diff --git a/schemas/dataTypes/image.schema.tpl.json b/schemas/dataTypes/image.schema.tpl.json
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+{  
+  "_categories": [
+    "image"
+  ],
+  "required": [
+    "coordinateSpace"
+  ],
+  "properties": {
+    "additionalRemarks": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "_instruction": "Enter any additional remarks concerning this image."
+    },
+    "compressionType": {
+      "_instruction": "Add the method that was used to compress this image.",
+      "_linkedTypes": [
+        "controlledTerms:ImageCompressionType"
+      ]
+    },    
+    "compressionRatio": {
+      "_instruction": "Enter the percentage that was used to reduce the size of this image compared to the original file size.",
+      "_embeddedTypes": [
+        "core:QuantitativeValue"
+      ]
+    },
+    "coordinateSpace": {
+      "_instruction": "Add the coordinate space in which this image exists in.",
+      "_linkedTypes": [
+        "sands:CommonCoordinateSpaceVersion",
+        "sands:CustomCoordinateSpace"
+      ]
+    }, 
+    "lookupLabel": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "_instruction": "Enter a lookup label for this image that may help you to find this instance more easily."
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/schemas/dataTypes/imageStack.schema.tpl.json b/schemas/dataTypes/imageStack.schema.tpl.json
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+{
+  "_type": "core:ImageStack",
+  "_extends": "dataTypes/rasterBasedImage.schema.tpl.json",
+  "required": [
+    "numberOfImages"
+  ],
+  "properties": {     
+    "dataLocation": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "minItems": 1,
+      "uniqueItems": true,
+      "_instruction": "Add the location of the file in which this image stack is stored or add the location of all raster-based images that this image stack is composed of.",
+      "_linkedTypes": [
+        "core:File",
+        "core:Image",
+        "core:Volume"
+      ]
+    },      
+    "dimension": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "maxItems": 3,
+      "minItems": 3,
+      "_instruction": "Enter the dimensions of this raster graphic as [x, y, z].",
+      "_embeddedTypes": [
+        "core:QuantitativeValue"
+      ]
+    },    
+    "imageSpacing": {     
+      "_instruction": "Enter the distance between the images along a shared axis with negative values indicating an overlap of images.",
+      "_embeddedTypes": [
+        "core:QuantitativeValue"
+      ]
+    },      
+    "isPartOf": {     
+      "type": "array",
+      "minItems": 1,
+      "uniqueItems": true,
+      "_instruction": "Add all volumes in which this image stack is used or shown in a greater context.",
+      "_linkedTypes": [
+        "core:Volume"
+      ]
+    },    
+    "numberOfImages": {
+      "type": "integer",
+      "minimum": 2,
+      "_instruction": "Enter the number of images that this image stack is composed of."
+    },    
+    "resolution": {     
+      "type": "array",
+      "maxItems": 3,
+      "minItems": 3,
+      "_instruction": "Enter the size of a single voxel as [x, y, z] of this image stack.",
+      "_embeddedTypes": [
+        "core:QuantitativeValue"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/schemas/dataTypes/polygonalMesh.schema.tpl.json b/schemas/dataTypes/polygonalMesh.schema.tpl.json
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+{  
+  "_type": "core:polygonalMesh",  
+  "_extends": "dataTypes/vectorBasedImage.schema.tpl.json",  
+  "required": [
+    "resolution",
+    "vertexCount",
+    "faceCount",
+    "faceDimension"
+  ],
+  "properties": {       
+    "dimension": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "maxItems": 3,
+      "minItems": 3,
+      "_instruction": "Enter the dimensions of this polygonal mesh as [x, y, z].",    
+      "_embeddedTypes": [
+        "core:QuantitativeValue"
+      ]
+    },      
+    "isPartOf": {     
+      "type": "array",
+      "minItems": 1,
+      "uniqueItems": true,
+      "_instruction": "Add all vector-based images in which this polygonal mesh is used or shown in a greater context.",
+      "_linkedTypes": [
+        "core:PolygonalMesh",
+        "core:Volume"
+      ]
+    },   
+    "resolution": {     
+      "_instruction": "Enter the density of vertices of this polygonal mesh.",
+      "_embeddedTypes": [
+        "core:QuantitativeValue"
+      ]
+    },        
+    "vertexCount": {
+      "type": "integer",
+      "minimum": 3,
+      "_instruction": "Enter the number of vertices of this polygonal mesh."
+    },    
+    "faceCount": {
+      "type": "integer",
+      "minimum": 1,
+      "_instruction": "Enter the number of faces of this polygonal mesh."
+    },    
+    "faceDimension": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "minItems": 1,
+      "uniqueItems": true,
+      "_instruction": "Enter all possible face dimensions of this polygonal mesh based on the number vertices forming each face.",
+      "_embeddedTypes": [
+        "core:QuantitativeValue"
+      ]
+    }, 
+  }
+}
diff --git a/schemas/dataTypes/rasterBasedImage.schema.tpl.json b/schemas/dataTypes/rasterBasedImage.schema.tpl.json
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+{  
+  "_extends": "dataTypes/image.schema.tpl.json",
+  "required": [
+    "dataLocation",
+    "dimension",
+    "resolution"
+  ],
+  "properties": {
+    "device": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "minItems": 1,
+      "uniqueItems": true,
+      "_instruction": "Add all devices used to capture this raster-based image.",
+      "_linkedCategories": [
+        "deviceUsage"
+      ]
+    },     
+    "colorDepth": {
+      "_instruction": "Enter the number of bits used to represent the color of a single pixel or voxel in this image.",
+      "_embeddedTypes": [
+        "core:QuantitativeValue"
+      ]
+    },
+    "dataLocation": {
+      "_instruction": "Add the location of the file in which this raster-based image is stored.",
+      "_linkedTypes": [
+        "core:File"
+      ]
+    },       
+    "dimension": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "maxItems": 3,
+      "minItems": 2,
+      "_instruction": "Enter the dimensions of this raster-based image for two-dimensional spaces as [x, y] or for three-dimensional space as [x, y, z].",
+      "_embeddedTypes": [
+        "core:QuantitativeValue"
+      ]
+    },     
+    "resolution": {     
+      "type": "array",
+      "maxItems": 3,
+      "minItems": 2,
+      "_instruction": "Enter the size of a single pixel as [x, y] or voxel as [x, y, z] of this raster-based image.",
+      "_embeddedTypes": [
+        "core:QuantitativeValue"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/schemas/dataTypes/rasterGraphic.schema.tpl.json b/schemas/dataTypes/rasterGraphic.schema.tpl.json
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+{
+  "_type": "core:RasterGraphic",
+  "_extends": "dataTypes/rasterBasedImage.schema.tpl.json",
+  "properties": {       
+    "dimension": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "maxItems": 2,
+      "minItems": 2,
+      "_instruction": "Enter the dimensions of this raster graphic as [x, y].",
+      "_embeddedTypes": [
+        "core:QuantitativeValue"
+      ]
+    },      
+    "isPartOf": {     
+      "type": "array",
+      "minItems": 1,
+      "uniqueItems": true,
+      "_instruction": "Add all raster-based images in which this image is used or shown in a greater context.",
+      "_linkedTypes": [
+        "core:RasterGraphic",
+        "core:Volume"
+      ]
+    },   
+    "resolution": {     
+      "type": "array",
+      "maxItems": 2,
+      "minItems": 2,
+      "_instruction": "Enter the size of a single pixel as [x, y] of this raster graphic.",
+      "_embeddedTypes": [
+        "core:QuantitativeValue"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/schemas/dataTypes/vectorBasedImage.schema.tpl.json b/schemas/dataTypes/vectorBasedImage.schema.tpl.json
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+{  
+  "_extends": "dataTypes/image.schema.tpl.json",
+  "required": [
+    "dataLocation",
+    "dimension"
+  ],
+  "properties": {
+    "dataLocation": {
+      "_instruction": "Add the location of the file in which this vector-based image is stored.",
+      "_linkedTypes": [
+        "core:File"
+      ]
+    },       
+    "dimension": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "maxItems": 3,
+      "minItems": 2,
+      "_instruction": "Enter the dimensions of this vector-based image for two-dimensional spaces as [x, y] or for three-dimensional space as [x, y, z].",
+      "_embeddedTypes": [
+        "core:QuantitativeValue"
+      ]
+    },     
+    "software": {     
+      "_instruction": "Add the software version that was used to create this vector-based image.",
+      "_embeddedTypes": [
+        "core:SoftwareVersion"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/schemas/dataTypes/vectorGraphic.schema.tpl.json b/schemas/dataTypes/vectorGraphic.schema.tpl.json
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+{  
+  "_type": "core:VectorGraphic",
+  "_extends": "dataTypes/vectorBasedImage.schema.tpl.json",
+  "properties": {  
+    "dimension": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "maxItems": 2,
+      "minItems": 2,
+      "_instruction": "Enter the dimensions of this vector-based image as [x, y].",
+      "_embeddedTypes": [
+        "core:QuantitativeValue"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/schemas/dataTypes/volume.schema.tpl.json b/schemas/dataTypes/volume.schema.tpl.json
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+{
+  "_type": "core:Volume",
+  "_extends": "dataTypes/rasterBasedImage.schema.tpl.json",
+  "properties": {       
+    "dimension": {
+      "type": "integer",
+      "maximum": 3,
+      "minimum": 3,
+      "_instruction": "Enter the dimensions of this raster graphic as [x, y, z]."
+    },      
+    "isPartOf": {     
+      "type": "array",
+      "minItems": 1,
+      "uniqueItems": true,
+      "_instruction": "Add all volumes in which this volume is used or shown in a greater context.",
+      "_linkedTypes": [
+        "core:Volume"
+      ]
+    },   
+    "resolution": {     
+      "type": "array",
+      "maxItems": 3,
+      "minItems": 3,
+      "_instruction": "Enter the size of a single voxel as [x, y, z] of this raster graphic.",
+      "_embeddedTypes": [
+        "core:QuantitativeValue"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}