Airline and Defense Groups Agree to Further Harmonize Technical Data

Three major aerospace associations representing the defense and commercial industry in Europe and the U.S. are collaborating to align their technical publication data to make their supply chains more efficient.

The agreement will enable the AeroSpace and Defense Industries Association of Europe (ASD), the Aerospace Industries Association of America (AIA) and the Air Transport Association of America, to further harmonize their S1000D specification for technical publications.

S1000D - which is based on international documentation standards such as SGML (standard generalized markup language), XML (extensible markup language) and CGM (computer graphics metafile) - defines a methodology that allows for publication compilation, and standardizes data shared across different software platforms to facilitate access to specific information.  It also dynamically enables continual revision and makes the incorporation of new technologies easier.

The main objective of this agreement is to promote a common and interoperable method of conveying technical publication data internationally between OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) and commercial and military users.  09-01-2007.

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