ISO/TR 12033:2009提供了信息，使用户或电子图像管理（EIM）集成商能够就选择商业文档数字图像的压缩方法做出明智的决定。它提供技术指导，以分析文档的类型，以及哪些压缩方法最适合特定文档，从而优化其存储和使用。 对于用户，ISO/TR 12033:2009提供了硬件或软件中包含的图像压缩方法的信息，以帮助用户选择嵌入方法的设备。 对于设备或软件设计师，ISO/TR 12033:2009提供了规划信息。 ISO/TR 12033:2009仅适用于位图模式下的静态图像。它只考虑基于经过良好测试的数学工作的压缩算法。

ISO/TR 12033:2009 gives information to enable a user or electronic image management (EIM) integrator to make an informed decision on selecting compression methods for digital images of business documents. It provides technical guidance to analyse the type of documents and which compression methods are most suitable for particular documents in order to optimize their storage and use. For the user, ISO/TR 12033:2009 provides information on image compression methods incorporated in hardware or software in order to help the user during the selection of equipment in which the methods are embedded. For the equipment or software designer, ISO/TR 12033:2009 provides planning information. ISO/TR 12033:2009 is applicable only to still images in bit map mode. It only takes into account compression algorithms based on well-tested mathematical work.