Welcome to S1000D
Welcome to S1000D, the International Specification for Technical Publications utilizing a Common Source Database. Since its inception over 20 years ago, S1000D has grown to where it is now used widely around the world, for defense land, sea and air applications, in civil aviation, and even implemented in industries like construction in Scandinavia. The specification is in publicly available and is free for downloading from this web site. Downloads include the specification, schemas, samples and a data dictionary.
The S1000D web site
The S1000D Council presents this web site site as an enhanced aid to understanding S1000D. It has been constructed to offer users and readers of the specification with guidance on the specification and the reasons for its use. It contains various resources to aid this guidance, including; its history, a high level overview, the benefits of adoption, how to deal with legacy data and information on various aspects of the specification.
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Overview
S1000D is an international specification for the production of technical publications. While the title restricts its use to technical publications, it has been found through application that the principles of the specification can be applied to non-technical publications.
This specification was initially developed by the AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD). The latest issue has been jointly produced by ASD, the Aerospace Industries Association of America (AIA), and the Air Transport Association of America (ATA) together with their customers.
The organisations above form the S1000D Council and the S1000D Steering Committee with a remit to establish standards for documentation that are agreed by the participating parties.
From Issue 2, the scope has been extended to include land and sea specific applications. The specification can now also be used for the support of any type of equipment including both military and civil products. To support this all types of equipment in this specification are referred to as "the Product".