CALS (DOD)
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CALS is a DOD initiative for electronically capturing military documentation and linking related information.
The initiative has developed a number of standard specifications
(protocols) for the exchange of electronic data with commercial suppliers. These standards are often referred to as simply "CALS". CALS standards have been adopted by several other allied nations.
The CALS initiative has endorsed IGES
and STEP
as formats for digital data.
CALS includes standards for electronic data interchange, electronic technical documentation, and guidelines for process improvement.
CALS was known formerly as Computer-aided Acquisition and Logistic Support.
The initiative has developed a number of standard specifications
(protocols) for the exchange of electronic data with commercial suppliers. These standards are often referred to as simply "CALS". CALS standards have been adopted by several other allied nations.
The CALS initiative has endorsed IGES
IGES
The Initial Graphics Exchange Specification is a file format which defines a vendor neutral data format that allows the digital exchange of information among Computer-aided design systems....
and STEP
ISO 10303
ISO 10303 is an ISO standard for the computer-interpretable representation and exchange of product manufacturing information. Its official title is: Automation systems and integration — Product data representation and exchange...
as formats for digital data.
CALS includes standards for electronic data interchange, electronic technical documentation, and guidelines for process improvement.
- The CALS Table ModelCALS Table ModelThe CALS Table Model is a standard for representing tables in SGML/XML. It was developed as part of the CALS DOD initiative.-History and Rationale:...
is a DTD standard for representing tables in SGML/XML. (see also DocBookDocBookDocBook is a semantic markup language for technical documentation. It was originally intended for writing technical documents related to computer hardware and software but it can be used for any other sort of documentation....
) - The CALS Raster file formatCALS Raster file formatThe CALS Raster file format is a standard for the interchange of graphics data. It was developed as part of the CALS DOD initiative. It defines a standard for encoding and compression of raster image data.-References:...
was developed in the mid-1980s to standardize on graphics data interchange for electronic publishing for the federal government.
CALS was known formerly as Computer-aided Acquisition and Logistic Support.