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IST/31 - Immersive Technologies

Sector: Governance & Resilience

Categories: Information technology. | Multimedia systems and teleconferencing equipment | | | Information coding. Character sets | Computer graphics | Multilayer applications | Information technology. Languages | Information technology. General | Software

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, IST/31 is responsible for developing standards for immersive technologies (AR/MR/VR and XR), and for contributing to the work of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 24 developers of such standards as: Augmented reality continuum presentation and interchange, Augmented reality continuum concepts and reference model and lastly, all matters of health, safety, security and usability of these technologies.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (23)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
ISO/IEC PWI 18038-2 Computer graphics, image processing and environmental representation — Sensor representation in mixed and augmented reality — Part 2: Information model

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | ICT | Information technology | Computer graphics

Proposal begins : 2023-09-26 		Proposal
ISO/IEC PWI 12087-5.2 Computer graphics, image processing and environmental data representation — Image Processing and Interchange (IPI) — Functional specification — Part 5: Basic Image Interchange Format (BIIF)

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | ICT | Information technology | Computer graphics

Proposal begins : 2023-07-21 		Proposal
ISO/IEC NP 3721-2 - ISO/IEC 21858-2 Information model for mixed and augmented reality: — Part 2: Part 2: Augmentation Style Specification'

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | ICT | Information technology | Image technology

Proposal begins : 2019-10-24 		Proposal
ISO/IEC NP 20538 Human Information Data Model for 3D Virtual Smart Cities

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | ICT | Information technology | Computer graphics

Proposal begins : 2023-01-10 		Proposal
ISO/IEC NP 20538 Human Information Data Model for 3D Virtual Smart Cities

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | ICT | Information technology | Computer graphics

Proposal begins : 2023-02-16 		Proposal
ISO/IEC NP 19775-1 Information technology -- Computer graphics, image processing and environmental data representation -- Extensible 3D (X3D) -- Part 1: Architecture and base components

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | ICT | Information technology | Information technology. General | Software | Computer graphics

Proposal begins : 2021-02-11 		Proposal
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 24 N4319 - ISO/IEC NP TS 5147 "Information technology - Guidelines for Representation and Visualization of Smart Cities"

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | ICT | Information technology | Information technology. General | Software | Information technology applications

Proposal begins : 2020-03-27 		Proposal
BS ISO/IEC 9973 Information technology — Computer graphics, image processing and environmental data representation — Procedures for registration of items

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2026-03-13 		Drafting
BS ISO/IEC 5236 Use of AR/VR with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and cleanliness — guidance on ensuring devices enhance use of existing PPE and cleanliness requirements

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2023-07-03 		Drafting
BS ISO/IEC 2382-13 Information technology — Vocabulary. Part 13: Computer graphics and multimedia

Categories: Unclassified documents

Proposal begins : 		Proposal
Published (22)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/IEC TS 5147:2023 Information technology. Computer graphics, image processing and environmental data representation. Guidelines for representation and visualization of smart cities

Categories: Computer graphics

Published standard begins : 2023-10-13 		Published standard
PD ISO/IEC TS 23884:2021 Information technology. Computer graphics, image processing and environmental data representation. Material property and parameter representation for model-based haptic simulation of objects in virtual, mixed and augmented reality (VR/MAR)

Categories: Computer graphics

Published standard begins : 2022-05-25 		Published standard
BS ISO/IEC 9234:2025 Information technology — Information modelling for virtual, augmented and mixed reality based education and training systems

Categories: Computer graphics |

Published standard begins : 2025-11-28 		Published standard
BS ISO/IEC 8806-4:1991 Information technology. Computer graphics. Graphical Kernel System for three dimensions (GKS-3D) language bindings. C

Categories: Computer graphics

Published standard begins : 2001-09-03 		Published standard
BS ISO/IEC 8651-4:1995 Information technology. Computer graphics. Graphical Kernel System (GKS) language bindings. C

Categories: Information technology. Languages | Computer graphics

Published standard begins : 2001-09-03 		Published standard
BS ISO/IEC 8632-4:1999 Information technology. Computer graphics. Metafile for the storage and transfer of picture description information. Clear text encoding

Categories: | Computer graphics

Published standard begins : 2001-09-03 		Published standard
BS ISO/IEC 7942-1:1994 Information technology. Computer graphics and image processing. Graphical Kernel System (GKS). Functional description

Categories: Computer graphics

Published standard begins : 2001-09-03 		Published standard
BS ISO/IEC 5927:2024 Computer graphics, image processing and environmental data representation. Augmented and virtual reality safety. Guidance on safe immersion, set up and usage

Categories: Information technology. General

Published standard begins : 2024-02-21 		Published standard
BS ISO/IEC 3721:2023 Information technology. Computer graphics, image processing and environmental data representation. Information model for mixed and augmented reality content. Core objects and attributes. Part 1: Core Objects and Attributes

Categories: Computer graphics

Published standard begins : 2023-09-29 		Published standard
BS ISO/IEC 23488:2022 Information technology. Computer graphics, image processing and environment data representation. Object/environmental representation for image-based rendering in virtual/mixed and augmented reality (VR/MAR)

Categories: Computer graphics

Published standard begins : 2022-07-08 		Published standard
Withdrawn (2)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO/IEC 9973:2006 Information technology. Computer graphics, image processing and environmental data representation. Procedures for registration of items

Categories: Computer graphics

Withdrawn begins : 2018-12-11 		Withdrawn
BS ISO/IEC 14772-1:1997 Information technology. Computer graphics and image processing. The Virtual Reality Modelling Language. Functional specification and UTF-8 encoding

Categories: Information technology. Languages

Withdrawn begins : 2006-08-08 		Withdrawn