International Commission on Illumination

international authority on light, illumination, color, and color spaces
Organization standards_organization Q374677
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International Commission on Illumination

Summary

International Commission on Illumination is a standards organization[1]. It draws 270 Wikipedia views per month (standards_organization category, ranking #14 of 65).[2]

Key Facts

  • International Commission on Illumination's field of work was lighting[3].
  • International Commission on Illumination was a member of International Association of Scientific, Technical, and Medical Publishers[4].
  • International Commission on Illumination was a member of International Science Council[5].
  • International Commission on Illumination is located in Vienna[6].
  • International Commission on Illumination's instance of is recorded as standards organization[7].
  • International Commission on Illumination's official language is recorded as English[8].
  • International Commission on Illumination's official language is recorded as French[9].
  • International Commission on Illumination's official language is recorded as German[10].
  • International Commission on Illumination followed Commission internationale de photométrie[11].
  • International Commission on Illumination's headquarters location is recorded as Vienna[12].
  • International Commission on Illumination's Commons category is recorded as CIE XYZ[13].
  • August 30, 1913 marks the founding of International Commission on Illumination[14].
  • International Commission on Illumination's official website is recorded as https://cie.co.at/[15].
  • International Commission on Illumination's affiliation is recorded as International Science Council[16].
  • International Commission on Illumination's affiliation is recorded as International Electrotechnical Commission[17].
  • International Commission on Illumination's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'International Commission on Illumination'}[18].
  • International Commission on Illumination's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CIE'}[19].
  • International Commission on Illumination's partnership with is recorded as International Civil Aviation Organization[20].
  • International Commission on Illumination's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1586'}[21].
  • International Commission on Illumination's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1546'}[22].

Body

Founding

August 30, 1913 marks the founding of International Commission on Illumination[14].

Identity

International Commission on Illumination followed Commission internationale de photométrie[11]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CIE'}[19].

Operations

International Commission on Illumination's headquarters location is recorded as Vienna[12].

Industry

International Commission on Illumination's field of work was lighting[3].

Why It Matters

International Commission on Illumination draws 270 Wikipedia views per month (standards_organization category, ranking #14 of 65).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . stm-assoc.org. Retrieved . stm-assoc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . council.science. Retrieved . council.science. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . council.science. Retrieved . council.science. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . icao.int. icao.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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