Standards

This page provides links to the existing and emerging standards designed to accelerate AR adoption through interoperability.

 

If there are any standards that you feel should be added to the table below or any corrections to the existing list, please communicate details to Christine Perey.

 

SDOWorking Group or CommitteeStandardStatus
BSIIST/ 31/Immersive TechnologiesExtensible 3D (X3D) and other ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC24 standards Mature, Widely Adopted
BSIIST/ 31/1/ Health, Safety, Security and Usability of Augmented Reality & Virtual RealityProject pages under ISO/IEC JTC1 SC24 WG11 (see below)
ETSIIndustry Specification Group AR Framework ETSI GS ARF 003 V1.1.1 Augmented Reality Framework (ARF); AR framework architecturePublished March 2020
ETSIIndustry Specification Group AR Framework ETSI GS ARF 004-2 V1.1.1 Interoperability Requirements for AR components, systems and services Part 2: World Storage and AR Authoring functions
Published July 2021
ETSIIndustry Specification Group AR Framework ETSI GS ARF 004-3 V1.1.1 Interoperability Requirements for AR components, systems and services Part 3: World Capture, World Analysis and Scene ManagementPublished October 2021
IEEE SAAR Learning Experience Model (ARLEM) WGIEEE 1589-2020 Augmented Reality Learning Experience ModelPublished April 2020
IEEE SAVRAR WGP2048 parts 1-12Initiated, Inactive
IEEE SAAR Mobile Device WGP2048.101 Standard for Augmented Reality on Mobile Devices: General Requirements for Software Framework, Components, and IntegrationActively Under Development
IEEE SASpatial Web WGP2874 Spatial Web Hyperspace Transaction ProtocolActively Under Development
ISO/IEC JTC1SC24 WG8ISO/IEC 18026:2009(E) Spatial Reference ModelMature, Widely Adopted in US DoD
ISO/IEC JTC1SC24 WG9ISO/IEC 18038 Sensor representation in mixed and augmented realityPublished
ISO/IEC JTC1SC24 WG9ISO/IEC 18039 Mixed and Augmented Reality Reference ModelPublished, Deprecated by other work
ISO/IEC JTC1SC24 WG9ISO/IEC 18040 Live actor and entity representation in mixed and augmented reality (MAR)Initiated
ISO/IEC JTC1SC24 WG9ISO/IEC DIS 23488 Object/Environmental Representation for Image based Rendering in Virtual/Mixed and Augmented Reality (VR/MAR)Initiated
ISO/IEC JTC1SC24 WG9ISO/IEC AWI TR 23488-2 Part 2: Constructs for Visual Positioning SystemsInitiated
ISO/IEC JTC1SC24 WG9ISO/IEC CD 3721-1 Part 1: Core Objects and AttributesInitiated
ISO/IEC JTC1SC24 WG9ISO/IEC CD 3721-2 Part 2: Augmentation Style SpecificationInitiated
ISO/IEC JTC1SC24 WG9ISO/IEC 18520 Benchmarking of vision-based spatial registration and tracking methods for mixed and augmented reality (MAR)Published
ISO/IEC JTC1SC24 WG11ISO/IEC AWI 5927 AR/VR safety- Guidance on safe immersion, set up and usageInitiated
ISO/IEC JTC1SC24 WG11ISO/IEC AWI 5236 Use of AR/VR with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and cleanlinessInitiated
ISO/IEC JTC1SC29 (MPEG)ISO/IEC 23000-13 Augmented Reality Application FormatPublished
ISO/IEC JTC1SC29 (MPEG)ISO/IEC 23005 MPEG-VPublished
ISO/IEC JTC1SC29 (MPEG)ISO/IEC 23090 MPEG-Immersive VideoActively Under Development
ISO/IEC JTC1SC29 (MPEG)ISO/IEC 23090-14 MPEG-I Scene DescriptionActively Under Development
ISO/IEC JTC1SC29 (MPEG)ISO/IEC 23090-5:2021 V-PCCPublished
ISO/IEC JTC1SC29 (MPEG)ISO/IEC 23093 Internet of Media ThingsPublished
Khronos Group3D Formats WGglTF GitHub RepositoryMature, Widely Adopted
Khronos GroupOpenXR WGOpenXRMature, Widely Adopted
Khronos GroupSensor ProcessingOpenVX, OpenCL, NNEF, SYCLMature, Widely Adopted
Khronos Group3D RenderingWebGL 2.0Mature, Widely Adopted
Khronos Group3D RenderingVulkanMature, Widely Adopted
Khronos Group3D Commerce WG
Open Geospatial ConsortiumOGC Augmented Reality Markup Language 2.0Published, Dormant
Open Geospatial ConsortiumGeoPose SWGDraft OGC GeoPoseDraft Published, Implemented
Open Geospatial ConsortiumOGC Indoor Mapping Data FormatPublished, Implemented
Open Geospatial Consortium3DIM WG3D TilesPublished, Implemented
Open Geospatial ConsortiumMoving Features WGOGC Moving FeaturesPublished, Implemented
Open Geospatial ConsortiumPoints of Interest WGDraft OGC Points of Interest GitHub RepositoryActively Under Development
Open Geospatial ConsortiumSensorThings WGOGC Sensor Things GitHub RepositoryPublished, Implemented
Open Geospatial ConsortiumCityGML WGOGC CityGML Conceptual Model StandardMature, Widely Adopted
Underwriters LimitedUL 8400 Standards Technical PanelVirtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality Technology EquipmentActively Under Development
W3CW3C Web of Things WGWoT Thing DescriptionPublished, Implemented
W3CW3C Devices and Sensors WGGeolocation SensorMature, Widely Adopted
W3CW3C Immersive Web WGWebXR Device APIPublished, Implemented
W3CW3C Immersive Web WGWebXR AR ModuleInitiated