National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder Laboratories (NIST Boulder)
UTC(NIST) Time Scale
standardtime / measurement standardIndustry: Aerospace
- Category
- Data & Digital Tools
- Affiliations
- NIST Boulder
Description
UTC(NIST), NIST's realization of Coordinated Universal Time and the official time for the United States under the America COMPETES Act, with NIST and USNO as official U.S. timekeepers; built since the 1960s and used by stock exchanges and the power sector.
Official page
https://www.nist.gov/pml/time-and-frequency-division/time-realization/utcnist-time-scale
Open official page (opens in a new tab)Contact
- Contact
- Jeffrey Sherman <jeff.sherman@nist.gov> (303) 497-3511
Details
- Keywords
- coordinated universal time, official u.s. time, america competes act, naval observatory, time realization
- Location
- Boulder, Colorado
- Standard id
- UTC(NIST)
- Issuing body
- NIST (timekeeping delegated by the Secretary of Commerce)
- Associated entity
- NIST