North American Terrestrial Reference Frame 2022
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North American Terrestrial Reference Frame 2022 is a modern geodetic reference frame for North America designed to provide more accurate, stable, and time-dependent positioning coordinates for mapping, surveying, and navigation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North American Terrestrial Reference Frame 2022 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10377922 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: North American Terrestrial Reference Frame 2022 Context triple: [NSRS, plannedReplacementDatum, North American Terrestrial Reference Frame 2022]
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A.
North American Datum of 1983
North American Datum of 1983 is a geodetic reference system used across North America to define precise locations on the Earth's surface for mapping, surveying, and navigation.
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B.
North American Vertical Datum of 1988
The North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) is the primary geodetic reference system used across North America to define consistent elevations above mean sea level for mapping, surveying, and engineering.
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C.
National Spatial Reference System
The National Spatial Reference System is the official coordinate framework used in the United States to define precise locations, elevations, and boundaries for mapping, surveying, and navigation.
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D.
ITRF2020
ITRF2020 is a high-precision global geodetic reference frame used to define accurate positions and motions on the Earth’s surface for applications such as navigation, mapping, and Earth science.
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E.
International Terrestrial Reference System
The International Terrestrial Reference System is a globally standardized, Earth-centered coordinate framework used for precise positioning, navigation, and geodetic measurements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: North American Terrestrial Reference Frame 2022 Target entity description: North American Terrestrial Reference Frame 2022 is a modern geodetic reference frame for North America designed to provide more accurate, stable, and time-dependent positioning coordinates for mapping, surveying, and navigation.
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A.
North American Datum of 1983
North American Datum of 1983 is a geodetic reference system used across North America to define precise locations on the Earth's surface for mapping, surveying, and navigation.
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B.
North American Vertical Datum of 1988
The North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) is the primary geodetic reference system used across North America to define consistent elevations above mean sea level for mapping, surveying, and engineering.
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C.
National Spatial Reference System
The National Spatial Reference System is the official coordinate framework used in the United States to define precise locations, elevations, and boundaries for mapping, surveying, and navigation.
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D.
ITRF2020
ITRF2020 is a high-precision global geodetic reference frame used to define accurate positions and motions on the Earth’s surface for applications such as navigation, mapping, and Earth science.
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E.
International Terrestrial Reference System
The International Terrestrial Reference System is a globally standardized, Earth-centered coordinate framework used for precise positioning, navigation, and geodetic measurements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geodetic reference frame
ⓘ
terrestrial reference frame ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NATRF2022 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alignedTo | International Terrestrial Reference Frame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentCovered | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateType |
3D Cartesian coordinates
ⓘ
geodetic latitude longitude ellipsoid height ⓘ |
| countryCovered |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
mapping
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ surveying ⓘ |
| epoch | 2020.00 ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
high accuracy
ⓘ
high stability ⓘ time-dependent coordinates ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
improve consistency with global reference frames
ⓘ
provide time-dependent positions ⓘ reduce regional distortions in coordinates ⓘ |
| includesModel |
horizontal crustal motion
ⓘ
intra-plate deformation ⓘ postglacial rebound ⓘ tectonic plate motion ⓘ time-dependent station coordinates ⓘ vertical crustal motion ⓘ |
| isPartOf | modernized U.S. National Spatial Reference System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSuccessorOf |
NAD 83
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North American Datum of 1983 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
NGS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. National Geodetic Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realizationOf | International Terrestrial Reference System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| referenceEpochLabel | 2020 ⓘ |
| regionType | continental reference frame ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Caribbean Terrestrial Reference Frame 2022
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Terrestrial Reference Frame 2022 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaces |
NAD 83
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North American Datum of 1983 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsApplication |
GNSS positioning
ⓘ
cartography ⓘ engineering projects ⓘ geospatial data integration ⓘ hydrographic surveying ⓘ precise geodetic surveying ⓘ |
| timeDependence | coordinates vary with epoch ⓘ |
| usesReference |
Earth’s center of mass
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geocenter ⓘ |
| usesVelocityModel | station velocities in three dimensions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: North American Terrestrial Reference Frame 2022 Description of subject: North American Terrestrial Reference Frame 2022 is a modern geodetic reference frame for North America designed to provide more accurate, stable, and time-dependent positioning coordinates for mapping, surveying, and navigation.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.