Further reading
This page points to the primary sources for S1000D. Use it to go from this site to the official specification and tools. Each entry has a short note on what you find there and why it matters.
The S1000D specification, its schemas, and sample files are free to download. So is ASD-STE100. You do not need a paid account to read the source material. Begin with the official sites below before you rely on third-party summaries.
Official specification and governance
| Resource | What it is | Why go there |
|---|---|---|
| s1000d.org | The official S1000D website, run by the S1000D Council and Steering Committee. | Read the specification, its history, and implementation guidance from the body that maintains it. |
| S-Series — S1000D | The S1000D page on the S-Series of Integrated Product Support (IPS) specifications site. | See where S1000D sits inside the wider S-Series family (SX000i, S2000M, S3000L, S4000P, S5000F, S6000T). |
| S-Series — All downloads | The download portal for the S-Series specifications. | Get the specification documents, schemas, and sample data for S1000D and the related specifications in one place. |
You will see both s1000d.org and s-series.org. They are complementary. s1000d.org is the dedicated S1000D site. s-series.org is the umbrella site for the whole S-Series IPS family, of which S1000D is one member. Both are official channels of the steering organizations (ASD, AIA, and ATA/A4A).
Writing standard
| Resource | What it is | Why go there |
|---|---|---|
| ASD-STE100 — Simplified Technical English | The official page for ASD-STE100, the controlled-language standard owned by ASD. | Learn the writing rules and the approved vocabulary that keep maintenance text clear. The standard is free to download. |
ASD-STE100 is a controlled-language standard of writing rules and a limited approved vocabulary, where each approved word has one meaning. The current edition, published in January 2025, has 53 writing rules and a dictionary of about 900 approved words. It is now an international standard and is used well beyond aerospace and defence.
Tools and reference reading
| Resource | What it is | Why go there |
|---|---|---|
| s1kd-tools | A set of small, free, and open-source command-line tools for manipulating S1000D data (GPL-3.0). | This is the repository this site documents. Use it to create, validate, and assemble S1000D data modules from the command line. |
| S1000D — Wikipedia | The Wikipedia article on S1000D. | A useful neutral overview of the specification's scope, issue history, and core concepts, with links to further sources. |
This documentation is generated and kept in sync by techwriter.ai watching the s1kd-tools repository. The pages in the s1kd-tools section walk through installing the tools and building a first data module. The reference pages here, such as the glossary and the information-code tables, explain the S1000D concepts those tools work with.
Sources
- S1000D — official website — the specification, schemas, and sample files, provided by the S1000D Council and Steering Committee.
- S-Series — All downloads — the official download portal for the S-Series IPS specifications, including S1000D.
- ASD-STE100 — Simplified Technical English — the official page for the Simplified Technical English standard (Issue 9, January 2025).
- s1kd-tools — GitHub repository — free and open-source command-line tools for manipulating S1000D data.