Electronic Storage and Retrieval of Engineering Documents

The KSC Electronic Documentation System (KEDS) is a computer-intranet system at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) for the storage and retrieval of engineering drawings and other engineering documents that have been officially released. Prior to the development of the KEDS, microfilm copies of engineering documents were stored in an archive at the Engineering Document Center (EDC) in the KSC headquarters building; engineers and drafters had to travel from remote sites to the EDC to view microfilm images of drawings, and the cost of fulfilling requests for documents (including printing paper copies) was considerable.