Outputs of the Task Group (2019-2021)
Across the International Scientific Unions (ISUs) (and affiliated organizations) there is a variety of expertise in this area in addition to technical resources on units available online. This task group focused on:
- Collection of current unit representation approaches in the ISUs (survey)
- Identification and aggregation of current unit representation systems (list as of October 2021)
- Aggregation of activities where different disciplines adopted/implemented new units of measurement representation systems (e.g., UDUnits -> Climatology, NERC Vocabulary Service -> Oceanography)
- Collection issues/pain/friction points with the usage of units presentation systems (survey)
- Collection of best practices for using unit representation systems (survey)
Outcomes of this Activity (Impact and Effect)
- Formation a group of IU/IA Ambassadors as liaisons to the DRUM TG
- Units of measurements survey of the TG Ambassadors (writeup available soon)
- Setup of regular meetings with the expert group (EG) of the CIPM TG on the SI Digital Framework
- Presentations at major conferences and workshops to highlight the need for units interoperability