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        <p>The National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) is a community&ndash;driven, standards&ndash;based approach to exchanging information utilized by government and the private sector.</p>
        <p style="margin-bottom: 0;">This <strong>Sharing Spot</strong> is for the community to have access to resources that will help them use NIEM and make NIEM easier for others to use.</p>
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          <i class="fa fa-lg fa-sitemap"></i> &nbsp;Model Content
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          <p>Want to know what's "in" the model? You'll find the most current content for domains and core here.</p>
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          <i class="fa fa-lg fa-cogs"></i> &nbsp;Model Management
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          <p>Help pilot the use of GitHub to update the NIEM Emergency Management domain model content!</p>
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          <a href="https://github.com/NIEM/Emergency-Management-Model-Content" class="btn btn-default">GitHub Repo</a>
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          <i class="fa fa-lg fa-gear"></i> &nbsp;Developer Network
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          <p>The developer network serves as a one&ndash;stop resource for examples, tutorials, and more.</p>
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          <i class="fa fa-lg fa-code-fork"></i> &nbsp;IEPD Library
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          <p>To use NIEM, you normally build an Information Exchange Package Documentation (IEPD). Just getting started? Be sure to search for existing IEPDs and leverage the Template IEPD found here.</p>
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          <a href="https://github.com/NIEM/Template-IEPD" class="btn btn-default">Template IEPD GitHub Repo</a>
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          <i class="fa fa-lg fa-support"></i> &nbsp;Implementation Cookbook
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          <p>A catalog of commonly used ways to implement NIEM&mdash;including Java, web services, and others. Help us add more!</p>
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          <a href="https://github.com/NIEM/Implementation-Cookbook/wiki" class="btn btn-default">GitHub Repo</a>
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          <i class="fa fa-lg fa-cubes"></i> &nbsp;NIEM&ndash;UML
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          <p>The NIEM Unified Modeling Language (UML) Profile allows UML tool providers to build NIEM into their products. Contribute to the development of the NIEM–UML Profile for v3.0.</p>
          <a href="https://www.niem.gov/technical/Pages/niem-uml.aspx" class="btn btn-primary">Learn More</a>
          <a href="https://github.com/niem/niem-uml" class="btn btn-default">GitHub Repo</a>
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          <i class="fa fa-lg fa-comments"></i> &nbsp;Feedback &amp; Ideas
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          <p>We’re just starting out on GitHub and greatly appreciate your feedback! Share a thought. Brainstorm ideas. Submit an issue.</p>
          <a href="https://github.com/NIEM/NIEM.github.io/issues" class="btn btn-primary">Submit Here</a>
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        <h2>Additional Resources</h2>
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            Model Content and Architecture
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              <a href="https://www.niem.gov/technical/Pages/current-release.aspx"><strong>Current Release</strong></a><br />
              The NIEM model is in version 3.0. The current release  contains the schemas, as well as additional formats such as Excel to be downloaded.
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              <a href="https://www.niem.gov/technical/Pages/references-specs.aspx"><strong>References and Specs</strong></a><br/>
              References and specifications provide understanding and rationale of the NIEM technical architecture. These documents include the Naming and Design Rules (NDR), Model Package Description (MPD) specification, amongst others.
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            Tools Catalog
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                The NIEM Tools Catalog is a convenient location for the NIEM community to identify tools available that support defined NIEM capabilities. Have a NIEM tool? Submit it to the catalog!
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            Relevant Projects and Links
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              <a href="https://github.com/niem/ndr-test-suite"><strong>NDR Test Suite</strong></a><br/>
              Access tools available for the testing and use of the NIEM 3.0 Naming and Design Rules (NDR) Schematron rules.
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              <a href="http://project-interoperability.github.io/"><strong>Project Interoperability</strong></a><br/>
              NIEM is a tool in support of Project Interoperability which is led by the Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment (PM&ndash;ISE).
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              <a href="http://sourceforge.net/p/ciem/code/HEAD/tree/"><strong>NIEM&ndash;UML to OWL</strong></a><br/>
              This Web Ontology Language (OWL) plugin converts a NIEM model into an equivalent representation in OWL. This plugin is freely available via the Apache license.
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              <a href="https://github.com/info-sharing-environment/NIEM-Modeling-Tool"><strong>NIEM Modeling Tool</strong></a> <span style="margin: 0 .5em;">|</span> <a href="https://niem.gov/aboutniem/events/town-hall/Pages/February-2014.aspx">Video Demo</a><br />
              The NIEM Modeling Tool is an open source tool that simplifies building NIEM exchanges using NIEM&ndash;UML. Use and improve the community&ndash;owned tool here.<br />
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              <a href="https://github.com/omg-threat-modeling/phase1"><strong>OMG Threat Modeling Phase 1</strong></a><br>
              The Object Management Group (OMG) in partnership with government, industry, and academia is leading a Threat Modeling effort&mdash;one of the data structures they are federating is NIEM.
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