Defining a standard: the Military Scenario Definition Language version 1.0 standard

The Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO) Military Scenario Definition Language standardization effort has successfully completed version 1.0. MSDL intends to provide a standardized structure to capture the contents of a military scenario that can then be ingested by a wide variety of computer-based simulations. This paper provides a review of the standardizations process; introduces the contents of the MSDL Version 1.0 specification; and provides a short summary of ongoing MSDL activities.