ITRS

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ITRS is a globally adopted geocentric reference system used to define precise positions and motions on the Earth for applications such as geodesy, navigation, and Earth science.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earth-fixed reference system
geocentric reference system
terrestrial reference system
abbreviation ITRS NERFINISHED
applicationDomain global positioning
mapping
surveying
consistencyWith International Celestial Reference System NERFINISHED
celestial reference systems
coordinateAxes X-axis
Y-axis
Z-axis
coordinateType three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates
definedBy IERS NERFINISHED
International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service NERFINISHED
definedIn IERS Conventions NERFINISHED
dimensionality 3D
frameType Earth-centered Earth-fixed frame
fullName International Terrestrial Reference System NERFINISHED
geocentric true
maintainedBy IERS Conventions Center NERFINISHED
orientation conventional Greenwich meridian
conventional terrestrial pole
origin Earth’s center of mass
realization ITRF NERFINISHED
International Terrestrial Reference Frame NERFINISHED
referenceFor national geodetic reference frames
regional reference frames
referenceType global reference system
relatedStandard ITRF2008 NERFINISHED
ITRF2014 NERFINISHED
ITRF2020 NERFINISHED
rotationProperty co-rotating with the Earth in its diurnal motion
scope whole Earth NERFINISHED
timeEvolution accounts for station motions
includes other geophysical effects
includes post-glacial rebound
includes tectonic plate motion
usedFor Earth science
geodesy
precise orbit determination
reference for GNSS frames
satellite navigation
sea level monitoring
space geodesy
tectonic plate motion studies

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