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Towards an integrated platform for standards data
ISO and IEC Marketing and Communication Forum
Geneva, February 22-23, 2012

What is structured content?
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Definition:
Information that is written in reusable blocks or components
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Examples in standards:
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Normative references
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Terms and definitions
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Scope
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Table of contents
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Tables
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Figures
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Benefits of using structured content
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Reuse components in different contexts
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Enrich standards metadata to facilitate search
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Identify related information
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Objectives of pilot project
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Extract structured content using a simple, low-cost method
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Provide an integrated framework for all standards-related information
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Methodology
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Transform PDF documents into text files
(including scanned image files)
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Parse files using custom program based on regular expressions (patterns of strings)
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Extract identified text segments
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Load into database
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Example: Normative references
Identify section “Normative references” in document
Look at beginning of line for header (e.g. IEC, CISPR, ISO) followed by numeric reference
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Normative references: inverse relationship
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For a given standard, which other standards use it as a normative reference
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Provides an indication of the relevance of a standard and its use by other TC/SCs
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Promotes dialogue and cooperation between TC/SCs and a systems approach
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Other examples for automatic extraction
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Centralized platform for standards data
Bring together all relevant information under a single integrated interface
Normative references
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Standards data (cont.)
Referenced by
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Standards data (cont.)
Terms and definitions
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Standards data (cont.)
National adoptions
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Conclusion
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There exist simple and cost-effective ways to extract structured information from IEC standards (1 week effort to develop utility)
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Providing standards data under a comprehensive, integrated framework will make it easier for end users to find and apply relevant standards
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