U.S. Metric Association
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The U.S. Metric Association (USMA), based in Northridge
, California
, is a non-profit organization that advocates for total conversion to the SI
(metric
) system in the United States (metrication
).
Founded in 1916, it publishes a monthly pamphlet for its members on the state of the metric system in the United States: Metric Today
.
Northridge, Los Angeles, California
Northridge is a community located in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States.The 1994 Northridge earthquake is named for the place based on early estimates of the location of the quake's epicenter; however, further refinements showed it to be technically...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, is a non-profit organization that advocates for total conversion to the SI
Si
Si, si, or SI may refer to :- Measurement, mathematics and science :* International System of Units , the modern international standard version of the metric system...
(metric
Metric system
The metric system is an international decimalised system of measurement. France was first to adopt a metric system, in 1799, and a metric system is now the official system of measurement, used in almost every country in the world...
) system in the United States (metrication
Metrication
Metrication refers to the introduction and use of the SI metric system, the international standard for physical measurements. This has involved a long process of independent and systematic conversions of countries from various local systems of weights and measures. Metrication began in France in...
).
Founded in 1916, it publishes a monthly pamphlet for its members on the state of the metric system in the United States: Metric Today
Metric Today
Metric Today is the newsletter of the U.S. Metric Association. It features the latest developments in US metrication efforts. In the spirit of international standardization, it is dimensioned to the A4 paper size....
.