| Release |
Published |
Elements |
Comments |
Major Additions |
| GJXDM 3.0.3 |
2003 |
2,000 |
- Global Justice XML Data Model
- Predecessor of NIEM
- Basic layout:
- One primary namespace (Justice)
- Multiple code namespaces
|
- General and justice-specific content
|
| NIEM 1.0 |
2006 |
4,000 |
- Success of GJXDM led to a new multi-domain model
- GJXDM refactored into core content and a Justice domain
- Additional domains added
- Basic layout:
- Two central namespaces (univeral core and common core)
- multiple domain namespaces
- multiple code namespaces
- Augmentations implemented via type extension and type substitution
|
New domains:
- Emergency Management (em)
- Immigration (im)
- Infrastructure Protection (ip)
- International Trade (it)
- Justice (j)
- Screening (scr)
Other:
- GML external standard
- IC-ISM security markup metadata
|
| NIEM 2.0 |
2007 |
4,000 |
- Concept of namespaces revised to represent governance, not stability or universality
- Consolidated universal core and common core into a single NIEM Core (nc)
- Basic layout:
- a single core namespace (nc)
- multiple domains namespaces
- multiple code namespaces
|
- ANSI NIST namespace for Biometrics data
|
| NIEM 2.1 |
2009 |
6,000 |
- NIEM UML profile established
|
- Chem, Bio, Rad, Nuclear (cbrn)
- Family Services (fs)
- Maritime (m)
|
| NIEM 3.0 |
2013 |
8,000 |
- Revised augmentations to use element substitution
- Updated NIEM UML Profile
|
- Biometrics (biom) - replaced ANSI NIST namespace
- MilOps (mo) - published as a domain update after 3.0
- Changed Family Services (fs) to Children, Youth, and Family Services (cyfs)
|
| NIEM 3.1 |
2015 |
8,700 |
- Adopted new annual release strategy with a 3-year cycle:
- One major release followed by two minor releases
- Domains can update content yearly in major or minor releases
- Core content and architecture updates every three years with major releases
|
|
| NIEM 3.2 |
2016 |
10,500 |
|
- Surface Transportation (st)
- Major addition to Justice (1,000 corrections-related elements)
|
| NIEM 4.0 |
2017 |
11,000 |
- Represented GENC codes via new Code Lists spec
- See release notes for changes
|
- Agriculture
- Merged CYFS into Human Services
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