What are the Industry Specific CGM Profiles?
A The main industry defined CGM profiles are as follows: CALS CGM profile is a Department of Defense standard (MIL_PRF-28003 Rev B) entitled “Digital Representation for Communication of Illustration Data: CGM Application Profile.” It is part of the CALS (Continuous Acquisition and Life-Cycle Support) family of standards. ATA CGM profile is part of the Air Transport Association (ATA) specification 2100 that governs technical documentation for the manufacture and operation of commercial airplanes. The exchange profile GREXCHANGE is based on CGM Version 3 and is suitable for the exchange of technical manuals, publishing applications, and visualization. A second profile IGEXCHANGE provides for the transfer of intelligence associated with graphical data and is based on application structuring as defined in CGM Version 4. CGM PIP is the Petroleum Industry Profile for CGM. It was developed for graphical interchange between applications in the petroleum exploration and production community. Th