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Standards Organizations that Offer Free Access to Their Standards
The majority of standards developing organization depend on the revenue from the sale of standards to support their programs and services. But a growing number of standards organizations make access to their standards for viewing or download available for no cost. Let us know if your organization should be added to this list.
Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) - Free to members
Consultative Committee on Space Data Systems (CCSDS)
European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) - Free standards; registration required
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
Industrial Truck Standards Development Foundation
IPC Association - Some Free Standards
ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTC1) - Approximately 200 JTC1 standards are available for free online
International Society of Automation (ISA) - Free to Members
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Electronic Bookstore - 3 free ITU Recommendations on registration
Joint Electron Devices Engineering Council (JEDEC) - Free to members
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) - Standards and codes free to view; registration required
National Information Standards Organization (NISO) - Some free standards
National Institute of Standards and Technology/Information Technology Laboratory
Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS)
Object Management Group, Inc. (OMG)
Process Industry Practices (PIP) - Free to members
RTCA Electronic Documents - Free to members
Society of Cable Telecommunication Engineers (SCTE)
Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI) - ANSI/SAAMI standards are available in electronic format free of charge; there is a nominal charge for hard copies.
Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO)
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) 1.1
Underwriters Laboratories - standards are free to view
VITA Standards Organization - Free to members
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Contacts
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Standards Coordination Office(301) 975-4000NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 2100
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2100