Federal Institute of Metrology

Summary

Federal Institute of Metrology is a government agency^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Federal Institute of Metrology's field of work was metrology^[3].
• Federal Institute of Metrology is located in Köniz^[4].
• Federal Institute of Metrology is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Federal Institute of Metrology's instance of is recorded as government agency^[6].
• Federal Institute of Metrology's instance of is recorded as institute^[7].
• Federal Institute of Metrology's instance of is recorded as Government agency of Switzerland^[8].
• Federal Institute of Metrology's logo image is recorded as Logo der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft.svg^[9].
• Federal Institute of Metrology's headquarters location is recorded as Wabern bei Bern^[10].
• Federal Institute of Metrology's ISNI is recorded as 0000000405274422^[11].
• Federal Institute of Metrology's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 309635047^[12].
• Federal Institute of Metrology's GND ID is recorded as 1053536798^[13].
• Federal Institute of Metrology's location is recorded as Wabern bei Bern^[14].
• Federal Institute of Metrology's Commons category is recorded as Federal Institute of Metrology^[15].
• +1862-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Federal Institute of Metrology^[16].
• Federal Institute of Metrology's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.92467, 'lon': 7.46329}^[17].
• Federal Institute of Metrology's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kg3f14^[18].
• Federal Institute of Metrology's parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Department of Justice and Police^[19].
• Federal Institute of Metrology's official website is recorded as https://www.metas.ch^[20].
• Federal Institute of Metrology's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de-ch', 'text': 'Eidgenössisches Institut für Metrologie'}^[21].
• Federal Institute of Metrology's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Federal Institute of Metrology'}^[22].
• Federal Institute of Metrology's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Institut fédéral de métrologie'}^[23].
• Federal Institute of Metrology's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Istituto Federale di Metrologia'}^[24].
• Federal Institute of Metrology's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'METAS'}^[25].
• Federal Institute of Metrology's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'METAS'}^[26].
• Federal Institute of Metrology's GRID ID is recorded as grid.434648.9^[27].

Body

Founding

+1862-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Federal Institute of Metrology^[16].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'de-ch', 'text': 'Eidgenössisches Institut für Metrologie'}^[21], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Federal Institute of Metrology'}^[22], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Institut fédéral de métrologie'}^[23], and {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Istituto Federale di Metrologia'}^[24]. Short names include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'METAS'}^[25] and {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'METAS'}^[26].

Operations

Federal Institute of Metrology's headquarters location is recorded as Wabern bei Bern^[10]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Department of Justice and Police^[19].

Industry

Federal Institute of Metrology's field of work was metrology^[3].

Why It Matters

Federal Institute of Metrology ranks in the top 6% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]