Frequently Asked Questions

• How can Geo Language Services help with structuring of technical documents?

  We can author from scratch, restructure existing documentation, or work to your existing information architecture. Structuring decisions — document scope, audience, modularity, reusability, navigation — are made up front, against any house style guide and any regulatory requirements that apply. We follow established technical communication principles and can adapt to DITA, S1000D or simpler structured-authoring approaches depending on your environment.

• Does Geo Language Services ensure consistency between documents?

  Yes. Consistency is managed through structured terminology, reusable content components, version control and a single editorial owner per document family. Where you have multiple documents in a product or programme, we hold a consolidated termbase and style guide for the set, so the same concept, term and phrasing appears the same way across every document.

• For which sectors can Geo Language Services provide technical authoring for?

  Life sciences (medical devices, pharma, clinical), energy and oil & gas, engineering, manufacturing, IT and software, telecoms, cybersecurity, automotive and transport. Authors are assigned by sector expertise rather than as generalists — a medical device IFU and a software API guide need different writers, even when the principles of clear technical writing are the same.

• Can Geo Language Services create smart documents?

  Yes. Where you need single-source publishing, modular content reuse, conditional content for different markets or product variants, or structured authoring for translation efficiency, we can author in DITA, structured XML or comparable component-based formats. The upfront investment pays back in lower translation cost and faster updates over the lifecycle of the documentation.

• Is Geo Language Services ISO certified in medical devices?

  Geo holds ISO 9001:2015 for quality management and ISO 17100:2015 for translation services, both of which apply to our medical device work. Our medical device workflows are designed to support EU MDR, IVDR and equivalent regulatory expectations.

• Can Geo Language Services help with technical authoring for machinery?

  Yes, we translate machinery documentation, such as operating manuals, maintenance instructions, parts catalogues, safety instructions, EC Declarations of Conformity, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and Machinery Regulation 2023/1230 compliance content. Authors are assigned with machinery sector experience, and translations are typeset and reviewed for compliance with target-market labelling requirements.