2500C
July 2009
STANDARDIZATION DOCUMENT IMPROVEMENT PROPOSAL RFC NTB-038INSTRUCTIONS
1. The preparing activity must complete blocks 1, 2, 3, and 8. In block 1, both the document number and revision letter should be
given.
2. The submitter of this form must complete blocks 4, 5, 6, and 7, and send to preparing activity.
3. The preparing activity must provide a reply within 30 days from receipt of the form.
NOTE: This form may not be used to request copies of documents, nor to request waivers, or clarification ofrequirements on current contracts. Comments submitted on this form do not constitute or imply authorization towaive any portion of the referenced document(s) or to amend contractual requirements.
I RECOMMEND A CHANGE: / 1. DOCUMENT NUMBER
2500C / 2. DOCUMENT DATE (YYYYMMDD)
20060501
3. DOCUMENT TITLE
NATIONAL IMAGERY TRANSMISSION FORMAT VERSION 2.1FOR THENATIONAL IMAGERY TRANSMISSION FORMAT STANDARD
4. NATURE OF CHANGE (Identify paragraph number and include proposed rewrite, if possible. Attach extra sheets as needed.)
Change in Appendix A page 112 from
REL or
CEL / Length of REDATA Field. This field shall contain the length in bytes of the data contained in REDATA or CEDATA. The TRE length is 11 plus the size[JHG1] of the REL field or the CEL field. / 5 / BCS-N positive integer
00001 to 99985 / R
to
REL or
CEL / Length of REDATA Field. This field shall contain the length in bytes of the data contained in REDATA or CEDATA. The TRE length is 11 plus the value of the REL field or the CEL field. / 5 / BCS-N positive integer
00001 to 99985 / R
5. REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION
A. To comply with the commandment:Thou shalt not have false, ambiguous, or misleading statements in a military specification document.
B. The current wording specifies that every Extension (TRE) must be of length 16, which is not true.
6. SUBMITTER
a. NAME (Last, First, Middle Initial)
Gaudreault, James H / b. ORGANIZATION
CIP Program, Northrop Grumman Corporation
c. ADDRESS (Include Zip Code)
Northrop Grumman Corporation
1580B W. Nursery Road, MS-B450
Linthicum, MD 21090 / d. TELEPHONE (Include Area Code)
410-993-7030 / 7. DATE SUBMITTED
(YYYYMMDD)
20090717
8. PREPARING ACTIVITY National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
a. NAME
Stephen Kerr / b. TELEPHONE (Include Area Code)
(1) Commercial (703) 814-4570 (2) AUTOVON
(520) 538-5154 879-5154
c. ADDRESS (Include Zip Code)
NGA/OCIO/CE
Mail Stop P-106
12310 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, VA 20191-3449 / IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE A REPLY WITHIN 45 DAYS, CONTACT:
Defense Standardization Program Office (DLSC-LM)
8725 John J. Kingman road, Suite 2533Ft. Belvoir, VA22060-2533
Telephone (703) 767-6888 AUTOVON 427-6888
DD Form 1426, FEB1999 (EG)PREVIOUS EDITION IS OBSOLETE WHS/DIOR, Feb 99
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