DORIS
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DORIS is a French-developed satellite tracking system that uses ground beacons to precisely determine satellite orbits and support high-accuracy geodesy and Earth observation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DORIS canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10319545 — 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: DORIS Context triple: [International Terrestrial Reference System, dataSources, DORIS]
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A.
DORIS
DORIS was a particle accelerator and storage ring at the DESY research center in Hamburg, Germany, used primarily for high-energy physics and later as a synchrotron radiation source.
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B.
Doris
Doris was the first wife of Herod the Great and the mother of his son Antipater in the Herodian royal family.
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C.
Doris
Doris is the given name of Doris Buffett, an American philanthropist and sister of investor Warren Buffett, known for her charitable work and focus on direct, person-to-person giving.
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D.
Doris
Doris is an Oceanid from Greek mythology, known as the wife of the sea god Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
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E.
Doris
Doris is a feminine given name of Greek origin, historically associated with the Dorian people and meaning “from Doris” or “gift.”
- 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: DORIS Target entity description: DORIS is a French-developed satellite tracking system that uses ground beacons to precisely determine satellite orbits and support high-accuracy geodesy and Earth observation.
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A.
DORIS
DORIS was a particle accelerator and storage ring at the DESY research center in Hamburg, Germany, used primarily for high-energy physics and later as a synchrotron radiation source.
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B.
Doris
Doris is the given name of Doris Buffett, an American philanthropist and sister of investor Warren Buffett, known for her charitable work and focus on direct, person-to-person giving.
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C.
Doris
Doris is an Oceanid from Greek mythology, known as the wife of the sea god Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
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D.
Doris
Doris was the first wife of Herod the Great and the mother of his son Antipater in the Herodian royal family.
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E.
Doris
Doris is a feminine given name of Greek origin, historically associated with the Dorian people and meaning “from Doris” or “gift.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geodetic positioning system
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satellite tracking system ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite ⓘ |
| accuracy | centimeter-level orbit accuracy ⓘ |
| application |
altimetry satellite orbit determination
ⓘ
ice sheet monitoring ⓘ reference frame realization ⓘ sea level monitoring ⓘ tectonic plate motion monitoring ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Groupe de Recherche de Géodésie Spatiale
ⓘ
linked to:
IERS Analysis Centres
Institut Géographique National ⓘ International DORIS Service ⓘ |
| component |
control and processing center
ⓘ
global network of ground beacons ⓘ onboard DORIS receiver ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dataUsedBy |
International Terrestrial Reference Frame
ⓘ
linked to:
International Terrestrial Reference System
|
| designedFor | continuous long-term geodetic monitoring ⓘ |
| developer |
Centre National d’Études Spatiales
ⓘ
linked to:
CNES
|
| frequencyBand |
UHF
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VHF ⓘ |
| globalCoverage | yes ⓘ |
| measurementTechnique | two-frequency Doppler tracking ⓘ |
| operatedBy | CNES ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | operational ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
Earth observation support
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precise orbit determination ⓘ space geodesy ⓘ |
| provides |
precise station coordinates
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satellite orbit ephemerides ⓘ |
| startOfOperations | late 1980s ⓘ |
| supports |
Earth rotation studies
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crustal deformation studies ⓘ sea surface height determination ⓘ |
| supportsMission |
CryoSat-2
ⓘ
Envisat ⓘ HY-2A ⓘ Jason-1 ⓘ Jason-2 ⓘ Jason-3 ⓘ SPOT-4 ⓘ SPOT-5 ⓘ
linked to:
SPOT 5 satellite
Saral ⓘ Sentinel-3A ⓘ Sentinel-3B ⓘ TOPEX/Poseidon ⓘ |
| uses |
Doppler shift measurements
ⓘ
ground beacons ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: DORIS Description of subject: DORIS is a French-developed satellite tracking system that uses ground beacons to precisely determine satellite orbits and support high-accuracy geodesy and Earth observation.
Referenced by (5)
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