I found a pdf version: http://www.unece.org/trade/untdid/download/r1224.pdf
It includes the figures in the body, but it still excludes the tables. I am not ready to sign up to DMQ as a replacement for dm³ It may have transformed to UCUM, Unified Code for Units of Measure. It seems very similar, but I can't find anything that clearly spells out a migration. --- On Sat, 3/14/09, John M. Steele <jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > From: John M. Steele <jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net> > Subject: Re: [USMA:43815] Units for international trade > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu> > Date: Saturday, March 14, 2009, 11:20 AM > I Have never heard of it. > > Having skimmed it, it seems willing to accomodate not only > SI units, but also Imperial, Customary, and any other units > used widely enough. Its main orientation seems to be > assigning a TLA (three letter acronym) to every unit so it > can be communicated by Telex (does anyone still use Telex?) > > With the tables of interest removed from the ASCII copy, I > have no clue if it is reasonable. > > The SI units have official symbols which I think are > clearly preferable to TLAs. For the Customary units, we > will probably arrogantly use our own standard abbreviations > (given in FPLA and UPLR), the rest of the world be damned. > :) > > None of ours conflict with SI. Brit use of "m" > for miles is objectionable, but I am not aware of other > conflicts. Certainly identification of US vs UK unit (where > a difference exists) could be important in the list. Since > the tables are removed, I can't tell if this is > achieved. > > > --- On Sat, 3/14/09, Pat Naughtin > <pat.naugh...@metricationmatters.com> wrote: > > > From: Pat Naughtin > <pat.naugh...@metricationmatters.com> > > Subject: [USMA:43815] Units for international trade > > To: "U.S. Metric Association" > <usma@colostate.edu> > > Date: Saturday, March 14, 2009, 6:18 AM > > Dear All, > > > > Can anyone tell me anything about this document, and > its > > current world status as opposed to its status in the > > European community? > > > > http://www.unece.org/trade/untdid/download/r1224.txt > > > > Cheers, > > > > Pat Naughtin > > > > PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, > > Geelong, Australia > > Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 > > > > Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat > > Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds > of > > companies upgrade to the modern metric system > smoothly, > > quickly, and so economically that they now save > thousands > > each year when buying, processing, or selling for > their > > businesses. Pat provides services and resources for > many > > different trades, crafts, and professions for > commercial, > > industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, > > Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the > > Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the > metric > > associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See > > http://www.metricationmatters.com for more metrication > > information, contact Pat at > > pat.naugh...@metricationmatters.com or to get the free > > 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: > > http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter to > subscribe.
