About ISO Documents¶
Document Types¶
Every document produced by ISO/TC 204 is generally classified as one of the following:
- International Standard (IS): A document that defines requirements for implementations and is considered to be stable. IS documents are reviewed every five years
- Technical Specification (TS): A document that defines requirements for implementations but is considered to address a new topic; therefore, it should be recognized that as the topic area matures, changes are more likely to occur in future editions. TS documents are reviewed every three years and are typically elevated to IS documents on the first or second review cycle.
- Technical Report (TR): A document that provides information but does not contain any requirements. TR documents can provide justification for other documents, reports on the state of the industry, offer explanations on new technologies, or provide other useful information. TR documents are reviewed periodically as needed.
Naming Convention for TC204 Deliverables¶
Our document titles may seem a little daunting, however they typically use the multi-level naming structure:
<Publishing SDO(s)>/<Deliverable Type> <Number[-Part]>:<Year of Publication>[(<language>)] <Title 1> - <Title 2> [ - <Title 3>]
Example
ISO/TS 14813-1:2015(en) Intelligent transport systems — Reference model architecture(s) for the ITS sector - Part 1: ITS service domains, service groups and services
| Name Component | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Publishing SDO(s) | ISO | The Standards Development Organisation(s) that will publish the deliverable |
| Deliverable Type | TS | The type of deliverable |
| Number[-Part] | 14813-1 | Unique identifier of the deliverable, which can include an optional Part number to indicate they are focussed components detailing a specific aspect. This can also facilitate progressive development and publishing and use of a suite of documents over time. |
| Year of Publication | 2015 | Year that the deliverable is formally published and released for use |
| language | en | Used to distinguish between English and French editions of a document |
| Title 1 | Intelligent transport systems | Used for most TC204 deliverables |
| Title 2 | Reference model architecture(s) for the ITS sector | Key concept |
| Title 3 | Part 1: ITS service domains, service groups and services | An optional component, but frequently used in order to describe specific aspects of the Key concept. Note that “Part 1: “ is considered part of the title |