CGM Underpinning Graphical Delivery

»Andrew Moorhouse, »UK Ministry of Defence, Technical Documentation

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Abstract

This presentation will look briefly at who we are, our evolving role in the delivery and development of Tech Pubs, and the use of international specifications, AECMA S1000D and ATA iSpec 2200. This presentation will detail how the pieces fit in a complex puzzle and how they have come together with some 'real world' examples and demonstrations using our corporate trilogi viewer. It will also discuss our choice of CGM as our primary graphics format, enhancements to our delivery processes, graphic file intelligence and improvements proposed for the user interface.

The final part of this presentation will look at what the future holds, event simulation, more interactive and real time graphical data delivery driven by XML and CGM.

Keywords

»CGM, »Electronic Document Process, »Graphics, »Techinfo, »Trilogy Viewer.

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Biography

»Andrew Moorhouse

»UK Ministry of Defence, Technical Documentation

»Glasgow, Lanark

»United Kingdom

Email: td2d3@techinfo.mod.uk

Andrew Moorhouse is a Graphics Officer with the UK Ministry of Defence, he specialises in the area of Graphics Standards and the production of Technical Documentation. He is a member of the CGM Open Consortium, with several years of experience working with, XML, SVG and CGM and is the co-chair of the ATA Graphics Style Standards Working Group (GSSWG). He is also the UK MoD Graphics representative to AECMA's Electronic Publications Working Group. He is currently employed in the harmonisation of the graphical specifications between AECMA S1000D and the ATA iSpec 2200, including the development of the graphic style and the new colour data exchange standard for ATA 2200.