Title :
125th anniversary of the Metre Convention; the past, present and future of the convention
Author_Institution :
BIPM, Sevres, France
Abstract :
After a description of the origin and reasons for creation of the Metre Convention, the author proposes that it will have an increasingly important place in international affairs because requirements for measurements traceable to the SI have become a central feature in trade agreements.
Keywords :
international trade; length measurement; measurement standards; reviews; technological forecasting; units (measurement); Metre Convention; SI traceable measurements; future activities; international trade agreements; measurement requirements; Assembly; Geodesy; Geophysical measurements; Government; International trade; Manufactured products; Measurement units; Metrology; Proposals; Weight measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5744-2
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.2000.851207
