The 27th meeting of the CGPM (2022) adopted Resolution 4 On the use and further development of UTC. Subsequently, the CCTF Working Group on Strategic Planning established a task group (TG) in May 2023 to address the progress towards a continuous UTC.
The TG shall work together with the CCTF, laboratories that contribute to UTC, GNSS providers, International Organizations – such as the International Astronomical Union, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) – and other stakeholders to prepare a draft resolution for the 28th meeting of the CGPM (2026) including:
- the extended tolerance value of UT1-UTC*
- the procedure to align UTC to UT1 when the new tolerance is reached
- the revision periodicity of this decision by the CGPM
the exact implementation date.
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