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Welcome

S1000D, “International specification for technical publications using a common source database”, is an international specification for the production of technical publications. Since its inception over 30 years ago, S1000D has grown to where it is now used widely around the world.  Currently, its uses include:

• • Defense systems – including land, sea, and air products
  • Civil aviation products
  • Construction industry products
  • Ship industry products

The specification is publicly available and is free to download from this web site.  Downloads include the specification, schemas, sample files, and much more.

The S1000D web site

This web site is provided by the S1000D Council and Steering Committee as a means to provide useful information to help you in your implementation of S1000D.  Key information available on these pages includes:

• • The history of S1000D
  • The benefits of adoption
  • How to deal with legacy data
  • Information on various methods presented in the specification
  • Free downloads of the S1000D specification and XML schemas

We hope this web site helps you adopt and implement the specification to suit your business requirements.  We also invite you to provide feedback to help us focus on related issues that concern you. All ideas are welcome.  Please visit our Contact Us page to provide your comments.