International Terrestrial Reference System (ITRS)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:geodetic_reference_system
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:ITRS
gptkbp:adoptedBy	gptkb:International_Astronomical_Union gptkb:International_Union_of_Geodesy_and_Geophysics
gptkbp:category	Earth sciences geodesy reference systems
gptkbp:coordinateOrigin	Earth's center of mass
gptkbp:coordinateSystemType	gptkb:Earth-centered,_Earth-fixed_(ECEF)
gptkbp:definedIn	gptkb:International_Earth_Rotation_and_Reference_Systems_Service
gptkbp:dimensions	3
gptkbp:epoch	continuously updated
gptkbp:mainAxisOf	X, Y, Z
gptkbp:purpose	provide a standard coordinate system for Earth
gptkbp:realizedBy	gptkb:International_Terrestrial_Reference_Frame_(ITRF)
gptkbp:referencePoint	gptkb:ITRF2000 gptkb:ITRF2005 gptkb:ITRF2008 gptkb:ITRF2014 gptkb:ITRF2020 gptkb:ITRF89 gptkb:ITRF90 gptkb:ITRF91 gptkb:ITRF92 gptkb:ITRF93 gptkb:ITRF94 gptkb:ITRF96 gptkb:ITRF97
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:European_Terrestrial_Reference_System_1989_(ETRS89) gptkb:World_Geodetic_System_1984_(WGS84)
gptkbp:usedFor	gptkb:navigation geodesy mapping satellite positioning
gptkbp:XaxisDirection	intersection of equator and Greenwich meridian
gptkbp:YaxisDirection	completes right-handed system
gptkbp:ZAxisDirection	conventional terrestrial pole
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:International_Earth_Rotation_and_Reference_Systems_Service_(IERS)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	International Terrestrial Reference System (ITRS)