General classification of target
SPEC-IDHS
Specific classification of target
ALL-PRO-TEXT
Summary of function, significance,
location, & facilities of instal-
lation; repeating field
NORM-INFO-DAT
Date normalcy text entered into IDF;
NORM-AGEN
YYMMDD format
Agency submitting data
Variable alphanumeric; no
adjustment; length will vary
6 characters
blanks
6 characters; alphanumeric;
left justified; trailing
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NORM-CLAS Classification of normalcy data
Character 1: defense classification
T = Top Secret
S = Secret
C = Confidential
U = Unclassified
Character 2: control system
T = TALENT
K = TALENT-KEYHOLE
C = COMINT
NORM-CLAS-DI Character 3: reserved for down-
grading indicator
NORM-CLAS-DG Character 4: dissemination re-
strictions
N = No Foreign Dissem; aircraft
missions
R = sensitive sources or collection
methods
Status of normalcy statement
* = normalcy requires updating
b = normalcy is current
4 characters; AAbA or AbbA
T, S, C, or U
T, K, C, or blank
Blank
N, R, or blank
1 character; * or b
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COMIREX-D-31.2/14, COMIREX Mission Exploitation Guidance Manual,
3 September 1970, Secret:
SECTION A - Standard Sets of EEIs for Target Readout.
SECTION B - Exploitation Priorities for Mission Readout.
APPENDIX ONE - NTP Codes for Homogenous Groups of Targets.
COMIREX-D-31.2/19, The National Standard Message Format for
Electrical Transmission of First and Second Phase Exploitation,
2nd revision October 1 76, Top Secret
AP-540-2-1-67-INT as amended, Target Data Inventory Handbook,
February 1967, Secret.
C-0098/XX-1, Photo Reconnaissance Area Reference Grid (U),
October 1967, Confidential.
DIA-560-4-71-INT, Target Intelligence Handbook (TIHB (U),
August 1971, Secret
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DIAM 65-2-1 and all updates, Intelligence Data Handling Systems
(IDHS), Automated Intelligence File (AIF), AIF Form No. 1 In-
structions (U), 15 May 1967, Secret.
DIAM 65-3-1 and all updates, Intelligence Data Handling Systems
(IDHS), Volume III, Standard Coding Systems, Part 1, Functional
Classification Handbook (U), 15 September 1966, Confidential.
The National Tasking Plan for the Exploitation of
Multi-Sensor Imagery, January 1967, Top Secret --
Federal Information Processing Standards Publication, FIPS PUB 1,
Code for Information Interchange, November 1, 1968, Unclassified.
Federal Information Processing Standards Publication, FIPS PUB 3,
Recorded Magnetic Tape for Information Interchange (800 CPI, NRZI),
November 1, 1968, Unclassified.
Federal Information Processing Standards Publication, FIPS PUB 7,
Supplement to FIPS PUBS 1, 2, & 3, Implementation of the Code for
Information Interchange and Related Media Standards, March 7, 1969,
Unclassified.
25X1
25X1
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M
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Federal Information Processing Standards Publication, FIPS PUB 12,
Federal Information Processing Standards Index, January 1, 1971,
Unclassified.
National Imagery Exploitation Target Base (NIETB), Object Target
List, August 1971, Secret/No Foreign Dissem. [machine listing]
NPIC Glossary of Ima gery Interpretation Terms
C USA STANDARDS
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N 1 INSTITUTE
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June 1970. Ton Secret --
USAS, X3.4-1968, Revision of X3.4-1967, Usa Standard Code for
Information Interchange, 1968, Unclassified.
USAS, X3.22-1967, USA Standard, Recorded Magnetic Tape for
Information Interchange [00 CPI, NRZI], 1967, Unclassified.
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25X1
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COMIREX-
FIELD
Automated Intelligence File; a DIA file maintained for the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, Unified and Specified Commanders, their major Army,
Navy, and Air Force subordinate commands, and the military depart-
ments; part of the Intelligence Data Handling Systems (IDHS); contains
records on installations; all data on one installation is stored in
one record identified by a BE number plus an IDHS category code;
the file is processed by a computer; for a detailed description of
the AIF see DIAM 65-2-1 as updated.
On the IDF tape, 50 items; each item is comprised of 240 characters.
Committee on Imagery Requirements Exploitation.
In the IDF, a unit of information usually consisting of one or more
items; the length of a field may be fixed or variable; a field may
be repeating or nonrepeating; see REPEATING FIELD, NONREPEATING FIELD.
FIELD CODE In each IDF sector recorded on tape, one alpha character identifying
a field to which it is assigned.
FIRST-PHASE The preliminary, rapid interpretation of newly acquired imagery to ex-
EXPLOITATION tract, organize, and disseminate information that will satisfy the
immediate needs of the intelligence community; includes screening or
scanning and the preparation of IPIRs and OAK reports; see IPIR and OAK.
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FORMAT The arrangement of data in a file, record, character, field, or item;
also refers to the arrangement of data that is input or output.
IDHS Intelligence Data Handling Systems; see DIAM 65-2-1 and DIAM 65-3-1.
Immediate Photographic Interpretation Report; presents the results of
first-phase exploitation of imagery from aircraft reconnaissance.
In the IDF, a unit of information consisting of one or more characters;
the length of an item may be fixed or variable; one or more items
comprise a field; see also TAPE ITEM.
1) The numbers or the letters and numbers that identify a manned or
unmanned photo reconnaissance operation.
2) In the control data in each tape item, the reconnaissance mission
from which data for one occurrence of a repeating field was derived;
9 characters.
Machine reference number; identifies one IDF record; one HRI consists
of from 1 to 6 digits; assigned by the Univac 1110 computer system;
it can be changed or reassigned to another IDF record; all tape
items on one target will have the same MRN.
NONREPEATING FIELD A field used only once to record one or more values; see FIELD and
REPEATING FIELD.
National Tasking Plan for the Exploitation of Multi-Sensor Imagery;
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OBJECTS DATA FILE A file on objects, weapons, and weapons systems; maintained by NPIC
for the intelligence community; contributors to the file include the
Army, Navy, Air Force, Foreign Technology Division of the Air Force,
Special Activities Division of the Army, and the Naval Reconnaissance
Technical Support Center; each item in the file is identified by a
6-digit or 8-digit number; data on each item includes a category or
function code, name, alternative name, and a brief description; list-
ings of the file are available upon request from NPIC/PSG/RSD.
RECONNAISSANCE A 2-letter abbreviation for the name or nickname of a reconnaissance
SYSTEM DESIGNATOR or collection system; e.g., ES stands for the reconnais-
sance program; names and nicknames assigned and controlled by
DIA/DC-5; the IDF mnemonic for the 2 letters is always MSID; the
digraph always precedes the mission number.
In the IDF, a logical unit of information corrsisting of one or more
fields; each record contains all data on one target; identified by
a machine reference number; see also TAPE RECORD.
REPEATING FIELD A field used as often as necessary, i.e., repeated to record different
values in the same record.
SEQUENCE NUMBER In the control data in each tape item, a 5-digit number specifying the
sequence of tape items that pertain to one field in one record in a
given IDF record.
SUPIR Supplemental Photographic Interpretation Report; presents the results
of second-phase exploitation of imagery from aircraft missions.
TAPE ITEM On the IDF, 240 characters; synonymous with TAPE RECORD: see also
ITEM.
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On the IDF tape, a physical unit of information as opposed to a
logical record or unit of information; on the IDF tape each record
consists of 240 characters; synonymous with tape item; see also
RECORD.
The contents of a given record, field, or item in the IDF; synonymous
with data and entry.
WAC/BE NUMBER 1) World Aeronautical Chart number plus the Basic Encyclopedia
number assigned to a target by DIA.
2) In the control data in each tape item, this number identifies a
target; all tape items having the same MRN will also have the same
WAC/BE number.
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