The document provides an introduction to the Unified Modeling Language (UML). It discusses that UML was developed as a standard language for writing software blueprints and was created by Grady Booch, James Rumbaugh, and Ivar Jacobson. Modeling with UML involves visualizing a system using standard diagrams and notations. It is used for specifying, constructing, and documenting systems using an iterative process that is use case driven and architecture-centric.