WGS 84

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-004623",
  "term": "WGS 84",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "An Earth-centered, Earth-fixed terrestrial reference system and geodetic datum. WGS 84 is based on a consistent set of constants and model parameters that describe the Earth’s size, shape, gravity, and geomagnetic fields. WGS 84 is the standard U.S. Department of Defense definition of a global reference system for geospatial information and is the reference system for GPS. It is consistent with the International Terrestrial Reference System (ITRS).",
  "synonyms": [
    "World Geodetic System - 1984",
    "World Geodetic System 1984"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NISTIR 8323 [Superseded] from USG FRP (2021); NIST IR 8323r1 from USG FRP (2021)",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/wgs-84/"
}