The "ECI 2002" target has been developed by a ECI working group led by Dr. Gunter Bestmann (Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG) in coperation with GretagMacbeth/LOGO. The "ECI 2002" chart is a superset of the current ISO 12642 target (IT8/7.3). All 928 patches of the current ISO 12642 chart (IT8/7.3) are contained in the 1485 patches of the "ECI 2002" chart.

The target is offered in two variations: one with a structured layout of the patches ("visual layout") and the second one with randomized positions of all the patches ("random layout"). When using the "ECI 2002" target for characterizing a press, it is recommended to use the "random layout" version.

The reference file is also available for each target.