This repository contains the official documentation for UnitsML (Units Markup Language), a comprehensive suite of technologies that facilitate digital processing of units of measurement and measurement quantities.
UnitsML is a technology suite for working with units of measure. It provides a standardized way to represent units, quantities, dimensions, and prefixes, enabling unambiguous storage, exchange, and processing of numerical data across different systems and domains.
The documentation includes:
- AsciiUnits syntax specification
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A text-based syntax for representing units of measurement in a compact and human-readable format, fully compatible and interoperable with the UnitsML XML language
- UnitsML guide
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Guidelines for using UnitsML in various applications
- UnitsML guide to incorporating UnitsML XML
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Methods for incorporating UnitsML into other markup languages
- UnitsML subset specification for embedding into UBL NDR
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Specification for UnitsML in the context of Universal Business Language Naming and Design Rules
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Source files for UnitsML specifications in Metanorma format.
sources/asciiunits/-
AsciiUnits syntax specification
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UnitsML guidelines
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Documentation on incorporating UnitsML into other markup languages
sources/unitsml-ubl-ndr-subset/-
UnitsML UBL NDR subset specification
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Generated documentation in multiple formats (HTML, PDF, XML, etc.)
This repository uses Metanorma to build standardized documentation.
See https://www.metanorma.org/install/ for detailed installation instructions.
The build process generates documentation in multiple formats:
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HTML — Web-friendly format with navigation
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PDF — Print-ready format
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XML — Machine-readable format
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RXL — Relaton XML bibliographic format