ICS

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commission scientific organization

ICS is the International Commission on Stratigraphy, the global authority responsible for standardizing the geological time scale and stratigraphic classification.

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ICS canonical	2

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commission ⓘ scientific organization ⓘ
abbreviation	ICS self-linksurface differs ⓘ
affiliation	International Science Council ⓘ surface form: International Council for Science (through IUGS)
country	International ⓘ
field	chronostratigraphy ⓘ geologic time scale ⓘ geology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ
hasPart	subcommission on Cambrian stratigraphy ⓘ subcommission on Carboniferous stratigraphy ⓘ subcommission on Cretaceous stratigraphy ⓘ subcommission on Devonian stratigraphy ⓘ subcommission on Jurassic stratigraphy ⓘ International Commission on Stratigraphy ⓘ surface form: subcommission on Neogene stratigraphy subcommission on Ordovician stratigraphy ⓘ subcommission on Permian stratigraphy ⓘ International Commission on Stratigraphy ⓘ surface form: subcommission on Precambrian stratigraphy subcommission on Quaternary stratigraphy ⓘ subcommission on Silurian stratigraphy ⓘ International Commission on Stratigraphy ⓘ surface form: subcommission on Triassic stratigraphy subcommissions on regional and thematic stratigraphy ⓘ
inceptionYear	20th century ⓘ
influences	geological mapping standards worldwide ⓘ stratigraphic terminology used in scientific publications ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
parentOrganization	International Union of Geological Sciences ⓘ
product	International Chronostratigraphic Chart ⓘ formal names and definitions of ages ⓘ formal names and definitions of eons ⓘ formal names and definitions of epochs ⓘ formal names and definitions of eras ⓘ formal names and definitions of periods ⓘ standard global geologic time scale ⓘ
role	global authority for stratigraphic classification ⓘ global authority for the standardization of the geological time scale ⓘ
scope	global ⓘ
shortName	International Commission on Stratigraphy ⓘ surface form: International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS)
task	coordination of international stratigraphic subcommissions ⓘ definition of global chronostratigraphic units ⓘ harmonization of stratigraphic nomenclature ⓘ maintenance of the International Chronostratigraphic Chart ⓘ publication of stratigraphic guidelines and recommendations ⓘ ratification of Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Points (GSSPs) ⓘ standardization of the geological time scale ⓘ updating formal geologic time scale boundaries ⓘ
usesConcept	Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point ⓘ surface form: Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) chronostratigraphic units ⓘ geochronologic units ⓘ
website	https://stratigraphy.org ⓘ

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International Commission on Stratigraphy → shortName → ICS ⓘ

ICS → abbreviation → ICS self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: International Commission on Stratigraphy