A call for the adoption of nuclear utility information standards

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1993 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:5804408

Slone, III, B J; Richardson, C E ^[1]

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1. Finite Matters Ltd., Glen Allen, VA (United States)

In December 1986, the International Organization for Standardization (SO) issued a standard for document representation, ISO 8879, [open quotes]Standard Generalized Markup Language[close quotes] (SGML). The standard prescribes a method for defining documents in two parts, one containing text and the other describing its structure without reference to word processing or publishing system software or hardware. It provides a method for [open quotes]marking up[close quotes] information, a way to place [open quotes]tags[close quotes] on pieces of information to define their purpose. The SGML is part of a group of ISO standards titled [open quotes]Information Processing-Text and Office Systems.[close quotes] This group contains the Document Style Specification and Semantics Language, the Standard Document Interchange Format, the Standard Page Description Language, and the fonts standard. The Department of Defense (DoD) has taken a standards initiative to improve the efficiency and reliability of systems by mandating that DoD suppliers comply with specific standards when delivering technical information. The initiative is called the Computer-aided Acquisition and Logistics Support (CALS) and includes a package of standards to address engineering drawings, raster font images, vector illustrations, text, and magnetic tape format. SGML is the CALS standard for documentation representation. Other industries have adopted this standard. Several industry groups, such as the Air Transport Association, American Association of Publishers, and the Telecommunications Industry Forum, are moving ahead vigorously with their own applications of SGML. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has also adopted the ISO standard for production of its documents. Work is under way to develop their own SGML application.

• OSTI ID: 5804408
• Report Number(s): CONF-930601--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Journal Volume: 68
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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