Military Scenario Definition Language

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Military Scenario Definition Language (MSDL) is a standard developed by Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO).

The Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO) is an organization dedicated to the promotion of modeling and simulation interoperability and reuse for the benefit of diverse modeling and simulation communities, including developers, procurers, and users, worldwide.

The MSDL is now incorporated within the C2SIM Development group within SISO [1]

Version 1. SISO-STD-007-2008: Military Scenario Definition Language (MSDL) [2]

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References

  1. "Command and Control Systems - Simulation Systems Interoperation (C2SIM) Product Development Group (PDG) and Product Support Group (PSG)" . Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  2. "SISO-STD-007-2008: Military Scenario Definition Language (MSDL)" . Retrieved 5 November 2015.