Published Documents
General Documents
The general documents below support the FACE Consortium Approach and can be used with all Technical Standards.
Overview
Business and Contracting
- FACE Business Guide Version 3.1 - NEW
- FACE Business Guide Version 3.0
- FACE Contract Guide Version 3.1 - NEW
- FACE Contract Guide Version 3.0
Verification/Certification Information
- FACE Conformance Authorities Plan Version 1.3
- FACE Conformance Certification Guide Version 1.0
- FACE Conformance Policy Version 2.0
- FACE Statement of Verification Version 2.0
- FACE Certification Services Agreement
Requesting Changes & Reporting Problems/Issues & FACE Definitions
- FACE PR/CR Process Overview Version 1.0
- AV-2: FACE® Glossary of Terms and Definitions, Edition 3.3.3
Technical Standards & Corresponding Documents
The FACE Technical Standard is the "keystone" document of the FACE Consortium. Listed below are the FACE Technical Standards and the corresponding documents for each edition.
FACE Technical Standard Edition 3.2 - Latest Edition ▶
- FACE Technical Standard Edition 3.2 - Latest Edition
- FACE Software Supplier Getting Started Guide (GSG) Edition 3.x, Volume 2 - NEW
- FACE Integrator's Getting Started Guide (GSG) Edition 3.x, Volume 2 - NEW
- Reference Implementation Guides
- FACE Reference Implementation Guide (RIG) for FACE Technical Standard Edition 3.0 Volume 1 General Guidance
- FACE Reference Implementation Guide (RIG) for FACE Technical Standard Edition 3.0 Volume 2 Computing Environment
- FACE Reference Implementation Guide (RIG) for FACE Technical Standard Edition 3.0 Volume 3 Data Architecture
- Data Model Guidance
- Conformance Products
FACE Technical Standard Edition 3.1 ▶
- FACE Technical Standard Edition 3.1
- FACE Software Supplier Getting Started Guide (GSG) Edition 3.x
- FACE Integrator's Getting Started Guide (GSG) Edition 3.x
- Reference Implementation Guides
- FACE Reference Implementation Guide (RIG) for FACE Technical Standard Edition 3.0 Volume 1 General Guidance & PCS and PSSS UoCs
- FACE Reference Implementation Guide (RIG) for FACE Technical Standard Edition 3.0 Volume 2 Computing Environment & TSS, IOSS and OSS UoCs
- FACE Reference Implementation Guide (RIG) for FACE Technical Standard Edition 3.0 Volume 3 Data Architecture
- Data Model Guidance
- Conformance Products
FACE Technical Standard Edition 3.0 ▶
- FACE Technical Standard Edition 3.0
- FACE Software Supplier Getting Started Guide (GSG) Edition 3.x
- FACE Integrator's Getting Started Guide (GSG) Edition 3.x
- FACE Technical Standard Edition 3.0 Technical Corrigendum 1
- Reference Implementation Guides
- FACE Reference Implementation Guide (RIG) for FACE Technical Standard Edition 3.0 Volume 1 General Guidance & PCS and PSSS UoCs
- FACE Reference Implementation Guide (RIG) for FACE Technical Standard Edition 3.0 Volume 2 Computing Environment & TSS, IOSS and OSS UoCs
- FACE Reference Implementation Guide (RIG) for FACE Technical Standard Edition 3.0 Volume 3 Data Architecture
- Data Model Guidance
- Conformance Products
FACE Technical Standard Edition 2.1.1 ▶
FACE Technical Standard Edition 2.1 ▶
- FACE Technical Standard Edition 2.1
- FACE Software Supplier Getting Started Guide (GSG) Version 2.1
- FACE Technical Standard Edition 2.1 Technical Standard Corrigendum 1
- FACE Reference Implementation Guide (RIG) Edition 2.1
- Data Model Guidance
- Conformance Products
FACE Technical Standard Edition 2.0 - (Being Sunsetted) ▶
The Consortium is sunsetting FACE Technical Standard Edition 1.x and 2.0.x and corresponding documents. Deprecation Period: 6/12/2025 to 12/14/2025 (no more CRs, but PRs). Final Conformance Window: 12/15/2025 to 6/14/2026 (no PRs, but UoCs can complete certification process). Once the conformance window closes, no UoC will be certified even if the process has already started.
- FACE Technical Standard Edition 2.0
- FACE Technical Standard Edition 2.0 Technical Corrigendum 1
- FACE Reference Implementation Guide (RIG) 2.0
- Data Model Guidance
- FACE Shared Data Model Governance Plan Edition 3.1 - Updated Edition & will not be Sunsetted
- FACE Shared Data Model Edition 2.0.3
- Conformance Products
- FACE Conformance Test(s) Suite Editions 2.0.x
- FACE Conformance Verification Matrix (CVM) Edition 2.0
- FACE Conformance Verification Matrix User's Guide (MUG) Version 4.0 - Updated Edition & will not be Sunsetted
Supporting Documents
Supporting Documents
- FACE Conformance Contributions to Airworthiness Version 1.0
- FACE Conformance Program Documents
- FACE Conformance Test(s) Suite
- FACE Conformance Test Suite Learning Series
- FACE Shared Data Model(s)
- FACE Library Infrastructure Documents
To report a problem with a published document:
To view Approved Corrections:
Proceedings (TIM Papers) from FACE® Technical Interchange Meetings:
Recorded Presentations
- FACE® Consortium Business Guide v3.1 Webinar
- BALSA Overview
- FACE Conformance Test Suite Learning Series
- Conformance Test Suite Overview
- FACE® Business Overview
- FACE® Technical Overview
- FACE® Data Architecture Overview
- FACE® Conformance Overview
- System Architectures, MOSA, and The FACE® Technical Standard
- FACE® Two-Part Series: Software Supplier Getting Started Guide and BALSA Overview - Part 1
- FACE® Two-Part Series: Software Supplier Getting Started Guide and BALSA Overview - Part 2
- Introduction to The Open Group FACE® Contract Guide: Guidance in Writing Solicitations & Proposals with FACE Requirements
Third Party Tools
FACE Newsletter
- Quarter 2 Newsletter - May 2025
- Quarter 1 Newsletter - February 2025
- Quarter 4 Newsletter- October, 2024
- Quarter 3 Newsletter - August, 2024
- Quarter 2 Newsletter- May, 2024
- Quarter 1 Newsletter - Feb. 2024
- Quarter 4 Newsletter - Nov. 2023
- Quarter 3 Newsletter - Sept, 2023
- Quarter 2 Newsletter - August, 2023
- Quarter 1 Newsletter - March, 2023
- Quarter 4 Newsletter - Nov. 2022
- Quarter 3 Newsletter - July, 2022
- Quarter 2 Newsletter - May, 2022
- Quarter 1 Newsletter - February, 2022
- Quarter 4 Newsletter - December, 2021
- Inaugural Newsletter - August 9, 2021
