The new tekom blog is all about intelligent information. The blog brings together experts from related fields to explore the various aspects of the design and development of intelligent technologies.
Ulrike Parson has written an article on The Core of Intelligent Information - MetadataMetadata. What it is about:
Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT) have changed technical documentation. Users now read small chunks of information that match their context, task, or role. Instead of classical documentation, we now need information that is modular, neutral with respect to format, and accessible via metadata and full-text search.
The iiRDS standard makes documentation smart – so it can be made available on portals, apps and data glasses. Case studies in the field of mechanical engineering are very often mentioned in connection with iiRDS – for example, the scenario of the service technician who uses an end-device to scan an error code on a machine that needs repairing and then receives a snippet of information on the display showing how to fix the problem. This article is about the extensibility of the iiRDS model in the automotive sector. Read more
Since the beginning, parson has been involved in the development and documentation of the standard. At conferences and talks, we report on the status of the development and its practical application. In this blog, we want to answer some of the most frequent questions we have been getting. Read more
The world of technical writing loves XML. Its document type definitions are the foundation of structured authoring. XML and the underlying schemas structure the content of our information products. The benefits are twofold. Content is consistently structured and easy to read. Authors have an easier time writing the content. The structure provides guidelines for authoring. Read more
In this article, Martin Kreutzer and Ulrike Parson describe how you fill content delivery portals with smart content so that users quickly get the right answers to their questions. Read more
