International Bureau of Weights and Measures
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The International Bureau of Weights and Measures is an international organization that maintains the global system of units (SI) and ensures worldwide uniformity of measurements and time standards.
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| instanceOf |
intergovernmental organization
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international standards organization ⓘ metrology institute ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
International Bureau of Weights and Measures
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BIPM
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| collaboratesWith |
national metrology institutes
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regional metrology organizations ⓘ |
| coordinates |
international comparisons of national measurement standards
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international time scales ⓘ worldwide uniformity of measurements ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
measurement standards
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metrology ⓘ time standards ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Metre Convention ⓘ |
| foundingInstrument | Metre Convention ⓘ |
| governedBy | International Committee for Weights and Measures ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Working together to increase the effectiveness of the world-wide measurement system ⓘ |
| hasOrgan |
General Conference on Weights and Measures
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International Committee for Weights and Measures ⓘ |
| hasStaff | international scientific and technical personnel ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
France
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Hauts-de-Seine ⓘ Sèvres ⓘ Île-de-France region ⓘ
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Île-de-France
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| inception | 1875 ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ |
| legalStatus | intergovernmental organization under international law ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Paris ⓘ |
| locatedOn | grounds of the Pavillon de Breteuil ⓘ |
| maintains |
International System of Units
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International System of Units ⓘ
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SI base units
SI derived units ⓘ |
| memberType | states parties to the Metre Convention ⓘ |
| oversees | realization of SI units ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | General Conference on Weights and Measures ⓘ |
| publishes |
Metrologia
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SI ⓘ
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SI Brochure
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| purpose |
to coordinate international metrology
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to ensure worldwide uniformity of measurements ⓘ to maintain the International System of Units ⓘ |
| regionServed | worldwide ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
establishing and disseminating Coordinated Universal Time
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key comparisons of measurement standards ⓘ |
| shortName |
International Bureau of Weights and Measures
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International Bureau of Weights and Measures self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Bureau international des poids et mesures
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| significantEvent | adoption of the revised SI based on fundamental constants in 2018 ⓘ |
| website | https://www.bipm.org ⓘ |
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National Physical Laboratory of India
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26th General Conference on Weights and Measures
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International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service
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International Committee for Weights and Measures
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