EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) has been around for a while and any number of industry sectors have been working over the years to develop standardized methods of storing and transmitting data about their products, customers, and so on. Now the efforts of the optical industry are paying off with the release of the ISO 10685 series of standards. And the European Union has recently adopted these documents as EN standards as well.
Intended to provide support for manufacturers, distributors, opticians, laboratories, retailers and publishers, these 3 new documents cover product identification, commercial information and technical information. The EDI information addressed is for identifying and cataloging spectacle frames and sunglass frames (including sunglass clip-ons).
The original ISO series is:
- ISO 10685-1:2011, Ophthalmic optics — Spectacle frames and sunglasses electronic catalogue and identification — Part 1: Product identification and electronic catalogue product hierarchy
- ISO 10685-2:2012, Ophthalmic optics — Spectacle frames and sunglasses electronic catalogue and identification — Part 2: Commercial information
- ISO 10685-3:2012, Ophthalmic optics — Spectacle frames and sunglasses electronic catalogue and identification — Part 3: Technical information
And the EN adoptions (listed here in the official English language editions):
- BS EN ISO 10685-1:2011, Ophthalmic optics. Spectacle frames and sunglasses electronic catalogue and identification. Product identification and electronic catalogue product hierarchy
- BS EN ISO 10685-2:2012, Ophthalmic optics. Spectacle frames and sunglasses electronic catalogue and identification. Commercial information
- BS EN ISO 10685-3:2012, Ophthalmic optics. Spectacle frames and sunglasses electronic catalogue and identification. Technical information
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