Due to the diverse makeup of the Galactic Community, in 12 PN, the Pax Novum decided it important to standardize most units of measurement as well as other important documents and standards. Drawing from the systems of different members of the Galactic Community, the system of Galactic Standards was born. While most Free Stations use the Galactic Standards, most if not all homeworlds as well as colonies.
Distance
One of the most used forms of measurement, there are 2 types of distance defined by the Galactic Standards, common distance and navigational distance.
Common
- Meter (m) - Galactic Standard (Originating from Earth, a meter is defined as the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second)
- Foot (ft) - Human Old East (Originating from Earth, the foot is an old unit of measurement that ceased to be used by most of the species by the 20th century CE. Many groups originating from the ESA still continue to use it out of either spite for the Europan Union or tradition)
Navigational
- Light Year (ly) - Galactic Standard (A Light Year is defined as the distance light travels within a year, most intersystem vessels use either ly or other time defined distances like Light Minutes or Light Seconds)
- Kilometer (km) - Human ESA (A much smaller navigational measurement, the kilometer is defined as 1,000 meters and as such is simple to convert to common measurements. Mainly used by planetary citizen or intrasystem vessels)
- Mile (mi) - Human Old East (Originating from the same system as the foot, the mile is defined as 5,280 ft. Rarely Used)
Calendar Era
Most species used their own planetary orbit to track the passage of years, however with Humanity’s overwhelming influence in most Free Stations as well as the galactic stage, the passage of years was decided to be tracked by the orbit of Earth around Sol. However, many species still track eras off of different events/dates.
- Pax Novum (PN) - Galactic Standard - Current Year: 26
- Common Era (CE) - Human - Current Year: 2243