The Preparation of Technical Publications.

Abstract

Most writers of technical publications within the Defense Mapping Agency Aerospace Center (DMAAC) are scientists in the fields relating to mapping charting and geodesy. Their forte is in their respective field and rely on technical publications such as this publication to assist them in putting their scientific notations in a well organized, standard format. This technical publication was developed to provide the standard steps used by a technical writer in developing one of several types of technical publications (paper, report, presentation, or article), helpful hints on the preparation of the information, the illustration of technical information, and the journalistic jargon used by the editor. Technical writing is not a specific function of the scientists at DMAAC. Technical publications are normally a result of the need to communicate with their peer scientists; therefore, this reference publication was developed expressly for the DMAAC scientists and patterned to meet the requirements of DMAAC regulations (instructions) but in concert with American National Standard Institute (ANSI) on scientific and technical reports.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA014417

Entities

People

  • Jerry J. Becker

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Instructions
  • Notation
  • Regulations
  • Scientists
  • Standards
  • Technical Writing

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Business Analytics
  • Computer Science.

Technology Areas

  • Space