ISO 18424:2013满足了对标准化信息模型的需求，该模型能够在尽可能广泛的空间领域活动中支持遥测/遥控（TM/TC）定义。目标是允许TM/TC定义在不同组织和系统之间交换，通常是在任务阶段的边界，而不需要定制的导入/导出、重新验证，甚至重新实现任务数据库。 ISO 18424:2013的范围仅限于执行卫星和有效载荷数据处理所需的卫星遥测和命令元数据结构。ISO 18424:2013包括以下所需的元数据: 定义CCSDS分组和TDM帧的结构和顺序； 定义打包和解包单个数据项所需的数据操作；描述命令数据，包括命令标识、参数规范和验证标准； 定义参数和命令编码； 定义数据属性，包括默认值、有效性标准和数据依赖关系。 ISO 18424:2013的范围不延伸至: 数据分发机制或规则； 命令和数据协议规范； RF或模拟流表征； 数据分组，包括聚合和相干数据集； 数据表示（可视化属性）； 调度配置属性； 轨道性质； 显示器； 飞行软件。 ISO 18424:2013仅涉及TM/TC数据的定义，但不是实时或历史TM/TC数据传输的规范。它是元数据规范，而不是数据规范。

ISO 18424:2013 addresses the need for a standardized information model capable of supporting Telemetry/Telecommand (TM/TC) definitions across the widest possible range of space domain activities. The goal is to allow TM/TC definitions to be exchanged between different organizations and systems, often at the boundaries of mission phases, without the need for customized import/export, re-validation, or even re-implementation of mission databases. The scope of ISO 18424:2013 is limited to the satellite telemetry and commanding meta-data constructs necessary to perform satellite and payload data processing. ISO 18424:2013 includes the meta-data needed to:

• Define the structure and sequence of both CCSDS packets and TDM frames;
• Define the data manipulation required for packaging and unpacking of individual data items;
• Describe command data including command identification, argument specification, and validation criteria;
• Define parameter and command encoding;
• Define data properties including including default values, validity criteria, and data dependencies.

The scope of ISO 18424:2013 does not extend to:

• Data distribution mechanisms or rules;
• Command and data protocol specifications;
• RF or analog stream characterization;
• Data grouping including aggregation and coherent data sets;
• Data representation (visualization properties);
• Scheduling configuration properties;
• Orbital properties;
• Displays;
• Flight Software.

ISO 18424:2013 addresses only the definition of TM/TC data, but is not a specification for the transfer of live or historical TM/TC data. It is a meta-data specification, not a data specification.