International Terrestrial Reference System (ITRS)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/International_Terrestrial_Reference_System_(ITRS)
GPTKB entity
Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf 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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label International Terrestrial Reference System (ITRS)
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