USA - NMEA
- National Marine Electronics Association; issues standards for interfacing marine electronics devices.
- http://www.nmea.org/

USA - NIST
- The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology is a federal technology agency that works with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards.
- http://www.nist.gov/

USA - National Information Standards
- A standards developer for the American National Standards Institute and the national clearinghouse for voluntary standards development in the U.S.
- http://www.niso.org/

USA - National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
- Publishes fire and building safety standards, including the National Electrical Code.
- http://www.nfpa.org/

USA - EIA
- Electronic Industries Alliance - a trade organizations alliance of the US electroics industry; with information on the standardization work of EIA and its members.
- http://www.eia.org/

USA - ASHRAE
- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. - publishes standards in the areas of HVAC and refrigeration.
- http://www.ashrae.org/

USA - ANSI
- American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
- http://www.ansi.org/

Canada - SCC.CA
- Standards Council of Canada
- http://www.scc.ca/

Canada - Quèbec - Bureau de normalisation du Quèbec (BNQ)
- Information on the standardization process and how to participate, about standards conformity certifiacaion activities, management systems registration and laboratory assessment services.
- http://www.bnq.qc.ca/

Canada - Institute for National Measurement Standards
- Canadian National Research Council
- http://www.cisti.nrc.ca/inms/inmse.html

Canada - CSA
- Canadian Standards Association, with information about CSA, its standards, an online shop and consumer information.
- http://www.csa.ca/

American Boat & Yacht Council, Inc.
- (ABYC) - develops consensus safety standards for the design, construction, equipage, maintenance, and repair of small craft, also provides martine technician training and certification. Information on membership and publications; contact address.
- http://abycinc.org/