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The why, what and how of SEDRIS is described in a suite of management
and technical documents. The entire documentation suite addresses the totality
of SEDRIS. Also, see the SEDRIS Papers Product
Information page for additional sources of information on SEDRIS.
SEDRIS Documentation Suite
The audience for various documents within the SEDRIS Documentation Suite
is: senior managers, project managers/system engineers, developers/conrtractors,
operators/users, trainers/trainees, and standards writers.
SEDRIS documentation is organized into a suite of document "sets",
as shown in the figure and described below.
![SEDRIS Documentation: a suite of document sets](images/doc_ste.gif)
- Technology Documentation Set
- A set of overview and technical documents on SEDRIS that describe the
why, what, and how of SEDRIS. This documentation set is aimed at the entire
SEDRIS documentation audience.
- Standards Documentation Set
- A set of specifications for the SEDRIS data representation model, the
application program interfaces (APIs), and the SEDRIS transmittal format
(STF). Each is completely described such that vendors could develop their
own version of the product. This documentation set is aimed at standards
writers.
- Training Materials Documentation Set
- A set of instructional material, as well as a set of review/test questions
with answers, that can be used to ensure understanding of SEDRIS concepts
and products. This documentation set is aimed at trainers/trainees.
- Marketing Materials Documentation Set
- A set of materials that provide a high-level overview of the SEDRIS
project and products, as well as a brief synopsis of the SEDRIS-related
work of the SEDRIS industry partners. These are used at conferences, demonstrations,
and briefings as handout material. This documentation set is aimed at senior
managers, project managers/system engineers, and operators/users.
Technology Documentation Set Contents
The contents of the Technology Documentation Set is listed below.
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Part 1: Introduction to SEDRIS and the Technology Documentation Set
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Part 2: SEDRIS and The Synthetic Environment Domain
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Part 3: SEDRIS Basics
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Part 4: Technical Reference Set
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- Volume 1: Technical Overview
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- Volume 2: The SEDRIS Data Representation Model
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- Volume 3: Examples of Using the Data Representation Model
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- Volume 4: Topology Technical Guide
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- Volume 5: Control Link Technical Guide
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- Volume 6: Data Tables Technical Guide
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- Volume 8: Images and Color Models Technical Guide
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- Volume 9: Attribute Inheritance and Context Technical Guide
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- Volume 10: Environmental Data Coding Specification (EDCS) Reference
Manual
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- Volume 11: Spatial Reference Model
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- Volume 12: Application Program Interface Overview
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- Volume 13: How to Extract Data from SEDRIS Transmittals
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- Volume 14: How to Produce SEDRIS Transmittals
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- Volume 15: SEDRIS Transmittal Format Description
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- Volume 16: Guide to the Build Kit
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- Volume 17: SEDRIS Reference Manual
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- Volume 18: Reference Implementation Listings
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Part 5: Tools and Utilities User's Guide Set
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- Volume 1: Transmittal Browser User's Guide
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- Volume 2: Syntax Checker User's Guide
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- Volume 3: Depth User's Guide
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- Volume 4: Feature Viewer User's Guide
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- Volume 5: Model Viewer User's Guide
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- Volume 6: Netscape Plug-In User's Guide
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- Volume 7: Ocean Profile User's Guide
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- Volume 8: SEE-IT User's Guide
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- Volume 9: Side-by-Side Viewer User's Guide
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- Volume 10: Wind Map User's Guide
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- Volume 11: API Implementations and Format Conversions User's Guide
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Part 6: Procedures and Processes Manual
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Technology Documentation Set Description
An overview of the contents of each "part" of the Technology
Documentation Set appears below.
- Part 1: Introduction to SEDRIS and the Technology Documentation
Set
- Provides the reader with a top-level overview of the SEDRIS project,
a guide to SEDRIS technology, a roadmap to the Technology Documentation
Set, and an overview of the SEDRIS web site. This document is aimed at
the entire SEDRIS documentation audience.
- Part 2: SEDRIS and The Synthetic Environment Domain
- Provides background information on the creation and use of synthetic
environment databases required to understand the problem that SEDRIS solves.
This document addresses the "why do we need SEDRIS" question.
Additionally, the terms/technology that the reader needs to know to fully
understand the synthetic environment domain problem are introduced and
defined. This document is aimed at senior managers, operators/users, and
trainers/trainees.
- Part 3: SEDRIS Basics
- Introduces the SEDRIS project, its development history, specific products,
and explains how the problem of data interchange between synthetic environment
databases is satisfied (i.e., presents the solution that SEDRIS is implementing
to the data interchange problem introduced in Part 2). The major emphasis
of this document is on "what" is being accomplished. Part 3 also
provides a listing of SEDRIS-specific abbreviations, acronyms, and definitions
of terminology used throughout the other documentation. This document is
aimed at the entire SEDRIS documentation audience.
- Part 4: Technical Reference Set
- Provides technical guidance to members of the data provider and data
consumer communities. Provides explicit "how-to" information
for the development of new SEDRIS products, as well as the use of existing
products. Due to its size, this document is divided into many stand-alone
"volumes". Volume 1 provides a detailed description of the contents
of each individual volume contained in Part 4. As necessary, each volume
of the reference set provides technical information covering all hardware
platforms supporting the product. This reference set is aimed at developers/contractors,
operators/users, and trainers/trainees.
- Part 5: Tools and Utilities User's Guide Set
- Contains multiple stand-alone volumes that provide "how-to"
information for the use of each SEDRIS software tool and utility. As necessary,
provides specific instructions for each hardware platform supporting a
tool. This document is aimed at developers and contractors, and trainers
and trainees.
- Part 6: Procedures and Processes Manual
- Provides a series of procedures and processes used to manage the SEDRIS
project. It addresses configuration management, the SEDRIS FTP site, and
the development process for SEDRIS core software, among others. This document
is aimed at project managers/system engineers, and developers/contractors.
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