ETSI GR ARF 001 V1.1.1 (2019-04)

Augmented Reality Framework (ARF); AR standards landscape

ETSI GR ARF 001 V1.1.1 (2019-04)

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Release Date:25-Apr-2019   technical committee:ARF - Augmented Reality Framework
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ETSI GR ARF 001 V1.1.1 (2019-04)






GROUP REPORT
Augmented Reality Framework (ARF);
AR standards landscape
Disclaimer
The present document has been produced and approved by the Augmented Reality Framework (ARF) ETSI Industry
Specification Group (ISG) and represents the views of those members who participated in this ISG.
It does not necessarily represent the views of the entire ETSI membership.

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Reference
DGR/ARF-001
Keywords
augmented reality, interoperability, platforms

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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 5
Foreword . 5
Modal verbs terminology . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 References . 6
2.1 Normative references . 6
2.2 Informative references . 6
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 11
3.1 Terms . 11
3.2 Symbols . 11
3.3 Abbreviations . 11
4 Standards for augmented reality . 13
4.1 Introduction . 13
4.2 Augmented Reality Application Format (ARAF) . 13
4.3 Augmented Reality Markup Language (ARML 2.0) . 17
4.4 W3C WebXR . 19
4.5 Mixed and Augmented Reality Reference Model (MAR-RM) . 20
5 Standards for AR-related data representation . 20
5.1 Introduction . 20
5.2 Text . 21
5.3 Image . 21
5.4 Video . 21
5.4.1 MPEG Video standards . 21
5.4.2 HTML5 Video Element . 21
5.5 Audio . 21
5.5.1 MPEG Audio standards . 21
5.5.2 HTML5 Audio Element . 21
5.6 2D graphics objects . 22
5.6.1 Simple Vector Graphics . 22
5.7 3D graphics objects and scenes . 22
5.7.1 Non-compressed data formats. 22
5.7.2 Compressed data formats . 22
5.8 Scene description . 25
5.8.1 VRML . 25
5.8.2 X3D . 25
5.8.3 MPEG-4 Part 11 BIFS (ISO/IEC 14496-16) . 26
5.9 Standards related to sensors and actuators data . 26
5.9.1 MPEG-V . 26
5.9.2 W3C Media Capture and Streams . 26
5.10 Standards related to geographic data . 26
5.10.1 Geography Markup Language (GML) . 26
5.10.2 City Geography Markup Language (CityGML) . 27
5.10.3 Indoor Geography Markup Language (IndoorGML) . 27
5.10.4 Keyhole Markup Language (KML) . 27
5.10.5 Web Map Service (WMS) . 27
5.10.6 W3C GeoLocation . 28
5.10.7 IETF RFC 5870 . 28
5.10.8 IETF RFC 7946 . 28
6 Standards for communication protocols . 28
6.1 Introduction . 28
6.2 TCP, UDP. 28
6.3 RTP, RTCP, RTSP . 29
6.4 WebRTC. 29
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7 Standards for Hardware API . 29
7.1 Introduction . 29
7.2 OpenVX™ specifications . 30
7.3 OpenXR™ specifications . 31
7.4 OpenGL™ specifications . 32
7.5 WebGL™ specifications . 32
7.6 Vulkan™ specifications . 32
8 User interaction standards . 32
8.1 Gestures . 32
8.1.1 Introduction. 32
8.1.2 DIN SPEC 91333 . 32
8.1.3 ISO MPEG-U. 33
9 Domain-specific standards . 33
9.1 Building/construction . 33
9.2 Manufacturing and Installations . 34
9.2.1 Introduction. 34
9.2.2 Process sequence . 34
9.2.3 Enterprise asset management . 35
9.2.4 Computerized Maintenance Management System . 36
9.2.5 Other standards . 36
10 Standards for assessing AR quality . 37
10.1 User experience . 37
Annex A: Authors & contributors . 39
Annex B: Bibliography . 40
History . 41


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Intellectual Property Rights
Essential patents
IPRs essential or potentially essential to normative deliverables may have been declared to ETSI. The information
pertaining to these essential IPRs, if any, is publicly available for ETSI members and non-members, and can be found
in ETSI SR 000 314: "Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs); Essential, or potentially Essential, IPRs notified to ETSI in
respect of ETSI standards", which is available from the ETSI Secretariat. Latest updates are available on the ETSI Web
server (https://ipr.etsi.org/).
Pursuant to the ETSI IPR Policy, no investigation, including IPR searches, has been carried out by ETSI. No guarantee
can be given as to the existence of other IPRs not referenced in ETSI SR 000 314 (or the updates on the ETSI Web
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Foreword
This Group Report (GR) has been produced by ETSI Industry Specification Group (ISG) Augmented Reality
Framework (ARF).
The ISG ARF shares the following understanding for Augmented Reality: Augmented Reality (AR) is the ability to mix
in real-time spatially-registered digital content with the real world. The present report provides a snapshot of
standardization efforts conducted by various Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) and other fora, as available
at the time of publishing. While the goal of the present document is to provide an exhaustive list of relevant standards
for AR, this may not be the case with the first version of the present document and updates may be available in future
versions.
Modal verbs terminology
In the present document "should", "should not", "may", "need not", "will", "will not", "can" and "cannot" are to be
interpreted as described in clause 3.2 of the ETSI Drafting Rules (Verbal forms for the expression of provisions).
"must" and "must not" are NOT allowed in ETSI deliverables except when used in direct citation.

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1 Scope
The present document aims to identify the role of existing standards relevant to augmented reality and to contribute to
identify any interoperability gaps. The activity summarized in the present document consisted in analysing the
standardization work related to augmented reality in various standards setting organizations. While some of these
standards under review are directly addressing AR as a whole, others are addressing key technological components that
can be useful to increase interoperability of AR applications and services.
2 References
2.1 Normative references
Normative references are not applicable in the present document.
2.2 Informative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.
The following referenced documents are not necessary for the application of the present document but they assist the
user with regard to a particular subject area.
[i.1] ISO/IEC 18039:2019: "Mixed and augmented reality (MAR) reference model".
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/30824.html.
[i.2] ISO/IEC 23000-13:2017: "Multimedia application format (MPEG-A) -- Part 13: Augmented
reality application format" a.k.a ARAF.
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/69465.html.
[i.3] ISO/IEC 14496-1:2010: "Coding of audio-visual objects -- Part 1: Systems".
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/55688.html.
[i.4] ISO/IEC 14496-2:2004: "Coding of audio-visual objects -- Part 2: Visual".
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/39259.html.
[i.5] ISO/IEC 14496-3:2009: "Coding of audio-visual objects -- Part 3: Audio", a.k.a. AAC.
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/53943.html.
[i.6] ISO/IEC 14496-10:2014: "Coding of audio-visual objects -- Part 10: Advanced Video Coding",
a.k.a AVC.
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/66069.html.
[i.7] ISO/IEC 14496-11:2015: "Scene description and application engine", a.k.a. BIFS.
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/63548.html.
[i.8] ISO/IEC 14496-16 2011: "Coding of audio-visual objects -- Part 16: Animation Framework
eXtension (AFX)".
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/57367.html.
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[i.9] ISO/IEC 14772-1:1997: "The Virtual Reality Modeling Language", a.k.a VRML.
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/25508.html.
[i.10] ISO/IEC 19775:2013: "Extensible 3D (X3D)".
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/60760.html.
[i.11] ISO/IEC 23005-5:2016: "Media context and control", a.k.a. MPEG-V.
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/65398.html.
[i.12] ISO 19005-3:2012: "Document management -- Electronic document file format for long-term
preservation -- Part 3: Use of ISO 32000-1 with support for embedded files (PDF/A-3)", a.k.a
PDF.
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/57229.html.
[i.13] ISO/IEC 10918:1997: "Digital compression and coding of continuous-tone still images", a.k.a.
JPEG.
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/25037.html.
[i.14] ISO/IEC 15948 2004: "Portable Network Graphics (PNG)".
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/29581.html.
[i.15] ISO/IEC 15444-2:2004: "JPEG 2000 image coding system".
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/33160.html.
[i.16] ISO/IEC 23008-2:2017: "High efficiency coding and media delivery in heterogeneous
environments", a.k.a HEVC.
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/69668.html.
[i.17] ISO/IEC 23090:2019: "Coded representation of immersive media".
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/73310.html.
[i.18] ISO/IEC 11172-3:1993: "Coding of moving pictures and associated audio for digital storage media
at up to about 1,5 Mbit/s", a.k.a mp3.
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/22412.html.
[i.19] ISO/IEC 23003:2018: "MPEG audio technologies -- Part 2: Spatial Audio Object Coding
(SAOC)".
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/73122.html.
[i.20] ISO/IEC 23090-5 (under development): "Coded representation of immersive media -- Part 5:
Video-based Point Cloud Compression".
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/73025.html.
[i.21] ISO/IEC 23090-9 (under development): "Coded representation of immersive media -- Part 5:
Graphics-based Point Cloud Compression".
[i.22] ISO/IEC 30113-1:2015: "User interface -- Gesture-based interfaces across devices and methods".
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/53233.html.
[i.23] ISO/IEC 23007-2:2012: "Rich media user interfaces -- Part 2: Advanced user interaction (AUI)
interfaces".
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/59241.html.
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[i.24] ISO 55000:2014: "Asset management -- Overview, principles and terminology".
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/55088.html.
[i.25] ISO 55001:2014: "Asset management -- Management systems - Requirements".
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/55089.html.
[i.26] ISO 55002:2018: "Asset management -- Management systems -- Guidelines for the application of
ISO 55001".
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/70402.html.
[i.27] ISO 15926-1:2004: "Industrial automation systems and integration -- Integration of life-cycle data
for process plants including oil and gas production facilities -- Part 1: Overview and fundamental
principles".
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/29556.html.
[i.28] ISO 15926-2:2003: "Industrial automation systems and integration -- Integration of life-cycle data
for process plants including oil and gas production facilities -- Part 2: Data model".
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/29557.html.
[i.29] ISO 9241:1983: "Series of standards related to Ergonomics of human-system interaction".
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/committee/53372.html.
[i.30] ISO 9126:2001: "Software engineering -- Product quality -- Part 1: Quality model".
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/22749.html.
[i.31] ISO/IEC 25060:2010: "Systems and software engineering -- Systems and software product Quality
Requirements and Evaluation (SQuaRE) -- Common Industry Format (CIF) for usability: General
framework for usability-related information".
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/35786.html.
[i.32] ISO/IEC 25062:2006: "Software engineering -- Software product Quality Requirements and
Evaluation (SQuaRE) -- Common Industry Format (CIF) for usability test reports".
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/43046.html.
[i.33] ISO/IEC 25063:2014: "Systems and software engineering -- Systems and software product Quality
Requirements and Evaluation (SQuaRE) -- Common Industry Format (CIF) for usability: Context
of use description".
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/35789.html.
[i.34] ISO/IEC 25064:2013: "Systems and software engineering -- Software product Quality
Requirements and Evaluation (SQuaRE) -- Common Industry Format (CIF) for usability: User
needs report".
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/35790.html.
[i.35] ISO 14915:2002: "Software ergonomics for multimedia user interfaces -- Part 1: Design principles
and framework".
NOTE: Available at, https://www.iso.org/standard/25578.html.
[i.36] ISO/IEC 40500:2012: "W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0".
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/58625.html.
[i.37] ISO/IEC 15938-13:2015: "Compact Descriptors for Visual Search".
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/65393.html.
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[i.38] ISO/IEC 16739:2018: "Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) for data sharing in the construction and
facility management industries -- Part 1: Data schema".
NOTE: Available at https://www.iso.org/standard/70303.html.
[i.39] Recommendation ITU-T H.264 (2017): "Advanced video coding for generic audiovisual services".
NOTE: Available at https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-H.264-201704-I/en.
[i.40] Recommendation ITU-T H.265 (2018): "High efficiency video coding".
NOTE: Available at https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-H.265-201802-I/en.
[i.41] IETF RFC 7159 (2014): "The JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Data Interchange Format".
NOTE: Available at https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.
[i.42] IETF RFC 1889 (1996): "RTP: A Transport Protocol for Real-Time Applications".
NOTE: Available at https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1889.
[i.43] IETF RFC 3550 (2003): "RTP: A Transport Protocol for Real-Time Applications".
NOTE: Available at https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3550.
[i.44] IETF RFC 2326 (1998): "Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP)".
NOTE: Available at https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2326.txt.
[i.45] IETF RFC 7826 (2016): "Real-Time Streaming Protocol Version 2.0".
NOTE: Available at https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7826.
[i.46] IETF RFC 5870 (2010): "A Uniform Resource Identifier for Geographic Locations ('geo' URI)".
NOTE: Available at https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5870.
[i.47] IETF RFC 7946 (2016): "The GeoJSON Format".
NOTE: Available at https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7946.
[i.48] IETF RFC 793 (1981): "Transmission Control Protocol".
NOTE: Available at https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc793.
[i.49] OGC ARML (2015): "Augmented Reality Markup Language 2.0 (ARML 2.0)".
NOTE: Available at http://docs.opengeospatial.org/is/12-132r4/12-132r4.html.
[i.50] OGC GML (2007): "OpenGIS Geography Markup Language (GML) Encoding standard".
NOTE: Available at https://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/gml.
[i.51] OGC CityGML (2012): "OGC City Geography Markup Language (CityGML) Encoding
Standard".
NOTE: Available at https://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/citygml.
[i.52] OGC IndoorGML (2018): "OGC IndoorGML Encoding Standard".
NOTE: Available at https://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/indoorgml.
[i.53] OGC KML (2015): "OGC KML 2.3".
NOTE: Available at https://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/kml.
[i.54] OGC WMS (2006): "OpenGIS Web Map Server Implementation Specification".
NOTE: Available at https://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/wms.
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[i.55] W3C WebXR (2019): "WebXR Device API".
NOTE: Available at https://www.w3.org/TR/webxr/.
[i.56] W3C Recommendation 16 August 2006: "Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.1 (Second
Edition)".
NOTE: Available at https://www.w3.org/TR/2006/REC-xml11-20060816/.
[i.57] W3C Working Draft 18 October 2018: "HTML 5.3".
NOTE: Available at https://www.w3.org/TR/html53/.
[i.58] W3C Candidate Recommendation 27 September 2018: "WebRTC 1.0: Real-time Communication
Between Browsers".
NOTE: Available at https://www.w3.org/TR/webrtc/.
[i.59] W3C Recommendation 16 August 2011: "Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition)".
NOTE: Available at https://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/.
[i.60] W3C Candidate Recommendation 3 October 2017: "Media Capture and Streams".
NOTE: Available at https://www.w3.org/TR/mediacapture-streams/.
[i.61] W3C Recommendation 8 November 2016: "Geolocation API Specification 2nd Edition".
NOTE: Available at https://www.w3.org/TR/geolocation-API/.
[i.62] Khronos, COLLADA (2008): "COLLADA Digital Asset Schema Release 1.4.1 Specification (2nd
Edition)".
NOTE: Available at https://www.khronos.org/files/collada_spec_1_4.pdf.
[i.63] Khronos, glTF (2017): "GL Transmission Format (glTF) (Version 2.0)".
NOTE: Available at https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glTF/tree/
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