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The CGM Standard CGM is a format defined by the International standard ISO/IEC 8632:1999 for digitally describing vector, raster, and hybrid (raster and vector) graphic pictures very compactly. It has proven to be a very good format for the technical illustrations in electronic documentation, geophysical data visualization, and other demanding 2-dimensional graphics presentation applications.
Information on the CGM Standard:
http://www.itl.nist.gov/div897/ctg/graphics/cgm.htm
http://www.cgmlarson.com/cgmfaq.shtml
Profiles are subsets of CGM:1992, defined by application communities to promote interoperability among users of the AP. There are several CGM APs:
PROFILE |
DESCRIPTION |
CONTACT |
WebCGM Profile |
W3C Recommendation for CGM use in Web applications |
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ATA Profile |
ATA Specification 2100 Graphics Exchange |
Dave Cruikshank |
CALS Profile (28003a) |
Digital Representation for Communication of Illustration Data |
Harry Whittaker |
CGM*PIP Profile |
Petroleum industry profile |
POSC |
Model Profile |
General purpose profile defined in ISO 8632 |
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