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[standards, coordinate systems]
Acronym for International Terrestrial Reference System. A methodology and set of models for creating an abstract coordinate system, defined and maintained by the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS). ITRS conventions include a geocentric coordinate system and International System of Units (SI) numeric constants.