TC6 - Digitalization - Subcommittee Software
The TC6 Working Group ‘Software’ provides a technical forum for advancing software as a key enabler of digital metrology and digital transformation. In alignment with TC6’s scope, the WG focuses on interoperable, trustworthy, and reproducible software solutions that support the digital representation, processing, exchange, and use of metrological information—including digital calibration/testing/inspection certificates, remote and automated measurement workflows, data analysis pipelines, and secure digital infrastructures.
The WG’s activities emphasize community-driven knowledge curation and practical guidance: collecting and linking relevant tools, repositories, and publications; consolidating developer-oriented specifications and good practices; and facilitating collaboration and exchange (e.g., surveys and webinars) to accelerate adoption of robust, maintainable solutions across metrology and the wider quality infrastructure.
Chair: Kruno Milicevic
Examples of software development projects
A collection of tools and implementations advancing the Digital Calibration Certificate (DCC) ecosystem, developed by national metrology institutes and partner organisations.
(Last updated: April 2026)
Lab Automation and Data Management
Measurement Canada · NMI / Legal Metrology Regulator
A multi-role platform under active development at Measurement Canada that handles the full DCC lifecycle — from generation and parsing to batch processing and workflow management. Operating as an internal service, it extends the PTB DCC schema with custom additions to meet the specific needs of a legal metrology regulator.
TRL 4-5 (Prototype)
Keywords: Temperature, Mass, Electrical
Status: Active development, Open to research collaboration, Long-term maintained software
Type: Closed source
Contact person: Sajiv Perera
PDF/A-3 Documents from LaTeX
APMP DXFG · RMO Focus Group on Digitalisation
A tutorial and toolchain enabling the generation of PDF/A-3 reports from LaTeX sources, with support for embedding arbitrary auxiliary files (including digital calibration payloads) directly in the PDF. This approach offers a pragmatic, incremental path toward full DCC adoption — organisations can continue producing familiar PDF reports while embedding machine-readable data in the same file.
Keywords: Multi-domain, Prototype available, Tutorial / reference
Status: community-maintained
Type: Open Source
Source: https://apmp-dxfg.github.io/dxfg-pdfa-tut
Contact person: Blair Hall
Checksum Verification of Documents
APMP DXFG · RMO
A proof-of-concept tool that verifies the integrity of calibration documents after they have been issued. By checking document checksums, it allows recipients and auditors to confirm that a certificate has not been altered since its release — a foundational step toward a trustworthy, fully digital calibration chain. Accompanied by a Python demonstration and tutorial.
Keywords: Multi-domain, Pilot deployment, Case-by-case collaboration
Status: long-term maintained software
Type: Open Source
Source: https://apmp-dxfg.github.io/dxfg-checksum-tut
Contact person: Blair Hall
DCC Interpreter Tool
Danish Technological Institute · NMI / Designated Institute
A mature, production-grade tool from the Danish Technological Institute for generating, parsing, validating, and visualising Digital Calibration Certificates. Supporting multiple DCC schema versions, it is publicly accessible as a web service. Currently in maintenance phase, with ongoing upkeep by its DTI.
Keywords: Multi-domain, Maintenance phase, Publicly accessible service
Status: Maintained by DTI
Type: Closed Source
Source: https://apps.teknologisk.dk/digital-kalibrering/
Contact person: Martin Østerlund
GEMIMEG Tool (Version 2)
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) · NMI / Designated Institute
PTB's second-generation DCC tool, Gemimeg v2 is a comprehensive open-source platform covering the full DCC workflow — from generation and validation to format transformation and visualisation. With full API and user documentation, it is a thoroughly documented tool, currently at pilot deployment and actively seeking integration partners to broaden its ecosystem reach.
Keywords: Multi-domain, Active development, Open ecosystem participation
Status: Long-term maintained software
Type: Open Source
Source: https://gitlab1.ptb.de/d-ptb/dcc/gemimeg-tool-2
Contact person: Alexander Reissert
DCX — Digital Calibration Exchange
DFM — Danish Fundamental Metrology · NMI / Designated Institute
An open-source initiative from DFM that combines DCC tooling with a standardisation effort. DCX introduces a fundamentally different schema structure while providing a suite of generation, validation, transformation, and real-time processing capabilities. Community-maintained and actively seeking collaborators for software development, pilot testing, and standardisation work.
Keywords: Temperature, Mass, Electrical, Dimensional, Multi-domain, Pilot deployment, Open ecosystem participation
Status: Community-maintained
Type: Open Source
Source: https://github.com/TC-IM-1448/DCX
Contact person: David Balslev-Harder
Method to Improve Automation in Calibration Laboratories Implementing DCC Software
CENAM · NMI / Designated Institute
A pilot implementation by Mexico's Centro Nacional de Metrología (CENAM) exploring how DCC software can be embedded into real calibration laboratory workflows to increase automation. Focused on the practical integration of DCC generation, parsing, and workflow management into an NMI environment, the project operates within the PTB DCC schema and is available for pilot testing in partnership with interested organisations.
Keywords: Multi-domain, Pilot deployment, Open to research collaboration
Status: Community-maintained
Type: Shared on request
Source:
Contact person: Aldo Adrián García González