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normally include subject clothing preferences; size and fit issues; shopping habits
(both in-store and online); and personal details related to body measurements, health
and income, etc (see Fig. 3.3).

3.4.2.4 Anthropometric measurement set and postures

The selection of measurements and postures will depend on the objectives of the sur-
vey. If the data required are to be intergenerational (i.e., all adults and/or all children)
to include a full range of shapes, sizes, and postures and the majority of clothing prod-
uct types, then it will be necessary to

l identify the body postures to be scanned (e.g., ISO 8559-1:2017);
l assess the measurements listed in ISO 8559-1:2017 and, should the ISO measurements not
be sufficient to meet the requirements of inclusive design and the development of the major-
ity of clothing product types, then there may be a need to include additional measurements;
l create a survey-specific measurement set.
(The latter two proposals would need to include relevant body landmarks, body loca-
tions, images, and an estimation of allowable errors.)
Such an assessment would be required in order to evaluate available measurement
extraction software offered during scanner benchmarking. The majority of scanner
providers currently offer measurements listed in ISO 8559 and ISO 7250 (recently
updated) for clothing and technological design. However, if there is incompatibility
(between the survey-specific set and software offered), then it may be possible for a
scanner manufacturer to extend their current measurement provision, for example, the
development of TC2 software for SizeUK measurement set. In addition, if

Fig. 3.3 Screenshot of a recent lifestyle questionnaire incorporated into logistics software,
discussed above.
Source: University College London.