I know the iSpec2200 and S1000D are the specifications which are used in the aircraft maintenance manual, I have to know how they actually work in the aviation domain and what is the difference between them.
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I've only worked with S1000D, but what I understand is that they share a common origin in ATA Spec100, with some differences being:
iSpec2200
- maintains a focus on "legacy", monolithic publications
- scope is more limited to aircraft
- specification costs money (https://publications.airlines.org/CommerceProductDetail.aspx?Product=274)
S1000D
- focuses on modular data, with concepts such as data modules and the CSDB
- scope is more generalized to any product (air, land, sea, etc.)
- specification is free (http://public.s1000d.org/Downloads/Pages/S1000DDownloads.aspx)
S1000D is the successor of iSpec 2200 since 2012. The standard is now free of charge and can be easily downloaded from S1000D website.
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$\begingroup$ I'm not doubting you, but I am surprised that an organization went from
iSpec<something>
to just<something>
in its naming convention. I mean, dropping the "lowercase 'i', uppercase word" thing in the internet age? Whoda thunk it?? (Unless, of course, Apple sued...) Also, it's odd that they went from the numeric2200
"backwards" to1000
. Everything about those two identifiers indicates (to me, at least) thatiSpec2200
is newer thanS1000D
. $\endgroup$– FreeManDec 5, 2019 at 19:37