Relevant for the standards and conventions in geodesy and related disciplines are the resolutions, which have been adopted by the Councils of

• the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)
• the International Association of Geodesy (IAG)
• the International Astronomical Union (IAU)

Other entities involved in standards and conventions are, e.g.,

• the International Bureau for Weights and Measures (BIPM)
• the Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA)
• the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
• the Technical Committee ISO/TC211