S1000D

It was initially developed by the AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) for use with military aircraft.

Since Issue 2 the scope has been extended to include land, sea and even non-equipment products.

This permits the updating of single data items without necessarily changing the path in the XML structure which points to them.

The DMs and supporting contents (graphics, multimedia, publishing information, training packages, etc.)

Due to the flexibility of XML, these IETM may range from a printed (paper or simple page-presentation) manual, through to a fully interactive digital manual with rich media, learning opportunities, and multiple formats of delivery.