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URL
— Universal Resource Locator
LAN
— Local Area Network
REPCODE
— Representation Code
TBM
— Temporary Bench Mark (in surveying)
USA
— United States of America
US
— United States of America
XML
— Extensible Markup Language
QLID
— Queensland Land Information Directory
ROM
— Read-Only Memory
FTP
— File Transfer Protocol
UK
— United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
ANSI
— American National Standards Institute, Inc.
UNESCO
— United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
GUDS
— Geologicky Ustav Dionyz Stur
C4G
— Center for GeoInformatics
RELOS
— Regional Locator System
LAGIC
— Louisiana Geographic Information Center
A IN B
— Auto in basement
EPA
— Environmental Protection Agency (US)
CPU
— Central Processing Unit
K-L
— Karhunen-Loeve
K F
— Kummerly Frey AG
CBD
— Cash Before Delivery
FEMA
— Federal Emergency Management Agency
GDDD
— Geographical Data Description Directory
PDR
— Preliminary Design Review
QC
— Quality Control
ISP
— Internet Service Provider
GUI
— Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
A-DCS
— Advanced/Data Collection System
R&A OSS
— Research and Analysis Branch, Office of Strategic Services
JAGIS
— Journalism and Gis Interest Group
G W-N
— George Washington
NADCON
— North American Datum Conversion
QINSY
— Quality Integrated Navigation System
PIXEL
— Picture Element
PIDR
— Polygon ID right
U-TDOA
— Uplink Time Difference of Arrival
C&MT
— Communication & Measurement Technologies Limited
WALIS
— Western Australian Land Information System
WAGDA
— Washington State Geospatial Data Archive
GBAMS
— GBS Master Series
FAQ
— Frequently Asked Questions (sometimes Pronounced Fak)
R&D
— Research & Development
C.BR
— cement brick
NAD 27
— North American Datum of 1927
RASVY
— Royal Australian Survey Corps
S-VGA
— Super Video Graphics Array
BAOSC
— Bay Area Open Space Council
ASCII
— American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
J&K
— Jammu and Kashmir
CADMAP
— Computer-aided drafting, mapping, and photogrammetry
SMTP
— Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
ADSL
— Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
NABGG
— National Association for Black Geologists and Geophysicists
UCDL
— University of California Digital Library
NAFSMA
— National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies
NAD 83
— North American Datum of 1983
E-N&N
— Electronic News and Notes
DA&SM
— Data Acquisitions & Systems Maintenance
CRT
— Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
WAGAP
— Washington Gap Analysis Program
IACWD
— Interagency Advisory Committee on Water Data
R&TS
— Research & Technical Standards
R-VIS
— Reality Visualization
T/RS
— Township/Range System
OADCES
— On-line Aerotriangulation Data Collection and Editing System
ASA
— American Standards Association
H.ST.
— Halte Stelle
LAGEO
— Laser Geodynamic Satellite
BANOBRAS
— Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Publicos
USDA
— United States Department of Agriculture
S-SIG
— Sureying Special Interest Group
UCLGES
— Unified Cartographic Line Graph Encoding System
WAML IB
— Western Association of Map Libraries Information Bulletin
WASCH
— Waschhaus
VPN
— Virtual Private Network (ATM)
IAKAR
— Inertially aided kinematic ambiguity resolution
E.ST.
— Eisenbahn Station
I-SITE
— Intelligent Screening of Imagery for Teleophthalmology
BAKOSUR-TANAL
— Badan Koordinasi Survey dan Pemetaan Nasional
OC-CLSA
— Orange County Chapter of the California Land Surveyor's Association
ADP
— Automated Data Processing
MAGERT
— Map and Geography Round Table
IAEGS
— Institute for Advanced Education in Geospatial Sciences
MAIGIS
— Multi-Agency Internet Geographic Information Service
FOV
— Field Of View (satellite)
TBD
— To Be Determined
MAGIRT
— Map and Geospatial Round Table
DOD
— United States Department of Defense
EU
— European Union (1994; formerly referred to as the EEC or EC)
DARPA
— Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (US)
EAS-E
— Engineering and Survey-Exchange
HAZUSMH
— Hazards multihazard version
GPS
— Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
DAIS-1
— Digital Airborne Imagery System
EARTHSAT
— Earth Satellite Corp
ARCFM
— Arc Facilities Manager
WWW
— World Wide Web
LANDRU
— Local Access to Networked Data Retrieval Utility
CSA
— Canadian Space Agency
WML
— Wireless Markup Language
NSF
— National Sanitation Foundation
IAHWG
— Intergovernmental Ad Hoc Working Group
HANDGPS
— High Accuracy Nationwide Differential GPS
BBS
— Bulletin Board System
HAUPTM
— Hauptmann
RAM
— random-access memory
ISDN
— Integrated Services Digital Network
BAOR
— British Army of the Rhine
EOF
— End Of File
DAISIDS
— Distributed Ad-hoc Intelligent Sensor-Intrusion Detection System
JATOP
— Army Topographic Service
NTSB
— US National Transportation Safety Board
FAA
— Federal Aviation Administration
AOL
— America on line
RDBMS
— Relational Database Management System
BLDG
— Building
DEPT
— Department
MST
— Mountain Standard Time
QA/QC
— Quality Assurance/Quality Control
EEC
— European Economic Community (predecessor of the European Union|EU)
ACM
— Association for Computing Machinery
PST
— Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8 Hours)
SIC
— Standard Industrial Classification (Code)
CONUS
— Continental United States (48 Contiguous States and DC)
EDT
— Eastern Daylight Time
DBMS
— Database Management System
DOE
— United States Department of Energy (government)
IBRD
— International Bank For Reconstruction And Development (part Of The World Bank)
NATO
— North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
WYSIWYG
— What You See Is What You Get (pronounced Wizzy-wig. See Entry For Derived Acronyms)
SLIP
— Serial Line Interface Protocol
MHZ
— Megahertz (Megacycles Per Second)
PNG
— Portable Network Graphics (graphic file standard/extension)
UDP
— User Datagram Protocol (FDDI related)
RCRA
— Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (1976, 1984)
NCR
— National Capital Region (Metro Manila)
WAN
— Wide Area Network
IAEA
— International Atomic Energy Agency
MSL
— Mean Sea Level
UAV
— Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
IMO
— International Maritime Organization
EPIRB
— Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon
ABET
— Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.
NIST
— National Institute of Standards and Technology
BPS
— bits per second
DLL
— Dynamic Link Library (computer file)
IM
— Information Management
COSPAR
— Committee on Space Research (ICSU)
HQ
— Headquarters (HDQ Preferred)
ARCH
— Architect
NTIS
— National Technical Information Service Technology Administration
BLM
— Bureau of Land Management of United States Department of the Interior
UNEP
— United Nations Environment Program
FORTRAN
— FORmula TRANslation (a computer language)
TN
— Tennessee
RAID
— Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
IFOV
— Instantaneous Field Of View
UT
— Utah
ENIAC
— Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer
RTF
— Rich Text Format
SEATO
— Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
EBCDIC
— Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (pronounced Eb-see-dik) (cf. BCD)
W3C
— World Wide Web Consortium
SCSI
— Small Computer System Interface
HUD
— Department of Housing and Urban Development (U.S.)
UN
— United Narions
SEDUE
— Secretaria de Desarrollo Urbano y Ecologia
DDL
— Data Definition Language
CIA
— Central Intelligence Agency
ROW
— Right-Of-Way
YD
— Yard
RI
— Rhode Island
SD
— South Dakota
JAXA
— Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
DIME
— Dual Independent Map Encoding
ESCAP
— Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN)
RISC
— Reduced Instruction Set Computer
WMO
— World Meteorological Organization (ICSU)
CEU
— Continuing Education Unit
VHF
— Very High Frequency
USGS
— United States Geological Survey (DOI)
CALTRANS
— California Department of Transportation
VI
— U.S. Virgin Islands
CORBA
— Common Object Request Broker Architecture
JPEG
— Joint Photographic Experts Group (24-bit image storage format)
NOAA
— National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
ASCE
— l'American Society of Civil Engineers
NJ
— New Jersey
VT
— Vermont
AU
— Astronomical Unit
DOMSAT
— Domestic Communications Satellite System
OR
— Oregon
NFIP
— National Flood Insurance Program
GPO
— Government Printing Office
ABUT
— Abutment
WV
— West Virginia
LEO
— Low Earth Orbit (satellite communications)
Y2K
— Year 2000
AIA
— American Institute of Architecture
WI
— Wisconsin
USPS
— United States Postal Services
MIME
— Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
PPB
— parts per billion (109)
MIN
— Minute
DMSP
— Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (U.S.)
NAICS
— North American Industry Classification System
KW
— Kilowatt (one thousand watts) (measurement)
USAF
— United States Air Force
KDMS
— Kork Digital Mapping System
SONAR
— (DOD) A sonic device used primarily for the detection and location of underwater objects.(This term is derived from the words "sound navigation and ranging.")
WAP
— Wireless Application Protocol
WAC
— World Aeronautical Chart
CLK
— Clerk
VDT
— Video Display Terminal
AEC
— Architecture, Engineering, Construction
ASEE
— American Society for Engineering Education Gulf
SNR
— Signal-to-Noise Ratio
KHZ
— kilohertz (1000 cycles per second)
NEB
— Nebraska
SDBMS
— Spatial Database Management System
MATLAB
— Matrix Laboratory
MDT
— Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-6 hours)
MSE
— Mean Square Error
RMS
— root mean square (preferred over "RMS")
AVHRR
— Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
COBOL
— Common Business-Oriented Language
NASDA
— National Space Development Agency of Japan
ITRF
— International Terrestrial Reference Frame
DSF
— Delivery Sequence File
BNSC
— British National Space Centre
NSA
— National Security Agency
KV
— Kilovolt (one thousand volts) (measurement)
TX
— TEXAS
GUID
— Globally Unique Identifier
FSA
— Farm Service Agency
TCP/IP
— transmission control protocol/internet protocol
I/O
— Input/Output
RDS
— Radio Data System
WY
— Wyoming
GLAB
— Bayerisches Geologisches Landesamt
EDP
— Electronic Data Processing Plc (London Stock Exchange [LSE])
ICMP
— Internet Control Message Protocol
SMSA
— Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
FMC
— Federal Maritime Commission's
PMSA
— Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area
DOM
— Document Object Model
AB
— Air Base
PRIM
— Primary
VA
— Virginia
REVPG
— Revision and Product Generation System
SMS
— Synchronous Meteorological Satellite
ISRO
— Indian Space Research Organisation
WA
— Washington Accord
HDOP
— Horizontal Dilution of Precision
JPL
— Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California Institute of Technology) (NASA)
USA
— United States Army
BFE
— Base Flood Elevation
DILIGENT
— Digital Library Infrastructure on Grid Enabled Technology
FOUO
— For Official Use Only
AIREA
— American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers
FOM
— Field Operations Manual
FA
— Fire Alarm
AASP
— American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists
CMSA
— Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area
SGML
— Standard Generalized Markup Language
DPI
— Dots per inch.
RAIM
— Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring
PROSYS
— Production System--Unix
RSVP
— Resource Reservation Protocol (Internet)
BIA
— Bureau of Indian Affairs (U.S.)
CG
— Coast Guard
AG
— Attorney General
VI
— British Virgin Islands
3D
— three-dimensional (geophysics)
AUV
— Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
UV
— Ultraviolet (Light)
QDF
— Queensland Department of Forestry
SCADA
— Supervisory Control And Data Aquisition
DCMI
— Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (Online Computer Library Center)
EIM
— Environmental Information Management
DNC
— Digital Nautical Chart
UID
— User IDentification
STF
— Summary Tape File
AGU
— American Geophysical Union
JSC
— Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX)
NESDIS
— National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
COMSAT
— Communications Satellite Corporation
DTED
— Digital Terrain Elevation Data (dee-ted)
HF
— High Frequency
FPU
— Floating Point Unit
NMFS
— National Marine Fisheries Services
KB
— Kilobyte: One thousand and twenty-four bytes kbps kilo bit per second
UML
— Unified Modeling Language (Object Management Group, OMG)
COE
— Creek Corps of Engineers
LUST
— Leaking Underground Storage Tank
LEP
— Linear Error Probable
PHILADA
— Philadelphia
UNGEGN
— United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
PND
— Pond Air Express
OPEC
— Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
IW
— Information Warfare
ECDIS
— Electronic Chart Display and Information System
MEO
— Medium-Earth Orbit
CCAFS
— Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, an air force base in Florida where NASA launches satellites from.
LIDAR
— Lander Light Detection and Ranging
AFS
— Air Force Station
CCITT
— Comite Consultatif International de Telegraphique et Telephonique (International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee) [now ITU-T]
NASA
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US)
CAM
— Computer-Aided Mapping
ND
— North Dakota
UC
— University of California
LMIC
— Land Management Information Center
BAS
— British Antarctic Survey
ERBS
— Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
IPY
— International Polar Year
AMSR
— Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
WB
— World Bank
CGM
— Computer Graphics Metafile
TVA
— Tennessee Valley Authority (US) (electricity)
EAC
— Engineering Accreditation Commission
SAR
— synthetic aperture radar (satellite)
LARC
— Langley Research Center (NASA)
TDOA
— Time Difference Of Arrival
RGB
— red-green-blue (signal)
CD-ROM
— Compact Disk-Read Only Memory
ORNL
— Oak Ridge National Laboratory's
ENTR
— Entrance
MSU
— Microwave Sounding Unit
SCDOT
— South Carolina Department of Transportation
AOI
— Area Of Interest
DDN
— U.S. Defense Data Network
KAM
— Kansas Association of Mappers
NBFU
— National Board of Fire Underwriters
ADEOS
— ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan)
USCG
— United States Coast Guard
USNO
— United States Naval Observatory
MLLW
— Mean Lower Low Water (nautical Charts)
UNDP
— United Nations Development Program
NM
— New Mexico
BPA
— Bonneville Power Administration (US)
DLT
— Digital Linear Tape
IL
— Illinois
ARS
— United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service
MRSH
— Marsh
KSC
— John F. Kennedy Space Center
RP
— Reference Point
OTA
— Office of Technology Assessment (U.S.; abolished by Congress, Fall 1995)
IALA
— International Association Of Lighthouse Authorities
TD
— Total Depth
ERTS
— Earth Resources Technology Satellite (now Landsat)
OLAP
— Online Analytical Processing
SVD
— Singular Value Decomposition
ENVISAT
— European Space Agency Environmental Satellite
AWIPS
— Advanced weather Interactive Processing System (NOAA)
HLW
— High Level Waste
UID
— Unique Identifier
ISAMS
— Improved Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder
DEIS
— Draft Environmental Impact Statement (US)
EMAIL
— Electronic Mail
SV
— Space Vehicle
GSFC
— Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD)
GRD
— Ground Resolved Distance
EEZ
— Exclusive Economic Zone
INS
— Inertial Navigation System
AWS
— Air Weather Service
TLV
— Threshold Limit Value
ARAMCO
— Arabian American Oil Company
ASCS
— Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
NARA
— United States National Archives And Records Administration
MOD
— Ministry Of Defence (United Kingdom) And Various Other Countries
VGA
— Video Graphics Array
DFAD
— Digital Feature Analysis Data (dee-fad)
MLW
— Mean Low Water (nautical Charts)
TTY
— Teletype Telex Machine
AAPG
— American Association of Petroleum Geologists
DAT
— Digital Audio Tape
NYSDOT
— New York State Department of Transportation
OPR
— Office Of Planning And Research
VLSI
— Very-Large-Scale Integration
TWP
— Township
EDMS
— Electronic Document Management System
TRMM
— Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (US-Japan)
ASTER
— Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS)
FRA
— Federal Railroad Administration
CCRS
— Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
BPI
— bits per inch
WYO
— Wyoming
TDD
— Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
S/W
— Software
BOTUS
— Best of the US
BLOB
— Binary Large Object
V
— Volt (measurement)
SCOPE
— Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (ICSU and IGBP)
CRADA
— Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (with National Institutes of Health)
LFC
— Large Format Camera
SLAR
— Side-Looking Airborne Radar
NWS
— National Weather Service (formerly U.S. Weather Bureau)
IHB
— International Hydrographic Bureau
MTPE
— Mission To Planet Earth
IJC
— International Joint Commission (Independent; Canada and U.S.)
NDVI
— Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
EA
— Environmental Assessment, EIAP
GML
— Geography Markup Language
GOES
— Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
DLA
— Diffusion-Limited Aggregation
NC
— North Carolina
JR HS
— Junior High School
OPS
— Optical Sensor
VBA
— Visual BASIC for Applications
IHO
— International Hydrographic Organization
NHTSA
— National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
AM/FM
— Automated Mapping/Facilities Management (Society)
EPS
— Encapsulated Postscript
NSKV
— Norges Sjokartverk
BIP
— Band Interleaved by Pixel
MOA
— Minute Of Angle
CSOC
— Consolidated Space Operations Center
NIEHS
— National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (National Institutes of Health)
REA
— Rural Electrification Administration (US)
ICT
— Information and Communication Technologies
IUE
— International Ultraviolet Explorer
GRS 80
— Geodetic Reference System of 1980
ISCCP
— International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project
ABS
— Australian Bureau of Statistics's
IRDS
— Information Resource Dictionary System
TIFF
— Tag Image File Format
SLP
— Slope
IRRI
— International Rice Research Institute
USN
— United States Navy
BDY
— Boundary
DSDP
— Deep-Sea Drilling Project
TXDOT
— Texas Department of Transportation
FHWA
— Federal Highway Administration
VCR
— video cassette recorder/player
PENNDOT
— Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
CZCS
— Coastal Zone Color Scanner
TRB
— Technical Review Board (MRR)
LAS
— Land Analysis System
BHF
— Bahnhof
TELNET
— Telecommunications Network Protocol
VML
— Vector Markup Language
UTM
— Universal Transverse Mercator (geographical Co-ordinate System)
NII
— National Information Infrastructure (USA)
RIT
— Rochester Institute of Technology
KBPS
— KiloBytes per second
INMARSAT
— International Maritime Satellite
NCDOT
— North Carolina Department of Transportation
ACOE
— Army Corps of Engineers
AWWA
— American Water Works Association (Denver)
IPX
— Internet Packet Exchange
BMDO
— (U.S.) Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (bim-do)
RPF
— Raster Product Format
TDRSS
— Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
MLRA
— Major Land Resource Area
BIM
— Building Information Model
CADD
— computer-aided design and drafting
EDIFACT
— Electronic Data Interchange for Administration Commerce and Transport
NRCS
— Natural Resources Conservation Service
UART
— Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
CERCLIS
— Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (US)
BS.AS.
— Buenos Aires
BEF
— British Expeditionary Force
CSPG
— Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists
VDU
— Video Display Unit
NHC
— United States National Hurricane Center
BRCK
— Brucke
DBH
— Diameter at Breast Height
SF
— San Francisco
TOMS
— Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (satellite Instrument)
TMS
— Thematic Mapper Simulator
NESS
— National Environmental Satellite Service (NOAA)
UW
— University of Washington
TI
— Texas Instruments, Inc.
NCAR
— National Center for Atmospheric Research (US)
LAAS
— Local Area Augmentation System
EGNOS
— European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
LDG
— Landing (aviation)
LONG
— Longitude
AOML
— Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (Miami, Florida) (ERL)
COV
— Cover
NYPL
— New York Public Library (New York, NY)
SOCC
— Satellite Operations Control Center
ITS
— Intelligent Transportation System
MERIS
— Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
NCEP
— National Centers For Environmental Prediction (form. NMC; NWS Center)
USEPA
— United States Environmental Protection Agency
VILL
— VILLAGE
EOSAT
— Earth Observation Satellite Co.
DTM
— Digital Terrain Model
OFFN
— Offnung
NIMA
— National Imagery and Mapping Agency (became National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|NGA)
INSAR
— Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar
DAC
— Digital-To-Analog Converter
ACSM
— American Congress on Surveying and Mapping
GFDL
— Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (NOAA US)
LON
— Longitude
MDOT
— Michigan Department of Transportation
AFWA
— Air Force Weather Agency
PARC
— Palo Alto Research Center
FWS
— United States Fish and Wildlife Service
USMC
— United States Marine Corporation
ADM2
— Second-order administrative division
POLYID
— Polygon identification number
CGU
— Canadian Geophysical Union
ASTM
— American Society for Testing Materials
BNA
— block numbering area
TM
— Thematic Mapper (Landsat)
VTRANS
— Vermont Agency of Transportation
S/N
— Signal-to-Noise ratio
APWA
— American Public Works Association's
CSIRO
— Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
IGBP
— International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
GPSDR
— Global Positioning System Demonstration Receiver
ADOT
— Arizona Department Of Transportation
RICS
— Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
ACD
— Aeronautical Charting Division (NOS)
MAGSAT
— Magnetic Field Satellite
NRO
— U.S. National Reconnaissance Office
UCB
— University of California, Berkeley
TBM
— Tunnel Boring Machine
TIROS
— Television InfraRed Observation Satellite (POES)
CIO
— Central Imagery Office
GNSS
— Global Navigation Satellite System
FAS
— Foreign Agricultural Service
NEL
— National Exploitation Laboratory
FLOPS
— FLoating-Point Operations Per Second
UPRN
— Unique Property Reference Number
SIPES
— Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists, United States
TBPLS
— Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying
ADF
— Application Development Facility
PIMMA
— Pipeline Integrity Management Mapping Application
USGCRP
— United States Global Change Research Program
SROM
— Spectro-radiometer for Ocean Monitoring
DOA
— United States Department of Agriculture
CDOT
— Colorado Department Of Transportation
IIS
— Internet Information Server
CASE
— Computer-Aided Software Engineering
DRAPP
— Denver Regional Aerial Photography Program
TS
— Top Secret
ERIM
— Environmental Research Institute of Michigan
VRS
— Virtual Reference Station
UAS
— Unmanned Aircraft System
FNESA
— Federation of New England Surveyors Associations
AMSU
— Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit
VAL
— Valley
FACC
— Feature and Attribute Coding Catalogue
S/C
— Spacecraft
CANSIS
— Canadian Soil Information System
JERS
— Japanese Earth Resources Satellite (JPOP)
BLVD
— Boulevard
SST
— Sea surface temperature
FRS
— Fellow of the Royal Society
ILWIS
— Integrated Land and Water Information System
IASI
— Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer
DISTDAHS
— Distributed Satellite Telemetry Data Handling System
TWA
— time-weighted averaged
TRF
— Terrestrial Reference Frame
NAVD
— North American Vertical Datum
JTIDS
— Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (djay-tidz)
RCH
— Reach
WAAS
— Wide Area Augmentation System
EOSDIS
— Earth Observing System Data and Information System (sic FCW 9/97)
NAMCOR
— National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia
CDFG
— California Department of Fish and Game's
GOME
— Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment
EMAP
— Environmental Monitoring And Assessment Program (US EPA)
RGS
— Royal Geographic Society
RE
— Royal Engineers
ARR
— Arrondissement
SMMR
— Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer
DSIR
— Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
KDD
— Knowledge Discovery in Databases
USFS
— United States Forest Service
TWRA
— Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
EO
— Earth Observation
NFDRS
— National Fire Danger Rating System
UHF
— Ultrahigh Frequency
CDI
— Compact Disk Interactive
TIRS
— Thermal Infrared Scanner
UCSB
— University Of California Santa Barbara
TLM
— Telemetry
HDTV
— High-Definition Television
LBA
— Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere experiment in Amazonia
CRIS
— Cross-track Infrared Sounder
BGN
— United States Board on Geographic Names
SIGGRAPH
— Special Interest Group On Graphics Of The Association Of Computing Machinery
MESSR
— Multispectral Electronic Self-Scanning Radiometer
OCE
— Of the Office of the Chief of Engineers
TDOT
— Tennessee Department of Transportation's
OTH
— Over the Horizont
MARAD
— Maritime Administration (National Defense Reserve Fleet)
DWF
— Drawing Web Format (files)
VABM
— Vertical Angle Elevation Bench Mark
LORAN
— Long Range Navigational System
GLI
— Global Imager
FGDC
— Federal Geographic Data Committee's
TAC
— Technology Accreditation Commission
XMI
— XML Metadata Interchange
DNR
— Department of Natural Resources
VPF
— Vector Product Format
ONC
— Operational Navigation Chart
WEF
— Water Environment Federation (formerly WPCF)
TEC
— US Army Topographic Engineering Center
TRIM
— Terrain Resource Information Management
INTELSAT
— International Telecommunications Satellite
SPIE
— The Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
GCDIS
— US Global Change Data and Information System
B/W
— Black and White
APA
— American Planning Association
TERCOM
— Terrain Contour Matching
AGSO
— Australian Geological Survey Organisation
PRS92
— Philippines Reference System of 92
OSU
— Oregon State University
TMDL
— Total Maximum Daily Load
NGA
— National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (formerly National Imagery and Mapping Agency; US government)
UPC
— Universal Product Code
XMP
— Extensible Metadata Platform
JICA
— Japan International Cooperation Agency
NITF
— National Imagery Transmission Format
IDOT
— Illinois Department of Transportation
AVL
— An Automatic Vehicle Location
IBDF
— Instituto Brasileiro de Desenvolvimento Florestal
SBUV
— Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (experiment)
WSC
— Water Survey of Canada
MTF
— Modulation transfer function.
OCL
— Object Constraint Language
GWEN
— Ground Wave Emergency Network
NMDOT
— New Mexico Department of Transportation
PAT
— Polygon Attribute Table
COTS
— Commercial-off-the-shelf
RY
— Railway
SLAC
— The Department of Energy'sStanford Linear Accelerator Center in Palo Alto, California
BOREAS
— Boreal Ecosystem Atmosphere Study
WCRP
— World Climate Research Program
FOSS
— Free / Open-Source Software
CSIC
— Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas
NBII
— National Biological Information Infrastructure
VDOT
— Virginia Department of Transportation
INCITS
— International Committee for Information Technology Standards
NDOT
— Nevada Department of Transportation
NVDI
— Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
UCD
— University of California, Davis
AFCEA
— Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association's
OTF
— On-The-Fly (data acquisition method)
ITC
— International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences
IS&T
— Information Systems & Technology
ESDD
— Earth Science Data Directory
AVS
— Application Visualization System
IUGG
— International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
CEBAF
— Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility
DIN
— Deutsches Institut fur Normung
ZFB
— Zucker Fabrik
ASPRS
— American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
LEC
— Lockheed Electronics Company
HSV
— Hue Saturation Value
BOR
— Bureau of Reclamation (Billings, MT)
NNW
— North North-West
SHORAN
— short-range navigation
FMCSA
— Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
USDOT
— United State Department of Transportation
H/W
— Hardware
ESSHC
— European Social Science History Conference
WMF
— Windows Metafile
IGY
— International Geophysical Year (1 July 1957 - 31 December 1958)
LP
— Line Printer
HGBF
— Hauptgueterbahnhof
ENG.DEPARTMENT
— Engineering Dept
PGML
— Precision Graphics Markup Language
VTIR
— visible and thermal infrared radiometer
T
— tonne
NAD
— North American Datum
NGGI
— National Greenhouse Gas Inventory
LIGO
— Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory
SRTM
— Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
IBWC
— International Boundary and Water Commission (Independent; U.S. and Mexico)
CIESIN
— Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network
DLG
— Digital Line Graphic
DARO
— (U.S.) Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office
NEXRAD
— Next Generation Weather Radar
TAZ
— Traffic Analysis Zone
IVHS
— Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems
TAC
— Terrain Analysis Center
MODIS
— Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
POS LV 220
— Position and Orientation System for Land Vehicles 220
JISC
— Joint Information Systems Committee
DDPO
— Defense Dissemination Program Office
CDOW
— Colorado Division of Wildlife
SOHO
— SOlar and Heliospheric Observatory
TEFIS
— Transmission Electrical Facilities Information System
FRGS
— Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
PROSIX
— Production System
HBGN
— Hawaii Board on Geographic Names
PANGA
— Pacific Northwest Geodetic Array
TIR
— Thermal Infrared
WPCF
— Water Pollution Control Federation
TARGA
— Truevision Advanced Raster Graphics Adapter
AUVSI
— Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International
NCGIA
— National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis
LBS
— Location-Based Services
ONERN
— Oficina Nacional de Evaluacion de Recursos Naturales (Spanish: Office of National Assessment of Natural Resources; Peru)
NYC
— New York City
SYMAP
— Synagraphic Mapping System
CDFS
— Cloud Depiction and Forecast System
MCO
— Mars Climate Orbiter
GISS
— Goddard Institude of Space Studies
USDI
— United States Department of the Interior (also
ABZW
— Abzweigstelle
UKMO
— United Kingdom Meteorological Office
NPIC
— National Photographic Interpretation Center
SDDOT
— South Dakota Department of Transportation
IAG
— International Association of Geodesy (IUGG)
AWRA
— American Water Resources Association's
FGCC
— Federal Geodetic Control Committee
APCA
— Air Pollution Control Association (Pittsburgh)
GLDAS
— Global Land Data Assimilation System
SSW
— South Southwest
BLPU
— Basic Land and Property Unit
WIMS
— Weather Information Management System
NARS
— National Archives and Records Service (GSA)
WGS
— World Geodetic System
GWE
— Global Weather Experiment
SMIRR
— Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer
AVE
— Avenue
EOTD
— Enhanced Observed Time Difference
GLONASS
— Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System, Russia
DMAAC
— Defense Mapping Agency Aerospace Center
PBM
— Portable Bitmap
AML
— ARC Macro Language
NFLD
— Newfoundland
GNIS
— Geographic Names Information System (USGS)
IUGS
— International Union of Geological Sciences (ICSU)
JECA
— John E. Chance and Associates
ICA
— International Cartographic Association
IAH
— International Association of Hydrogeologists (IUGS)
ASF
— Alaska SAR Facility
USCE
— United States Army Corporation of Engineers
CGCRT
— Canadian Geomatics Community Round Table
UPS
— Universal Polar Stereographic
ASLO
— American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
CAG
— Canadian Association of Geographers
HRIR
— high-resolution infrared radiometer
BIL
— Band Interleaved by Line
CD-R
— Compact Disk-Recordable
CZM
— Coastal Zone Management
ISAPI
— Internet Server Application Programming Interface
JFIF
— JPEG File Interchange Format
IAGS
— Inter-American Geodetic Survey
CSFS
— Colorado State Forest Service
FLIR
— Forward-Looking Infrared (Radar)
ETM
— Enhanced Thematic Mapper
SCAR
— Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (ICSU)
GLOBE
— Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment
CONN
— Connecticut
HIRS
— High-resolution Infrared Sounder
IMU
— Inertial Measurement Unit
EFFIS
— European Forest Fire Information System
JOMAR
— Joint Office for Mapping And Research
USACE
— Unites States Army Corps of Engineers
CGMW
— Commission for the Geological Map of the World
ESIP
— Earth Science Information Partnership
HCMM
— Heat-Capacity Mapping Mission
AMAP
— Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
NIS
— Nationwide Inpatient Sample
DCDSTF
— Digital Cartographic Data Standards Task Force
SSE
— South-Southeast
D/A
— Digital-to-Analog
PDH
— Professional Development Hours
WCS
— World Coordinate System
IDIQ
— indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity
CARL
— Canadian Association of Research Libraries
DFIRM
— Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map
HQSP
— Historical Quadrangle Scanning Project
BEICIP
— Bureau d'Etudes Industrielles et de Cooperation de l'Institut Francais du Petrole
GEOG
— Geography
SODEMI
— Societe pour le Developpement Minier de la Cote d'Ivoire
JMTK
— Joint Mapping Tool Kit
GLRS
— Geoscience Laser Ranging System
TRAFO
— Transformator
GEOS
— Geodynamics Experimental Ocean Satellite
BORPELS
— Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
HRDI
— high-resolution Doppler imager
CMEDS
— Comprehensive Mapping and Engineering Data System
SDTS
— Spatial Data Transfer Standard
UN-GGIM
— United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management
DLG-E
— Digital Line Graph-Enhanced
GCHC
— Gulf Coast Hydroscience Center (USGS)
ISPRS
— International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
NNSS
— Navy Navigational Satellite System
TEX
— Texas
ORSER
— Office for Remote Sensing of Earth Resources
IAHS
— International Association of Hydrological Sciences
FGEF
— Federal Geographic Exchange Format
OSBEELS
— Oregon State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying
PLSS
— Public Land Survey System
KRG
— Kurdistan Regional Government
CES
— Committee on Earth Sciences (now CEES)
INQUA
— International Union for Quaternary Research
LUMS
— Land Use Management System
NSPE
— National Society of Professional Engineers
PLOT
— Plotting
USD
— University of South Dakota
TUNS
— Technical University of Nova Scotia
TTPI
— Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
SOFRATOP
— Societe francais de travaux topographique et photogrammetriques
USNC
— United States National Committee
MRIR
— Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer
NDCDB
— National Digital Cartographic Data Base
ITE
— Institute of Terrestrial Ecology (NERC)
GSHAP
— Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program
HCMR
— heat-capacity mapping radiometer
DFO
— Department of Fisheries and Oceans(Pronounced: DEE-fete)
DCA
— Department of Community Affairs
DDS
— Digital Data Storage
IGSN71
— International Gravity Standardization Net 1971
IWRA
— International Water Resources Association (USA)
ENE
— east-northeast
MCAS
— Marine Corps Air Station
ECEY
— Every City, Every Year
VHRR
— Very High-Resolution Radiometer
IHD
— International Hydrological Decade (UNESCO)
OUO
— Official-Use Only
NCIC
— National Cartographic Information Center
GLAI
— Green Leaf Area Index
HI
— Hawaiian Islands
PAN
— Polska Akademia Nauk
IDR
— Interface drawing
GOMS
— Geostationary Operational Meteorological Satellite
MICH
— Michigan
JCP
— Joint Committee on Printing
WD
— Working Draft
ACDDS
— Advanced Cartographic Data Digitizing System
OPCS
— Office of Population Censuses and Surveys
NSRS
— National Spatial Reference System
ERR
— Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg
OWS
— OGC Web Services
NGVD29
— National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929
FME
— Feature Manipulation Engine
OCTS
— Ocean Color and Temperature Scanner
OF
— Open File
NCDSB
— National Cartographic Data Standard Base
THNOC
— The Historic New Orleans Collection
CLA
— Canadian Library Association
ACACC
— Association des Cartotheques et Archives Cartographiques du Canada
DPMA
— Data Processing Management Association
PAVE
— Package for Analysis and Visualization of Environmental data
L/C
— land cover
MGRS
— Military Grid Reference System
SMIPS
— Small Interactive Image Processing System
FZDS
— Flood Zone Determination Services
PCA
— principal components analysis
PG/S
— Product Generation Segment
FESWMS
— Finite Element Surface Water Model System
ISU
— international system of units
USDC
— United States Department of Commerce
LRDC
— Land Resources Development Centre
BL
— Boulevard
OSTA
— Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications (US NASA; now OAST)
ISC
— Information Systems Council
TOF
— Time of Flight
GLO
— General Land Office
MBPS
— Million bits per second
ANZLIC
— Australia New Zealand Land Information Council
APO
— Apogee
WRIDS
— Wildland Resources Information Display System
NMAS
— National Map Accuracy Standard
VTR
— Video Tape Recording
ITRF00
— International Terrestrial Reference Frame of 2000
CHS
— Canadian Hydrographic Service
BIOTROP
— Regional Center for Tropical Biology
RPMIS
— Real Property Management Information System
ACM-SIGGRAPH
— Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Graphics
LULC
— Land Use/Land Cover
IMACS
— Integrity Monitoring and Control Software
WRD
— Water Resources Divistion
CBEPS
— Canadian Board of Examiners for Professional Surveyors
MSIRI
— Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute
VEN'D
— Brick veneered building
SBET
— Smoothed bed estimate of trajectory
NATMAP
— Division of National Mapping
HCFCD
— Harris County Flood Control District
NALMS
— North American Lake Management Society
TIR
— Tabula Imperii Romani
NGRS
— National Geodetic Reference System
EP
— End Point
SIRS
— Satellite Infrared Spectrometer
CAZRI
— Central Arid Zone Research Institute
GOS
— Geospatial One-Stop
CSR
— Center for Space Research
NAVD 88
— North American Vertical Datum 1988
MDSHS
— Mount Diablo Surveyors Historical Society
RT OF W
— Right-of-way
DAR
— Data Acquisition Request
DPPDB
— Digital Point Positioning Data Base
A&E
— Architect and Engineering
NSTB
— National Satellite Test Bed
PAN-STARRS
— Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System
WORM
— Write Once, Read Many times
AGRASID
— Agricultural Region of Alberta Soil Inventory Database
DESI
— Diversified Energy Services, Inc.
FTA
— Federal Transit Administration
GCT
— Greenwich Civil Time
V&V
— Verification & Validation
GQL
— Graphical Query Language
ENGR.BN.
— Engineer Battalion
NRVIS
— Natural Resources and Values Information System
AOLS
— Association of Ontario Land Surveyors
DDTI
— Digital Data Technologies, Inc.
SOI
— Survey Of India
GVF
— Goodness of Variance Fit
MTSAT
— Multi-functional Transport Satellite
NEAR
— Near-Earth Asteroid Rendezvous
NZOI
— New Zealand Oceanographic Institute
ACIU
— Allied Central Interpretation Unit
LQ
— Letter Quality
NCITS
— National Committee for Information Technology Standards
BOM
— Bureau Of Mines
TDS
— Tripod Data Systems
AHS
— Automated Highway System
BPR
— Bureau of Public Roads
UP
— Urban Planning
MWDI
— Master Water Data Index
QM
— Quadratmeter
NLDAS
— North American Land Data Assimilation System
SIF
— Standard Interchange Format
HURRDAT
— Hurricane Data Set
NRSA
— National Remote Sensing Agency
BTS
— Border and Transportation Security (DHS)
LINZ
— Land Information New Zealand
MHW
— Mean High Water (nautical Charts)
MPLS
— Minneapolis
STDN
— Spacecraft Tracking and Data Network
HXGN
— Hexagon Global Network
KAR
— Kinematic Ambiguity Resolution
ANAE
— Atlas of North American English
DLG2DEM
— Digital Line Graph to Digital Elevation Model
BDSO
— Banque de donnees des statistiques officielles sur le Quebec
MAPDS
— Ministerio de Agricultura y Pesca Direccion de Suelos
BLVA
— Bayerisches Landesvermessungsamt
CUR
— Council on Undergraduate Research
PDOP
— Position Dilution of Precision
PUMA
— Public Use Microdata Area (US Census)
FLHO
— Federal Lands Highway Office
LADAR
— Laser Detection and Ranging (Laser Radar)
WW
— Water Works
DNREP
— Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection
LDNG
— Landing
SANGIS
— San Diego Geographic Information Source
KAN
— Kansas
ACSC
— Automobile Club of Southern California
CON
— Concrete
MCE
— Mapping and Charting Establishment
ADDA
— American Design Drafting Association
CMAP
— Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
AFLAG
— Asean Federation of Land Surveying and Geomatics
CAMEO
— Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations System
ACSTTO
— Association of Certified Survey Technicians and Technologists of Ontario
GDF
— Geographic Data File
AACCCM
— Anglo-American Cataloguing Committee for Cartographic Materials
SEDESOL
— Secretaria De Dessarrollo Social
BOUL
— Boulevard
WLS
— Weighted Least Squares
PNRC
— Pacific Northwest Regional Commission
OWRT
— Office of Water Research and Technology (DOI)
ION
— Institute Of Navigation
TNP
— Transportation Network Profile
CACS
— Canadian Active Control System
WAGN
— West Antarctic GPS Network
CVO
— Cascades Volcano Observatory
TACC
— Texas Advanced Computing Center
ADPDP
— Alaska Division of Policy Development and Planning
USGPO
— United States Government Printing Office
TH
— Territory of Hawaii
ESDI
— Earth Science Data Interface
USPLSS
— Public Land Survey System
DC&A
— Data Collection and Analysis
LUMIS
— Land Use Management Information System
ACRES
— Australian Centre for Remote Sensing
R/S
— Remote Sensing
ANVSA
— Alaska native village statistical area
MOP
— Ministerio de Obras Publicas
FEDUC
— Federal User Conference
3DEP
— 3D Elevation Program
BIMCC
— Brussels International Map Collectors' Circle
BANQ
— Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec
ABGPS
— Airborne GPS
A/D
— Analog to Digital (conversion)
DDF
— Data descriptive file
APDR
— Avec privilege du Roi
MDM
— Mount Diablo Meridian
SIP
— Scanner Interface Processor
PPWK
— Panstwowe Przedsiebiorstwo Wydawnictw Kartograficznych
STATSCAN
— Statistics Canada
TP
— Township
NDL
— National Digital Library
AACR2
— Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 2d. ed.
TGO
— Trimble Geomatics Office
DEA
— David Evans and Associates, Inc
RDG
— Ridge
DMCA
— Digital Millenium Copyright Act
AWMC
— Ancient World Mapping Center
CCMEO
— Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation
PHC
— Probable Hydrologic Consequences
GGNRA
— Golden Gate National Recreation Area
POES
— Polar-Orbiting Satellites
PACON
— Pacific Congress on Marine Science and Technology
CDTED
— Compressed Digital Terrain Elevation Data
AESE
— Association of Earth Science Editors
PLAT
— Plateau
SDUK
— Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
ALSA
— Alberta Land Surveyors Association
DMGIS
— Data Map and Government Information Services
DATPE
— Direction de l'Amernagement du Territoire et de la Protection de l'Environnement (Haiti)
DGN
— Domestic Geographic Name
GDN
— Geography Discipline Network
AGRI-STARS
— Agriculture and Resources Inventory Surveys through Aerospace Remote Sensing
BIOMAPS
— Biodiversity Mapping for Protection and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
RSPA
— Research and Special Programs Administration
RMSE
— Root Mean Squared Error
ATKIS
— Amtliches Topographisch-Kartographisches Informationssystem
GIDW
— General inverse-distance weighted interpolation model
ADE
— Autocad Data Extension
TBV
— To Be Verified
IMGW
— Instytut Meteorologii i Gospodarki Wodnej
AMIS
— Aviation Management Information System
NAIS
— National Atlas Information Service
SEVIRI
— Spinning Enhanced Visible & InfraRed Imager
NWFP
— North-West Frontier Province
IDIMS
— Interactive Digital Image Manipulation System
NEDSS
— National Electronic Disease Surveillance System
GEBCO
— General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans
RUIN
— Ruins
HUND
— Hundred
CDRS
— Collaborative Digital Reference Service
BCC
— Bibliographic Control Committee
RA
— Rural Area
ASCE SMD
— American Society of Civil Engineers Surveying and Mapping Division
GQ
— Geologic Quadrangle
CARES
— Center for Agricultural, Resource, and Environmental Systems
DLR
— Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt
RBV
— Return Beam Vidicon
DPW
— Department of Public Works and Utilities
ADAR
— Airborne Data Acquisition and Registration
BDG
— Bridge
SPDK
— Sistem Pengurusan Data Kadaster
GIRAS
— Geographic Information Retrieval and Analysis System
TSS2
— TurboSurvey Software 2
CELSOC
— Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California
PPDB
— Point Positioning Data Base
IGEBU
— Institut Geographique De Burundi
SBV ADM
— Schulbucher-Verschleiss-Administration
SDH
— Spatial Data Handling
APIS
— Aerial Photography Information System
DPED
— Department of Planning and Economic Development
DMATC
— Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center
CEDARE
— Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe
BMG
— Bureau of Mines and Geosciences
NACIS
— North American Cartographic Information Society
GIF
— Graphics Interchange File
NHLSA
— New Hampshire Land Surveyors Association
WR
— Western Region
NGAC
— National Geospatial Advisory Committee
ATON
— Aids to Navigation
BSQ
— Band Sequential
ACSAD
— Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands
AARLS
— Arkansas Association of Registered Land Surveyors
DED
— Data Element Dictionary
NOPPA
— National Ocean Pollution Protection Act
LSIT
— Land Surveyor In Training
ASLA
— American Society of Landscape Architects
COP/BOP
— City of Portland Bureau of Planning
YK
— Yukon
EBRPD
— East Bay Regional Park District
CECSVB
— Comit pour l'Etablissement de la Carte des Sols et de la Vegetation de la Belgique
ISBD(ER)
— International Standard Bibliographic Description for Electronic Resources
NJSPLS
— New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors
AODC
— Australian Oceanographic Data Centre
PSU
— Primary Sampling Unit
DLNR
— Department of Land and Natural Resources
MPC
— Minnesota Population Center
NAC
— NASA Advisory Council
ICEX
— Ice and Climate Experiment
BRFD
— Bidirectional reflectance distribution function
DWR
— Department of Water Resources
LTE
— Less Than or Equal
COLD
— Computer Output to Laser Disc
CAMFER
— Center for the Assessment and Monitoring of Forest and Environmental Resources
IRIS R&A
— Research and Analysis Branch, Interim Research and Intelligence Service
LVVWD
— Las Vegas Valley Water District
FU
— Field Unit
AE2S
— Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc.
BMR
— Bureau of Mineral Resources
GDAL
— Geospatial Data Abstraction Library
NBI
— National Bridge Inventory
JNC
— Jet Navigation Chart
MENR
— Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
MN/DOT
— Minnesota Department of Transportation
AI/ANA
— American Indian/Alaska Native Area
IAWPRC
— International Association for Water Pollution Research and Control
ODF
— Oregon Department of Forestry
IDLS
— Internet Data Library System
ILL
— Illinois
AAES
— American Association of Engineering Societies
NDSPLS
— North Dakota Society of Professional Land Surveyors
ASHTD
— American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
OACH
— Office of the Assistant Chief Hydrologist
COMDG
— Commanding
NEIC
— National Earthquake Information Center
INGEMMET
— Instituto Geologico Minero y Metalurgico
CLD
— Center Line Data
PBS
— Primary Base Series
COI
— Coordinator Of Information
WADGPS
— Wide Area Differential Gps
DKDGS
— Det Kongelige Danske Geografiske Selskab
RCC
— Regional Census Center
DTOP
— Digital Topographic Data
MHAPO
— Minnesota Historical Aerial Photographs Online
WDOE
— Washington Department Of Ecology
SL
— Sine Loco
ABN
— American Bank Note Company
ATR1
— Automatic Target Recognition module
DS/S
— Data Services Segment
CBN
— Cooperative Base Network
FMS/AC
— Facility Mapping System for AutoCAD
CRTR
— Crater
WRRI
— Water Resources Research Institute
MAT-SU
— Matanuska-Susitna Borough
PSPCI
— Professional Surveyors Publishing Company, Inc.
ISERT
— Institut Superieur pour les Etudes et Recherches Scientifique et Techniques
GFOSS
— Geospatial Free and Open Source Software
QH
— Quadruple Hydrant
HC
— Hard Copy
DCALS
— District of Columbia Association of Land Surveyors
OACES
— Oregon Association of County Engineers and Surveyors
TAVO
— Tubinger Atlas des Vorderen Orients
SIGLIT
— Special Interest Group on Library Information Technology
WTUSM
— Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping
HRMSI
— High Resolution Multispectral Stereo Imager
ARK
— Arkansas
SAT
— Small Area Triangulation
HALS
— Hawaii Association of Land Surveyors
ACCUDEM
— High-accuracy DEM
IBG
— Institute of British Geographers
ADM1
— First-order administrative division
CIGF
— Centre d'Information Geographique et Fonciere Ministre de l'Energie et des Ressources, Quebec)
TI
— Technical Investigation
AIH
— American Institute of Hydrology
RS
— Ranger Station
LIEUT
— Lieutenant
BWC
— Bandwidth Compression
DXM
— Data Exchange Manager
ACI
— Association Cartographique Internationale
ABSM
— Alberta Bureau of Surveying and Mapping
SUGK
— Slovak Office of Geodesy and Cartography
AHRS
— Attitude and Heading Reference Systems
LSAW
— Land Surveyors Association of Washington
ORSTOM
— Office De La Recherche Scientifique Et Technique Outre Mer
WSLS
— Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors
NSIF
— NATO Secondary Image Format
GEO-CAT
— Geographic catalog of political and statistical areas
DAAS
— Defense Automatic Addressing System
GEOZAVOD
— Zavod za Geoloska i Geofizicksa Istrazivanja
DMA TC
— Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center
INETER
— Instituto Nicaraguense de Estudios Territoriales
K&E
— Keuffel & Esser
GMD
— Geologisch Mijnbouwkundige Dienst van Suriname
MILSTRIP
— MILSTAMP and Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures
SESCPF
— Service d'Etude Des Sols Et De La Carte Pedalogique De France
ROP
— Raster Operations Processor
CECW
— Consulting Engineers Council of Washington
IFSAR
— Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar
NJMAPP
— New Jersey Mapping Assistance Partnership Program
KWOC
— Key Word Out of Context
ACML
— Association of Canadian Map Libraries
ADOTPF
— Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
GTE
— Greater Than or Equal
GIFTS
— Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer
AARS
— Asian Association on Remote Sensing
KDI
— Knowledge and Distributed Intelligence
IDCCC
— Interior Digital Cartographic Coordination Committee
CANVEC
— Canadian Vector Data
IMLS
— Institute of Museum and Library Services
SAM INC
— Surveying and Mapping, Incorporated
SEDIC
— Sudan Engineering & Digital Information Centre
LACIE
— Large Area Crop Inventory Experiment
ITRS
— International Terrestrial Reference System
ADK
— Arealdatakontoret
NSPS
— National Society of Professional Surveyors
IB
— Isobar
AC&C
— Office of Aeronautical Charting and Cartography
LUNR
— Land Use and Natural Resource Information System
BNDT
— Base nationale de donnees topographiques
GSWA
— Geological Survey of Western Australia
BSNH
— Headwater basin
GODORT
— Government Documents Round Table
NLQ
— Near-letter quality
NSB
— North Slope Borough
ISBD(CM)
— International Standard Bibliographic Description for Cartographic Materials
ADFG
— Alaska Department of Fish and Game's
DVP
— Digital Video Plotter
HRB
— Highway Research Board
AES
— Analysis and Evaluation Staff
TRANS
— Transmit
BEGR
— Begrabnissplatz
AAG
— Association of American Geographers
MVP
— Moving Vessel Profiler
UNR
— University of Nevada, Reno
SSSA
— Soil Science Society of America, Inc.
NAPL
— National Air Photo Library
ACMGIS
— Association for Computing Machinery Geographic Information Systems
SLSI
— Society of Land Surveyors of Iowa
HJW
— Hammon, Jensen, Wallen and Associates
MSLS
— Maine Society of Land Surveyors
GCRC
— Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre
AISH
— Association Internationale des Sciences Hydrologiques
SMASCH
— Specimen Management System for California Herbaria
HRGA
— High Rate Geographical Areas
WC2N
— Western Canadian Cryospheric Network
RO
— Range Only
ASDI
— Australian Spatial Data Infrastructure
GSJ
— Geological Survey of Japan
UNIVERSITY
— University
RCMRD
— Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development
FLIMAP
— Fast Laser Imaging Mapping and Profiling
ZLI
— Zia Landform Images
PSLS
— Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors
WASH
— Washington
SFBWW
— Senator fur Bau- und Wonungswesen
MAF
— Master Address File
MJH
— M.J. Harden Associates, Inc.
CCLS
— Canadian Council of Land Surveyors
HOLC
— Home Owner's Loan Corporation
IADO
— Instituto Argentino de Oceanografia
CGSB-COG
— Canadian General Standards Board Committee on Geomatics
LRITF
— Land Resources Inventory Task Force
HOGG
— History of Geology Group
NWSCA
— National Water and Soil Conservation Authority
IAS
— Image Assessment System
CNRST
— Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique
ERLAS
— Earth Resources Laboratory Application Software
DGIS
— Direct Graphics Interface Standard
NADO
— National Association of Development Organizations
NMBM&MR
— New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources
ZGI
— Zentrales Geologisches Institute
ICGI
— Interagency Committee on Government Information
ZGL
— Ziegelei
CATS
— Consequences Assessment Tool Set
KFZ
— Kraftfahrzeug
DMRS
— Data Management & Retrieval System
DIPS
— Digital Image Processing System
CASA
— Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis
JDSF
— Jackson Demonstration State Forest
OSNI
— Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland
EBX
— Electronic Book Exchange
SIRGAS
— Sistema de Referencia Geocentrico para las Americas
ITD
— Interim Terrain Database
CAPDU
— Canadian Association of Public Data Users
ORE
— Oregon
NYSAPLS
— New York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors
ASSOCIATION
— Association
NDAR
— National Directory of Australian Resources
IFREMER
— Institut Francais de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer
AOSS
— Ashtech Office Suite for Survey
CTCUQ
— Commission de Transport de la Communaute Urbaine de Quebec
SCSPLS
— South Carolina Society of Professional Land Surveyors
IPGP
— Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
MFS
— Maine Forest Service
GN
— Grid North
EPI
— Electronic Position Indicator
ICITV
— Institut de la Carte International du Tapis Vegetale
NEIS
— National Earthquake Information Service
INSTITUTE
— Institute
BMAC
— Bactria Margiana Archaeology Complex
FRAP
— Fire and Resource Assessment Program
APCM
— Aerial Photography Contract Management System
APSRS
— Aerial Photography Summary Record System
WNRO
— Week Number Roll Over
ANOVA
— Analyses of variance
ACRS
— Asian Conference on Remote Sensing
FOSS4G
— Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial
BUPMIS
— Beihai Urban Planning Management Information System
DTAD
— Digital Terrain Analysis Data
COVIS
— Commonwealth of Virginia Information Systems
CIU
— Central Interpretation Unit
DDR
— Data Descriptive Record
CGPM
— Conference General des Poids et Mesures
SESWG
— Solid Earth Science Working Group
OFR
— Open File Report
MCMC
— Mid-Continent Mapping Center
UDC
— Universal Decimal Classification
DMSI
— Data Management Segment Interface Control Document
BUIS
— Beihai Urban Information Center
CLSA
— California Land Surveyors Association
DMAIAGS
— Defense Mapping Agency Inter-American Geodetic Survey
INEGI
— Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas, Geografia e Informatica
SCERP
— Southwest Center for Environmental Research and Policy
CAFF
— Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna
RDTS
— Research and Development Tracking System
OMG
— Open Management Group
AGCHO
— Afghan Geodesy and Cartography Head Office
SZBPK
— Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin-Preussischer Kulturbesitz
CEAO
— County Engineers Association of Ohio
DINAGECA
— Direccao Nacional de Geografia e Cadastro
ZCTA
— ZipCode Tabulation Area
NOD
— New Orleans District
DAVE-G
— Dialogue Assisted Virtual Environment for Geoinformation
APPSR
— Aerial Photography Progress Summary Report
ACCDTS
— Advisory Committee on Canadian Digital Toponymic Services
DE/S
— Data Extraction Segment
CGSB
— Canadian General Standards Board
ACCU-DRAPE
— High-accuracy DEM Draped Images
GEDS
— General Environmental Data Base System
DSNP
— Dassault-Sercel NP
GBHGIS
— Great Britain Historical Geographical Information System
CCGE
— Canadian Council on Geographic Education
DSSSL
— Document Style Semantic and Specification Language
QWIFS
— Queen's Web Interface for Spss
EVI
— Enhanced Vegetation Index
KWIC
— Key-Word In Context
INSPIRE
— Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe
ACAPS
— Automated Chart Production System
ELC
— End of Line Code
SGU
— Savezna Geodetska Uprava
EGSMA
— Egyptian Geological Survey and Mining Authority
ALTMS
— Airborne Laser Topographic Mapping System
APQF
— Aerial Photography Quad File
DIDS
— Digital Information Display System
NARL
— Naval Arctic Research Laboratory
CLUMP
— Canada Land Use Monitoring Program
FTH
— Fathom
NARC
— National Association of Regional Councils
MEMPR
— Ministry of Energy Mines and Petroleum Resources
FRBR
— Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records
DCS/RSE
— Data collection system receiving site equipment
CEDAC
— Comprehensive Economic Data Atlas of China
AGDS
— Automated Graphics Digitizing System
NBG
— Nurnberg
NASS
— National Agricultural Statistics Service
MGUG
— Manitoba GIS Users Group
APEGGA
— Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta
GISMO
— Geographic Information Systems and Mapping Operations
ADRG
— ARC Digitized Raster Graphic
PKS
— Peaks
TAG
— Trans-Atlantic Geotraverse
CRIB
— Computerized Resources Information Bank
PASDA
— Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access system
ZIMAS
— Zoning Information and Map Access System
CZMIL
— Coastal Zone Mapping and Imaging Lidar
DIES
— Digital Image Enhancement System
NIUA
— National Institute of Urban Affairs
MEGRIN
— Multipurpose European Ground-Related Information Network
CDN
— Coordinates Definitions and Notations
CREPUQ
— Conference des recteurs et des principaux des universites du Quebec
SORCE
— Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment
NJGIN
— New Jersey Geographic Information Network
VTA
— Valley Transportation Authority
CCA
— Canadian Cartographic Association
DEW
— Distant Early Warning Line
ISCEM
— International Society of Curators of Early Maps
NATMO
— Indian National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organization
ASDD
— Australian Spatial Data Directory
CEGET
— Centre d'Etudes de Geographie Tropical
BA
— Booksellers Association of Great Britain and Ireland
COFPAES
— Committee on the Federal Procurement of Architect and Engineer Services
GUGK
— Glavnoe Upravlenie Geodezii i Kartografii
VGI
— Volunteered Geographic Information
OPL
— Oilfield Publications Limited
ASFPM
— Association of State Floodplain Managers
NBMG
— Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
DEM-P
— Digital Elevation Model-Planar
ABAG
— Association of Bay Area Governments
HON
— Honorable
NICMOS
— Near-Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer
AEST
— Aestuarium
OGP
— OpenGeoportal
CNRS
— Centre National de Recherches Scientifique
SBM
— Surveys and Mapping Branch
CANRI
— Community Access to Natural Resources Information
ANARE
— Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition
WDG
— Washington Department of Game
HRVIR
— High Resolution Visible Infrared
DMP
— Digital Map Products
PASSIA
— Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs
DRC
— Democratic Republic of Congo's
DOQQ
— Digital Orthophoto Quarter-Quadrangle
ICGC
— Instituto Cubano de Geodesia y Cartografia
ALP
— Automated Lands Project
IGGSP
— Instituto Geografico e Geologico de Sao Paulo
CCIG
— Centre canadien d'information sur la geoscience
AGIS
— Automated Geographic Information System
ISEA
— Icosahedral Snyder Equal Area
TT
— TT Maps & Publications Private Limited
CAFM
— Computer-aided facility management
HIRAN
— High Range Navigation
CGW
— Computer Graphics World
NJSPS
— New Jersey Society of Professional Surveyors
FMLIS
— Federal Mineral Lands Information System
AARSE
— African Association for the Remote Sensing of the Environment
LSM
— Land Surface Models
BFGR
— Bundesanstalt Fur Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe
IDE
— imbedded drive electronics
OPEDS
— Outside Plant Engineering Design System
LRR
— Laser Retro-Reflector
GEOWEB
— Geospatial Web
GISCIENCE
— Geographic information science
WIS
— Wisconsin
DDES
— Digital Data Editing System
IDFG
— Idaho Department of Fish and Game
UA
— Urban Area
INRAT
— Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie
DMRT
— Department of Mineral Resources of Thailand
LUCCAS
— Land Use and Cover Change Analysis System
UST
— Underground Storage Tank
SOP
— Secretaria de Obras Publicas
PLN
— Plain
ICGRS
— Internet-Enabled Continuous Geodetic Reference Station
ADL
— Alexandria Digital Library
FYROM
— Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
GICC
— Geographic Information Coordinating Committee
ASCP
— America Society of Consulting Planners
DMAHTC
— Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic/Topographic Center
HLL
— Hillside, Western Australia, Australia
MAFF
— Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
IMDA
— International Map Dealers Association
GUGIK
— Glowny Urzad Geodezji i Kartografii
KIL
— Kilometer
DIRS
— Digital Image Rectification System
LARSYS
— Laboratory of Applications of Remote Sensing Image Data Processing System
VSLS
— Vermont Society of Land Surveyors
MOPU
— Ministerio de Obras Publicas y Urbanismo
ASRL
— Atmospheric Sciences Research Laboratory
TG
— Toll Gate
SDPS
— Spatial Data Production System
CECO
— Consulting Engineers Council of Ohio
PSPE
— Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers
RNRF
— Renewable Natural Resources Foundation
WO
— Welsh Office
FACM
— Florida Association of Cadastral Mappers
SEWUG
— Southeastern Water Use Group
RIJP
— Rijksdienst voor de IJsselmeerPolders
DGGM
— Direccion General de Geologia y Minas
NFFL
— National Forest Fire Laboratory
NCEES
— National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
ESSIC
— Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center
UWM
— University of Wisconsin - Madison
IPANE
— Invasive Plant Atlas of New England
USAP
— United States Antarctic Program
PC-DOS
— Personal Computer-Disc Operating System
MS-DOS
— Microsoft Disc Operating System
NRWS
— Narrows
HCC
— Heat Capacity Mapping Mission
OPIS
— Ocean Planning Information System
GSDI
— Global Spatial Data Infrastructure
DTG
— Digital Tape Generation
AFREF
— African Geodetic Reference Frame
OSPE
— Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
CUL
— Culvert
RSC/TAMU
— Remote Sensing Center/Texas A&M University
TSPS
— Texas Society of Professional Surveyors
BOP
— Bureau Of Printing
DNRC
— Department of Natural Resources and Conservation's
AACR
— Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules
BOLS
— BADGER On-line Service
GLR-P
— Geologisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz
IGPT
— Interagency Geospatial Preparedness Team
DYSIS
— Dynamic Software and Integrated Solutions
HSDL
— High-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line
CALMIT
— Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies
PE&RS
— Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing
ISO
— Imaging Spectrometer Observatory
UCS
— Uniform Color Space
RESTEC
— Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan
HDT-A
— High density tape
SGCB
— State Geodesy and Cartography Board
EDITOR
— ERTS Data Interpretation and Tenex Operations Recorder
CIBESA
— Cartografica Iberica S.A.
A/E
— Architectural/engineering
ICMSSR
— Interagency Committee on Meteorological Services and Supporting Research
KSNM
— Thousands of square nautical miles
APR
— Airborne Profile Recorder
SCAN
— Surface Condition Analyzer
ADNR
— Alaska Department of Natural Resources
LOGIC
— Loveland Geographic Information/Cartographic System
FAAT
— Fully Analytical Aerotriangulation
CHIA
— Cumulative Hydrologic Impact Assessment
CEP
— Celestial Ephemeris Pole
DIELOG
— DAASC Integrated E-Mail Logistics System
BEG
— Bureau of Economic Geology
GISDEX
— Federal Geographic Information and Spatial Data Exposition and Conference
GEGMR
— General Establishment of Geology and Mineral Resources
BONAP
— Biota of North America Program
LW
— lichte Weite
IGAC
— Instituto Geografico "Agustin Codazzi"
CAAD
— Cartographic and Architectural Archives Division
AVI
— audio visual interleave
IJAGR
— International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research
DMAODS
— Defense Mapping Agency Office of Distribution Services
TERSS
— Tasmanian Earth Resource Satellite Station
AFT
— Ambiguity Function Technique
BIG
— Brunei Institution of Geomatics
ASO
— Australian Survey Office
IMAP
— Input Management Analysis and Presentation
SIAMS
— Ship Information and Management System
ATMS
— Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder
WDLG
— Widerlager
SDTP
— Spatial Data Transfer Processor
DADS
— Digital Assisted Data Base System
TDC
— Tennessee Department of Conservation
LAMPS
— Laser-scan Automated Map Production System
APFO
— Aerial Photography Field Office
UAM
— Urban Airshed Model
CNIG
— Centro Nacional de Informac~ao Geografica
BRICMICS
— British and Irish Committee for Map Information and Catalogue Systems
HHG
— Household Goods (personally owned)
CCCELS
— California Council of Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors
CERCG
— Centre d'Etudes et de Realisations Cartographiques Geographiques
INEAC
— Institut National pour l'Etude Agronomique du Congo
GSNI
— Geological Survey of Northern Ireland
RADAR
— Radio Detecting and Ranging
CSRS
— Canadian Spatial Reference System
SDMS
— Spatial Data Management System
CALIFORNIA
— California
UHGP
— Upland Habitat Goals Project
IRWA
— International Right of Way Association
OOPEC
— Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
TPC
— Tactical Pilotage Chart
WVALS
— West Virginia Association of Land Surveyors
AOIPS
— Atmospheric and Oceanographic Image Processing System
AERS
— Advanced Earth Resources Satellite
ODBC
— Operational Database Connectivity
IMAGE 100
— Interactive Multispectral Image Analysis System
ONSWG
— Open Navigation Surface Working Group
RMCA
— Road Map Collectors of America
IGL
— Interactive Graphics Library
PLS
— Professional Land Surveyor
IGIF
— International Geographic Information Foundation
DGIWG
— Digital Geographic Information Working Group
IOCM
— Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping
ARSP
— Applied Remote Sensing Program
MAG
— Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderia
MSTD
— Marine Science and Technology Division
MIAS
— Multispectral Image Analysis System
IHSI
— Institut Haitien de Statistique de d'Informatique
SECS
— Sections
AED
— Analysis and Evaluation Division (EPA)
MINN
— Minnesota
DARDC
— Device for Automatic Remote Data Collection
CRLMSS
— Cross-track Infrared and Microwave Sounding Suite
OSOA
— Optimal Statistical Objective Analysis
CET
— Commission on Education and Training
FIG
— Federation Internationale des Geometres
SNRIM
— Subcommittee on Natural Resources
TSX
— TerraSAR-X
AEM
— Atmospheric Explorer Mission
ARIA
— Arizona Regional Image Archive
AMISAR
— Active Microwave ImagerSynthetic Aperture Radar
PM/S
— Production Management Segment
DRGM
— Direction des Recherches Gologiques et Minires
LSACTS
— Land Surveyors Advisory Council on Technical Standards
BNPC
— Bathymetric Navigation Planning Chart
IGMI
— Istituto Geografico Militare Italiano
CNEXO
— Centre National Pour l'Exploitation des Oceans
SRES OP
— Special Report on Emission Scenarios Open Process
APTS
— Aerial Profiling of Terrain System
RCIC
— Regional Coastal Information Center
JRI
— Jordregisterinstituttet
SEAMS
— Soil Environmental and Agricultural Management System
HRM.BGHS.
— Hermann Berghaus
UCLS
— Utah Council of Land Surveyors
UNECA
— United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
SAFOD
— San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth
ALIS
— Automated Land Information System
LLC
— Line Length Code
WMATA
— Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
OSLS
— Oklahoma Society of Land Surveyors
FLL
— Waterfall
FAC
— Feature Analysis Code
USARP
— United States Antarctic Research Program
ISLS
— Islands
FOF
— Filtering optical fiber
GVI
— Green Vegetation Index
DLCW
— Department of Land and Water Conservation
ARC-SDE
— Arc Spatial Data Engine
FAST
— Faceted Application of Subject Terminology
LICGF
— Land Information and Computer Graphics Facility
CNSTAT
— Committee on National Statistics
DAM
— Detection And Mapping
TELEX
— Teletypewriter Exchange
DDCMP
— Digital Data Communication Message Protocol
NAPA
— National Academy of Public Administration
TNRIS
— Texas Natural Resources Information System
DGDF
— Digital Geospatial Data Files
IGT
— Integrated GPS Technologies Incorporated
GDTA
— Groupement pour le Developpement de la Teledetection Aerospatiale
HSGT
— Hitachi Software Global Technology Ltd.
FICCDC
— Federal Interagency Coordinating Committee on Digital Cartography
DGPA
— Direccion General de la Produccion Agraria
GNIAG
— Geomatics Niagara Information Advisory Group
FAPAR
— Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation
FLIP
— Flight Information Publication
MPRD
— Modified Proportional Radial Displacement
RT-GPS
— Real-time Differential GPS
HEPS
— High Energy Particle Sensor
MLMIC
— Minnesota Land Management Information Center
NGTOC
— National Geospatial Technical Operations Center
FNMOC
— Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center's
COMPAS
— Coastal Ocean Management, Planning and AssessmentSystem
TLSD
— Tuvalu Lands and Survey Division
BRGM
— Bureau de recherches geologique et minieres
DAASC
— Defense Automated Addressing System Center
EAFS
— Effective Aerial Film Speed
VTRAK
— Vector-to-raster conversion software
LWD
— Littoral Warfare Data
SDE
— Spatial Database Engine
UDF
— Universal Data Format
NSLVA
— Niedersachsisches Landesverwaltungsamt
OSTF
— Ordnance Survey Transfer Format
AGSS
— American Geographical and Statistical Society
DCDB
— Digital Cartographic Data Base
SEOP
— Secretaria de Estado de Obras Publicas
CERR
— Centre d'Ecologie des Ressources Renouvelables
ADV
— Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Vermessungsverwaltungen der Lander der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
CEM
— Cemetery
AHCPR
— Agency for Health Care and Policy Research
TEXPLOT
— Tektronix Plotting
KAPS
— Kentucky Association of Land Surveyors
MRIB
— Marine Realms Information Bank (US DOI)
CONC
— ConcreteUSreinforced concrete construction
WISCLAND
— Wisconsin Initiative for Statewide Cooperation on Landscape Analysis and Data
GBFP
— Georgia Basin Futures Project
SSDAN
— Social Science Data Analysis Network
DEMR
— Department of Energy, Mines and Resources Canada
GP.MCD
— Geoprocessing Map Call Deamon program
AMAD
— Airborne Missions and Applications Division
FEP
— Feature Extraction Processor
UDSL
— Utah Division of State Lands
ARSC
— Australian Remote Sensing Conference
TACA
— Transportes Aereos Centro Americanos
ENTW
— Entworfen
SAGA
— Short Arc Geodetic Adjustment
ZPS
— Zeh Plotting Software
NTPS
— National Transportation Planning System
DDIS
— Depository Distribution Information System
SHDSL
— Symmetric High-Bit-Rate Digital Subscriber Line
CPSCRAM
— Cum Privilegio Sacrae Caesareae Regiaeque Apostolicae Majestatis
HKGA
— Hong Kong Geographical Association
COFRS
— Chinese Operational Earth Resources Satellite
CISM
— Canadian Institute of Surveying and Mapping
ATM
— Adaptive Triangular Mesh
CIST
— Centre d'information sur les sciences de la Terre
AHDS
— Arts and Humanities Data Service
IRWD
— Irvine Ranch Water District
HSRP
— Hydrographic Services Review Panel
OTHT
— Over the horizon targeting
IGA
— Istituto Geografico de Agostini
EAP
— Environmental Affairs Program
APBEL
— Atlantic Provinces Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors
INSEE
— Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques
LBS-G
— Littoral Battlespace Sensing - Glider
GSGS
— Geographical Section General Staff
NYSDT
— New York State Department of Transportation
WDB II
— World Data Base II
CSIN
— Computer Systems Information Network
AFRL
— Akademie fur Raumforschung und Landesplanung
IGLD 85
— International Great Lakes Datum of 1985
IGNTG
— Instituto Geografico Nacional Tommy Guardia
GDHS
— Ground Data Handling System
FILS
— Federal Government Information Locator System
ET
— Frame enclosed elevator with self-closing traps
A-S
— Antispoofing
WFPS
— Western Federation of Professional Surveyors
UDOGM
— Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining
SERNA-GEOMIN
— Servicio Nacional Geologia y Mineria
NCDCDS
— National Committee for Digital Cartographic Standards
USCS
— United States Customary System
DOGAMI
— Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
INTA
— Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria
NSAPI
— Netscape Server Application Programming Interface
FPAR
— Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation
AEIDC
— Arctic Environmental Information Data Center
CIAS
— CD-ROM Index Architecture Specification Working Group
NJIT
— New Jersey Institute of Technology
IDLH
— Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health
DSPW
— Digital Photogrammetric Workstation
SEDMS
— Spatially Enabled Document Management System
HBCA
— Hudson Bay Company Archives (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
OSEDA
— Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis
HCDN
— Hydroclimate Data Network
NFIS
— National Forest Information System
U
— Unclassified
WGS 84
— World Geodetic System of 1984
ISPLS
— Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors
GITA
— Geospatial Information and Technology Association
GNDB
— Geographic Names Data Base
AM
— Automated Mapping
OPP
— Operational Positional Procedure
TAR
— Tape Address Register
BCDC
— Bay Conservation and Development Commission
ESEM
— Earth Systems Engineering and Management
DGG
— Direccion General de Geografia
QTM
— Quaternary Triangular Mesh
ADR
— Aerial Data Reduction Associates Incorporated
NFIRA
— National Flood Insurance Reform Act
AGIO
— Arkansas Geographic Information Office
CRESP
— Consortium for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation
SWG
— Standards Working Group
FSPLS
— Florida Society of Professional Land Surveyors
SLNSW
— State Library of New South Wales
GTCM
— Geospatial Technology Competency Model
DCST
— Data Collection System Tape
LASS
— Land Applications Satellite System
XDS
— External Data Source
SIGACE
— Special Interest Group for the Application of CD-ROM in Education
ANMS
— Automated Notice to Mariners System
VITEC
— Visual Information Technologies Incorporated
AHDAS
— Adaptable Hydrologic Data Acquisition System
LUT
— Land Utilization Type
ARMIS
— Arkansas Resource Management Information System
IASSIST
— International Association for Social Science Information Service & Technology
DRGS
— Direct Readout Ground Station
PAPS
— Pooled Analytical Plotter System
WGS
— World Geodetic Survey
QDM
— Queensland Department of Mines
EUROGI
— European Umbrella Organisation for Geographic Information
VEDIS
— Vallejo [California] Economic Development Information System
CMIB
— Controlled Multispectral Image Base
OSEC
— Ocean Systems Engineering Corporation
BFLR
— Bundesanstalt fur Landeskunde und Raumentwicklung
ILRIS-3D
— Intelligent Laser Range Imaging Scanner
CDH
— Communications and Data Handling
NJDEP
— New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
HM.BGS.
— Hermann Berghaus
RSIP
— Remote Sensing and Image Processing
AEI
— Aerial Exposure Index
SLF
— Standard Linear Format
CDED
— Canadian Digital Elevation Data
PCGN
— Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use
GTUB
— Geographic Tabulation Unit Base
HLFB
— Hessisches Landesamt Fur Bodenforschung
COMIS
— Cartographic Operations Management Information System
ICAITI
— Instituto Centro Americano de Investigacion y Tecnica Industrial
GIAL
— Geographic Information and Analysis Laboratory
MODM
— Multiple objectives decision-making
UCPTE
— Union for the Coordination of the Production and Transport of Electric Power
VFC
— Vector Function Chainer
FEWS
— Feature Extraction Workstation
ABI
— Alabama Bureau of Insurance
GISS-SG
— Geographic Information Systems and Science Specialty Group
SPARRSO
— Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organisation
PIOS
— Polygon Information Overlay System
JWPCF
— Journal of the Water Pollution Control Federation
ADI
— Areas of Dominent Influence
CUAC
— Cartographic Users Advisory Council
GRF-N
— Geographic Reference File-Names
AICP
— American Institute of Certified Planners
CMSDU
— Commission on Map Use and Spatial Data Use
ODNR
— Ohio Department of Natural Resources
WRSIC
— Water Resources Scientific Information Center
DIGEST
— Digital Geographic Information Exchange Standard
FDEP
— Florida Department of Environmental Protection
DAV
— Deutscher Alpenverein
UTC
— Utilities and Transportation CommissionWashington
GST
— Galileo System Time
ODOP
— Ohio Digital Orthophotography Project
HGML
— Hyper Graphic Markup Language
CNRG
— Centre National de Recherches Geomorphologiques
NAIP
— NATIONAL AGRICULTURE IMAGERY PROGRAM
ADAC
— Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club
ASGA
— Association des Services Geologiques Africains
ECRF
— Earth Centered Reference Frame
SMCRA
— Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (1977)
EUROSDR
— European Spatial Data Research
SFQL
— Structured Full-Text Query Language
DIVISION
— Division
NSTL
— National Space Technology Laboratory (was MTF)
TRGF
— Tragfahigkeit
ICONA
— Instituto Nacional para la Conservacion de la Naturaleza
CGSIC
— Civil GPS Service Interface Committee
LSR
— Local Space Rectangular
CSRN
— Colorado Spatial Reference Network
CFCC
— Census Feature Class Code
ARTIL
— Artillery
DMAUSE
— DMA Utility Software Environment
BPPT
— Badan Pembinaan dan Penerapan Teknologi
SGK
— Schweizerische Geologische Kommission
MTLT
— Minimum Total Length Triangulation
OSIP
— Operational Satellite Improvement Program
OHW
— Office of Hazardous Wastes Hydrology
DVNP
— Death Valley National Park
RCID
— Record Identification
GLAN-W
— Geologisches Landesamt Nordrhein-Westfalen
ICGWM
— International Clearinghouse for Ground Water Models
DRF
— Digital Raster File
CYP
— Cape York Peninsula
NAVOCEANO
— Naval Oceanographic Office
MAR
— Mean Annual Runoff
ASCLA
— Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies
JMGL
— Journal of Map & Geography Libraries
RES
— Reservation
PAGES
— Program for the Adjustment of GPS Ephemeris
VIMSARS
— Video Image Map Storage and Retrieval System
APD
— Automated Plat Design
SICO
— Schonstedt Intstrument Company
STRT
— Strait
GINIE
— Geographic Information Network in Europe
NGWIC
— National Ground Water Information Center
ASFE
— Association of Soil and Foundation Engineers
VP
— Vector Program
NESTA
— National Earth Science Teachers Association
ADWR
— Arizona Department of Water Resources
AILESP
— American Indian Lands Environmental Support Project
PICG
— Programme International de Correlation Geologique
LL
— Line-by-line
CCBCCM
— Canadian Committee for the Bibliographic Control of Cartographic Materials
NSDNR
— Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources
LSPS
— Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors
SEPA
— State Environmental Protection Agency
RBDS
— Radio Broadcast Data System
CPSO
— Cataloging Policy and Support Office's
UGKK SR
— Urad geodezie, kartografie e katastra Slovenskej republiky
URISA
— Urban and Regional Information Systems Association
SLDI
— Sustainable Land Development International
DFW
— Department of Fish and Wildlife
CO-COPS
— Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
APSR
— Aerial Photography Summary Record
ASGS
— Australian Statistical Geography Standard
FSMS
— Florida Surveying and Mapping Society
LIBER-GDC
— Ligue des Bibliotheques Europeennes de Recherche, Groupe des cartothecaires
WSU
— Washington State University (Pullman, WA)
INSTAAR
— Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
DN
— Digital Number
IFF
— Interchange Format File
FES
— Feature Extraction Segment
IPRG
— Institute for Petroleum Resources and Geophysics
CSDGM
— Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
USR
— Universal Space Rectangular
CPFS
— Colorado Plateau Field Station
SEASAT
— sea satellite (an oceanographic research satellite) (NASA)
IAOO
— International Association of Assessing Officers
CHGIS
— China Historical Geographic Information System
BGC
— Business Geographics Conference
DGFK
— Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Kartographie
DFLIP
— Digital Flight Information Publication
UNIMACE
— Universal Automated Mapping Compilation Equipment
SUDENE
— Superintendencia De Desenvolvimento Do Nordeste
UTA
— University of Texas at Arlington's
CTOG
— Contour to Grid
DGSE
— Department of Geological Survey and Exploration
OCLC
— Ohio College Library Center
LTO
— Land Title Office
AMPS
— Automatic Mapping and Planning System
CIMIS
— California Irrigation Management Information System
MSRN
— Michigan Spatial Reference Network
ERS
— Earth Remote Sensing
FREAC
— Florida Resources and Environmental Analysis Center
HE/S
— Hardcopy Exploitation Segment
USAETL
— United States Army Engineer Topographic Laboratories
DGEC
— Direccion General de Estadistica y Censos
IMACUAC
— Information Management and Computer Utilization Advisory Committee
LRUD
— Left, right, up, down
IEMVT
— Institut d'Elevage et de Medecine Veterinaire des Pays Tropicaux
ZGS
— Zambia Geological Survey Department
DNT
— Direccion Nacional de Topografia
CDS
— Catalogue of Data Sources
EDMI
— Electronic Distance Measuring Instrument
MAPA
— Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentacion
FDSYS
— Federal Digital System
NGMBD
— National Geologic Map Database
DMTI
— Desktop Mapping Technologies Incorporated
DCSE
— Diba Consulting Software Engineers
EDMAS
— Environmental Dose Modeling and Analysis System
CIDAMM
— Centro de Informacion y Documentacion del Area Metropolitana de Madrid
DCRM
— Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials
JTU
— Jabatan Tanah Dan Ukur
SEPM
— Society for Sedimentary Geology
COEB
— Coastal and Estuarine Oceanography Branch
MEIS
— Multispectral Electrooptical Imaging Sensor
GISIC
— Geographical Information Systems International Group
LISCOM
— Land Information Systems Committee
AGSL
— American Geographical Society Library
SUNI
— Stockholms Universitet Naturgeografiska Institutionen
CPLC
— Court of Private Land Claims
CEAL
— Centro Editor de America Latina
GMAT
— Greenwich Mean Astronomical Time
LRS
— Linear Referencing System
OGIS
— Office of Geographic Information Systems
DGU
— Danmarks Geologiske Undersogelse
GOMMAPP
— Gulf of Maine Mapping Portal
CDWR
— California Department of Water Resources
NTD
— National Topographic Database
GIV
— Geologic Information Visualization
ASCIE
— American Standard Code for Information Exchange
ULCC
— Utility Location and Coordination Council
LDLS
— Lesotho Department of Lands, Surveys and Physical Planning
AZMAP
— Arizona Mapping Advisory Council
NDGS
— North Dakota Geological Survey
OU
— Open Under
JALBTCX
— Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise
KPM
— Kriegs Pulver Magazin
CLOMA
— Confidential letters of map amendment
NCARB
— National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
IEGDR
— Initial Experimental Gridded Data Record
SNF
— Superior National Forest
GCRS
— Gulf Centre for Remote Sensing
AGCO
— Afghan Geodesy and Cartography Office
GIPS
— Generalized Image Processing Sytstem
DGCM
— Direct Geodetic Constraint Method
CRREL
— Cold Region Research and Engineering Laboratories
GSF
— Generic Sensor Format
RMSI
— Risk Management Solutions Incorporated
RTN
— Real-Time Networks
NCMOC
— Naval Central Meteorology and Oceanography Center
ERSAC
— Environmental Remote Sensing Applications Centre
VDSL
— Very-high speed Digital Subscriber Line
DRIS
— Digital Research and Instructional Services
ESIM
— Earth Science Information Manager
DGMP
— Direccion de Geologia Minas y Petrolio
IKU
— Institutt for KontinentalsokkelUndersokelse
CPH
— Cartographic Publishing House
NAP
— Northern Affairs Program
RBMS
— Relational Database Management System
CCISA
— Congress of Cartographic Information Specialist Associations
WFPLS
— Western Federation of Professional Land Surveyors
COGNA
— Council of Geographic Names Authorities
LGN
— Lagoon
WBVTR
— Wide-band video tape recorder
URUID
— Unrectified image data
SVP
— Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
RETSAM
— Review, Editing and Tagging Software for Automated Mapping
CERD
— Catalog of Environmental Resource Data
RIRT
— Russian Institute of Radionavigation and Time
BSU
— Base Spatial Unit
GPPU
— Graphic Polygon Processing Utilities
SKW
— Shafer, Kline, & Warren
HRG
— High-resolution geometry
TLM
— Topographic Line Map
SDL
— Survey Department of Libya
STINASU
— Stichting Natuurbescherming Suriname
VFR
— Vector Relational Format
DOQ
— Digital Orthophoto Quadrangle
H-GAC
— Houston-Galveston Area Countil
SADL
— South Australia Department of Lands
ENSG
— Ecole Nationale des Sciences Geographiques
PTC
— Positive Train Control
ECPD
— Engineering Council for Professional Development
PIO
— Public Inquiries Office
BUTE
— Butte
CMONOC
— Crustal Movement Observation Network of China
REMS
— Regional Earth Modeling System
GITCO
— Government Information Technology Committee
RESVR
— Reservoir
NMASM
— New Mexico Association of Surveyors and Mappers
DELT
— Delineator
OWRD
— Oregon Water Resources Department
SANAIS
— South African Natural Areas Information System
OGDI
— Open Geospatial Datastore Interface
MPWUPH
— Ministry of Public Works, Urban Planning and Housing
ANGEL
— Airborne Natural Gas Emission Lidar
DANE
— Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica
GCLI
— GIS in Canadian Libraries Initiative
CRLS
— Cross-track Infrared Sounder
KIER
— Korean Institute of Energy and Resources
APMI
— Aerial Photography Micrographic Index System
PPSS
— Precise Positioning Service Security Module
XWD
— X-Window Screen Dump
AVIRIS
— Advanced Visible/InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer
TIN
— Triangulated Irregular Network
NGPRP
— Northern Great Plains Resource Program
JCLS
— John Chance Land Surveys, Inc.
ALI
— Advanced Land Imager
MMSD
— Metric Mapping Support Data
CNFL
— Confluence
VISION
— Visual Information System Integrating Our Neighborhoods
VITD
— VPF Interim Terrain Data
GISCO
— Geographic Information System of the European Commission
SGPK
— Schweizerische Geophysikalische Kommission
NATM
— New Austrian Tunnelling Method
BETRBF
— Betriebsbahnhof
LVAN-W
— Landesvermessungsamt Nordrhein-Westfalen
DMASPOEM
— Defense Mapping Agency Special Program Office for Exploitation Modernization
HLVA
— Hessisches Landesvermessungsamt
ESIS
— Earth Science Information System
JCCDS
— Joint Committee on Cartographic Data Standardization
CORSE
— Conference On Remote Sensing Education
OSSIM
— Open Source Software Image Map
NCDS
— National Cartographic Data Standard
VACP
— Virtual Active Control Point
ESSI
— Earth Search Sciences Incorporated
SIGIT
— Swedish Institute for Geographic Information Technology
SCAMP
— Southern California Aerial Mapping Project
SAGEEP
— Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems
NJDOT
— New Jersey Department of Transportation
MER
— Ministere de l'Energie et des Ressources
JNGC
— Jordan National Geographic Centre
CCDM
— Core Cadastral Domain Model
TASC
— Transportation Administration Service Center
NCSME
— Service des Mines et de l'Energie
JMPC
— Joint Mapping and Photography Committee
CCPR
— California Center for Population Research
ASB.CL.
— Asbestos-covered frame building
MSIA
— Mapping Sciences Institute Australia
CGA
— Color Graphics Adaptor
CLID
— Class identifier
ISM
— Interpretive Structural Modeling
GIU
— Geographic Information Unit
USSCS
— United States Soil Conservation Service
SRBC
— Susquehanna River Basin Commission
ODC
— Open Data Consortium
HIA
— Hydrologic Investigations Atlas
BHIC
— Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum
SNI
— Siemens Nixdorf Information Systems AG
OW
— Oil Well
DBPWG
— Data Base Population Working Group
ISHM
— International Society for the History of the Map
GP.MC
— Geoprocessing Map Call
OIR-GIS
— Office for Information Resources-GIS Services Division
HMGS
— Hellenic Military Geographical Service
GCDB
— Geographic Coordinate Data Base
TNM UC
— The National Map Users Conference
TEKPLOT
— Tektronix Plotting
IRG
— Inter-Record Gap
DCR
— Design Concept Review
GSMD
— Geological Survey and Mines Dept
FEE
— Feature Extraction Environment
TENN
— Tennessee
PRO
— Public Record Office
TSIS
— Total Solar Irradiance Sensor
AMSD
— Adjusted Mapping Support Data
OMNR
— Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (Canada)
CIGNET
— Cooperative International GPS Network
IBSP
— Idaho Bureau of State Planning
TARA
— The Aerial Reconnaissance Archives
HGCSD
— Harris-Galveston Coastal Subsidence District
HARN
— High-Accuracy Reference Network
SPVEA
— Superintendencia do Plano de Valorizac o Economica da Amazonia
IF
— Frame identification
DGMG
— Direccion General de Minas y Geologia
UAS
— Urban Area Studies
CDV
— Cartographic Data Visualizer
FMGIS
— Flight Management Geographic Information System
CRSS
— Canadian Remote Sensing Society
DAFIF
— Digital Aeronautical Flight Information Files
EVO
— Ernst Volker
ALMRS
— Automated Land and Mineral Record System
BEV
— Bundesamt fur Eich- und Vermessungswesen
ACMS
— Automated Census Mapping System
BGW
— Bergwerk
GCSS
— Global Combat Support System
ICACET
— International Cartographic Association Committee on Training
VGA
— Video Graphics Adaptor
CBI
— China Burma India Theatre of Operations
IMAG
— Information Management Advisory Group
LGISC
— Louisiana Geographic Information Systems Council
GSZ
— Geological Survey of Zambia
CLDS
— Canada Land Data System
IGDC
— Interagency Geographic Data Committee
DDPS
— Desktop Digital Photogrammetry System
LSO
— Land Surveyors Online
IALS
— Idaho Association of Land Surveyors
OGRIP
— Ohio Geographically Referenced Information Program
MARIS
— Mississippi Automated Resource Information System
PHODIS
— Photogrammetric Image Processing System
DPWS
— Digital Photogrammetric Work Station
TSGS
— Topographic Section General Staff
COSMIC
— clients is the Computer Software Management and Information Center
EDIES
— EROS Digital Image Enhancement Systems
HFN
— Hafen
SAST
— Scientific Assessment and Strategy Team
JMC
— Japan Map Center
BMA
— Botswana Ministry of Agriculture
ASPS
— Arkansas Society of Professional Surveyors
SDRW
— Societe de Developpement Regional pour la Wallonie
CLIRSEN
— Remote Sensing Center
RATP
— Regie autonome des transports parisiens
IGWMC
— International Ground Water Modeling Center
KSGR
— Kiesgrube
KLEINBF
— Kleinbahnhof
ECAI
— Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative
CIACER
— Centro de Investigacion y Aplicacion de Sensores Remotos
DADSO
— Data Access and Dissemination System Office
CDA
— Colorado Department of Agriculture
GSS
— Geographic Support System
AAGS
— American Association for Geodetic Surveying
DRBC
— Delaware River Basin Commission
GNMP
— Gettysburg National Military Park
GAF
— Gesellschaft fur Angewandte Fernerkundung
TVK & CO
— Tanner, Vallance, Kearny & Company
VNP
— Voyageurs National Park
DGIAI
— Direccion General de Integracion y Analisis de la Informacion
HERST
— Herstellung
LARS
— Laboratory for Applications of Remote Sensing
MGSD
— Michigan Geological Survey Division
DAMES
— Defense Automated Message Exchange Service
IGCI
— Institut Geographique de la Cote d'Ivoire
EDD
— Environmental Data Directory
ENID
— Endnote ID
AWAR
— Area weighted average resolution
PACOG
— Pueblo Area Council of Governments
HLAB
— Hessisches Landesamt fur Bodenforschung
CENREN
— Centro de Recursos Naturales
TBC
— Trimble Business Center
ACLS
— Association of Canadian Lands Surveyors
ERSC
— Egyptian Remote Sensing Center
NRCT
— National Resources Council of Thailand
CANSPACE
— Canadian Space Geodesy Forum
WDDES
— World Digital Database for Environmental Science
BADGER
— Bay Area Digital GeoResource
CRAIGES
— Cartographic Reproduction and Interactive Graphic Editing System
ECI
— Election Commission of India
WVA
— West Virginia
DATIS
— Digital Airborne Topographic Imaging System
DAESA
— Dual Axis Fourier Shape Analysis
ESSC
— Earth System Science Center
THSOA
— The Hydrographic Society of America
PHIGS
— Programmer Hierarchical Interactive Graphics System
SMOW
— Standard Mead Ocean Water
WOM
— Web Object Management
ITRM
— Information Technology Resouces Management
AFFRC
— Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Center
SGG
— Service Geologique du Gabon
CONAE
— Comision Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (National Commission on Space Activities - Argentina)
RALS
— Random Access Logical Subfiles
ISABU
— Institut Des Sciences Agronomiques Au Burundi
USBC
— United States Bureau of the Census
RIAI
— Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland
GRACE
— Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment
DGO
— Direccion General de Oceanografia
SOLSE
— Shuttle Ozone Limb Scanning Experiment
KLEINB
— Kleinbahn
DAL
— Data Analysis Laboratory
IFR
— Instrument Flight Regulation
DIM
— Digital Image Matching
OKAGE
— Oklahoma Alliance for Geographic Education
RCSSMRS
— Regional Centre for Services in Surveying and Mapping and Remote Sensing
REICHSB
— Reichsbahn
NTDME
— Northern Territory Department of Mines and Energy
SNGM
— Servicio Nacional de Geologia y Mineria
PFAS
— Pennsylvania Facility Analysis System
CUET
— Cuesta
OMO
— Other Mapping Organization
EOT
— End of Text
NSDI CAP
— National Spatial Data Infrastructure Cooperative Agreements Program
KLS
— Kloster
MEM
— Ministry of Energy and Minerals
PMA
— Production and Marketing Administration
COS
— Central Office of Statistics
LIMO
— Land Information Management Office
PHZM
— Plant Hardiness Zone Map
REGIS
— Regional Geographic Information System
AIPG
— American Institute of Professional Geologists
CSDMS
— Centre for Spatial Database Management and Solutions
RADEF
— Road Administration Data Exchange Format
SSEW
— Soil Survey of England and Wales
AIR
— American Indian Reservation
PIN
— Parcel Identification Number
DSU
— Digital Standard Update
PLF
— Point Location File
APWWA
— American Public Water Works Association
QLIS
— Queensland Land Information Strategy
NTM
— Notice To Mariners
CSPA
— Council of State Planning Agencies
SOS
— Survey Office System
HTDP
— Horizontal Time-Dependent Positioning
NDF
— Nevada Division of Forestry
AOO
— American Oceanographic Organization
FCM
— Feature Change Map
VHB
— Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc
MDAS
— Multispectral Data Analysis System
UGSMD
— Uganda Geological Survey and Mines Department
EIGS
— Ethiopian Institute of Geological Survey
MWT
— Minimum Weight Triangulation
RPDS
— Rapids
WVGES
— West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
CENTA
— Centro Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria
KREMU
— Kenya Rangeland Ecological Monitoring Unit
PPPG
— Pusat Penelitian Dan Pengembangan Geologi
FCT
— Forestry Commission Tasmania
QSL
— Quarter Scan Line
FPT
— Full Production Training
TLID
— Tiger/Line Record Identification Number
FNIB
— Foreign Names Information Bulletin
OBS
— Office of Biological Services
VDMR
— Virginia Division of Mineral Resources
IMIA
— International Map Industry Association
WDB I
— World Data Bank I
LOMA
— Letters of map amendment
PADCO
— Planning and Development Cooperative International
MORAP
— Missouri Resource Assessment Partnership
PECG
— Professional Engineers in California Government
GPM
— Gestalt Photo Mapper
IFLA
— International Association of Library Asociations and Institutions
NDIIPP
— National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program
DCW
— Digital Chart of the World
LOMC
— Letters of map correction
CCELC
— Canada Committee on Ecological Land Classification
GCG
— Geocartographics Subdivison
FARC
— Federal Archives and Record Center
IDWR
— Idaho Department of Water Resources
NCSS
— North Carolina Society of Surveyors
UNGIWG
— United Nations Geographical Information Working Group
CRN
— Canadian Road Network
PV.M.
— Pulver Muhle
CEGIS
— Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science
RSV
— Reservoir
CIAF
— Centro de Investigaciones en Percepcion Remota
LRDB
— Low Resolution Data Base
CBS
— Community Base Station
FEAC
— Far Eastern Advisory Commission
OIH
— Office of International Hydrology
SHOM
— Service Hydrographique et Ocenographique de la Marine
CGRG
— Canadian Geomorphology Research Group
LDAS
— Land Data Assimilation System
MCIS
— Maps and Chart Information System
PDU
— Professional Development Unit(s)
SIGSA
— Sistemas de Informacion Geografica S.A.
IMADS
— Interactive Map and Data Server
HERMIS
— Heritage Resource Management Information System
SAF
— Society of American Foresters
SDMG
— Direction des Mines et de la Geologie
CERCO
— Comite Europeen de Responsibles de la Cartographie Officielle
AEG
— Association of Engineering Geologists
NCSD
— Nebraska Conservation and Survey Division
DACA
— Division des Archives Cartographiques et Audiovisuelles
GCMC
— Geospatial Center and Map Collection
TRACE
— Topographic Resources And Cost Evaluation
JAMP
— Joint Automated Mapping Project
OAB
— Operational Advisory Broadcasts
MAGE
— Map Authoring and Generalisation Expert
PM
— Prime Meridian
SARM
— Spatial Auto-Regressive Model
ES&T
— Environmental Science & Technology
IENC
— Inland Electronic Navigation Charts
BOA
— Building Omission Area
GISOM
— Generating Information and Scanning Ohio Maps
SHN
— Servicio de Hidrografia Naval
GNU
— Geologic Names Unit
NAWQUA
— National Water Quality Assessment
DEM-G
— Digital Elevation Model-Graphic
IPP
— Integrated Plotting Package
FMP
— Field Pack Mobile Professional
NETS
— National Establishment Time-Series
AASG
— Association of American State Geologists
ANRC
— Alaska Native Regional Corporation
PCX
— Paintbrush Export Format
IEOS
— Integrated Earth Observation System
LTC
— Light Transfer Characteristics
AFF
— American Fact Finder
EDINA
— Edinburgh Data and Information Access
EOCAP
— Earth Observations Commercial Applications Program
UNAM
— Universidad Nacional De Mexico
GEP
— Google Earth Pro
ISR
— Information Storage and Retrieval
CCAHA
— Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
BOC
— Bureau of the Census
IDNA
— Integrated Dataset for North America
SGL
— Service Geologique de Luxembourg
WME
— Window to My Environment
GEST
— Gestechen
HGS
— Halliburton Geophysical Services
PPNM
— Pengarah Pemetaan Negara Malaysia
SIMAG
— Spatial Information Management Advisory Group
SCEC
— Southern California Earthquake Center's
AD.ST.
— Aldolf Stieler
OOSI
— Osterreichisches Ost- Und Sudosteuropa-Institut
ERRSAC
— Eastern Regional Remote Sensing Applications Center
WCCS
— Washington Council of County Surveyors
NALS
— Nevada Association of Land Surveyors
RAPID
— Rapid Application Planning Implementation and Deployment
ESMI
— European Spatial Metadata Infrastructure
FACE
— Field Ancillary Computer Effort
RGD
— Rijks Geologische Dienst
PPNL
— Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
NUC CM
— National Union Catalog, Cartographic Material
AVCA
— Audio-visual and Cartographic Archives
CDMG
— California Division of Mines and Geology
DFG
— Department of Fish and Game
NPMS
— National Pipeline Mapping System
NGCS
— National Geodetic and Cartographic Service
DDA
— Data Descriptive Area
NRSL
— Northern Remote Sensing Laboratory
RODOBRAS
— Comissiao Especial construciao da Rodovia Belem-Brasilia
LIA
— Land Information and Analysis office
MPP
— Multi-spectral scanner preprocessor
MIO
— Map Information Office
MRB
— Missouri River Basin
DBDB
— Digital Bathymetry Data Base
RASC
— Royal Australian Survey Corps
GPR
— Ground-Penetrating Radar
OGWP
— Office of Ground Water Protection (EPA)
NAO
— North Atlantic Oscillation
NCGMP
— National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program
CEN
— Comite europeen de normalization electronique
INTRISCA
— Integrated Resource Inventory for South-Central Alaska
TR
— Trail Runners
HID
— Historical Imagery Declassification
WRCB
— Water Resources Control Board
GSN
— Geological Survey of Namibia
CBEP
— Community-Based Environmental Protection
INFORM
— Information Network for Operational Resources Management
SSMS
— Spatial Statistical Modeling Service
SOFT AT
— Softcopy Aerotriangulation
UCAID
— University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development
MGIS
— Micro Geographic Information System
ITFE
— Inductive Terrain Feature Extraction
ATMET
— Atmospheric, Meteorological and Environmental Technologies, LLC
RISKMAP
— Risk Mapping and Planning
POAM
— Polar Ozone and Aerosol Measurement
GUGKK
— Glavno Upravlenie po Geodezia I Kartografia y Kadaster
ONIG
— Office Nationale de la Geologie
SRMB
— Surveys and Resource Mapping Branch
IAMA
— International Antiquarian Mapsellers Association
BVG
— Berliner Verkehrs Gesellschaft
GRS
— Geodetic Reference System
GAT
— Geography Association of Thailand
ITCA
— International Topographic Composition Association
CMOTS
— Cartographic Material Order and Tracking System
SCGP
— Societe Canadienne des Geologique Petroliers
WRS
— World Reference System
DTSS-P
— Digital Topographic Support System Prototype
ISTAT
— Istituto Centrale di Statistica
GRASS
— Geographic Resource Analysis Support System
PSM
— Professional Surveyor Magazine
WDGER
— Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources
GPIP
— General Purpose Image Processor
LIMA
— Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica
BICI
— Book item contribution identifier
SADME
— South Australian Department of Mines and Energy
AUSLIG
— Australian Surveying and Land Information Group
MSRLS
— Michigan Society of Registered Land Surveyors
EGII
— European Geographic Information Infrastructure
IKCS
— I.K. Curtis Services
MDTC
— Division de la Topographie et de la Cartographie
GZD
— Grid Zone Designation
AHAP
— Alaska High-Altitude Aerial Photography
HDDT
— High-Density Digital Tape
BUPNIS
— Beijing Underground-Network Information System
WRIR
— Water Resources Investigation Report
STCB
— Survey Technician Certification Board
MRLU
— Map Reproduction and Liaison Unit
CNIDR
— Center for Networked Information Discovery Retrieval
IIPL
— Interactive Image Processing Laboratory
DDAC
— Deutscher Automobil-Club
MFGDP
— Manual of Federal Geographic Data Products
CEDD
— Committee on the Exchange of Digital Data
IGF
— Inset Graphics Format
SPC RE
— Survey Production Centre, Royal Engineers
BMW
— Barclay Mapworks, Inc.
IWPC
— Institute of Water Pollution Control
DES
— Digital Editing Station
MSEDB
— Mapping Sciences Education Data Base
INMH
— Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia y Hidrologia
SLC
— Scan Line Corrector
SIGCAT
— Special Interest Group on CD-ROM Applications & Technology
HAC
— Harbor and Approach Chart
MUIR
— Map Unit Interpretations Record (soil database)
HUC
— Hydrologic Unit Code
IDEN
— Identification module
LPGS
— Landsat Product Generation System
PALIS
— Ponds And Lakes Information System
BT
— Base Topo
TVP
— Topological Vector Profile
CRSC
— California Remote Sensing Council
FIRM
— Flood Rate Insurance Map
ERSUN
— Environmental Remote Sensing Unit
ODE
— Open Development Environment
IMAGE
— Integrated Mapping and Geographic Encoding System
BLT
— Bundesamt fur LandesTopographie
CSAV
— Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences
FBN
— Federal Base Network
APS
— Aerosol Polarimetry Sensor
NOSS
— National Oceanographic Satellite System
GRDL
— Geodetic Research and Development Laboratory
CDR
— CorelDraw format
OVN
— Optical visible near-infrared
PIDL
— Polygon ID left
EBAMCO
— Electronic Book and Map Company
MPE
— Map Publishing Environment
SDSFIE
— Spatial Data Standard for Facilities, Infrastructure and Environment
CUSEC
— Central United States Earthquake Consortium
CONRIM
— Committee on Natural Resource Information Management
RFPMG
— Radar Fixed Point Minigraphic
STIBOKA
— Stichting voor Bodemkartering
CNA
— Comissiao Nacional do Ambiente
VARIS
— Virginia Resources Information System
MAPCO
— Map Corporation of America
LSDP
— Landsat Signature Development Program
WCB
— Workshop Certification Board
HUA
— Hydrologic Unit Area
VRP
— Vector-to-raster processor
NETR
— Nationwide Environmental Title Research
FAHRB
— Fahrbahn
NGSP
— National Geodetic Satellite Program
HVC
— Hue-Value-Chroma
SPCS
— State Plane Coordinate System
NCHRP
— National Cooperative Highway Research Program
FUR
— Furlong
DMSO
— Defense Mapping School Operations Office
SOLE
— Spatial On-Line Editor
WRIP
— Water Resources Information Project
USLS
— United States Lake Survey
LLV
— Low Light Visibility
RAMS
— Regional Atmospheric Modelins System
OAMTC
— Osterreichischer Automobil-, Motorrad- und Touring-Club
NFWS
— National Fish and Wildlife Service
LCDB
— Land Cover Database
NRCAN
— Natural Resources Canada (Dept. of)
FDDI
— Fiber Digital Data Interface
CCNS4
— Computer Controlled Navigation System
OILT
— Oil Tank Farm
S&A
— Sampling and Analysis
DRGP
— Digital Representation of Graphic Products
CICAEDAS
— Committee Investigating Cartographic Entity, Definitions, and Standards
FII
— Fundacion Instituto de Ingeneiria
CGE
— Comision Geografico-Exploradora
RECTAS
— Regional Center for Training in Aerospace Surveys
ADEPT
— Alexandria Digital Earth Prototype
BDET
— Bengston, DeBell, Elkin & Titus Limited
INMG
— Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia e Geofisica
GGRF
— Galileo Geodetic Reference Frame
NSSDA
— National Standard for Spatial Database Accuracy
RTV
— Raster To Vector
FDLS
— Fiji Department of Lands and Survey
ARRSTC
— Asian Regional Remote Sensing Training Centre
SCR
— Service Cartographique du Rwanda
ODFW
— Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
IFSARE
— Inter-ferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar for Elevation
TNS
— TopoNet Server
FWPCA
— Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
JACIE
— Joint Agency Commercial Imagery Evaluation
JOIDES
— Joint Oceanographic Institutions Deep Earth Sampling
GEZ
— Gezeichnet
NDSL
— Nevada Division of State Lands
CRA
— Common Resource Area
WCCS
— Wisconsin County Coordinate System
EMIP
— European Market for Infrastructural Projects
DQDB
— Distributed-Queue Dual Buses
LGSOWOG
— Landsat Ground Station Operations Working Group
PUMS
— Public Use Micro-Data Sample
NZSB
— New Zealand Soil Survey
UDIG
— User-Friendly Desktop Internet Gis
GWSI
— Groundwater site inventory
EREP
— Earth Resources Experiment Package
INDEC
— Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos
KCWA
— Kern County Water Agency
FDPP
— Framework Demonstration Projects Program
MURB
— Minister fur Umwelt, Raumordnung und Bauwesen
VISG
— Visual Information Services Group
ODGS
— Ohio Division of Geological Survey
GDE
— Graphic Developer's Engine
TRI
— Toxic Release Inventory
SORSA
— Spatially-Oriented Referencing Systems Association
MIEM
— Ministere de l'Industrie et de Mines
PAIGH
— Pan-American Institute of Geography and History
IRD
— Information Resources Division
SPT
— Strathclyde Passenger Transport
WMO
— Wilkinson Microwave Anistropy Probe
BCSS
— Battlefield Command Support System
ERSAL
— Environmental Remote Sensing Analysis Laboratory
BNF
— Bibliotheque national de France
GSPNG
— Geological Survey Papua New Guinea
SGE
— Servicio Geografico del Ejercito
ADW
— Agricultural Drainage Well
NSD
— Nepal Survey Department
OCX
— Object Component eXtension
MC&G
— Mapping, Charting, & Geodesy
MLMIS
— Minnesota Land Management Information System
SNCF
— Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer
VEGCAMP
— Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program
UUG
— Utstredni Ustav Geologicky
OADW
— Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften
MRBC
— Missouri River Basin Commission
MACA
— Ministerio de Asuntos Campesinos y Agropecuarios
CBET
— Concrete block enclosed elevator
URS
— Unrestricted Random Sample
ICCP
— Institute for Certification of Computer Professionals
LDSI
— LandDesign Surveying Incorporated
NAST
— NPOESS Airborne Sounder Testbed
NASBOG
— National Association of State Boards of Geology
DCRM(C)
— Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials
STDE
— Stunde
GEOTMS
— Geographic Town Management System
TIF
— Tagged Image File
ANTGS
— Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System
SALIS
— Surveying and Land Information Systems
IPE
— Image processing engine
JIGI
— Java Interface for Geospatial Information
CADRG
— Compressed ADRG
BVU
— Brightness Value Unit
DGF
— Department of Game and Fish
USNOS
— United States National Ocean Service
B&L
— Boggs and Lewis
NHGIS
— National Historical Geographic Information System
MFLOPS
— Million Floating Points Operations Per Second
PSFM
— Professional Society for Forensic Mapping
RMIB
— Rudolf Muller International Booksellers
INGEO-MINAS
— Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Geologico-Minera
FL.BR.
— Fliegende Brucke
WT
— Water Tank
GSPB
— Geodetic Satellite Policy Board
OCH
— Office of the Chief Hydrologist
CGDB
— Central Geographic Data Base
NABCI
— North American Bird Conservation Initiative (nab-see)
SYCI
— System Corrected Images
ALSIP
— Alberta Land Settlement Infra-structure Project
QMSOFT
— Qualitative Marketing Software Incorporated
SONATRACH
— Societe Nationale de Recherches de l'Explorations Minieres
SCSMAC
— South Carolina State Mapping Advisory Committee
CHEEC
— Center for the Health Effects of Environmental Contamination
DRO
— Digital Revision Overlay
DWM
— Digital Web Map
EIWG
— Earth Imaging Working Group
PCT
— Pacific Coast Trail
CSISS
— Center for Spatially Integrated Social Sciences
NZGS
— New Zealand Geological Survey
NOBS
— Northern Ohio Bibliographic Society
RAP
— Regional Applications Program
AWLS
— American West Land Surveying
NPOC
— Naval Polar Oceanographic Center
IAO
— Insurers Advisory Organization
MONT
— Montana
LMCTF
— Land Managers Cooperative Task Force
HSB
— Humidity Sensor for Brazil
GEODESY
— Geospatial Data and Exploration System
OCUL
— Ontario Council of University Libraries
LOMR
— Letters of map revision
MPRM
— Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
GCRA
— Geographic and Cartographic Research and Applications Section
C/A
— Coarse-Acquisition
CFUA
— Canadian Fire Underwriters Association
MOUG
— Map Online Users Group
CASIL
— California Spatial Information Library
ISD
— Information Services Division
RGBF
— Rangierbahnhof
SLGSD
— Sri Lanka Geological Survey Dept
PVT
— Position, Velocity and Time
FRI
— Forest Resource Inventory Map
EUB
— Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
HTC
— Hydrographic Topographic Center
SDV
— Soil Data Viewer
MILUS
— Multiple Input Land Use System
FNC
— Foreign Names Committee
W
— Wald
GLOSS
— Global Observation Surveillance System
WGNHS
— Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
GDA
— Geographic Data Analysis System
PASS
— Precision Aerial Survey System
IGIS
— Integrated Geographic Information System
PASP
— Planning and Analysis Section
DL
— Data logging
TEX
— Texas Instruments, Incorporated
RSRP
— Remote Sensing Research Program
CIKM
— Conference on Information Knowledge Management
DSGZ
— Department of the Surveyor General
OMPS
— Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite
LVAR-P
— Landesvermessungsamt Rheinland-Pfalz
IRSA
— Institute of Remote Sensing Applications
GANS
— Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia
DIP
— Data Integration Program
UDNR
— Utah Department of Natural Resources
WQM
— Water quality monitor
SLAGMD
— Special Libraries Association Geography & Map Division
CEC
— Civil & Environmental Consultants
CEO
— European Centre for Earth Observation
EXIF
— Extensible Image File Format
SOAP
— Simple Object Access Protocal
VPFPS
— Vector Product Format Production System
ETF
— European Transfer Format
PPMS
— Photogrammetry Production Monitoring System
AUSDEC
— Australasian Data Exchange Centre
CRAG
— Columbia Region Association of Governments
TLP
— Telephone Line Patch
CITYG
— City Graphic
PSCOG
— Puget Sound Council of Governments
HDTR
— High density tape recorder
OSTZ
— Osterreichisches Statistisches Zentralamt
DNPM
— Departamento Nacional de Produc~ao Mineral
IRDB
— Integrated regional database
ERM
— Earth Resource Mapping
NDLS
— Nauru Directorate of Lands and Survey
FDIS
— Formal Draft International Standard
DGNR
— Domestic Geographic Names Report
DMR
— Department of Mineral Resources
GOS-PI
— Geospatial One-Stop Portal Initiative
AFE
— Automated Feature Extraction
CAP
— Cooperative Agreements Program
TLUI
— Traditional Land Use Inventory
IDWO
— Intelligence Division War Office
CGIS
— Center for GIS
SIME
— Space Imaging Middle East
TXDAPA
— Texas Digital Aerial Photo Archive
GVIS
— Geographic Visualization
NZFS
— New Zealand Forest Service
IMW
— International Map of the World
MTT
— Mobile Training Teams
LBR
— Laser Beam Recorder
GGBR
— Golden Gate Biosphere Reserve
CYPLUS
— Cape York Peninsula Land Use Strategy
NCS
— National Cartographic Standards
ESD
— Engineering Services Dept
RSAL
— Remote Sensing Applications Laboratory
GGU
— Gronlands Geologiske Undersogelse
ILIM
— Institute for Land Information Management
MSPE
— Missouri Society of Professional Engineers
LRM
— Linear Referencing Method
JPG
— Joint Photographic Experts Group format
VIIRS
— Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite
LI
— Landmaelingar Islands
BAAMA
— Bay Area Automated Mapping Association
USNC-ICA
— United States National Committee for the Ica
USB
— Unified S-Band
RTTK
— Real Time Turbokinematic
ASGC
— Australian Statistical Geographical Classification
CGPS
— Continuous Global Positioning System
EMC
— Eastern Mapping Center
DRAPE
— Digital Raster Acquisition Project for the East
FRP
— Federal Radio-navigation Plan
CUGIK
— Centralny Urzad Geodezji i Kartografii
LSI
— LiDAR Services International
GUNO
— Glavnoe Upravlenie Navigatsii i Okeanografii
CWHR
— Califoria Wildlife Habitat Relationships
GLT
— Geospatial Light Table
LAND
— Landmark feature identification number
CINDI
— Center for Integration of Natural Disaster Information
HRFRS
— High-resolution Film Recorder Subsystem
G&M
— Geography and Map Division
IBGE
— Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estadistica
ARMS
— Agricultural Resource Management System
USC&GS
— United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
PAS
— Pacific Aerial Surveys
CWRA
— Canadian Water Resources Program
VHP
— Volcano Hazards Program
ATID
— Attribute ID
ATIS
— Arizona Transportation Information System
OWDC
— Office of Water Data Coordination (USGS)
UGMS
— Utah Geological and Mineral Survey
SVF
— Simple Vector Format
BART
— Bay Area Rapid Transit District
CRL
— Cartographic Research Laboratory
GSM
— Graphic Standard Metafile
CERES
— California Environmental Resource Evaluation System
SADIE
— System at Arizona for Digital Information Extraction
TFH
— Technische Fachhoschule
NTF
— National Transfer Format
UNCLA
— Unclassified
CNROA
— Centro Nacional de Reconhecimento e Ordenamento Agrario
DIGCAT
— Digital Catalog
RPID
— Representation Module Id
LSRC
— Louisiana Spatial Reference Center
LAP
— Landsat Applications Program
UHMS
— Urban Hydrology Monitoring System
DMMG
— Direccion Nacional de Mineria y Geologia
RLE
— Run-length encoded
AWMSAS
— ArcView Marine Spill Analysis System
RECOMP
— Recompilation
IHDC
— Iowa Heritage Digital Collection
STEPS
— Spatial Templates for Emergency Preparedness
JEC
— John E. Chance and Associates
SNID
— Startnode Id
WVS
— World Vector Shoreline (geographic data)
CEONET
— Canadian Earth Observation Network
CCGM
— Center for Computing Graphics
OGW
— Office of Ground Water
OSDA
— Oregon State Department of Agriculture
SEDAC
— Socioeconomic Data and Application Center
ER
— Economic Region
RSGS
— Royal Scottish Geographical Society
KDSP
— Kork Digital Stereo Plotter
CHNM
— Marine channel
PSAN
— Professional Surveyors Association of Nebraska
GPH
— Geological Publishing House
LEAF
— Land Ecosystem Atmosphere Feedback
HDT
— High Density Tape
SCHL
— Schloss
CLICK
— Center for LiDAR Information Coordination
NVCA
— Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority
NZMS
— New Zealand Department of Lands and Survey
NYSGS
— New York Geological State Geological Survey
NCGE
— National Council for Geographic Education
CSUF
— California State University, Fresno
ML
— Master Library
VCSH
— Virtual Center for Spatial Humanities
KR
— Krug
STIA
— Spatial Technologies Industry Association
CSVNS
— California Surveying Virtual Survey Network
AVRI
— Arizona Vegetation Resource Inventory
BSE
— Base flood elevation
CMAS
— Circular Mean Accuracy Standard
CEE
— Comite Estatal de Estadisticas
RAC
— Related Accreditation Commission
PNDI
— Intermittent pond
UGID
— Universal Geographic Identity
IWARDS
— Iowa Water Resources Data System
BARCIS
— Barcode Information System
TMAC
— Technical Mapping Advisory Council
MOST
— Moving Objects Spatio-Temporal
GKP
— Geodeticky a Kartograficky Podnik v Praze
TSARP
— Tropical Storm Allison Recovery Project
SPID
— Sistem Pengurusan Imej Dokumen
RTSI
— Routing Technology Software Incorporated
UDS
— Urban Data Solutions
DGP
— Digital Graphic Product
EGA
— Enhanced Graphics Adaptor
NAHSC
— National Automated Highway System Consortium
OGIC
— Oregon Geographic Information Council
ORBIMAGE
— Orbital Imaging Corp.
INSIDE
— Interactive Numeric Spatial Information Data Engine
SWEMP
— Southwest Exotic Plant Mapping Program
SHEF
— Standard Hydrometeorological Exchange Format
CAVA
— Cartographic and Audio-Visual Archives Division
MAV
— Micro Aerial Vehicle
IPA
— Imagery Product Archive
RSAC
— Remote Sensing Application Center
BARP
— Bundesamt fur Raumplanung
FIRMS
— Flood Rate Insurance Maps
DMMR
— Deputy Ministry for Mineral Resources
WSLD
— Western Samoa Lands and Survey Department
DMW
— Daft, McCune, Walker
ITF
— INTERLIS Transfer Format
SNT
— Servicio Nacional de Turismo
IDAS
— Image Data Analysis Systems
GDM
— Geospatial Data Management
BWE
— Bandwidth Expansion
DBB
— Deutsche Bundesbahn
HSRC
— Hydrographic Science Research Center
UGB
— Urban Growth Boundary
CD-W
— Compact disk re-writable
SMIMS
— Single MIM-Based Integrated Mapping System
DLGF
— Digital Line Graph-Framework
RIS
— Rapid Imaging Software
ISQ
— Institut de la statistique du Quebec
MAT
— Medial-axis transformation
NCRST-F
— National Consortia on Remote Sensing in Transportation - Flows
TDSA
— tribal designated statistical area
SWPA
— Southwest Pacific Area
SP/S
— Source Preparation Segment
IPCS
— Image Production Control System
IRLSA
— Illinois Registered Land Surveyors Association
USDMA
— United States Defense Mapping Agency
NGU
— Norges Geologiske Undersokelse
HO
— Hochofen
OLID
— Ontario Land Information Directory
OUCLS
— Ontario Universities Library Cooperative System
IRICC
— Interagency Resource Information Coordination Council
LRD
— Low Resolution Data
SOWR
— Sensitivity Of Water Resources
NMMC
— National Map Managers Conference
SIAT
— Special Image Annotation Tape
GPST
— Global Positioning System Time
DIFSAR
— Differential SAR
MARS
— Monitoring Agriculture with Remote Sensing
SMGE
— Sociedad Mexicana de Geografia y Estadistica
MASTER
— MODIS/ASTER Airborn Simulator
GNS
— GEOnet Names Server
IMPAC
— Image Analysis Computer Package
HEIRS
— Historic Environmental Reporting System
COBRIG
— Council of British Geography
OIA
— Office of International Activities
ICAO
— International Civil Aviation Organiztion
PERS
— Personen
LTTM
— Longterm Terrain Model
ICHC
— International Conference on the History of Cartography
MMQ
— Metric Map Questionnaire
BLG
— Binary Line Generalization
RMK
— R.M. Keddal & Associates
TJSA
— Tribal Jurisdiction Statistical Area
SLD29
— Sea Level Datum of 1929
NERL
— North East Research Libraries
SAMSOG
— Surveying and Mapping Society of Georgia
ORH
— Office of the Regional Hydrologist
DISHIDROS
— Dinas Hidro Oceanografi
DRCOG
— Denver Regional Council of Governments (Colorado)
IAEG
— International Association of Engineering Geologists
EDIPS
— EROS Digital Image Processing System
GCCS
— Global Command, Control System
SRI
— Spatial Reference Information
USNCHC
— United States National Committee on Scientific Hydrology
SPIRE
— Spatial Paradigm for Information Retrieval and Exploration
GIMS
— Geographic Information Management Systems Committee
STAC
— State Technology Applications Centers
MEGDR
— Mission Experimental Gridded Data Record
NHAP
— National High Altitude Photography
THON GR
— Clay pit
SCEP
— Servico Cartografico do Exercito
SND
— Street Network Database
ICR
— Intelligent Character Reader
ESIN
— Earth Science Information Network
MEDS
— Minimum Essential Data Set
AVNIR
— Advanced Visible and Near Infrared Radiometer
ORMAP
— Oregon Map
PRSN
— Puget Reference Station Network
KK
— Kaiserlich-koenigliche
BETS
— Brunson Electronic Triangulation System
NDS
— National Decision Systems
CIRSS
— California Integrated Remote Sensing System
IHAC
— Instituto Hidrografico de la Armada Chile
CEMAR
— Centro de Estudos do Mar
SPO
— State Planning Office
KNRIS
— Kentucky Natural Resources Information System
GLAB-W
— Geologisches Landesamt Baden-Wurttemberg
DOSLI
— Department Of Survey and Land Information
AMIE
— Airglow Measurements of Infrared Measurements Emissions
WS
— work-station
LIMAP
— Landsat Imagery Analysis Package
NCGS
— North Carolina Geological Survey
NGIC
— National Geodetic Information Center
GITC
— Geomatics Information Trading Center
LUPIN
— Land Use Planning Information Network
LRIDP
— Land Resources Inventory Demonstration Project
WASP
— Wildfire Airborne Sensor Program
NBSM
— National Bureau of Surveying and Mapping
PFLP
— Point-Feature Label Placement
OHA
— Officeof Hawaiian Affairs
SSCC
— SPAWAR Systems Center, Charleston SC, USA
SNIG
— Sistema Nacional de Informaciao Geografica
NGDA
— National Geospatial Digital Archive
TM
— Timber management
OCAP
— Ohio Capability Analysis Project
MTJ
— Mendocino Triple Junction
OICC
— Ontario Institute of Chartered Cartographers
CETENAL
— Comision de Estudios del Territorio Nacional
SGM
— Servicio Geografico Militar
USNBS
— United States National Biological Survey
HPGL
— Hewlett Packard Graphics Language
OMTC
— Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communications
JH
— Jagerhaus
RMMC
— Rocky Mountain Mapping Center
AME
— Aero-Metric Engineering Incorporated
BLS
— Bahamas Lands and Surveys Dept
TMLS
— Terrestrial mobile LIDAR scanning
NESACSM
— New England Section Acsm
CGNHS
— Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey
PAAD
— Program Acronyms Abbreviations and Definitions
WSGS
— Wyoming State Geological Survey
MCGA
— Monochrome/Color Graphics Adapter
L&O
— Limnology & Oceanography
JIRP
— Juneau Icefield Research Program
NDCS
— National Digital Cartographic Standards
IWIS
— International Water Information System
MRMS
— Maritime Resources Management Service
ISGS
— Illinois State Geological Survey
I2S
— International Imaging Systems Incorporated
VMAP
— Vector Smart Map
RUS
— Rest of the US
GMR
— Government Micro Resources Incorporated
OFAT
— Ontario Flow Assessment Techniques
HIU
— Hydrologic Information Unit
WSPS
— Western Society of Professional Surveyors
ORID
— Ortho Rectified Image Data
BE
— Brick enclosed elevator
NLL
— Northern Limit Line
NSRFC
— Nova Scotia Research Foundation Corporation
SFSU
— Senator Fur Stadtentwicklung Und Umweltschutz
PNRS
— Preliminary Natural Resources Survey
DE-DEM
— Drainage-Enforced DEM
GEOLOB
— Geospatial Line of Business
OLE
— Object Linking/Embedding
SMCDG
— Small Map Collection Discussion Group
TSOP
— The Society for Organic Petrology
LSRP
— Laser Printer
SDES
— Spatial Data Exchange Standard
WMD
— Water management district
MCIDAS
— Map-Computer Interactive Data Access System
GECCO
— Geospatially Enabling Community Collaboration
CGSICO
— Civil GPS Service Interface Committee
SDT
— Spatial Data Technologies
GSRC
— Geological Survey Research Committee
EAOS
— Environment Australia Online Service
DIGIT
— Digitally Integrated Geographic Information Technologies
IFS
— Internet File System
ESIO
— Earth Science Information Office
U-2
— A high altitude remote sensing aircraft
IPAM
— Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazonia
ECEF
— EarthCentered EarthFixed
CFF
— Cartographic Feature File
COMAP
— Continuous area pattern mapping
NDNRC
— Nevada Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
RESCU
— Remote Emergency Satellite Cellular Unit
CMCC
— California Mapping Coordinating Committee
CNRA
— Commission on National and Regional Atlases
UGS
— Utah Geological Survey
GLAS-H
— Geologisches Landesamt Schleswig-Holstein
FLI-IWG
— Future of Land Imaging Interagency Working Group
SDGS
— South Dakota Geological Survey
MFC
— Map Feature Coding
NADEC
— National Atlas Development Centre
MHTD
— Missouri Highway and Transportation Department
NLIS
— National Land Information Service
INPE
— Instituto das Pesquisas Espaciais
SUDOCS
— Superintendent of Documents
TASMAP
— Tasmania Department of Lands
SNARIL
— Social Natural and Agricultural Resources Information Laboratory
CGIC
— Canadian Geoscience Information Centre
CAPCO
— Capital Area Planning Council
GIST
— Geographic Information System for Transportation
REU
— Resources Evaluation Unit
GOV.GEN.
— Governor General
ERDL
— Engineer Research & Development Laboratories
STAAC
— Space and Terrestrial Applications Advisory Committee
ECE
— E Coyote Enterprises
COSML
— Committee On Southern Map Libraries
CHEST
— Combined Higher Education Software Team
NAUS
— National Atlas of the United States
TRSC
— Thailand Remote Sensing Center
ILLIAC
— Illinois Institute for Advanced Computation
SPIN-2
— Space Information-2 Meter Data
TFC
— Forestry Commission Tasmania
MP
— Measuring Point
WSUCSC
— Washington State University Computing Service Center
GLTN
— Global Land Tool Network
NJGS
— New Jersey Geological Survey
BCGS
— Board of Coast and Geodetic Survey
PLSC
— Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado
MUAC
— Map Users Advisory Committee
ELMO
— Electronic Map Ordering
IHGC
— International Health Geographics Conference
NES
— New England Section
NIPR
— National Institute for Polar Research
MTU
— Magnetic Tape Unit
MAGIS
— Maps, Aerials and GIS
UWCL
— University of Wisconsin Cartography Laboratory
KRIS
— Kentucky Resources Information System
IGUG
— Intergraph Graph Users Group
MSDO
— Mapping Support District Office
SBCDP
— Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program
USB
— Underwriters Survey Bureau
GSDS
— Global Spatial Data System
ALAE
— Atmospheric LymanAlpha Emissions
KALC
— Khmer Archaeology Lidar Consortium
CRSA
— Canadian Regional Science Association
EPP
— Educational Partnership Program
QGIS
— Quantum GIS
IPOSTEL
— Instituto Postal Telegrafico
TIB
— Tabula Imperii Byzantini
OESA
— Office of Earth Science Applications
GRAMPS
— Graphic Map Production System
REAP
— Regional Environmental Applications Program
SNB
— Service New Brunswick
BATCO
— Boulder Area Trails Coalition
KANDIDATS
— University of Kansas Landsat Software System
S3
— Satellite Security Systems
DACH
— Deputy Assistant Chief Hydrologist
CSP
— Conformal Space projection
WCS
— Web Coverage Service
WPU
— Wilayah Pembangunan Utama
CISD
— Cook Islands Department of Survey
TSD
— Treatment, Storage and Disposal Sites
BAUMSCH
— Baumschule
WET
— Wetland Evaluation Technique
NZMG
— New Zealand Map Grid
ARZ
— AutoRestricted Zone
LVAS-H
— Landesvermessungsamt Schleswig-Holstein
AT
— Aero-Triangulation
HPGN
— High-Precision Geodetic Network
BNPD
— Bivariate Normal Probability Density
NMF
— Network Mapping Facilities
GRSU
— Geography Remote Sensing Unit
IMCOS
— International Map Collectors' Society
IMCC
— Interstate Mining Compact Commission
DEMVFY
— Digital Elevation Model Verify
USACERL
— Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories
ILS
— Intelligent Library System
WELU
— Western Energy Land Use Team
V/H
— Vertical over height ratio
IGFCOT
— Institutul de Geodezie, Fotogrammetrie, Cartografie si Organizarea Teritoriului
MLTA
— Maine Land Title Association
EWP
— Executive Wilderness Programmes
CAMA
— Computer-aided mass appraisal system
LARIS
— Louisiana Areal Resource Information System
DCHUM
— Digital Chart Update Manual
WRIS
— Wildland Resources Information System
ISURL
— Indiana State University Remote Sensing Laboratory
CGNS
— Canadian Geographical Names Service
CD-CINC
— CD-ROM Consistent Interface Committee
WLA
— William Lettis and Associates
NHD
— National Hydrography Dataset
IRAT
— Institut de Recherches en Agronomie Tropicale
HMCK
— Hummock
IGG
— Institutul de Geologie si Geofizica
FGT
— Federal Geographic Technology
HABS
— Historic American Buildings Survey
TNA
— The National Archives
MR
— Monoscopic revision
SUDSS
— Spatial Understanding and Decision Support System
OAC
— Osterreichischer Automobil Club
SDG
— Survey Department Ghana
CGC
— Commission Geologique du Canada
CAST
— Center for Advanced and Spatial Technologies
WDNR
— Washington Department of Natural Resources
SICOM
— South Australian Spatial Information Committee
CMT
— Corvallis Microtechnology Incorporated
UPADI
— Union Panamerica de Asociaciones de Ingenieros
VOBF
— Vorbahnhof
IGBF
— Institut Geographique de Burkina Faso
PK
— Peak (Valve)
MOMS
— Modular Optoelectric Multispectral Scanner
NURE
— National Uranium Resources Evaluation
MAPIS
— Map Products Information System
UURI
— University of Utah Research Institute
WESTFED
— Western Federation of Professional Surveyors
L/S
— Landsat
TE
— Topographical Engineer
LVAB-W
— Landesvermessungsamt Baden-Wurttemberg
SSM/I
— Special Sensor Microwave Imager
NGBN
— National Gravity Base Net
MLHD
— Maximum likelihood
AMPR
— American Map Price Record
VVK
— Verwaltung Vermessungs Und Kartenwesen
MRWS
— Monoscopic Revision Workstation
MWRTK
— Midwest Real Time Kinematic
GBAUG
— Greater Boston Autodesk User Group
BP
— Boundary marker
MERES
— Mineral and Energy Resources Exploration Satellite
VMS
— Voyage Management Sytem
CMO
— Canada Map Office
VPF/PS
— Vector Product Format/Production System
FSRAMIS
— Forest Service Range Management Information System
GEHC
— Grup d'Estudia d'Historia de la Cartografia
CCK
— Centrale Catalogus Kartografie
MNFS
— Minor Frame Synchronization
VNIR
— Visual and near-infrared
NSI
— Natural Scale Indicator
NAGT
— National Association of Geoscience Teachers
MIRAGE
— Map Image Rendering Database for Geoscience
HBMN
— Hydrologic Bench Mark Network
CBF
— Cartographic boundary file
SCULP
— Sculpsit
EL.W.
— Elektrizitatswerk
SGTK
— Schweizerische Geotechnische Kommission
MDLPP
— Mason-Dixon Line Preservation Partnership
WAIS
— Wide-area Information Server
HDLD
— Headland
ANZMAPS
— Australian and New Zealand Map Society
CTL
— Cartographic Technology Lab.
LDMG
— Lesotho Department of Mines and Geology
AFTH
— Allami Földmérési és Térképészeti Hivatal
EODMS
— Earth Observations Data Management Systems
MGSSSR
— Ministerstvo Geologii SSSR
VCGI
— Vermont Center for Geographic Information
IPLSA
— Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association
DCF
— Digital Cartographic File
TRS
— Trimble Reference Station
SSMC
— Silver Spring Metro Center
LE
— Little Endian
CK-PL
— Check plotter
JOG
— Joint Operations Graphic
DDE
— DOE Data Explorer
RTPC
— Real-Time Point Cloud
N-D
— N-dimensional
SHIPS
— Seizmic Hazards Investigation in Puget Sound
NGES
— Northrup Grumman Electronic Systems
TMI
— Topographic Mapping Initiatives
SCT
— Sculpsit
PQ
— Province Quebec
VLBI
— Very Long Baseline Interferometric
MAGI
— Maryland Automated Geographic Information System
LOS
— Land Observation Satellite
DNPCT
— Direction National de Production Cartographique et Topographique
KINDS
— Knowledge Interfaces to National Data Sets
VIAF
— Virtual International Authority File
ODAIPR
— Open Data Access and Intellectual Property Rights
SS1
— SpaceShipOne
SVC
— Scalable Vector Graphics
SMC
— Special Mapping Center
GCN1
— Canadian Geographical Names, Level 1
RK
— Rockhaven Resources Ltd. (Toronto Venture Exchange [TSXV])
RST
— Representation Style Table
GME
— Geohydrologic Map Editor
IMC
— Image Motion Compensator
W
— Wood
JOG-R
— Joint Operations Graphic-Radar
AIRB
— Alabama Inspection and Rating Bureau
HAZUS
— Hazards U.S.
INE
— Instituto Nacional de Estadistica
WVSPLUS
— World Vector Shoreline Plus
DSS
— Digital Sensor System
RTA
— Regional Transport Authority
ASI
— Analytical Surveys, Inc.
MDC
— Division de la Cartographie
CMYK
— Cyan-magenta-yellow-black
GISCI
— GIS Certification Institute
ZRC
— Znanstvenoraziskovalni Center
ERSAR
— Earth Resources Synthetic Aperture Radar
NGMA
— National Geoscience Mapping Agency
ARB
— Arbeiter
MCG
— Map Curators Group
CBWE
— Corn Blight Watch Experiment
SBAS
— School Boundary Analysis System
TEC
— The Engineering Center
MDG
— Direction de la Geologie
RSRT
— Resort
ODGMI
— Oregon State Department of Minerals and Mineral Industries
PRISM
— Parameter-Elevation Regressions on Independent Slopes Model
LOCUS
— Leveling Online Computations User Service
GDP
— GeoConnections Discovery Portal
VVT
— Value Valid Table
ZS
— Zambia Survey Department
UPRR
— Union Pacific Railroad
HISS
— Heritage Information Statistical System
CENTAUR
— Civil Engineering Technologies for Automatic Roadmaking
SMIB
— Surveying and Mapping Institute of Beijing
MAPKBS
— Map Projection Knowledge-based System
IICT
— Instituto de Investigaciao Cientifica Tropical
CID
— Community Information Database
MNS
— Multi-Navigator System
WH
— William Harrison
DLG-O
— Digital Line Graph-Optional
CSIG
— Cyberinfrastrucure Summer Institute for Geoscientists
SECFT
— Sociedad Espainola de Cartografia, Fotogrametria y Teledeteccion
FGCS
— Federal Geodetic Control Subcommittee
SDNR
— State Department of Natural Resources
RMMS
— Rocky Mountain Map Society
CLDB
— Common Land Data Base
ASCF
— Ames Satellite Communications Facility
SISMD
— Solomon Islands Survey and Mapping Division
MAPSAT
— Mapping Satellite
GPW2
— Gridded Population of the World
BDC
— Base de donnees sur les collectivities
PCS
— POS Computer System
MRSID
— Multiresolution Seamless Image Database
WYSDOT
— Washington State Department of Transportation
IATO
— Italian atlas assembled to order
LUM
— Limited update, monoscopic
CMSM
— Committee on Marine Surveying and Mapping
WMP
— World Mapping Project
CCPS
— Central Colorado Professional Surveyors
LGIS
— Land Geographic Information System
GAMS
— GIS azimuth measuring system
MOLA
— Mars Orbital Laser Altimeter
ICA-USNC
— International Cartographic Association National Committee
RSTN
— Railroad Station
KLBF
— Kleinbahnhof
VICMAP
— Victoria Department of Crown Lands and Survey
NRSC
— National Remote Sensing Centre
RSTF
— Remote Sensing Task Force
GBI
— Green Biomass Index
ALARS
— Alaska Land and Resources System
SPOEM
— Special Projects Office for Exploitation Modernization
CLI
— Canada Land Inventory
APE
— Allen Precision Equipment
NLUIS
— Northern Land Use Information Series
DAG
— Directorate of Geographic Affairs
HIF
— Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility
MTP
— MSS Telemetry Processor
MDGLS
— Missouri Division of Geology and Land Survey
GSK
— Geological Survey of Kenya
DINO
— Data in Ontario
NP
— Norsk Polarinstitutt
UCGIS
— University Consortium for GIS
ESIG
— Exemplary Systems in Government award
CICLOPS
— Cassini Imaging Central Laboratory for OPerationS
USGS-MP
— United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park
SNM
— Square nautical miles
HOM
— Hotine Oblique Mercator
GSL
— Geographic Sciences Laboratory
IGNB
— Institut Geographique National
KN
— Kartographische Nachrichten
GMDC
— Geospatial Map and Data Centre
DLMS
— Digital Landmass System
LSN
— Linear Scaling Number
NMB
— National Mapping Bureau
WDMS
— Watershed Data Management System
BASINS
— Better Assessment Science Integrating Point and Nonpoint Systems
ILH
— Internationales Landkartenhaus
DBPPWG
— Data Base Population Planning Working Group
CLS
— Canada Lands Surveyor
PNDS
— Ponds
OEEPE
— Organisation europeene d'etudes en photogrammetrie experimentale
OIS
— Obstruction Identification Surfaces
TO
— Teer Ofen
VOC
— Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie
LPM
— Load Point Marker
MVI
— Mapping for the Visually Impaired
TDR
— Time Domain Reflectrometry
SMN
— Servicio Meteorologico Nacional
PH
— Power house
PCLI
— Independent political entity
FEAT
— Alternate Feature Identification Code
ASPG
— American Society for Professional Geographers
SP
— Survey of Pakistan
TESC
— Tile enclosed elevator with self-closing traps
SDSB
— Satellite Data Services Branch
VTM
— Vegetation Type Map
IPF
— Image Processing Facility
P&O
— Plans & Operations
URPI
— Unit for Retail Planning Information Limited
ROMP
— Regional Observation Monitoring Program
TIMS
— Therms Infrared Multispectral Scanner
GEOBAL
— Servicio Geologico de Bolivia
OGDE
— Ontario Geographic Data Exchange
SPEK
— Sistem Pengeshan Kualiti
TIGRIS
— Topologically Integrated Geographic Resource and Information System
AJG
— African Journal of Geoinformation
NILS
— National Integrated Land System
MRAC
— Musee Royale de l'Afrique Centrale
DCASS
— Digital Cartographic Software System
ADS
— Aerial Data Service
TUG
— Triuniversity Group
JGW
— JPEG with World File
SSGN
— Service Geographique National
PDEP
— Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Projection
IEP
— Independent Electric Plant
TMS
— Topographic Mapping Service
MODN
— Module name
T
— Township
OWRR
— Office of Water Resources and Research
NPOESS
— National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites
ECS
— Electronic Charting Systems
MITES
— Miniature Interferometer Terminals for Earth Survey
LRDA
— Land Resources Data Analysis
ITSA
— INDEPENDENT TRAVEL STORES ASSOCIATION
NET
— New Electronic Titles
RPIE
— Replacement Photographic Image Equipment
WRAP
— Western Regional Applications Program
DHN
— Directoria de Hidrografia e Navegacao
UR
— Universal Rectifier
NIMSA
— National Interest Mapping Service Agreement
MOSS
— Map Overlay and Statistical System
QW
— Quality of water
TRE
— Topaz Ranch Estates
WLIA
— Wisconsin Land Information Society
LCMMP
— California Land Cover Mapping & Monitoring Program
NTDL
— Northern Territory Department of Lands
HRD
— High-resolution data
USGIF
— United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation
DDG
— La direction des documents gouvernementaux
LUNHA
— Land Use History of North America
CSD
— Census subdivision
PAI
— Pacific Air Industries
DLO
— Document-like object
SAZU
— Slovenske Akademije Znanosti in Umetnosti
PGD
— Personal Geodatabase
WMC
— Western Mapping Center
GUNI
— Goteborgs Universitet Naturgeografiska Institutionen
MASC
— Map Activity Support Contract
OSP
— Office of State Planning
NCEE
— National Council of Engineering Examiners
ILMF
— International LiDAR Mapping Forum
HTS
— Human terrain systems
OSCAR
— Online Satellite Catalog and Request System
TI
— Topographic instruction
CEMA
— Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association
OSDL
— Oregon Spatial Data Library
CRV
— Cloth, rolled, varnished
NED
— National Elevation Dataset
RCWD
— Rancho California Water District
SUC
— Society of University Cartographers
CSAC
— Census Statistical Area Committee
VPASS
— Video Processor and Sync Separator
GSDM
— Global Spatial Data Model
SKV
— Statens Kartverk
IG
— Instytut Geologiczny
RCS
— Research Camera System
LDPC
— Local Datum Plane Coordinate
NIWAR
— National Institute of Water and Atmosphere Ltd
HBM
— Hydrologic Bench Mark
WAM
— Western Air Maps
RBI
— River Basin Investigation
ISPI
— Intermediate-scale Product Inventory
MAS
— Millimeterwave Atmospheric Sounder
IBIS
— Image-Based Information System
MNR
— Ministry of Natural Resources
DGK 5
— Deutsche Grundkarte 1:5 000
BND
— Stream bend
NLRB
— National Level Bibliographic Record
MAFI
— Magyar Allami Foldtani Intezet
LIT
— Land Information Toronto
GNULEX
— Geologic Names Unit Lexicon
OFSS
— Open-file Services Section
SWOOP
— South Western Ontario Orthophotography Project
AIC
— Australian Institute of Cartographers
BGHT
— Bight
SAM
— Spatial Access Methods
MSTS
— Map Separates Tracking System
GPG
— Graphic Product Generation
ORRH
— Office of the Regional Research Hydrologist
NSN
— National Satellite Network
NARSA
— National Advanced Remote Sensing Applications Program
UDB
— Universal Data Base
LES
— Lincoln Electric System
SCOOP
— Schedule Control of Orthophoto Products
UAS
— Unmanned Aerial Systems
WSRN
— Washington State Reference Network
VRML
— Virtual Reality Mock-up Language
CMIS
— Conical-scanning Microwave Imager/Sounder
AMA
— Associacion Mexicana Automovilistica
KF
— Kahn Fahre
OPAL
— Obscurant penetrating autosynchronous Lidar
MTC
— Ministerio de Transporte y Comunicaciones
DLG-3
— Digital Line Graph-level 3
MADM
— Multiple attributes decision-making
EF
— Eisenbahnfaehre
TES
— Terrain Edit System
OIG
— Office of International Geology
SAL
— Stanford Auxiliary Library
ASMC
— Alaska Surveying and Mapping Conference
SN
— Sine Nomine
TOPS
— Terrestrial Observation and Prediction System
RNRC
— Renewable Natural Resources Center
SEOS
— Stationary Earth Orbit Satellite
NRIS
— National Resource Information System
OBRP
— Object representation
MEDEA
— Measurements of Earth Data for Environmental Analysis
WNW
— West NorthWest
WEIN B
— Weinberg
CTI-S
— Centre for Topographic Information - Sherbrooke
HPFS
— High Pressure Fire Service
WDMC
— War Department Map Collection
WP
— Word Processor
INTERPARES
— International Research on Permanent Authentic Records Electronic Systems
MRLA
— Major Land Resource Area
MPLIS
— Multipurpose land information system
GKS
— Graphics Kernal System
IMTA
— International Map Trade Association
BLIS
— Brownfields Location Information System
CCAP
— Competative Cooperative Agreements Program
ONPR
— Office of National Petroleum Reserve
SIAC
— Spatial Information and Analysis Consortium
NEMO
— North East Map Organization
OSECO
— Ogden Surveying Equipment Company
SCGS
— South Carolina Geological Survey
GSSA
— Geological Survey South Africa
GSTC
— Geospatial Service and Technology Center
SRF
— Systematic Reconnaissance Flights
SAA
— Southern Appalachian Assessment
UGC
— Utility Graphics Consultants
EMPS
— Elevation Matrix Processing System
MGG
— Marine Geology and Geophysics Report
LVAS
— Landesvermessungsamt des Saarlandes
SNWS
— Southern Nevada Water System
GPSOS
— Global Positioning System Occultation Sensor
SIRU
— Soils and Irrigation Research Unit
WCWMC
— William C. Wonders Map Collection
DW
— Data Warehousing
IIGS
— Initial Image Generating System
DBR
— Dienst Bodemkartering
SICC
— Surveying Instrumentation and Coordinate Computation
GRB
— Government Records Branch
LFI
— Schweizerisches Landesforstinventar
GIAA
— Geometrics Industry Association of America
TXMAP
— Texas Mapping Project
JMT
— Johnson, Mirmiran, & Thompson
MC
— Mapping Center
QLPS
— Quick-Look Processing System
SALT
— Salina
GEOSEC
— Geographic Security
TLP
— Telephone Lifeline Program
PICA
— Project Integrated Catalogue Automation
SSK
— Stereo Softcopy Kit
IIAF
— Idaho Image Analysis Facility
SDDP
— Spatial Data Discovery Portal
LFVZ
— Leichtensteinische Fremdenverkehrszentrale
SMB
— Surveys and Mapping Branch
POD
— Print-on-demand
GBO
— Grabador
MTAE
— Maden Tetkik ve Arama Enstitutu
WT&H
— Woodward, Tiernan and Hale
RMT
— Remotely Measured Target
GBS
— Geograpic Base System
ASC
— American Society of Cartographers
ENC
— Electronic Navigational Charts
SIAN
— Service d'information de l'atlas nationale
SHOL
— Shoal
UMAC
— Upper Midwest Aerospace Consortium
STMM
— Stream mouth
GGS
— Georgia Geologic Survey
IGNC
— Institut Geographique National Congolaise
VISC
— Visualization In Scientific Computing
FSR
— Flight Summary Report
SSURGO
— Soil Survey Geographical
DMT
— Digital Mapping Techniques
PLQ
— Public land quadrangles
CASS
— Coding and Accuracy Support System
SLATS
— Statewide Landcover and Trees Study
DFC
— Digital Futures Coalition
T
— Tief
L/U
— Land use
VGS
— Vermont Geological Survey
EDUC
— Education User Conference
W
— Westen
JOG-G
— Joint Operations Graphic-Ground
PDWS
— Precision digitizing workstation
SIGS
— Solomon Islands Geological Survey
SLM
— Structure Line Model
BARD
— San Francisco Bay Area Regional Database
GEOLAN
— Geological local area network
MITE
— Megapixel Imaging Technology
RKSW
— Rocks in Water
WRI
— Water Resources Investigations
HLS
— Hue, lightness and saturation
REICHSBF
— Reichsbahnhof
NVCN
— National Vertical Control Network
SLUPD
— Swaziland Land Use Planning Department
ULSD
— Uganda Department of Lands and Surveys
NCRST
— National Consortia on Remote Sensing in Transportation
ESC
— European Seismological Commission
RKW
— Rock in Water
FSLUPC
— Federal/State Land Use Planning Commission for Alaska
BN
— Bibliotheque Nationale
KGPS
— Kinematic Gps
SADR
— Spatial Address
CPLAR
— Community Perspectives on Land and Agrarian Reform
DGRM
— Direccion General de Recursos Minerales
TWRI
— Techniques of Water Resources Investigations
CLSR
— Canada Lands Surveys Records
OFIPLAN
— Oficina de Planificacion Nacional
UQAM
— Universite du Quebec a Montreal
PIG
— Panstwowy Instytut Geologiczny
WSDOT
— Washington State Department of Transportation
NWWS
— North West Wetlands Survey
TAPS
— Tennessee Association of Professional Surveyors
OALS
— Office of Arid Lands Studies
SHMP
— Seizmis Hazard Mapping Program
NTDB
— National Topographic Data Base
ALOHA
— Aerial Locations of hazardous Atmospheres
LASN
— Local Area Spatial Network
NACS
— National Association of County Surveyors
HPRASA
— High Plains Regional Aquifer System
ISTD
— Inter-Services Topographical Dept
SHOALS
— Scanning Hydrographic Operational Airborne Lidar System
NHPN
— National Highway Planning Network
BOFRS
— Books and Open-File Report Section
IDS
— Information Decision Systems
MADAR
— Maps and Data at Ryerson
SERIES
— Satellite Emission Range Inferred Earth Surveying
GUIDE
— Geomatics Utilization Inventory and Design Environment
GGMC
— Guyana Geology and Mines Commission
RPP
— RBV Preprocessor
CUSMAP
— Conterminous United States Minerals Assessment Plan
CFC
— Comite francais de cartographie
INSMAP
— International Symposium on Marine Positioning
USNG
— US National Grid
CUA
— Canadian Underwriters' Association
RTSD
— Royal Thai Survey Dept
PSSC
— Public Service Satellite Corporation
IUSM
— International Union for Surveying and Mapping
GEOINT
— Geographical intelligence
NEHRP
— National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
WPG
— WordPerfect Graphic format
SCWRC
— South Carolina Water Resources Commission
LCTY
— Locality
TIC
— The Technical Information Center
WSM
— Widener Surveying and Mapping
MDR
— Minimum Data Recorder
NPR-A
— National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
OC
— Oil and Gas Investigation Chart
WBVT
— Wide-band video tape
NDSA
— National Digital Stewardship Alliance
ARD
— Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
RIN
— Realty Information Network
CDIS
— Coordinated Design and Information System
ILC
— Interim Library Catalog
HPP
— High Precision Photogrammetry
WR
— Water Resources
WADM
— Department of Mines Western Australia
SCGIS
— Sedgwick County GIS Department
NSGIC
— National States Geographic Information Council
LIO
— Land Information Ontario
PURL
— Persistent URL software
ENTWORF
— Entworfen
SPC
— State Plane Coordinate
SA/S
— Source Aquisition Segment
ICP
— Interactive closest points
TCI
— Touring Club Italiano
SDSS
— Spatial decision support systems
RPU
— Remote Positioning Unit
AWG
— Association for Women Geoscientists
CUBE
— Combined Uncertainty and Bathymetry Estimator
REC
— Recompile
MMOI
— Mathematical Mode of Inquiry
NMCC
— National Map Collection of Canada
MERRA
— Michigan Energy and Resources Research Association
CISIG
— Conservational International GIS
EPB
— Earth Physics Branch
VLS
— Virtual Learning Systems, Inc.
ICED
— Intraprofessional Council on Environmental Design
GEM
— Graphical Environment Manager
HLRS
— Highway Location Reference Standard
WAML
— Western Association of Map Libraries
CRBT
— Centre de Recherches Biologiques Tropicales
GEOCORR
— Geographic Correspondence Engine
IMP
— Integrated Micro Products Incorporated
PUG
— Petroleum Users Group
TESEMPS
— Terrain Edit Station/Elevation Matrix Processing System
TTD
— Tactical Terrain Data
NPP
— NOOESS Preparatory Project
LUS
— Limited Update Stereo
EBR
— Electron Beam Recorder
CCS
— Census Consolidated Subdivision
JOG-A
— Joint Operations Graphic-Air
ERCE
— Groupe d'Etudes de Recherches Critiques d'Espace
RE COMP
— Recompile
PPM
— Portable Pixelmap
CMM
— Coalbed Methane Map
PES
— Post Enumeration Survey
WACMA
— Western Australia Central Map Agency
DUMC
— Dutch Union Map Catalogue
SACC
— Spatial Analysis Coordinating Committee
EHS
— Extremely hazardous materials
VRA
— Visual Resources Association's
ILEX
— Interactive Landsat Executive
ISTH
— Isthmus
PPA
— Provincial Archives of Alberta
IR.CH.S.A.
— Iron chimney with spark arrestor
ICM
— Instituto Cartografico Militar
TPS
— Topcon Positioning Systems
CLL
— Corrected Line Length
SDB
— Spatial Data Base
MCB
— Marke Carl Bauer
JP2
— JPEG2000
CDOWG
— CD-ROM Data Origination Working Group
SMAC
— State Mapping Advisory Committee
GIL
— Geographic Information Librarianship
IO
— Interior orientation
SMMT
— Submilimeter Telescope
PF
— Pfeiler
MVE
— Multi-View Editor
USC
— Unified Soil Classification
PFM
— Pure File Magic
SPOTS
— Standard Programming Of Telemetry Systems
LU
— Land units
STD.PAR.
— Standard parallel
LMV
— Statens Lantmateriverket
SWAB
— Southwest Alluvial Basins
MRDB
— Mapping Requirements Data Base System
EAF
— East African Force
NLAPS
— National Landsat Archive Production Sytem
MSV
— Model and Scenario Visualization
LCA
— Land Cover Analysis
CNI
— Coalition for Networked Information
CAN
— Controlled Area Network
NC&GS
— National Charting & Geodetic Survey
MESH
— Mapping Edinburgh's Social History project
UVMAP
— Urban VMap
JWS
— James W. Sewall Company, Inc.
MRO
— Mars Reconnnaissance Orbiter
IA
— Infrastructure Analyst
WSW
— West Southwest
DCPS
— Digital Cartographic Production Segment
CWS
— Cartographic workstation
NMC
— National Map Collection
GPF
— Geospatial Prototype Facility
GPT
— GIS Portal Toolkit
GPOS
— Government Printing Office Style Manual
CLU
— Common land units
JEZ
— jezioro
PAD
— Position Aware Device
MYCOE
— My Country, Our Earth
SCO
— State Cartographer's Office
CGTP
— Cartographic and Geospatial Technology Programs
P&DC
— Printing & Distribution Center
SLSD
— Sri Lanka Survey Department
CSIP
— Continental Scale International Project
ARCC
— American Rivers Conservation Council
VAS
— Virginia Association of Surveyors
WCS
— World Construction Set
SUS
— Standard Update Stereoscopic
VSEGEI
— Vsesoiuznnoi Nauchno-Issledovatel'skii Geologicheskii Institut
TXRTK
— Texas RTK Network
EMF
— Enhanced Meta Files
HCRS
— Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service
WISE
— Women Investigating Sciences and Environment
CRPD
— City Real Property Database
NZGD
— New Zealand Geophysics Division
RRH
— Regional Research Hydrologist
JSD
— Jamaica Survey Dept
AP
— analytical plotter
MDP
— Master Data Processor
OSSI
— Optronic Sensor for Stereo Imagery
SNLCS
— Servico Nacional de Levantamento e Conservaciao de Solos
WCMC
— World Conservation Monitoring Center
INC
— Institut National de Cartographie
ZSE
— Zaenkert Surveying Essentials
SOC
— Society of Cartographers
LH
— lichte Hohe
PAL
— Prime agricultural lands
SES
— Standalone Edit Stations
IR.CH.
— Iron chimney
HIT
— Horizons Technolgy Incorporated
LTU
— Line Transfer Unit
OQ
— Orthophoto quadrangle
JGS
— John Gaspar Scheuchzer
NI
— Natturfraedistofnun Islands
SCCAMA
— Southern California Computer Aided Mapping Association
HLLS
— Hills
MEI
— Maps Etc Incorporated
HRDB
— High-resolution Data Base
SUP.HDQRS.
— Supervisor's headquarters
NCE
— North Coast Engineering
U/R
— Urban/rural
RL
— Rannsoknastofnun Landbunadarins
RSSC
— Remote Sensing Science Council
KHF
— Kirchhof
IES
— Institute for Environmental Sciences
GICS
— Geographic Identification Code Scheme
NAVSOL
— Navigation Solutions LLC
CRG
— Centre de Recherche en Geomatique
PPL
— Populated Place
MAPCAT
— Map catalog
OSFD
— Oregon State Forestry Department
PLGR
— Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver
SWDC
— Southwestern Colorado Data Center
TP&W
— Texas Parks & Wildlife
PBF
— Personenbahnhof
SCHEIT-ELST
— Scheitelstarke
LIMS
— Location Management System
BTA
— Basic Trading Areas
MAW
— Metropolitan Area Window
CMI
— Corvallis Microtechnology Incorporated
GXL-A
— GeoImaging Accelerator Aerial
FAB
— Fabrik
NRS
— National Reference System
OHN
— Ontario Hydro Network
RDI
— Resource Data International Incorporated
SDOI
— Spatial Data Organization Information
CTA
— Crafton, Tull and Associates
CCID
— Chain component ID
OASIS
— oceanic and atmospheric scientific information system
SCTRAP
— South Carolina Toxic Risk Atlas Project
ICIS
— Integrated Cadastral Information Society
SPB
— Space Planning Bureau
NFAP
— National Forest Applications Program
LM
— Loh Mulhe
SUR
— Surveyor
AMI
— Applied Mapping Incorporated
MHTEHI
— Magyar Honvessdeg Terkepeszeti Hivatal
ORRI
— Orthorectified radar imagery
T
— Tiefe
ST.BR.
— Steinbruch
TSC1
— Trimble System Controller
CBM
— Kubikmeter
DDI
— Design Data Incorporated
ZTS
— Zoom Transfer Scope
ESV
— EarthSystemsVisualizer
SSEOP
— Space Shuttle Observation Project
TOPOCOM
— Army Topographic Command
EVC
— East View Cartographic
SUM
— Standard Update Monoscopic
DGC
— Direct Geodetic Constraint
NSDC
— National Spatial Data Council
UMS
— Universal Map Sharing
TIGER
— Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing
INUPAL
— Informaciones Unidas para America Latina
TDT
— Terrestrial Dynamic Time
FTM
— Foiben Taosarintanin i Madagasikara
QS
— Quadratic splines
SB
— Survey of Bangladesh
WIC
— Westindische Compagnie
TLG
— Telegraph
HTI
— HORIZONS TECHNOLOGY INC
DIAP
— Digital Image Analytical Plotter
LKI
— Intermittent lake
OO
— Object-Orientation
ESSA
— Environmental Science Service Administration
CBP
— Chesapeake Bay Project
NWA
— National Water Alliance
CRKT
— Tidal creek
HGIS
— Historical GIS
PPGIS
— Public Participation GIS
VP
— Vertical Pipeline
PDS
— Photogrammetric Data Services
ERSP
— Epipolar Rectified Stereo Pair
ILI
— Institute for Land Information
CDL
— Cropland data layers
MWF
— Map Window File
HDS
— High-Definition Surveying
DSD
— Digital Sailing Directions
LAMP
— Low Altitude Mapping Photogrammetry
WT
— Washington Territory
MBR
— Minimum Bounding Rectangle
T
— Teich
IHA
— Instituto Hidrografico de la Armada
RAS
— Remote Analysis Systems
PROWLER
— Pond, River, Ocean, Waterway and Lake Echosounder Remote
LCS
— Liberian Cartographic Service
RV
— Reise- und Verkehrsverlag
NERDD
— Networked Electronic Report & Document Distribution
KKH
— Karakoram Highway
NOMS
— Northern Ohio Map Society
SMI
— Surveyors Module International
TFEL
— Thin-film electrolumiscent
IGZA
— Institut Geographique du Zaire
SWA
— Super-wide angle
BSR
— Bibliographic Standard Record
TGS
— Technicolor Graphic Services, Inc.
TOSCA
— The Oxford Seminars in Cartography
MEHR-GESCH
— Mehrgeschossig
LOD
— Levels of detail
NLCD
— National Land Cover Dataset
IFN
— Service de l'Inventaire Forestier National
GDC
— Geographic Data Council
HFA
— Hydrologic Field Assistant
LTAP
— Long-Term Acquisition Plan
EDGE
— Energy Data Geographical Explorer
CSML
— Committee on Southern Map Libraries
RTP
— Real Time Positioning
RECON
— Retrospective conversion
MGB
— Mississippi Bureau of Geology
NNE
— North northeast
ORN
— Ontario Road Network
OII
— European Commission's Open Information Interchange
NDG
— Northern Development Group Incorporated
UAM
— United Aerial Mapping
FTL
— Future Temporal Logic
RUIS
— San Diego Regional Urban Information System
RIG
— Retsam/Intergraph/Giant
UDA
— User Data Area
TAG
— Tabular And Graphic
WLU
— World Land-use Survey
TASC
— The Analytic Sciences Corporation
QBS
— Quality-based selection
AIPP
— Ambroziak Infinite Perspective Projection
LDP
— Low distortion projection
MLA
— Multi-linear array
TIGA
— Texas Instruments Graphics Architecture
PICS
— Pacific Institute of Cartographers Society
LAU
— Landesamt fur Umweltschutz
LSS
— Life-saving station
MTA
— Major Trading Areas
FGI
— Free Government Information
RQA
— River Quality Assessment
DCT
— Direction Topographique et du Cadastre
SAGES
— Surveying and Geomatics Educators Society
INGM
— Instituto Nacional de Geologia
TRES
— Trestle
NSLAB
— Niedersachsisches Landesamt fur Bodenforschung
NCMP
— National Coastal Mapping Program
NIIGA
— Nauchno-Issledovatel'skii Institut Geologii Artiki
MEWS
— Mono-Extraction Workstation
LCD
— Liquid-crystal displays
MECM
— Missiao de Estudos Cartograficos de Macao
NRI
— National Resources Inventory
EGIS
— European GIS
UPPS
— Universal Projection Plotting System
STATSGO
— State Geographic Database
INCA
— Indian National Cartographic Society
TD
— Topographische dienst
WAG
— Wireless Assisted GPS
CAT
— Computer Assisted Thermography
LIC
— Land Information Centre
ESR
— Engineering Surveys Reproduction Ltd.
HW
— Hochwasser
GID
— Geodaetisk Institut
CHA
— Canadian Hydrographic Association
EMMMA
— Environmental Mercury Mapping Modeling and Analysis
RG
— Record Group
RPE
— Regional Political Ecology
RBE
— Rule-Base Engine
MLC
— Minimal Level Cataloging
SMART
— Spatial Mapping Academic Research Tools
LKC
— Crater lake
WTCD
— Deltaic watercourse
TSA
— Texas Surveyors Association
PIER
— Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk
IHP
— International Hydrologic Program
SLAT
— Spacecraft Location/Attitude Tape
RDGE
— Ridge
NLD
— National Levee Database
MRSA
— Major River Systems Analysis
STMD
— Distributary
SLD
— Slope-Line Detection
JOM
— Journal of Maps
VAP
— Valley Air Photos
SWMD
— Selected World Mineral Deposits
SIB
— Solar Indices Bulletin
VLC
— Volcano
TQ
— Topographic Quadrangle
STMI
— Intermittent stream
LLA
— Adjusted line length
KML
— Keyhold Markup Language
NDI
— Nautical Data International Incorporated
RPC
— Rational Polynomial Coefficient
LAMS
— Large Area Mosaicing Software
VMR
— Vertical Mapping Resources, Inc.
LDD
— Land Development Desktop 2i
SAE
— Survey Agro Ekonomi
GO
— Geometric Operations
VICAR
— Video Information Communication and Retrieval
WGMG
— Working Group on Map Generalization
EISB.BRCK.
— Eisenbahnbrucke
JFA
— John Frank and Associates
EX.DOC.
— Executive document
MRS
— Multispectral Resource Sampler
CSDS
— California Surveying and Drafting Supply
IRC
— Intergraph Registered Consultant
BRH
— Bush, Roed & Hitchings
MDSD
— Mono-Digitizer Stereo-Digitizer
WAIS
— Western Antarctic Ice Sheet
KAS
— Keystone Aerial Surveys
KP
— King-post
ERA
— Electric Records Archives
MOLDS
— Institute for Modernization of Land Data Systems
QP
— Queen-post
TCH
— Thomas Campanius Holm
TAC
— Topcon America Corporation
NOSC
— National Oceans Systems Center
TDM
— Tasmania Department of Mines
UDWR
— Utah Division of Water Resources
EINGESCH
— eingeschossig
SILS
— Science Information and Libary Services
MEOW
— Mono-Extraction Orthophoto Workstation
RM
— Replacement mapping
TD
— Thematic data
LO
— Located object
TPM
— Theodolitprufmachine
SRMC
— Southern Resources Mapping Corporation
IMA
— Intermap Analytic
SECO
— Surveying Equipment Company
USGK
— Utstredni Sprava Geodezie a Kartografie
PLI
— Precision Laser & Instrument
DTW
— Desk-top Workstation
BSC
— Boston Survey Consultants
SVG
— Scaled Vector Graphics
BMP
— Bitmapped image format
SHAPE
— Systematic Horizontol Adjustment of Positional Errors
ILSC
— Innovative Lidar Solutions Conference
TCT
— Trans-continental Traverse
VBF
— Verschriebebahnhof
LKB
— Lockwood, Kessler & Bartlett Incorporated
PSA
— Paciulli, Simmons & Associates Limited
WH
— Wirtshaus
GIG
— Geologic Inquiries Group
IMG
— ADRG image format
TDN
— Topografische Dienst Nederland
GL
— Gleis
SH
— School house
HD
— Hydrographic Dept
BIC
— Borderlands Information Center
NPF
— Norsk Petroleums-forening
SCB
— Statistika Centralbyran
NCAP
— National Collection of Aerial Photographs
ITA
— Intelligent Traverse Adjustment
NBF
— Nebenbahnhof
LKSC
— Crater lakes
SCSD
— Street Centerline Spatial Dataset
POTS
— Pan-only Triangulation System
NRT
— Navigation Response Team
NIP
— National Imagery Project
SHS
— Surveyors Historical Society
LMP
— Land Management Planning
EVG
— East View Geospatial
WSG
— Wine Specialty Group
UE
— Useful Elevation
MSR
— Minimal Spatial Representation
SMA
— Schweizerische Meteorologische Anstalt
NG
— Nicholas Guerard
JW
— John Webber
PCD
— Practical Cartography Day
GISP
— GIS professional
GRE
— Geologic Resources Evaluaion
ISDP
— Indiana Spatial Data Portal
WN
— Wiesen
TLI
— Terrain Line Interpolation
VTD
— Voting District
ISMS
— International Society for Mine Surveying
ISLP
— Land-tied island
J
— jezioro
SGS
— Stanford Geological Survey
SGR
— Sandgrube
WSP
— Water-supply Paper
SSI
— Surface Systems Incorporated
VW
— Vorwerk
LGR
— Lehmgrube
LR
— Laser Retroflector
GTI
— GIS Technology Incorporated
ULS
— Unmanned Lidar systems
HFI
— Hall & Foreman
KAP
— Kapelle
TPS
— Thin-plate splines
VA
— Visual accumulation
RMD
— Hans Rudolf Manual Deutsch
T
— Tramontana
MF
— Miscellaneous Field Studies Map
TSI
— Teqnical Services Incorporated
WAT
— Weighted-average toxicity
KO
— Kalkofen
NRN
— National Road Network
STMA
— Anabranch
TNP
— Terrain Navigator Pro
SCA
— Samuel Chapman Armstrong
TH
— Triple hydrant
ZMA
— Zone Map Automation
STB
— Steinbruch
OAF
— Optimal aerial forecasting
TLP
— Telephone Logger Patch
WS
— Wiener spectra
TDA
— Teledeteccion Aplicada
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