DICTIONARY OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, CARTOGRAPHY, AND REMOTE SENSING

By Philip Hoehn and Mary Lynette Larsgaard (Map & Imagery Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara Library).  Designed by

John Creaser

This dictionary decodes abbreviations and acronyms found in various publications including maps and websites. These abbreviations or acronyms, therefore, are not necessarily authoritative or standardized in format or content.

Email:

Phil Hoehn (philhoehn at juno com) Mary Lynette Larsgaard (mary at library ucsb edu)

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A IN B Auto in basementAA Automobile Assn.AAA Agricultural Adjustment Administration; American Automobile Assn.AACR Anglo-American Cataloguing RulesAACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 2d. ed.AACCCM Anglo-American Cataloguing Committee for Cartographic MaterialsAAES American Assn. of Engineering SocietiesAAG Assn. of American GeographersAAGS American Assn. for Geodetic SurveyingAAG Assn. of American GeographersAAPG American Assn. of Petroleum GeologistsAARLS Arkansas Assn. of Registered Land SurveyorsAARS Asian Assn. on Remote SensingAARSE African Association for the Remote Sensing of the EnvironmentAASG Assn. of American State GeologistsAASP American Assn. of Stratigraphic Palynologists

AB Air baseABAG Assn. of Bay Area Governments (California)ABET Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.ABN American Bank Note CompanyABS Australian Bureau of StatisticsABSM Alberta Bureau of Surveying and MappingAbzw AbzweigstelleAC Aerospace Center; Air Corps; American Cartographer (journal)A.C. Antonio CastroA/C AircraftACA American Cartographic Assn.; American Conservation Assn.; Automovil Club

Argentino; Aerial Cartographics of America (Firm)

ACACC Assn. des cartoth`eques et archives cartographiques du Canada = Assn. of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives

ACAPS Automated Chart Production System (C&GS)ACC Assn. des cartoth`eques et archives du Canada = Assn. of Canadian Map Libraries

and Archives; Academia de Ciencias de CubaACC Association canadienne de cartographieAC&C Office of Aeronautical Charting and Cartography (U.S.)ACCDTS Advisory Committee on Canadian Digital Toponymic ServicesAccuDEM High-accuracy DEMAccu-DRAPE High-accuracy DEM Draped Images

ACD Aeronautical Charting Division (C&GS)ACDDS Advanced Cartographic Data Digitizing SystemACE Advanced Cartographic Equipment; Advanced Cartographic Environment (PCI

Carto Inc.)ACEC American Consulting Engineers CouncilACG Association canadienne des geographes; Address Coding GuidesACI Assn. Cartographique Internationale = International Cartographic Assn.ACIC Aeronautical Chart and Information Center (U.S.); Automated Cartographic

Information Center (Univ. of Minnesota Library)ACIU Central Interpretation Unit (Royal Air Force, Great Britain)ACLS Assn. of Canadian Lands SurveyorsACM Assn. for Computing MachineryACMGIS Assn. for Computing Machinery Geographic Information SystemsACML Assn. of Canadian Map LibrariesACMLA Assn. of Canadian Map Libraries and ArchivesACMS Automated Census Mapping SystemACM- SIGGRAPH

Assn. for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Graphics

ACOE Army Corps of Engineers (U.S.)ACRES Australian Centre for Remote Sensing

ACRS Asian Conference on Remote SensingACS Advanced Cartographic Systems; Agricultural Cooperative Service; Automated

Cartographic Systems; Automatic chemical sprinklers; Attitude Control Subsystem (Landsat); American Community Survey (USBC)

ACSAD Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry LandsACSC Automobile Club of Southern CaliforniaACSM American Congress on Surveying and MappingACSTTO Assn. of Certified Survey Technicians and Technologists of OntarioACT Administration du Cadastre et de la Topographie (Luxembourg); Australian Capital

TerritoryAD Administrative Division (USGS); Aeronautical dataA/D Analog to digitalADAC Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-ClubADAR Airborne Data Acquisition and Registration (Positive Systems, Inc.)ADC Alexandria Drafting Company; American Digital Cartography IncA-DCS Advanced/Data Collection SystemADDA American Design Drafting Assn.ADE AutoCAD Data ExtensionADEOS Advanced Earth Observing SatelliteADEPT Alexandria Digital Earth PrototypeADF Application Development Facility (GeoVision Corp.)ADFG Alaska Dept. of Fish and GameADI Areas of Dominent Influence (USBC TIGER)ADK Arealdatakontoret (Denmark)ADL Alexandria Digital LibraryAdm. Admiral; AdmiraltyADM1 First-order administrative divisionADM2 Second-order administrative divisionADNR Alaska Dept. of Natural ResourcesADOT Arizona Dept. of TransportationADOTPF Alaska Dept. of Transportation and Public FacilitiesADP Automated data processingADPDP Alaska Division of Policy Development and PlanningADR Aerial Data Reduction Associates Inc.ADRG ARC-digitized raster graphics (USDMA)ADRGs Arc digitized raster graphics(USDMA)ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber LineAd. St. Aldolf StielerADT Advanced Data Technologies, Inc.; Abstract Data TypeAdV Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Vermessungsverwaltungen der Lander der

Bundesrepublik DeutschlandADW Agricultural drainage well

ADWR Arizona Dept. of Water ResourcesA/E Architectural/engineeringA&E Architect and EngineeringAEC Architecture, engineering and constructionAED Analysis and Evaluation Div.AEF Alliance for Environmental Education; Accurate Environmental Forecasting, Inc.AEG Association of Engineering GeologistsAEI Aerial Exposure IndexAEIDC Arctic Environmental Information Data CenterAEM Atmospheric Explorer MissionAERS Advanced Earth Resources SatelliteAES Analysis and Evaluation StaffAESE Association of Earth Science EditorsAest. Aestuarium = EstuaryAE2S Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc. AFA American Forestry Assn.; Automatic fire alarmAFB Air Force base; Aerial FotoBank (Firm)AFCEA Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Assn.AFE Automated feature extraction AFF American Fact Finder (DADSO) AFFRC Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Center (Japan)AFI American Forest Inst.AFLAG Asean Federation of Land Surveying and GeomaticsAFREF African Geodetic Reference FrameAfRL Akademie fur Raumforschung und Landesplanung (Germany)AFS Air Force stationAFT Ambiguity function techniqueAFWA Air Force Weather Agency (U.S.)AG Attorney GeneralAGC Assn. Geologique du Canada; Arkansas Geological CommissionAGCHO Afghan Geodesy and Cartography Head OfficeAGCO Afghan Geodesy and Cartography OfficeAGDS Automated Graphics Digitizing SystemAGI American Geological Inst.; Assn. for Geographic Information (London); Analytical

Graphics, Inc.

AGIC Alabama Geographic Information Council; Arizona Geographic Information Council

AGILE Association of Geographic Information LaboratoriesAGIO Arkansas Geographic Information OfficeAGIS Automated Geographic Information SystemAgRI- STARS Agriculture and Resources Inventory Surveys through Aerospace Remote Sensing

AGS American Geographical Society; Alberta Geological SurveyAGSL American Geographical Society LibraryAGSO Australian Geological Survey OrganisationAGSS American Geographical and Statistical SocietyAGU American Geophysical UnionAHAP Alaska High-altitude Aerial Photography (program)AHCPR U.S. Agency for Health Care and Policy ResearchAHDAS Adaptable Hydrologic Data Acquisition SystemAHDS Arts and Humanities Data ServiceAHRS Attitude and Heading Reference SystemAHS Automated Highway SystemAI Artificial intelligence; Appraisal Inst.AIA American Inst. of ArchitectsAI/ANA American Indian/Alaska Native AreaAIC Australian Institute of CartographersAICP American Inst. of Certified PlannersAID Agency for International Development; Aeronautical information dataAIH American Inst. of HydrologyAILESP American Indian Lands Environmental Support Project

AIMS Airborne Integrated Mapping System; Automated Investigation Measurement System (Nikon)

AIPG American Inst. of Professional GeologistsAIPP Ambroziak Infinite Perspective ProjectionAIR American Indian reservationAIRB Alabama Inspection and Rating BureauAIRS Atomspheric Infrared SounderAIREA American Inst. of Real Estate AppraisersAIRS Atmospheric infrared sounderAISH Assn. Internationale des Sciences Hydrologiques = International Assn. of

Hydrological SciencesAJG African Journal of GeoinformationAK AlaskaAL AlabamaAla. AlabamaALA American Library Assn.ALAE Atmospheric LymanAlpha EmissionsALARS Alaska Land and Resources SystemALI Advanced Land ImagerALIS Automated Land Information System (TVA)ALMRS Automated Land and Mineral Record System (US BLM)ALOHA Aerial Locations of hazardous Atmospheres (model)ALP Automated Lands Project

ALSA Alberta Land Surveyors AssociationAlt. AltitudeALTA American Land Title Assn.ALTM Airborne Laser Terrain Mapper (Optech)ALTMS Airborne Laser Topographic Mapping SystemAM Automated MappingAMA Associacion Mexicana AutomovilisticaAMAD Airborne Missions and Applications Division (NASA-Ames Research Center)AMAP Arctic Monitoring and Assessment ProgramAMC Assn. Mineralogique du Canada; Australian Map Circle Inc.AME Aero-Metric Engineering Inc.AM/FM Automated mapping/facilities managementAMG Australian Map Grid; Automated machine guidanceAMI Applied Mapping Inc.AMIE Airglow Measurements of Infrared Measurements EmissionsAMIS Aviation Management Information SystemAMISAR Active Microwave ImagerSynthetic Aperture RadarAML ARC Macro LanguageAMPS Automatic Mapping and Planning SystemAMS Army Map Service; American Meteorological Society; Attitude Measurement

Sensor; Automated Mapping SystemAMSD Adjusted Mapping Support DataAMSR Advanced Microwave Scanning RadiometerAMSU Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (JPL)An. Anno = yearA.N.A. Asociacion Nacional Automovilistica (Mexico)ANA Area Navigation ApproachANAE Atlas of North American EnglishANARE Australian National Antarctic Research ExpeditionsANGEL Airborne Natural Gas Emission Lidar (ITT)ANTGS Alaska Natural Gas Transportation SystemANMS Automated Notice to Mariners SystemANOVA Analyses of varianceANRC Alaska Native Regional Corp.ANSI American National Standards Inst.ANV Alaska Native villageANVSA Alaska Native village statistical areaANWR Arctic National Wildlife RefugeANZLIC Australia New Zealand Land Information CouncilANZMapS Australian and New Zealand Map SocietyAO Area of OperationsAOA Allen Osborne Associates, Inc.

AODC Australian Oceanographic Data CentreAOI Area of InterestAOIPS Atmospheric and Oceanographic Image Processing SystemAOL America On LineAOLS Assn. of Ontario Land SurveyorsAOML Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological LaboratoryAOO American Oceanographic OrganizationAOSS Ashtech Office Suite for SurveyAP Analytical PlotterAPA American Planning Assn.APCA Air Pollution Control Assn.APBEL Atlantic Provinces Board of Examiners for Land SurveyorsAPCM Aerial Photography Contract Management SystemAPD Automated Plat Design (ConneXt, Inc.)A.P.D.R. Avec privilege du Roi = By license of the KingAPE Allen Precision EquipmentAPEGGA Assn. of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of AlbertaAPFO Aerial Photography Field Office (USDA)API American Petroleum Inst.; Application programming interfaceAPIS Aerial Photography Information SystemAPMI Aerial Photography Micrographic Index System (USGS)Apo. ApogeeAPPSR Aerial Photography Progress Summary ReportAPQF Aerial Photography Quad FileAPR Airborne Profile RecorderAPS Aerosol Polarimetry SensorAPSR Aerial Photography Summary RecordAPSRS Aerial Photography Summary Record System (USGS)APT Automatic picture transmission; Area proportional toAPTS Aerial Profiling of Terrain SystemAPWA American Public Works Assn.APWWA American Public Water Works Assn.AR ArkansasARA Address Register Area; Algemeen Rijksarchief (Netherlands)ARAMCO Arabian American Oil CompanyArb. ArbeiterARC Ames Research Center (NASA); Appalachian Regional CommissionARCC American Rivers Conservation CouncilArcFM Arc Facilities Manager (ESRI)Arch. Architect; ArchitectureArc-SDE Arc Spatial Data EngineARG American Resources Group

ARIA Arizona Regional Image ArchiveARIS Alabama Resource Information System; Arizona Resources Information SystemArk. ArkansasARM Administracion de Recursos Minerales (Panama); Airborne Remote MappingARMIS Arkansas Resource Management Information SystemARMS Agricultural Resource Management System (Canada)Arr. ArrondissementARRSTC Asian Regional Remote Sensing Training CentreARS Agricultural Research Service (USDA)ARSC Australian Remote Sensing ConferenceARSP Applied Remote Sensing Program (Univ. of Arizona)Artil. ArtilleryARZ AutoRestricted ZoneAS Anti-spoofing; Area source; automatic sprinklersA-S Anti-spoofingASA American Standards Assn.ASAP Advanced Scientific Array Processor; Agricultural Sciences Advisory PanelASAR Advanced Synthetic Aperture RadarASB. CL. Asbestos-covered frame buildingASC American Society of CartographersASCE American Society of Civil EngineersASCE SMD American Society of Civil Engineers Surveying and Mapping DivisionASCF Ames Satellite Communications FacilityASCIE American Standard Code for Information ExchangeASCII American Standard Code for Information InterchangeASCLA Assn. of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ALA)ASCP America Society of Consulting PlannersASCS Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (USDA)ASDD Australian Spatial Data DirectoryASDI Australian Spatial Data InfrastructureASEE American Society for Engineering EducationASF Alaska SAR FacilityASFE Assn. of Soil and Foundation EngineersASFPM Assn. of State Floodplain ManagersASGA Assn. des Services Geologiques AfricainsASHTD American Assn. of State Highway and Transportation OfficialsASI Analytical Surveys, Inc.ASLA American Society of Landscape ArchitectsASLO American Society of Limnology and OceanographyASMC Alaska Surveying and Mapping ConferenceASO Australian Survey OfficeASP American Society of Photogrammetry; Application service provider

ASPG American Society for Professional GeographersASPLS Alabama Society of Professional Land Surveyors; Alaska Society of Professional

Land SurveyorsASPRS American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing ASPS Arkansas Society of Professional SurveyorsASRL Atmospheric Sciences Research LaboratoryAss. AssociationAssn. AssociationAST Atlantic Standard Time; Automated Summary TablesASTER Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection RadiometerASTM American Society for Testing MaterialsAT Aero-TriangulationATC Air Target Chart; Advance Technology Corp.ATID Attribute IDATISRoads

Arizona Transportation Information System (ADOT)

ATKIS Amtliches Topographisch-Kartographisches InformationssystemATM Adaptive triangular meshATMET Atmospheric, Meteorological and Environmental Technologies, LLCATMS Advanced Technology Microwave SounderATON Aids to NavigationATR1 Automatic Target Recognition module (Leica)ATS Advanced Technology Satellite; Applications Technology Satellite; Automated

Technical Systems (Firm)AU Astronomical unitAURISA Australasian Urban and Regional Information Systems Assn.AUSDEC Australasian Data Exchange CentreAUSLIG Australian Surveying and Land Information GroupAUV Autonomous underwater vehicleAv. AvenueAV Audio-visual; AmericaViewAVCA Audio-visual and Cartographic Archives Div., National Archives of CanadaAve. AvenueAVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution RadiometerAVI Audio Visual InterleaveAVIRIS Advanced Visible/InfraRed Imaging SpectrometerAVL Automatic Vehicle LocationAVNIR Advanced Visible and Near Infrared RadiometerAVO Alaska Volcano Observatory; Audio/visual object; Amplitude Versus Offset;AVRI Arizona Vegetation Resource InventoryAVS Application Visualization System (Visual Systems, Inc.)AWAR Area weighted average resolution

AWG Association for Women GeoscientistsAWIPS Advanced Weather Interactive Processing SystemAWLS American West Land Surveying (Firm)AWMC Ancient World Mapping CenterAWMSAS ArcView Marine Spill Analysis SystemAWRA American Water Resources Assn.AWS Air Weather ServiceAWWA American Water Works Assn.AZ ArizonaA.Z. Alexander ZakreskiAzMAP Arizona Mapping Advisory Council

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B BulletinB&L Boggs and LewisBA Booksellers Assn. of Great Britain & IrelandBAAMA Bay Area Automated Mapping Assn.BADGER Bay Area Digital GeoResourceBAKOSUR- TANAL

Badan Koordinasi Survey dan Pemetaan Nasional (Indonesia) = National Coordination Agency for Surveying and Mapping (Indonesia)

Banobras Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Publicos (Mexico)BAOR British Army of the RhineBAOSC Bay Area Open Space CouncilBARCIS BARCode Information SystemBARD San Francisco Bay Area Regional DatabaseBARP Bundesamt fur Raumplanung (Switzerland)BART Bay Area Rapid Transit District (California)BAS British Antarctic SurveyBASIC Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code; Bay Area Shared Information

ConsortiumBASINS Better Assessment Science Integrating Point and Nonpoint Systems (USEPA)BATCO Boulder Area Trails CoalitionBB Band-by-band; BlattbereichBBS Bulletin board systemBC British Columbia; Ballistic camera; Bureau of the Census (U.S.)BCC Bibliographic Control Committee (ACMLA)BCDC Bay Conservation and Development CommissionBCGS Board of Coast and Geodetic Survey (Philippines)BCH BeachBCSS Battlefield Command Support System (Australian Army)

BDC Base de donnees sur les collectivities (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)BDET Bengston, DeBell, Elkin & Titus Ltd.BDG BridgeBdy BoundaryBE Brick enclosed elevatorBEA Bernhard, Eisenbraun and Associates; Bureau of Economic Analysis (US)B.E.F. British Expeditionary ForceBEG Bureau of Economic Geology (Texas)BEICIP Bureau d'Etudes Industrielles et de Cooperation de l'Institut Francais du Petrolebes. besondersBES Bureau of Environmental Service (Portland, Oregon)Betrbf BetriebsbahnhofBETS Brunson Electronic Triangulation SystemBEV Bundesamt fur Eich- und Vermessungswesen (Austria)BFE Base flood elevationBfGR Bundesanstalt fur Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (Germany)BfLR Bundesanstalt fur Landeskunde und Raumentwicklung (Germany)BG Block groupBGC Business Geographics ConferenceBGHT BightBGN Board on Geographic Names (U.S.)bgs Below ground surfaceBGS British Geological SurveyBgw. Bergwerk = mineBhf. Bahnhof = Railway stationBHIC Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum = Brabant Historical Information CentreBHS Boston Harbor Software, Inc.BI Big Idea (NIMA); Business intelligenceBIA Bureau of Indian Affairs (U.S.)BIC Borderlands Information Center (Texas)BICI Book item contribution identifierBIG Brunei Institution of GeomaticsBIL Band Interleaved by LineBIM Building information modelingBIMCC Brussels International Map Collectors' CircleBIOMAPS Biodiversity Mapping for Protection and Sustainable Use of Natural ResourcesBIOTROP Regional Center for Tropical Biology (Indonesia)BIP Band Interleaved by PixelBl. BoulevardBLDG BuildingBLG Binary line generalizationBLIS Brownfields Location Information System (Wisconsin Dept. of Commerce)

BLM Bureau of Land Management (U.S.)BLOB Binary large objectBLPU Basic land and property unitBLS Bahamas Lands and Surveys Dept.BLT Bundesamt fur Landestopographie (Switzerland)BLVA Bayerisches LandesvermessungsamtBlvd. BoulevardBM Bench mark; Bureau of MinesBMA Botswana Ministry of AgricultureBMAC Bactria Margiana Archaeology ComplexBMDO Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (U.S.)BMG Bureau of Mines and Geosciences (Philippines).BMP Bitmapped image format (Microsoft Corp.)BMR Bureau of Mineral Resources (Australia, Papua New Guinea)BMW Barclay Mapworks, Inc.BN Biblioth`eque NationaleBNA Block numbering areaBND Stream bendBNDT Base nationale de donnees topographiques (Canada)BnF Bibliotheque national de FranceBNPC Bathymetric navigation planning chartBNPD Bivariate Normal Probability DensityBNSC British National Space CentreBOA Building omission areaBOC Bureau of the CensusBOFRS Books and Open-File Report Section (USGS)BOLS BADGER On-line ServiceBOM Bureau of MinesBOP Bureau of PrintingBOR Bureau of Reclamation (U.S.)BOREAS Boreal Ecosystem Atmosphere StudyBORPELS Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (Calif.)BOSS Behavior of Offshore Structures, Conference onBOTUS Best of the U.S. (Space Imaging)BP Boundary marker (USDMA)BPA Bonneville Power AdministrationBPI Bits per InchBPPT Badan Pembinaan dan Penerapan Teknologi (Indonesia)BPR Bureau of Public RoadsBPS Bits per SecondBR Bureau of Reclamationbr. breit

Br. BreiteBrck. Brucke = bridgeBRFD Bidirectional reflectance distribution functionBRGM Bureau de recherches geologique et minieres (France)BRICMICS British and Irish Committee for Map Information and Catalogue SystemsBRH Bush, Roed & Hitchings (Firm)BRS Bibliographic Retrieval ServiceBS Bureau of Statistics (Japan)Bs. As. Buenos AiresBSB Bayerische StaatsbibliothekBSC Boston Survey ConsultantsBSE Base flood elevationBSNH Headwater basinBSQ Band SequentialBSU Base Spatial UnitBT Base TopoBTA Basic Trading Areas (FCC)BTS Bureau of Transportation Statistics (US)BUIS Beihai Urban Information CenterBUPMIS Beihai Urban Planning Management Information SystemBUPNIS Beijing Underground-Network Information SystemBUTE ButteBVG Berliner Verkehrs GesellschaftBVU Brightness Value UnitB/W Black and whiteBWC Bandwidth CompressionBWE Bandwidth Expansion

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C Cartography; Celsius (degrees)ca. CircaCA California; Cartographic and architectural; Census agglomeration (Canada)C/A Coarse-Acquisition (code)

CAA Civil Aeronautics Administration (U.S.); Civil Aviation Authority (Great Britain)

CAAD Cartographic and Architectural Archives Div., National Archives of Canada

CAC Center for Advanced Computation (Univ. of Illinois); Compressed Aeronautical Chart (U.S. government)

CACS Canadian Active Control SystemCAD Computer-aided drafting; Computer assisted design

CADD Computer-aided design and draftingCADMAP Computer-aided drafting, mapping, and photogrammetryCADRG Compressed ADRGCAFF Conservation of Arctic Flora and FaunaCAFM Computer-aided facility managementCAG Canadian Association of Geographers

CaGIS Cartography and Geographic Information Science (journal)); Cartography and Geographic Information Systems (journal)

CAGIS Cartography and Geographic Information SocietyCal. CaliforniaCalif. California

CALMIT Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies (Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln)

CALS Connecticut Assn. of Land Surveyors; Computer-aided acquisition and logistic support; Computer Assisted Land Survey System (SPDK)

CALTRANS California Dept. of TransportationCAM Computer aided mappingCAMA Computer-aided mass appraisal system (Montana)CAMEO Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations System (U.S.)

CAMFER Center for the Assessment & Monitoring of Forest & Environmental Resources (Univ. of Calif., Berkeley)

CAN Controlled Area NetworkCANRI Community Access to Natural Resources InformationCanSIS Canadian Soil Information SystemCANSPACE Canadian Space Geodesy ForumCanVec Canadian Vector DataCAP Cooperative Agreements Program (FGDC)CAPCO Capital Area Planning Council (Texas)CAPDU Canadian Assn. of Public Data Users

CAR Curriculum, Accreditation and Registration Committee (ACSM); Central African Republic

CARES Center for Agricultural, Resource, and Environmental Systems (Univ. of Missouri)

CARL Canadian Assn. of Research Libraries

CARS Computer-Assisted Reproduction; Center for Applications of Remote Sensing (Oklahoma State Univ.)

CASA Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (Univ. College, London)CASE Computer-Aided Software EngineeringCASI Compact Airborne Spectrographic ImagerCaSIL California Spatial Information LibraryCASS Coding and Accuracy Support System (USPS)CAST Center for Advanced and Spatial Technologies (Univ. of Arkansas)CAT Computer Assisted Thermography

CATS Consequences Assessment Tool Set (FEMA)

CAVA Cartographic and Audio-Visual Archives Div. = Div. des archives cartographiques et audio-visuelles (DACA), National Archives of Canada

CAZRI Central Arid Zone Research InstituteCB Column builderC.B. Hollow concrete or cement block constructionCBD Central business districtCBEP Community-Based Environmental Protection (USEPA program)CBEPS Canadian Board of Examiners for Professional SurveyorsCBET Concrete block enclosed elevatorCBF Cartographic boundary fileCBI China Burma India Theatre of Operations (WW II)CBL Centraal Bureau Luchtkartering (Suriname); Calibration (or calibrated) base linecbm Kubikmeter (cubic meter)CBM Coalbed Methane Map (Wyoming State Geological Survey)CBN Cooperative Base NetworkCBP Chesapeake Bay ProjectC. BR Concrete, lime, cinder or cement brickCBS Community Base StationCBWE Corn Blight Watch ExperimentCC Cartographic CatalogC.C. Chain carrierCCA Canadian Cartographic Assn.CCAFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Florida)CCAP Competative Cooperative Agreements Program (U.S.)CCBCCM Canadian Committee for the Bibliographic Control of Cartographic Materials

CCC Canadian Committee on Cataloging; Cataloging and Classification Committee (MAGERT)

CCCELS California Council of Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors

CCD Census county division; Computer Center Div. (USGS); Charged couple device; Charged-coupled device; Charge-coupled device

CCDM Core Cadastral Domain ModelCCELC Canada Committee on Ecological Land ClassificationCCGE Canadian Council on Geographic EducationCCGM Center for Computing Graphics (Delft Univ. of Technology)CCIG Centre canadien d'information sur la geoscienceCCID Chain component IDCCISA Congress of Cartographic Information Specialist AssociationsCCITT International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative CommitteeCCK Centrale Catalogus Kartografie (National Library of the Netherlands)CCLS Canadian Council of Land SurveyorsCCM Canada Centre for Mapping; Compressed County Mosaic (USDA)

CCNS4 Computer Controlled Navigation System (E. Coyote Enterprises, Inc.)CCPS Central Colorado Professional SurveyorsCCPR California Center for Population ResearchCCRS Canada Centre for Remote SensingCCS Census consolidated subdivision (Canada)CCT Computer Compatible Tape; Centro de Ciencia TropicalCD Compact disc; Conservation Div. (USGS); Committee Draft (ISO)CDA Colorado Dept. of AgricultureCDC California Dept. of Conservation; Control Data CorporationCD-CINC CD-ROM Consistent Interface Committee (U.S.)CDED Canadian Digital Elevation Data

CDF Cumulative distribution function; California Dept. of Forestry (and Fire Protection)

CDFG California Dept. of Fish and GameCDFS Cloud Depiction and Forecast SystemCDH Communications and data handlingCDi Compact Disk interactiveCDIS Coordinated Design and Information SystemCDL Cropland data layers (USDA NASS)CDMG California Div. of Mines and GeologyCDN Coordinates, definitions and notationsCDOT Colorado Dept. of Transportation CDOW Colorado Division of WildlifeCDOWG CD-ROM Data Origination Working Group (U.S.)

CDP Cartographer Development Program; Census designated place; Colorado Division of Planning

.CDR CorelDraw formatCD-R Compact disk-recordableCD-ROM Compact disk-read only memoryCDRS Collaborative Digital Reference ServiceCDS Catalogue of Data Sources

CDT Computer display terminal; Central Daylight Time; Constrained Delaunay triangulation

CDTED Compressed digital terrain elevation dataCDV Cartographic data visualizerCD-W Compact disk-- re-writableCDWR California Dept. of Water ResourcesCE Corps of EngineersC.E. Civil EngineerCEAL Centro Editor de America LatinaCEAO County Engineers Association of OhioCEBAF Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility

CECO Consulting Engineers Council of Ohio

CECSVB Comit pour l'Etablissement de la Carte des Sols et de la Vegetation de la Belgique

CECW Consulting Engineers Council of WashingtonCEDAC Comprehensive Economic Data Atlas of ChinaCEDARE Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and EuropeCEDD Committee on the Exchange of Digital DataCEE Comite Estatal de Estadisticas (Cuba)CEGET Centre d'Etudes de Geographie Tropical (Bordeaux)CEGIS Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (USGS)CELSOC Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of CaliforniaCem. CemeteryCEMA Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Assn.CEMAR Centro de Estudos do MarCEN Comite europeen de normalization electroniqueCENREN Centro de Recursos Naturales (El Salvador)CENTA Centro Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria (El Salvador)CENTAUR Civil Engineering Technologies for Automatic Roadmaking (DSNP)CEO European Centre for Earth ObservationCEONet Canadian Earth Observation NetworkCEP Celestial Ephemeris Pole

CERCLIS Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (US EPA)

CERCO Comite Europeen de Responsibles de la Cartographie OfficielleCERD Catalog of Environmental Resource DataCERES California Environmental Resource Evaluation SystemCERCG Centre d'Etudes et de Realisations Cartographiques Geographiques (France)CERR Centre d'Ecologie des Ressources Renouvelables (France)CES Committee on Earth SciencesCET Commission on Education and Training (IGA)CETENAL Comision de Estudios del Territorio Nacional (Mexico)CEU Continuing education unitCFC Comite francais de cartographieCFCC Census Feature Class CodeCFF Cartographic Feature FileCFUA Canadian Fire Underwriters' AssociationC.G. Coast GuardCGA Color Graphics AdaptorCGC Commission geologique du CanadaCGDB Central Geographic Data BaseCGDI Canadian Geomatics Digital Initiative ; Canadian Geospatial Data InfrastructureCGE Comision Geografico-Exploradora (Mexico)

CGI Computer Graphics Interface; Common gateway interface; Center for Geographic Information

CGIC Canadian Geoscience Information CentreCGIS Center for GIS (Qatar).CGM Computer graphics metafileCGMW Commission for the Geological Map of the WorldCGNHS Connecticut Geological and Natural History SurveyCGNS Canadian Geographical Names Service GCN1 Canadian Geographical Names, Level 1CGPM Conference General des Poids et MesuresCGPS Continuous global positioning system

CGS California Geological Survey; Civil GPS Service; Coast and Geodetic Survey (U.S.); Colorado Geological Survey

C&GS Coast and Geodetic Survey (U.S.); Commercial & Government Systems (Kodak)

CGSB Canadian General Standards BoardCGSIC Civil GPS Service Interface CommitteeCGSICO Civil GPS Service Interface CommitteeCGTP Cartographic and Geospatial Technology Programs CGU Canadian Geophysical UnionCGW Computer Graphics World (journal)CH; Ch. Chief Hydrologist; Church; ChapelCHA Canadian Hydrographic AssociationCHEEC Center for the Health Effects of Environmental Contamination (Univ. of Iowa)CHEST Combined Higher Education Software Team (UK)CHGIS China Historical Geographic Information System (Harvard University)CHIA Cumulative Hydrologic Impact AssessmentCHNM Marine channelCHS Canadian Hydrographic ServiceCI Compass and inclinometer; Coal Investigations Map (USGS)CIA Central Intelligence Agency (U.S.)CIAF Centro de Investigaciones en Percepcion RemotaCIAS CD-ROM Index Architecture Specification Working Group (U.S.)CIACER Centro de Investigacion y Aplicacion de Sensores Remotos (Bolivia)CIB Controlled image baseCIBESA Cartografica Iberica S.A.CICAEDAS Committee Investigating Cartographic Entity, Definitions, and StandardsCICLOPS Cassini Imaging Central Laboratory for OperationsCID Community Information Database (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)CIDAMM Centro de Informacion y Documentacion del Area Metropolitana de MadridCIE Iompair Eireann Coras; Classified image editorCIESIN Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network

CIG Canadian Inst. of Geomatics; Climate Interest Group; Centro de Investigaciones Geotecnicas (El Salvador)

CIGF Centre d'Information Geographique et Fonci`ere Ministre de l'Energie et des Ressources, Quebec)

CIGNET Cooperative International GPS NetworkCIKM Conference on Information Knowledge ManagementCIM Collection insertion map; Council on Information Management (Virginia)CIMIS California Irrigation Management Information SystemCINDI Center for Integration of Natural Disaster Information (USGS)CIO Central Imagery Office (U.S.)CIP Contour Interpolation Program; Canadian Institute of PlannersCIR Color infraredCIRSS California Integrated Remote Sensing SystemCIS Canadian Inst. of Surveying; Color Imaging Systems (Barneyscan Corp.)CISD Cook Islands Dept. of SurveyCISIG Conservational International GISCISM Canadian Inst. of Surveying and MappingCIST Centre d'information sur les sciences de la Terre (Canada)CITYG City GraphicCIU Central Interpretation Unit (Royal Air Force, Great Britain)CK-PL Check plotterCLA Canadian Library AssociationCLD Center line dataCLDB Common Land Data BaseCLDS Canada Land Data System(s)CLI Canada Land InventoryCLICK Center for LiDAR Information Coordination (USGS)CLID Class identifierCLIRSEN Remote Sensing Center (Ecuador)Clk. ClerkCLL Corrected line lengthCLOMA Confidential letters of map amendmentCLS Canada Lands SurveyorCLSA California Land Surveyors Assn.CLSR Canada Lands Surveys RecordsCLU Common land unitsCLUMP Canada Land Use Monitoring Programcm CentimeterCM Cartographic material; Configuration management

CMA Census Metropolitan Area (Statistics Canada); Central Mapping Agency (New South Wales)

CMAP Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

CMAS Circular Mean Accuracy StandardCMCC California Mapping Coordinating CommitteeCMD Current meter digitizer; CommandCMEDS Comprehensive Mapping and Engineering Data System (LES)CMI Corvallis Microtechnology Inc.CMIB Controlled multispectral image baseCMIS Conical-scanning Microwave Imager/SounderCMM Coalbed Methane Map (Wyoming State Geological Survey)CMO Canada Map OfficeCMOTS Cartographic Material Order and Tracking System (USGS)CMP Coastal Mapping Program; Camp

CMS California Map Society; Cavity Monitoring System (Optech); Clay Minerals Society

CMSA Consolidated metropolitan statistical areaCMSDU Commission on Map Use and Spatial Data Use (ICA)CMSM Committee on Marine Surveying and MappingCMT Corvallis Microtechnology Inc.C&MT Communication & Measurement Technologies Ltd.CMYK Cyan-magenta-yellow-blackCNA Comiss~ao Nacional do Ambiente (Portugal)CNIDR Center for Networked Information Discovery and Retrieval (USA)CNES Centre national d'etudes spatiales (France)CNEXO Centre National pour l'Exploitation des Oceans (France)CNFL ConfluenceCNI Coalition for Networked Information

CNIG Centro Nacional de Informac~ao Geografica = Portuguese National Center for Geographic Information

CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Richerche (Italy); Canadian National RailwayCNRA Commission on National and Regional Atlases (ICA)CNRG Centre National de Recherches Geomorphologiques (Belgium)CNROA Centro Nacional de Reconhecimento e Ordenamento Agrario (Portugal)CNRS Centre National de Recherches Scientifique (France)CNRST Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique (Burkina Faso)CNSTAT Committee on National Statistics (U.S.)Co. Company; CountyCO Cartometric operations; ColoradoCOBOL Common Business Oriented LanguageCOBRIG Council of British GeographyCOE Corps of EngineersCOEB Coastal and Estuarine Oceanography Branch (US NOS)COFPAES Committee on the Federal Procurement of Architect and Engineer ServicesCOFRS Chinese Operational Earth Resources Satellite

COG Council of GovernmentsCOGNA Council of Geographic Names AuthoritiesCOGO Coordinate geometry; Coalition of Geospatial OrganizationsC.O.I. Office of Coordinator of Information (U.S.)col. Color; coloredCol. Colonel; ColoradoCOL Agricultural colonyCOLD Computer Output to Laser (optical) DiscCom. Committee; Commission; CommodoreCOM Component Object Model (Microsoft)COMAP Continuous area pattern mappingComdg. CommandingCOMIS Cartographic Operations Management Information SystemCOMPAS Coastal Ocean Management, Planning and AssessmentSystemCOMSAT Communications Satellite (Corp.)CONAE Comision nacional de actividades espaciales (Argentina)CONC. Concrete or reinforced concrete constructionCong. CongressConn. ConnecticutCONRIM Committee on Natural Resource Information Management(Alaska)CONUS Continental United StatesCO-COPS Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (NOAA)COP/BOP City of Portland Bureau of PlanningCORBA Common Object Request Broker ArchitectureCORC Cooperative Online Resource Catalog (OCLC)Corp. Corporal; Corporation

CORS Continuously operated reference station(s); Continuously operating GPS reference stations

CORSE Conference on Remote Sensing EducationCOS Central Office of Statistics (Malta)COSMIC Computer Software Management and Information CenterCOSML Committee on Southern Map LibrariesCOSPAR Committee on Space ResearchCOTS Commercial-off-the-shelfCOVIS Commonwealth of Virginia Information SystemsCP Cartographic Perspectives (journal); color printerCPFS Colorado Plateau Field Station (USGS)CPH Cartographic Publishing House (China)CPID Composite IDCPLAR Community Perspectives on Land and Agrarian Reform (South Africa)CPLC Court of Private Land ClaimsCPS Characters per second; Contour plotting system; Cartographic production system

C.P.S.C.R.A.M. Cum Privilegio Sacrae Caesareae Regiaeque Apostolicae Majestatis = With the privilege of the Holy Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty

CPSO Cataloging Policy and Support Office (Library of Congress)CPU Central processing unitCR Central Region; Coordinate readerCRA Common Resource AreaCRADA Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (U.S)CRAG Columbia Region Association of GovernmentsCRAIGES Cartographic Reproduction and Interactive Graphic Editing SystemCRBT Centre de Recherches Biologiques Tropicales (Algeria)CREPUQ Conference des recteurs et des principaux des universites du QuebecCRESP Consortium for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation (U.S.)CRG Centre de Recherche en Geomatique (Universite Laval)CRIB Computerized Resources Information BankCrIS Cross-track Infrared Sounder (US) CRISTA Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the AtmosphereCRKT Tidal creekCRL Cartographic research laboratoryCrlMSS Cross-track Infrared and Microwave Sounding SuiteCrlS Cross-track Infrared SounderCSD Census subdivision (Canada)CRM Consejo de Recursos Minerales (Mexico); Customer relationship managementCRN Canadian Road NetworkCRPD City Real Property DatabaseCRREL Cold Region Research and Engineering LaboratoriesCRTR CraterCRSA Canadian Regional Science Association CRSC California Remote Sensing CouncilCRSS Canadian Remote Sensing SocietyCRT Cathode ray tubeCS Color scanner; Cubic splinesC.S. Charles SimonneauCSA Canadian Space AgencyCSAA California State Automobile AssociationCSAC Census Statistical Area Committee (U.S.)CSAV Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences

CSC Computer Sciences Corporation; Commercial Space Center (NASA); Coastal Services Center (NOAA); California Surveying Corporation

CSDGM Content Standard for Digital Geospatial MetadataCSDMS Centre for Spatial Database Management and SolutionsCSDS California Surveying and Drafting SupplyCSFS Colorado State Forest Service

CSG Cartography Special Group, Assn. of American Geographers; Council of State Governments

CSIG Cyberinfrastrucure Summer Institute for GeoscientistsCSIN Computer Systems Information NetworkCSIP Continental Scale International ProjectCSIR Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchCSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia)CSIC Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (Spain)CSISS Center for Spatially Integrated Social Sciences (UCSB)CSML Committee on Southern Map LibrariesCSOC Consolidated Space Operations CenterCSP Conformal Space projectionCSPA Council of State Planning AgenciesCSPG Canadian Society of Petroleum GeologistsCSR Center for Space Research (Univ. of Texas at Austin)CSRS Canadian Spatial Reference SystemCSUF California State University, FresnoCSUN California State University, Northridge

CST Central Standard Time; Chicago Steel Tape Co.; Coast; Certified Survey Technician

CSVNS California Surveying Virtual Survey Network (California Surveying and Drafting Supply

Ct. CourtCT Census tract; ConnecticutCTA Crafton, Tull & AssociatesCTC Cartoteca de Catalunya; Cooperating Technical CommunitiesCTCUQ Commission de transport de la Communaute urbaine de QuebecCTD Chief, Topographic Division; Conductivity-temperature-depthCTI Critical Technologies Inst. (RAND Corp.)CTI-S Centre for Topographic Information - SherbrookeCTL Cartographic Technology Lab.CTOG Contour to Grid

CTS Communications Technology Satellite (Canadian); Conventional terrestrial system

CUA Canadian Underwriters' AssociationCUAC Cartographic Users Advisory Council (U.S.)CUBE Combined Uncertainty and Bathymetry EstimatorCUET CuestaCUGiK Centralny Urzad Geodezji i Kartografii (Poland)CUR Council on Undergraduate ResearchCUSEC Central United States Earthquake ConsortiumCUSMAP Conterminous United States Minerals Assessment Plan

CVO Cascades Volcano Observatory (USGS)CWHR Califoria Wildlife Habitat RelationshipsCWRA Canadian Water Resources ProgramCWS Cartographic workstationCYP Cape York PeninsulaCYPLUS Cape York Peninsula Land Use StrategyCZCS Coastal Zone Color ScannerCZM Coastal Zone Management (U.S. federal act of 1972)C4G Center for GeoInformatics (Louisiana State University)

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D DwellingDA Data Acquisition; Dept. of the Army; Dissemination area (Canada)D/A Digital to Analog (converter)

DAAC Div. des archives audiovisuelles et cartographiques, Archives nationales du Canada; Distributed Active Archive Center

DAAS Defense Automatic Addressing System (USDMA)DAASC Defense Automated Addressing System Center (USDMA)DAC Digital-to-Analog Converter

DACA Div. des archives cartographiques et audio-visuelles, Archives nationales du Canada

DACH Deputy Assistant Chief HydrologistDADS Digital Assisted Data Base SystemDADSO Data Access and Dissemination System Office (USBC)DAESA Dual Axis Fourier Shape AnalysisDAFIF Digital Aeronautical Flight Information Files (NGA)DAG Directorate of Geographic Affairs (Lebanon)DAIS-1 Digital Airborne Imagery System (Space Imaging (Firm))DAISIDS Distributed Ad-hoc Intelligent Sensor-Intrusion Detection SystemDAL Data Analysis LaboratoryDAM Detection and mappingDAMES Defense Automated Message Exchange Service (USDMA)DANE Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (Colombia)DAR Data acquisition requestDARDC Device for Automatic Remote Data CollectionDARO Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office (U.S.)DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (U.S.)DAS Delaware Assn. of Surveyors; Digial Aerial Solutions, LLCDA&SM Data Acquisitions & Systems MaintenanceDAT Digital audio tape

DATIS Digital Airborne Topographic Imaging System

DATPE Direction de l'Amernagement du Territoire et de la Protection de l'Environnement (Haiti)

D.A.V. Deutscher AlpenvereinDAVE-G Dialogue Assisted Virtual Environment for GeoinformationDB Data base; Dissemination block (Canada)DBB Deutsche BundesbahnDBDB Digital Bathymetry Data Base (U.S. government)DBH Diameter at breast heightDBI Database Indexing; Database InterfaceDBMS Database management systemDBPPWG Data Base Population Planning Working GroupDBPWG Data Base Population Working GroupDBR Dienst Bodemkartering (Suriname)DBS Data Base Specifications; Direct broadcast satellitesDC District Chief; District of Columbia; Div. Chief; Dublin CoreD.C. District of ColumbiaDCA Dept. of Community Affairs (Montana)DC&A Data Collection and AnalysisDCASS Digital Cartographic Software SystemDCDB Digital Cartographic Data BaseDCDSTF Digital Cartographic Data Standards Task Force (U.S.)DCE Data Communication Equipment; Distributed Computing EnvironmentDCF Digital Cartographic FileDCHUM Digital Chart Update Manual (USDMA)DCI Differential Corrections, Inc.; Director of Central IntelligenceDCMI Dublin Core Metadata InitiativeDCN Direccion de Cartografia Nacional (Venezuela); Document control numberDCP Dept. of city planning; Digital Cartographic Production; Data collection platformDCPS Digital Cartographic Production SegmentDCR Design Concept ReviewDCRM Descriptive Cataloging of Rare MaterialsDCRM(C) Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Cartographic)

DCS Digital Cartography Section; Digital color separate; Directorate of Colonial Surveys (U.K.); Data collection system; Digital Cartographic Studio

DCSE Diba Consulting Software EngineersDCS/RSE Data collection system receiving site equipmentDCST Data collection system tapeDCT Direction Topographique et du Cadastre (Congo)DCW Digital Chart of the World (USDMA)DD Data dictionary; Dewey Decimal; Decimal degreesDDA Data descriptive area

DDAC Deutscher Automobil-ClubDDC Dewey Decimal classification; Digital data conversionDDCMP Digital Data Communication Message ProtocolDDE DOE Data Explorer (US Dept. of Energy)DDES Digital Data Editing SystemDDF Data descriptive file

DDG La direction des documents gouvernementaux (La Bibliotheque et des Archives du Canada)

DDI Design Data Inc.DDIS Depository Distribution Information System (USGPO)DDL Data Definition LanguageDDM Documents Data Miner; Digital Distance Model; Dynamic Digital MapDDN Defense Data NetworkDDPO Defense Dissemination Program Office (U.S.)DDPS Desktop Digital Photogrammetry System (3D Mapper Pty. Ltd.)DDR Data descriptive recordDDS Digital Data StorageDDTI Digital Data Technologies, Inc. DE Data extraction; DelawareDEA David Evans and Associates, Inc. dec. DeclinationDEC Digital Equipment Corp.DED Data Element DictionaryDE-DEM Drainage-Enforced DEMDEIS Draft environmental impact statementdel. Delineation; delineatorDel. Delawaredelt. DelineatorDEM Digital Elevation Model; Digital elevation matrixDEM-G Digital Elevation Model--Graphic (coordinates)DEM-P Digital Elevation Model--Planar (coordinates)DEMR Dept. of Energy, Mines and Resources CanadaDEMVFY Digital Elevation Model Verify (verification software)Dep. Deputy; DepartementDEP Dept. of Environmental ProtectionDept. DepartmentDES Digital Editing StationDE/S Data Extraction SegmentDESI Diversified Energy Services, Inc.DEW Distant Early Warning LineDFAD Digital Feature Analysis Data (U.S. government)DFC Digital Futures Coalition

DFG Dept. of Fish and GameDFLIP Digital Flight Information PublicationDFIRM Digital Flood Insurance Rate MapDFO Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans (Canada)DFW Dept. of Fish and WildlifeDGC Direct Geodetic Constraint (software)DGCM Direct Geodetic Constraint MethodDGDF Digital Geospatial Data FilesDGEC Direccion General de Estadistica y Censos (Costa Rica)DGF Dept. of Game and FishDGG Direccion General de Geografia (Mexico)DGGM Direccion General de Geologia y Minas (Colombia)

DGGS Div. of Geological and Geophysical Surveys (Alaska); Directorate General of Geological Surveys (Iraq)

DGI Direktorat Geologi (Indonesia)DGIAI Direccion General de Integracion y Analisis de la Informacion (Mexico)DGIS Direct Graphics Interface StandardDGIWG Digital Geographic Information Working GroupDGfK Deutsche Gesellschaft fur KartographieDGK 5 Deutsche Grundkarte 1:5 000

DGMDiv. des Gites Mineraux de l'Assn. Geologique du Canada; Direction de la Geologie et des Mines (Burkina Faso); Direccion General de Mineria (Dominican Republic)

DGMG Direccion General de Minas y Geologia (Venezuela)DGMP Direccion de Geologia, Minas y Petrolio (Costa Rica)DGN Domestic geographic nameDGNR Domestic Geographic Names Report (U.S.)DGO Direccion General de Oceanografia (Mexico)DGP Digital Graphic ProductDGPA Direccion General de la Produccion Agraria (Spain)DGPS Differential Global Positioning System; Differential Global Positioning SatelliteDGRM Direccion General de Recursos Minerales (Panama)DGS Dept. of Geological Survey (Botswana); Delaware Geological SurveyDGSE Dept. of Geological Survey and Exploration (Burma)DGU Danmarks Geologiske UndersogelseDH Drill holeD.H. Double hydrantDHI Deutsches Hydrographisches Institut; Defense Hydrographic Initiative (USDMA)DHN Directoria de Hidrografia e Navegac~ao (Brazil)DI Data Integration; Digital image

DIA Defence Intelligence Agency (U.S.); Dept. of Indian Affairs; Dept. of International Affairs

DIAL Digital Image Analysis Laboratory (Univ. of Arizona); Differential Absorption LiDAR (Optech)

diam. DiameterDIAM Defense Intelligence Agency ManualDiAP Digital Image Analytical Plotter (ISM)DID Data information delivery; Data information description; Digital Image DataDIDS Digital Information Display System (U.S.)DIELOG DAASC Integrated E-Mail Logistics System (USDMA)DIES Digital Image Enhancement System

DIF Data Integration Function; Data Interchange Format; Display Information Facility; Document Interchange Format (U.S. Navy)

difSAR Differential SARDIGCAT Digital CatalogDIGEST Digital Geographic Information Exchange Standard

DIGIT Digitally Integrated Geographic Information Technologies (laboratory, Univ. of Utah Geography Dept.)

DILIGENT Digital Library Infrastructure on Grid Enabled Technology (EC)DIM Digital Image MatchingDIME Dual Independent Map Encoding (U.S. Bureau of the Census)DIN Deutsches Institut fur NormungDinageca Direcc~ao Nacional de Geografia e Cadastro (Mozambique)DINO Data in Ontario (organization)DIP Data Integration ProgramDIPS Digital Image Processing SystemDIRS Digital Image Rectification/Registration SystemDIS Distributed Information System; Draft International Standard (ISO)DISGIS Distributed Geographical Information SystemsDISHIDROS Dinas Hidro Oceanografi (Indonesia)Dist. DistrictDISTDAHS Distributed Satellite Telemetry Data Handling SystemDiv. DivisionDKDGS Det Kongelige Danske Geografiske SelskabDL Data loggingDLA Diffusion-limited aggregationDLCW Department of Land and Water Conservation (NSW)DLG Digital Line GraphDLG-E Digital Line Graph--EnhancedDLGF Digital Line Graph--FrameworkDLG-O Digital Line Graph--OptionalDLG2DEM Digital Line Graph to Digital Elevation Model (production software)DLG-3 Digital Line Graph--level 3DLI Digital Library Initiative (U.S.); Data Liberation Initiative (Canada); Dept. of

Land InformationDLL Windows Dynamic Link LibraryDLMS Digital Landmass SystemDLNR Dept. of Land and Natural ResourcesDLO Document-like objectDLR Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.

DLS Dominion Land Survey (Canada); Dept. of Lands and Survey (Guyana); Dept. of Lands and Surveys (Cyprus)

DLT Digital linear tapeDLWC Dept. of Land and Water Conservation (Australia)DM Departamento de Minas (Honduras); Data miningDMA Defense Mapping Agency (U.S.); Designated Market Areas (USBC TIGER)DMAAC Defense Mapping Agency Aerospace CenterDMAFF Defense Mapping Agency Feature File; Defense Mapping Agency Feature FormatDMAHTC Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic Topographic CenterDMAIAGS Defense Mapping Agency Inter-American Geodetic SurveyDMAODS Defense Mapping Agency Office of Distribution ServicesDMASPOEM Defense Mapping Agency Special Program Office for Exploitation ModernizationDMA TC Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center (U.S.)DMATC Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center (U.S.)DMAUSE DMA Utility Software Environment (USDMA)DMC Disaster Monitoring Constellation (BNSC)DMCA Digital Millenium Copyright ActDME Distance measuring equipment; Dept. of Mines and Energy (Nova Scotia)DMGIS Data, Map and Government Information Services (Univ. of Toronto Library)DMI Digital Mapping, Inc.DMMG Direccion Nacional de Mineria y Geologia (Uruguay)DMMR Deputy Ministry for Mineral Resources (Saudi Arabia)DMP Digital Map Products (Firm)DMR Dept. of Mineral Resources (New South Wales)DMRS Data Management and Retrieval SystemDMRT Dept. of Mineral Resources of Thailand

DMSData Management System; Desktop Mapping System (R-WEL, Inc.); Drawing Management System; Defense Mapping School (USDMA); Defense Message System (USDoD); Distribution Management System; Degrees, minutes, seconds

DMSI Data Management Segment Interface Control DocumentDMSO Defense Mapping School Operations Office (USDMA)DMSP Defense Meteorological Satellite ProgramDMT Digital Mapping TechniquesDMTI Desktop Mapping Technologies Inc.DMU Defense Mapping Unit (Singapore); Distance measuring unitDMW Daft, McCune, Walker

DN Digital NumberDNC Digital Nautical ChartDNPM Departamento Nacional de Produc~ao Mineral (Brazil)DNPCT Direction National de Production Cartographique et Topographique (Mali)DNR Dept. of Natural ResourcesDNRC Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation (Montana)DNREP Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection (Kentucky)DNT Direccion Nacional de Topografia (Uruguay)DNR Dept. of Natural ResourcesDo. Ditto (the same)DO Digital Ortho; District officeDOA Dept. of AgricultureDoc. DocumentDOC Dept. of CommerceDOD Dept. of DefenseDOE Dept. of EnergyDOGAMI Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries (Oregon)DOH Dept. of HealthDOI Dept. of the Interior; Digital object identifier; Document object identifierDOM Document Object ModelDOMSAT Domestic Communications Satellite SystemDOQ Digital orthophoto quadrangleDOQQ Digital orthophoto quarter quadrangle

DORIS Decision-Oriented Resource Information System (Ventura County, Calif.); Doppler obitography and radiopositioning integrated by satellite

DOS Directorate of Overseas Surveys (U.K.); Dept. of State; Digital Orthophoto System; Disc Operating System

DOSLI Dept. of Survey and Land Information (New Zealand)DOT Dept. of TransportationDP Data production; Digital PhotogrammetryDPE Data processing environment; data processing equipmentDPED Dept. of Planning and Economic Developmentdpi Dots per inchDPI Dots per inchDPIE Dept. of Primary Industries and Energy (Australia)DPL Data Programming Language; Designated placeDPMA Data Processing Management Assn.DPPDB Digital Point Positioning Data BaseDPS DEM Production System; Digital Production System (USDMA)Dpt. DepartmentDPW Dept. of public worksDPWS Digital Photogrammetric Work Station

DQDB Distributed-Queue Dual BusesDQQ Digital Quarter QuadrangleDr. DriveDR Data record(s); Direct Reflex (Trimble)DRAPE Digital Raster Acquisition Project for the EastDRAPP Denver Regional Aerial Photography ProgramDRBC Delaware River Basin CommissionDRC Democratic Republic of CongoDRCOG Denver Regional Council of GovernmentsDRF Digital Raster FileDRG Digital Raster Graphic; Davey Resource GroupDRGM Direction des Recherches gologiques et minires (Niger)DRGP Digital Representation of Graphic ProductsDRGS Direct Readout Ground StationDRIS Digital Research and Instructional Services (Univ. of Virginia)DRO Digital Revision OverlayDS Digital subsystemD.S. District SurveyorDSD Digital Sailing DirectionsDSDP Deep Sea Drilling ProjectDSF Delivery sequence file (U.S. Postal Service)

DSGM Direcc~ao de Servicos de Geologia e Minas (Angola); Direccion del Servicio Geografico Militar (Paraguay)

DSGZ Dept. of the Surveyor General (Zimbabwe)DSIR Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research (Australia, New Zealand)DSL Dept. of Surveys and Lands (Botswana); Data Service Laboratory

DSM Directorate of Surveys and Mapping (South Africa); Dept. of Surveys and Mapping (Botswana); Digital stereo model; Digital surface model

DSN Deep Space Network; Dataset Name; Data source nameDSNP Dassault-Sercel NPDSP Dept. of State Planning; Depository Services Program (Canada)DSPW Digital Photogrammetric Workstation (USCE)DSS Digital Sensor System (Applanix or EMERGE )DS/S Data Services SegmentDSSSL Document Style Semantic and Specification LanguageDSU Digital Standard UpdateDTAD Digital Terrain Analysis Data

DTD Digital Terrain Data; Digital Topographic Data (Natural Resources Canada); Document Type Definition

DTED Digital Terrain Elevation Data (U.S. government)DTG Digital tape generationDTM Digital Terrain Model (or Modeling)

DTOP Digital Topographic DataDTS Digital transmission systemDTSS-P Digital Topographic Support System PrototypeDTW Desk-top WorkstationDUMC Dutch Union Map CatalogueDV Daily ValueDVD Digital video disc; Digital versatile discDVNP Death Valley National ParkDVP Digital Video PlotterDW Data warehousingDWD Deutscher WetterdienstDWF Drawing Web FormatDWM Digital Web Map (Idaho Geological Survey)DWR Dept. of Water ResourcesDXF Drawing Interchange File; Digital Exchange FormatDXM Data eXchange ManagerDySIS Dynamic Software and Integrated Solutions, Inc.D-2 National Interest Lands, Section D-2, Alaska Native Claims Settlement ActD3 Digital Design Data

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E East; Electronic; Elevator (open); Einwohner = inhabitantEA Environmental assessmentEAC Engineering Accreditation Commission (ABET)EAF East African Force (UK)EAFS Effective Aerial Film SpeedEAOS Environment Australia Online ServiceEAP Environmental Affairs ProgramEarthsat Earth Satellite Corp.EAS-E Engineering and Survey-ExchangeEBAMCO Electronic Book and Map CompanyEBCDIC Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange CodeEBR Electron Beam RecorderEBRPD East Bay Regional Park District (California)EBX Electronic book exchangeEC Electronic control; European Community; European CommissionECAI Electronic Cultural Atlas InitiativeECDIS Electronic Chart Display and Information System (U.S.)ECE E. Coyote EnterprisesECEF EarthCentered EarthFixed

ECEY Every City, Every Year (Aerials Express)ECI Election Commission of IndiaECPD Engineering Council for Professional DevelopmentECRF Earth Centered Reference FrameECS Electronic Charting Systems (NOAA)Ed. Editor; editionED Elevation data; Enumeration districtE.D. Eastern DistrictEDA Electronic design automation; Exploratory data analysis

EDC EROS Data Center (LIA); Electronic digital computer; Environmental Data Center (California)

EDD Environmental Data Directory (Australia)EDGE Energy Data Geographical Explorer (Petroconsultants, Inc.)EDI Electronic Data Interchange; Electronic Devices Inc.EDIES EROS Digital Image Enhancement SystemsEDIFACT Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and TransportEDINA Edinburgh Data and Information AccessEDIPS EROS Digital Image Processing System

EDIS Environmental Data and Information Service; Electrical Distribution Information System (Santee Cooper)

EDITOR ERTS Data Interpretation and Tenex Operations RecorderEDM Electronic distance measurement; Electronic distance meterEDMAS Environmental Dose Modeling and Analysis SystemEDMI Electronic distance measuring instrument(s)EDMS Electronic document management system(s)EDP Electronic data processingEDS Electronic Data Systems Corp.; Engineering Design System; Environmental Data

Service (NOAA)EDT Eastern Daylight TimeEdUC Education User Conference (ESRI)EEC European Economic CommunityEEZ Exclusive Economic ZoneE.F. EisenbahnfaehreEFFIS European Forest Fire Information SystemEGA Enhanced Graphics AdaptorEGII European Geographic Information InfrastructureEGIS European GISEGNOS European Geostationary Navigation Overlay ServiceEGS European Geophysical Society; Economic geology seriesEGSMA Geological Survey and Mining Authority (Egypt)EHS Extremely hazardous materialsEIGS Ethiopian Inst. of Geological Survey

EIM Environmental information managementeingesch. eingeschossigeis. eisern = ironEIS Environmental Impact Statement; Environmental information systemEisb. Brck. Eisenbahnbrucke = Railroad bridgeEIWG Earth Imaging Working GroupELC End of line codeELMO Electronic Map OrderingEl.W. Elektrizitatswerk = electric power stationEM ElectromagneticE.M. Mining EngineerEMA Environmental Management Agency; Ethopian Mapping AuthorityEMAIL Electronic MailEMAP Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (U.S. EPA)EMC Eastern Mapping Center (USGS)EMF Enhanced Meta Files (Windows)EMIP European Market for Infrastructural ProjectsEMMMA Environmental Mercury Mapping, Modeling and AnalysisEMPS Elevation Matrix Processing SystemEMR Dept. of Energy, Mines and Resources Canada; Electromagnetic radiationEMS Electromagnetic spectrum; Engineering Mapping Solutions (Firm)ENC Electronic Navigational Charts (NOAA)E.N.E. East-northeastEng. Dept. Engineering Dept.; Dept. of EngineersEngr. Bn. Engineer BattalionENIAC Electronic Numerical Integrator and ComputerENID Endnote IDE-N&N Electronic News and Notes (WAML)ENSG Ecole Nationale des Sciences GeographiquesENTR Entranceentw. Entworfen = Drawnentworf. Entworfen = DrawnENVISAT Environmental SatelliteEO Earth observationEOCAP Earth Observations Commercial Applications ProgramEODMS Earth Observations Data Management SystemsEOF End of FileEOS Earth Observing System; Greek National Mountaineering Assn.EOSAT Earth Observation Satellite (Company)EOSDIS Earth Observing System Data and Information SystemEOT End of TextEOTD Enhanced observed time difference

EP End PointEPA Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.)EPB Earth Physics Branch (Canada)EPI Electronic Position IndicatorEPIRB Emergency Position Indicating Radio BeaconEPP Educational Partnership Program (Topcon)EPS Encapsulated PostScriptER Economic region (Canada)ERA Electric Records Archives (NARA)ERBS Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (or Sensor)ERCE Groupe d'Etudes de Recherches Critiques d'Espace (Universite du Quebec, Montreal)ERDAS Earth Resources Data Analysis System

ERDC Earth Resources Data Center (ERIM); Engineer Research and Development Center (USACE)

ERDL Engineer Research and Development LaboratoriesEREP Earth Resources Experiment Package (Skylab)ERIM Environmental Research Inst. of Michigan

ERIN Earth Resources Information Network; Environmental Resource Information Network (Australia)

ERIS Earth Resources Inventory System; Earth Resources Infomation SystemERL Environmental Research Laboratories (NOAA); Earth Resources Laboratory (NASA)ERLAS Earth Resources Laboratory Application SoftwareERM Earth Resource Mapping (Firm)EROS Earth Resources Observation Satellite; Earth Resources Observation SystemERP Enterprise resource planningERPANET Electronic Resource Preservation and Access NetworkERR Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg fur die Besetzten Gebiete ERRSAC Eastern Regional Remote Sensing Applications Center (NASA)ERS Earth Remote Sensing (satellite)ERSAC Environmental Remote Sensing Applications Centre (United Arab Emirates)ERSAL Environmental Remote Sensing Analysis Laboratory (Oregon State Univ.)ERSAR Earth Resources Synthetic Aperture RadarERSC Egyptian Remote Sensing CenterERSP Epipolar Rectified Stereo PairERTS Earth Resources Technology SatelliteERSUN Environmental Remote Sensing Unit (British Aerospace Space Systems, Ltd.)ESA Egyptian Survey Authority; European Space Agency; Earth Sciences AssociatesESC European Seismological CommissionESCAP Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the PacificESD Engineering Services Dept. (Qatar)ESDA Earth Sciences Data Standards (council); Exploratory spatial data analysisESDD Earth Science Data Directory (USGS)

ESDI Earth Science Data InterfaceESE Earth Science EnterpriseE.S.E. East-southeastESEM Earth Systems Engineering and Management ESI EagleScan Inc.; Enironmental Sensitivity Index

ESIC Earth Science Information Center (USGS); Earth Sciences Information Centre (Canada)

ESIG Exemplary Systems in Government award (URISA)ESIM Earth Science Information ManagerESIN Earth Science Information NetworkESIO Earth Science Information OfficeESIP Earth Science Information PartnersESIS Earth Science Information SystemESL Electromagnetic Systems Laboratories, Inc.ESMI European Spatial Metadata InfrastructureESR Engineering Surveys Reproduction Ltd.ESRI Environmental Systems Research Inst., Inc.ESSA Environmental Science Service AdministrationESSC Earth System Science Center (Pennsylvania State Univ.)ESSHC European Social Science History ConferenceESSI Earth Search Sciences Inc.ESSIC Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (Univ. of Maryland)E. St. Eisenbahn Station = railway stationEST Eastern Standard TimeES&T Environmental Science and TechnologyESV EarthSystemsVisualizerET Frame enclosed elevator with self-closing trapsETF European Transfer FormatETL Engineer Topographic Laboratories (USCE); Extract, transform, loadETM Enhanced Thematic MapperETM+ Enhanced Thematic Mapper PlusEU European UnionEUB Alberta Energy and Utilities BoardEUROGI European Umbrella Organisation for Geographic InformationEVC East View Cartographic (Firm)EVI Enhanced vegetation indexEVO Ernst Volker (Oldenburg, Germany)EWP Executive Wilderness ProgrammesEx. doc. Executive document

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F Fahrenheit; FlatFA Fire alarm boxFAA Federal Aviation Administration (U.S.)FAAT Fully Analytical AerotriangulationFAC Feature analysis code(s)FACC Feature and Attribute Coding CatalogFACE Field Ancillary Computer EffortFACM Florida Assn. of Cadastral MappersFACS Feature Attribute Coding Standard; Feature Attribute Coding SystemFahrb. Fahrbahn = roadwayFAO Food and Agricultural Organization (United Nations)FAQ Frequently Asked Question(s)FARC Federal Archives and Record CenterFAS Foreign Agricultural Service(USDA)FAST Faceted Application of Subject TerminologyFb. Fabrik = FactoryFB Freytag-Berndt und ArtariaFBN Federal base network (U.S.)FC Field component; Field completionFCC False color composite; Federal Communications Commission (U.S.)FCM Feature change mapFCT Forestry Commission TasmaniaFCW Federal Computer Week (journal)FDDI Fiber Digital Data InterfaceFDEP Florida Dept. of Environmental ProtectionFDIS Formal Draft International Standard (ISO)FDLP Federal Depository Library Program (US GPO)FDLS Fiji Dept. of Lands and SurveyFDPP Framework Demonstration Projects Program (FGDC)FE Feature extraction; Field engineer; Frame enclosed elevatorF.E. Forest Engineerfe. Fecit (maker)FEAT Alternate Feature Identification Codefec. Fecit (maker)FED Federal electoral district (Canada); Field-emission displaysFedUC Federal User Conference (ESRI)FEE Feature Extraction EnvironmentFEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency (U.S.)FEP Feature Extraction ProcessorFES Feature Extraction SegmentFESWMS Finite Element Surface Water Model SystemFEWS Feature Extraction Workstation

FGCC Federal Geodetic Control Committee (U.S.)FGCS Federal Geodetic Control Subcommittee (U.S.)FGDC Federal Geographic Data Committee (U.S.)FGEF Federal Geographic Exchange Format (U.S.)F.G.S. Fellow of the Geological SocietyFGS Florida Geological SurveyFGT Federal Geographic Technology (U.S.)FH Field headquartersFHA Federal Highway Administration (U.S.)FHWA Federal Highway Administration (U.S.)FICCDC Federal Interagency Coordinating Committee on Digital Cartography (U.S.)FIG Federation Internationale des Geom`etres = International Federation of SurveyorsFII Fundacion Instituto de IngeneiriaFILS Federal Government Information Locator SystemFIPS Federal Information Processing Standard(s); Flagstaff Image Processing SystemFIRM Flood Rate Insurance MapFIRMS Flood Rate Insurance MapsFL Florida; Focal length; Function librariesFla. FloridaFLHO Federal Lands Highway Office (U.S.)FLI-IWG Future of Land Imaging Interagency Working Group (US)FLIMAP Fast Laser Imaging Mapping and Profiling (system)FLIP Flight Information Publication (NGA)FLIR Forward-looking InfraredFLL WaterfallFLOPS Floating Point Operations per SecondFM Facilities management; Field manualF.M. Field MarshallFMC Federal Maritime Commission (U.S.)FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (US)FME Feature Manipulation Engine (Safe Software Inc.)FMGIS Flight management geographic information systemFMLIS Federal Mineral Lands Information SystemFMP Field Pack Mobile Professional (All Points Software)FMS Facility Mapping Systems Inc.; Flight Managing SystemFMS/AC Facility Mapping System for AutoCADFNC Foreign Names Committee (USBGN)FNESA Federation of New England Surveyors Assn.sFNIB Foreign Names Information BulletinFNMOC Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (U.S.)FO Field officeF.O. Field Officer; Foreign Office

FOC Full operational capabilityFOF Filtering optical fiberFOGs Fiber Optic GyrosFOM Field Operations ManualFORTRAN Formula Translation (computer language)FOUO For official use onlyFOV Field of viewFPC Federal Power Commission; Federal Publishers CommitteeFPT Full production trainingFPU Floating point unitFRA Federal Railroad Administration (U.S.)FRAP Fire and Resource Assessment Program (Calif. Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection)FRBR Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (IFLA)FRC Federal Records Center (U.S.)F.R.G.S. Fellow of the Royal Geographical SocietyFRI Forest Resource Inventory Map (Ontario)FRM FarmFRP Federal Radio-navigation PlanF.R.S. Fellow of the Royal SocietyFS Fire station; Forest Service (U.S.); Federal Survey Div. (Nigeria)FSA Farm Service Agency (USDA)FSLUPC Federal/State Land Use Planning Commission for AlaskaFSMS Florida Surveying and Mapping SocietyFSO Field Support Office (U.S. Army Engineer Topographic Laboratories)FSPLS Florida Society of Professional Land SurveyorsFSR Flight Summary ReportFSRAMIS Forest Service Range Management Information SystemFT Field terminatorFTA Federal Transit Administration (US)Fth. FathomFTL Future Temporal LogicFTM Foiben Taosarintanin' i MadagasikaraFTP File Transfer ProtocolFU Field unitFur. FurlongFw. Fussweg = FootpathFWPCA Federal Water Pollution Control Administration (U.S.)FWS Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.)FYROM Former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaFZDS Flood Zone Determination Services

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G GeometryG&M Geography and Map; geography and Map Div.G&O Greenhorne & O'Mara Inc.Ga. GeorgiaGA Georgia; Geographic access; Geographical Association

GAC Geological Assn. of Canada; Global Area Composite; Geospatial Advisory Committee (USFS)

GAF Gesellschaft fur Angewandte FernerkundungGAMS GIS azimuth measuring systemGANS Geomatics Association of Nova ScotiaGAP Gap Analysis Program (USNBS); Geographic Application ProgramGAT Geography Assn. of ThailandGB Gigabyte; Geologische Bundesanstalt (Austria)GBA GeoBusiness Assn.; George Butler Associates, Inc.GBAMS GBS Master Series, Inc.GBAUG Greater Boston Autodesk User GroupGBf Guterbahnhof = freight depotGBF Geographic Base FileGBFP Georgia Basin Futures Project (Digital Library)GBI Green biomass indexGBIS Geo-Based Information System; Global Business Intelligence Solutions (IBM)Gbo. Grabador = engraverGBS Geograpic Base SystemGCCS Global Command, Control System (USDMA)GCDB Geographic Coordinate Data Base (U.S.)GCDIS Global Change Data and Information SystemGCG Geocartographics Subdivison (Canada)GCHC Gulf Coast Hydroscience Center (U.S.)GCLI GIS in Canadian Libraries Initiative

GCM General circulation model; Global climate model; General Command of Mapping (Turkey)

GCMC Geospatial Center and Map Collection (Ball State University)GCP Ground control point(s); Geodetic control point(s)GCRA Geographic and Cartographic Research and Applications SectionGCRS Gulf Centre for Remote Sensing (Firm)GCSS Global Combat Support SystemGCT Greenwich Civil Time

GCTP General Coordinate Transformation Package (software); Geographic Coordinate Transformation Package (software)

GD Geologic Div. (USGS); Geospatial data; Graphic digitizationGDA Geographic Data Analysis SystemGDAL Geospatial Data Abstraction LibraryGDC Geographic Data CouncilGDD Graphics Data Display Manager; GIS Data DepotGDDD Geographical Data Description DirectoryGDE Graphic Developer's Engine (FCAD Software, Inc.)GDF Geographic data fileGDHS Ground Data Handling System (GFSC)GDM Geospatial data managementGDN Geography Discipline Network

GDS Graphic Data Systems Corp; Grumman Data Systems; Geo-Data System; Geographic Data Service (U.S.)

GDT Geographic Data Technology Inc.; Geophysical diffraction tomographyGDTA Groupement pour le Developpement de la Teledetection Aerospatiale (France)GE General Electric; Geographic equivalent; Google Earth

GEBCO General bathymetric chart of the oceans = Carte generale bathymetrique des oceans

GECCo Geospatially Enabling Community Collaboration (program, GITA)GEDS General Environmental Data Base System (Florida)GEGMR General Establishment of Geology and Mineral Resources (Syria)GEHC Grup d'Estudia d'Historia de la CartografiaGEM Graphical Environment ManagerGEMS Global Environment Monitoring System; GeoMap Society

GEO Geospatial Metadata Application Profile (USA); Geostationary Earth orbit; Global Environment Outlook

GEOBAL Servicio Geologico de BoliviaGEO-CAT Geographic catalog of political and statistical areasGeocorr Geographic Correspondence EngineGEODESY Geospatial Data and Exploration System (Harvard Univ.)Geog. GeographyGeol. GeologyGEOLAN Geological (survey) local area networkGEOREF Geological Reference (system)GEOS Geodynamics Experimental Ocean SatelliteGEOSAT Geodesy SatelliteGEOSEC Geographic SecurityGeoTMS Geographic Town Management System (Des Lauriers & Assoc. Inc.)GEOZAVOD Zavod za Geoloska i Geofizicksa Istrazivanja (Yugoslavia)Ges. Gesamt-GES Geographic Entry Systemgest. Gestechen = Engraved

gez. Gezeichnet = DesignedGFDL Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (U.S.)GFOSS Geospatial Free and Open Source SoftwareGGBR Golden Gate Biosphere Reserve (Calif.)GGMC Guyana Geology and Mines CommissionGGNRA Golden Gate National Recreation Area (Calif.)GGRF Galileo Geodetic Reference FrameGGS Georgia Geologic SurveyGGU Gronlands Geologiske UndersogelseGI Geographic information; Geospatial information

GIA Geographic information analysis; Geographic information and analysis; GPS International Assn.; Geomatics Industry Association

GIAA Geometrics Industry Assn. of America

GIAC Geomatics Industry Assn. of Canada; Geographic Information Advisory Council (Kentucky)

GIAL Geographic Information and Analysis Laboratory (State Univ. of New York, Buffalo)

GIB Geographic Information Board (Florida); Geomagnetic Indices Bulletin; G.I. Barnett & Son

GICC Geographic Information Coordinating Committee (Colorado)GICS Geographic Identification Code SchemeGID Geodaetisk Institut (Denmark)GIDW General inverse-distance weighted interpolation model.GIF Graphics Interchange File; Graphics Interchange FormatGIFTS Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transform SpectrometerGIG Geologic Inquiries GroupGILS Government Information Locator ServiceGIMS Geographic Information Management Systems Committee (ASCM/ASPRS)GINIE Geographic Information Network in Europe

GIO Geographic Information Officer; Geographic Investigations Office (USGS); Geospatial Information Office (USGS)

GIPS Generalized Image Processing SytstemGIR Geographic information retrievalGIRAS Geographic Information Retrieval and Analysis System (USGS)

GIS Geographic(al) information system(s); Geohydrologic Information System; Geoscience Information Society; Global Indexing System

GISCI GIS Certification InstituteGISCO Geographic Information System of the European Commission

GISDEX Federal Geographic Information and Spatial Data Exposition and Conference (U.S.)

GIScience Geographic information scienceGISIC Geographical Information Systems International GroupGISMO GIS MOdeling (ERDAS)

GISOM Generating Information and Scanning Ohio Maps (Ohio State Univ. Center for Mapping)

GISP GIS professionalGISS Goddard Institude of Space StudiesGISS-SG Geographic Information Systems and Science Specialty Group (AAG)GIST Geographic Information System for Transportation

GIT Geomatics information technology; General Information Technology; Global Imaging Technologies (Firm)

GITA Geospatial Information & Technology Assn.GITC Geomatics Information Trading CenterGITCO Government Information Technology Committee (GODORT)GIU Geographic Information Unit (US Dept. of State)GIV Geologic Information Visualization (software)GKP Geodeticky a Kartograficky Podnik v PrazeGKS Graphics Kernal SystemGl. GleisGLAB Bayerisches Geologisches LandesamtGLAB-W Geologisches Landesamt Baden-WurttembergGLAI Green leaf area indexGLAN-W Geologisches Landesamt Nordrhein-WestfalenGLAS Geoscience Laser Altimeter System; Geologisches Landesamt des SaarlandesGLAS-H Geologisches Landesamt Schleswig-HolsteinGLCF Global Land Cover FacilityGLDAS Global Land Data Assimilation System (NASA)GLI Global Imager

GLIS Geographic Land Information System (USGS); Geographic and Land Information Society

GLM General linear model; GEO Lightning MapperGLO General Land Office (U.S.)GLOBE Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment GLONASS Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System (Russia)GLOSS Global Observation Surveillance SystemGLR-P Geologisches Landesamt Rheinland-PfalzGLRS Geoscience Laser Ranging SystemGLT Geospatial Light Table (ERDAS IMAGINE)GLTN Global Land Tool NetworkGM Geography and Map; Geologic mapGMAT Greenwich Mean Astronomical TimeG.M. Grist millGMD Geologisch Mijnbouwkundige Dienst van SurinameGMDC Geospatial Map and Data Centre (Ryerson University)GME Geohydrologic Map Editor

GML Geography Markup LanguageGMR Government Micro Resources Inc.

GMS Geostationary meteorological satellite(s); Geographic Measurement Systems (Firm)

G.M.S.I. Ground Modeling Systems Inc.; Gandalf Mobile Systems Incorporated; GMSI Inc. is a firm (not an abbreviation)

GMT Greenwich Mean Time; Generic Mapping ToolsG.M.T. Giuseppi Maria TerreniGN Grid northGNC Geologic Names Committee; Global navigation chartGNDB Geographic Names Data Base (US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency)GNIAG Geomatics Niagara Information Advisory GroupGNIS Geographic Names Information System (U.S.)GNMP Gettysburg National Military ParkGNS GEOnet Names Server (USNIMA)GNSS Global Navigation Satellite SystemGNU Geologic Names Unit (USGS)GNULEX Geologic Names Unit Lexicon (USGS)GO Geometric OperationsG&O Greenhorne & O'Mara, Inc.GoC Government of CanadaGODORT Government Documents Round Table (ALA)GOES Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (NASA)GOME Global Ozone Monitoring ExperimentGOMS Geostationary Operational Meteorological Satellite(s)GoMMapP Gulf of Maine Mapping PortalGOS Geospatial One-StopGOS-PI Geospatial One-Stop Portal Initiative (Open GIS Consortium)Gov. GovernorGov. Gen. Governor GeneralGP Graphic production; Graphics processor; Geography Program (USGS)GPF Geospatial Prototype FacilityGPG Graphic Product GenerationGPH Geological Publishing House (China)GPI Graphics Programming Interface; Greenman Pedersen Inc.GPIP General Purpose Image ProcessorGPM Gestalt Photo MapperGP.MC Geoprocessing Map CallGP.MCD Geoprocessing Map Call Deamon programGPO Government Printing OfficeGPOS Government Printing Office Style Manual

GPPU Graphic Polygon Processing UtilitiesGPR Ground-Penetrating RadarGPS Global positioning system(s)GPSDR Global positioning system demonstration receiver

GPSIC Global Positioning System Information Center (U.S. Coast Guard); GPS Industry Council

GPSOS Global Positioning System Occultation Sensor GPST Global positioning system timeGPW2 Gridded Population of the World (dataset)GQ Geologic quadrangleGQL Graphical Query Languagegr. grossGr. GrosseGRACE Gravity Recovery and Climate ExperimentGRAMPS Graphic Map Production SystemGRASS Geographic Resource Analysis Support System

GRB Government Records Branch (Library and Archives of Canada; National Archives of Canada)

GRC Generation of reproducible copy; Geoscience Research Corp.GRD Ground Resolved DistanceGRDL Geodetic Research and Development LaboratoryGRE Geologic Resources Evaluaion (program, US NPS)GRF-N Geographic Reference File-Names

GRIDS Grid Referenced Information Display System; Gridded Resource Inventory Data System

GRS Geodetic Reference SystemGRS 80 Geodetic Reference System of 1980GRSU Geography Remote Sensing Unit (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara)GS Geological Survey (U.S.); Gray scale

GSA General Services Administration (U.S.); Geological Society of America; Geological Survey of Alabama

GSC Geological Survey of Canada; Geographic Systems Corp.; Geotronics Service Center; Geocode Service Center (HUD)

GSD Ground sample distance; Geological Survey Dept. (Malawi); Geological Survey Div. (Jamaica); Geodetic Survey Div. (Natural Resources Canada)

GSDI Global Spatial Data InfrastructureGSDM Global Spatial Data ModelGSDS Global spatial data systemGSF Generic Sensor FormatGSFC Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA)GSGS Geographical Section, General Staff (U.K.)GSHAP Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program

GSI Geodetic Survey Inst. (Japan); Geophysical Services Inc.; Geological Survey of India; Geological Survey of Iran; Geolical Survey Inst. (Japan); Geological Survey of Ireland

GSJ Geological Survey of JapanGSK Geological Survey of KenyaGSL Geographic Sciences Laboratory (USCE)GSM Graphic Standard MetafileGSMD Geological Survey and Mines Dept. (Swaziland)GSN Geological Survey of NamibiaGSNI Geological Survey of Northern IrelandGSP Geological Survey of Pakistan; Geographical statistics programGSPB Geodetic Satellite Policy BoardGSPNG Geological Survey Papua New GuineaGSRC Geological Survey Research CommitteeGSS Geographic support systemGSSA Geological Survey South AfricaGST Galileo System TimeGSTC Geospatial Service and Technology Center (USFS)GSW Geological Survey of Wyoming; GeoScienceWorldGSWA Geological Survey of Western AustraliaGSZ Geological Survey of Zambia

GT Geometry and topology; Greater than; Geologian Tutkimuskeskus = Geological Survey of Finland

G.T. Gas tankGTA Greater Toronto AreaGTE Greater than or equalGTI GIS Technology Inc.GTS GPS Timing Simulator (NovAtel Inc.); Great Trigonometrical Survey of IndiaGTUB Geographic tabulation unit baseGU Government unit; GuamGUDS Geologicky ustav Dionyz SturGUGiK Glowny Urzad Geodezji i Kartografii (Poland)GUGK Glavnoe Upravlenie Geodezii i Kartografii (USSR)GUGKK Glavno Upravlenie po Geodezia I Kartografia y Kadaster (Bulgaria)GUI Graphical User InterfaceGUID Globally unique identifierGUIDE Geomatics Utilization Inventory and Design EnvironmentGUNI Goteborgs Universitet Naturgeografiska InstitutionenGUNO Glavnoe Upravlenie Navigatsii i Okeanografii (USSR)GVF Goodness of variance fitGVI Green vegetation indexGVis Geographic Visualization

GVIS Geographic VisualizationGW Gas well (natural); Ground waterGWE Global Weather ExperimentGWEN Ground Wave Emergency Network (U.S.)GWSI Groundwater site inventoryGZD Grid Zone Designation

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h. hoch = highH. Hohe = heightha. Hectare; HektarHA Hydrologic Investigations Atlas or Hydrologic Atlas (USGS)HABS Historic American Buildings SurveyHAC Harbor and Approach ChartHALS Hawaii Assn. of Land SurveyorsHANDGPS High Accuracy Nationwide Differential GPS HARN High-Accuracy Reference Network (U.S.)Hauptm. Hauptmann = CaptainHAZUS Hazards U.S.HAZUSMH Hazards U.S. multihazard versionHbf Hauptbahnhof = main railway stationHBCA Hudson Bay Company ArchivesHBF Herbert Bismarck FosterHBGN Hawaii Board on Geographic NamesHBM Hydrologic bench markHBMN Hydrologic Bench Mark NetworkHC Hard copyHCC Heat Capacity Mapping MissionHCDN Hydroclimate Data NetworkHCFCD Harris County (Texas) Flood Control DistrictHCMM Heat-capacity Mapping MissionHCMR Heat-capacity Mapping RadiometerHCRS Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service (U.S.)HD Hydrographic Dept. (Great Britain)HDDT High-Density Digital TapeHDLD HeadlandHDOP Horizontal Dilution of PrecisionHDS High-Definition Surveying (Leica Geosystems) HDT High density tapeHDT-A High density tape (not geometrically corrected)

HDTR High density tape recorderHDTV High-definition televisionHEIRS Historic Environmental Reporting System (IAO)HEPS High Energy Particle SensorHeRMIS Heritage Resource Management Information System (PAA)Herst. HerstellungHE/S Hardcopy Exploitation SegmentHF High frequencyHFA Hydrologic field assistantHFI Hall & Foreman, Inc.Hfn Hafen = port, harborH-GAC Houston-Galveston Area CountilHgbf HauptgueterbahnhofHGCSD Harris-Galveston Coastal Subsidence District (U.S.).HGL Newlett-Packard Graphics Language formatHGML Hyper Graphic Markup LanguageHGS Halliburton Geophysical ServicesHHG Household goods (Rand McNally MileMaker)HI HawaiiHIA Hydrologic Investigations AtlasHID Historical Imagery Declassification (NIMA)HIF Hydrologic Instrumentation FacilityHind. HindustanHIND Geographical Section General Staff (India [Headquarters India])HIRAN High Range NavigationHIRS High-resolution Infrared SounderHIS Hydrologic Information System; Hyperspectral imageryHISS Heritage Information Statistical SystemHIT Horizons Technolgy Inc.HIU Hydrologic Information UnitHJW Hammon, Jensen, Wallen & Associates; HJW GeoSpatial, Inc.HKGA Hong Kong Geographical Assn.HLAB Hessisches Landesamt fur BodenforschungHLfB Hessisches Landesamt fur BodenforschungHLL HillHLLS HillsHLR High level radiation; High level radioactivityHLRS Highway Location Reference StandardHLS Hue, lightness and saturationHLVA Hessisches LandesvermessungsamtHLW High level waste (radioactivity)Hm. Bgs. Hermann Berghaus

HMCK HummockHMGS Hellenic Military Geographical ServiceHMSO Her/His Majesty's Stationery Office (Great Britain)H.O. Hochofen = blast furnaceHOM Hotine oblique MercatorHon. HonorableHp Haltepunkt = stopping placeHP Hewlett-Packard (corp.)HPFS High pressure fire serviceHPGL Hewlett Packard Graphics LanguageHPGN High-Precision Geodetic NetworkHPP High Precision PhotogrammetryHPRASA High Plains Regional Aquifer SystemHQ HeadquartersHR House of Representatives; High resolutionHRB Highway Research BoardHRD High-resolution dataHRDB High-resolution Data BaseHRDI High-resolution Doppler ImagerHRFRS High-resolution Film Recorder SubsystemHRGA High Rate Geographical AreasHRIR High-resolution Infrared RadiometerHrm. Bghs. Hermann BerghausHRMSI High Resolution Multispectral Stereo ImagerHRV High Resolution VisibleHRVIR High Resolution Visible Infrared (scanner)HS High schoolH.S. H. SchleifmannHSB Humidity Sensor for Brazil (JPL)HSDL High-bit-rate Digital Subscriber LineHSGT Hitachi Software Global Technology, Ltd.HSI Horizontal Situation Indicator; Habitat Suitability IndexHSRC Hydrographic Science Research CenterHSRP Hydrographic Services Review Panel (US)H. St. Eisenbahn Haltstelle = railway stopHSV Hue Saturation ValueHTC Hydrographic Topographic Center (USDMA)H., T.C. Thomas Campanius HolmHTDP Horizontal Time-Dependent PositioningHTI Horizons Technology, Inc.HTML Hypertext (or HyperText) Markup LanguageHUA Hydrologic Unit Area

HUC Hydrologic Unit CodeHUD Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (U.S.)Hund. HundredHURRDAT Hurricane Data SetHVC Hue-Value-ChromaH.W. HochwasserH/W Hardware

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I. IslandIA Infrastructure Analyst (BaySys Technologies Inc.); IowaIACWD Interagency Advisory Committee on Water DataIADO Instituto Argentino de OceanografiaIAEA International Atomic Energy AgencyIAEG International Assn. of Engineering GeologistsIAEGS Institute for Advanced Education in Geospatial SciencesIAG International Assn. of GeodesyIAGS Inter-American Geodetic SurveyIAH International Association of Hydrogeologists

IAHS International Assn. of Hydrological Sciences = Assn. Internationale des Sciences Hydrologiques

IAHWG Intergovernmental Ad Hoc Working GroupIAKAR Inertially aided kinematic ambiguity resolutionIALA International Assn. of Lighthouse AuthoritiesIALS Idaho Assn. of Land SurveyorsIAMA International Antiquarian Mapsellers AssociationIAO Insurers' Advisory OrganizationIAOO International Assn. of Assessing OfficersIAS Image Assessment SystemIASI Infrared Atmospheric Sounding InterferometerIASSIST International Association for Social Science Information Service & TechnologyIAT Image Annotation Tape; International Atomic TimeIATO Italian atlas assembled to orderIAWPRC International Assn. for Water Pollution Research and ControlIB IsobarIBC International Boundary Commission (U.S.-Canada)IBDF Instituto Brasileiro de Desenvolvimento FlorestalIBG Inst. of British GeographersIBGE Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e EstadisticaIBIS Image-Based Information System

IBM International Business Machines (corp.); International boundary markerIBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)IBSP Idaho Bureau of State PlanningIBWC International Boundary and Water Commission (Mexico-U.S.)IC Integrated circuit(s)I.C. Johannes Condet (engraver)ICA International Cartographic Assn. = Assn. Cartographique InternationaleICACET International Cartographic Assn. Committee on TrainingICAITI Instituto Centro Americano de Investigacion y Tecnica IndustrialICAO International Civil Aviation OrganiztionICA-USNC International Cartographic Assn. U.S. National Committee

ICC Institut Cartografic de Catalunya; Interstate Commerce Commission (U.S.); International Cartographic Conference

ICCP Inst. for Certification of Computer ProfessionalsICE Information Center for the Environment (UCD); Imagery Cooperative ExchangeICED Intraprofessional Council on Environmental DesignICES Institution of Civil Engineers (UK); Initial Graphics Exchange SpecificationsICEX Ice and Climate ExperimentICGC Instituto Cubano de Geodesia y CartografiaICGI Interagency Committee on Government Information (US)ICGRS Internet-Enabled Continuous Geodetic Reference StationICGWM International Clearinghouse for Ground Water ModelsICHC International Conference on the History of CartographyICIS Integrated Cadastral Information SocietyICITV Institut de la Carte International du Tapis VegetaleICM Instituto Cartografico MilitarICMP Internet Control Message ProtocolICMSSR Interagency Committee on Meteorological Services and Supporting ResearchICONA Instituto Nacional para la Conservacion de la Naturaleza (Spain)ICP Interactive closest pointsICR Intelligent Character ReaderICRSE International Center for Remote Sensing EducationICT Information and communication technologiesICW International Computer Works, Inc.ID Identification; Interface device; Idaho; IslandIDAS Image Data Analysis SystemsIDC International Data Corp.IDCCC Interior Digital Cartographic Coordination Committee (U.S.)

IDD Information and data dissemination; Initiative de democratisation des donnees de Statistique Canada

IDE Imbedded Drive ElectronicsIDEN Identification module

IDFG Idaho Dept. of Fish and GameIDIMS Interactive Digital Image Manipulation SystemIDIQ Indefinite delivery/indefinite quantityIDL Idaho Dept. of Lands; Interactive Data Language; Interface Definition LanguageIDLH Immediately dangerous to life and healthIDLS Internet Data Library System (Univ. of Western Ontario)iDNA Integrated Dataset for North America (Rand McNally)IDOT Illinois Dept. of TransportationIDR Interface drawingIDS Information Decision Systems (firm)IDWO Intelligence Div., War Office (U.K.)IDWR Idaho Dept. of Water ResourcesIEGDR Initial Experimental Gridded Data Record(s)IEMVT Institut d'Elevage et de Medecine Veterinaire des Pays TropicauxIENC Inland Electronic Navigation Charts (USCE)IEOS Integrated Earth Observation SystemIEP Independent electric plantIERS International Earth Rotation ServiceIES Inst. for Environmental SciencesIF Frame identificationIfAG Institut fur Angewandte GeodasieIFF Interchange Format File (Commodore Amiga)IFLA International Assn. of Library Asociations and InstitutionsIFN Service de l'Inventaire Forestier National (France)IFOV Instantaneous Field of ViewIFP Institut Francais de Pondicherry; Institut Francais du PetroleIFR Instrument Flight RegulationIFREMER Institut francais de recherche pour l'exploitation de la meriFS Internet File System (Oracle Corp.)IFSAR Inter-ferometric Synthetic Aperture RadarIFSARE Inter-ferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar for ElevationIG Instytut Geologiczny (Poland)IGA Istituto Geografico de AgostiniIGAC Instituto Geografico "Agustin Codazzi"IGBF Institut Geographique de Burkina FasoIGBP International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme

IGC International Geologic Congress; Intelligent Graphics Controller; Informative Graphics Corp.

IGCI Institut Geographique de la Cote d'Ivoire

IGCP International Geological Correlation Program; Instituto Geografico e Cadastral (Portugal)

IGDC Interagency Geographic Data Committee (U.S.)

IGDS Interactive Graphics Design System (software); Intergraph Design Software IGEBU Institut Geographique de BurundiIGES Initial Graphics Exchange Specification; International Graphics Exchange SystemIGF Inset Graphics Format

IGFCOT Institutul de Geodezie, Fotogrammetrie, Cartografie si Organizarea Teritoriului (Romania)

IGG Institutul de Geologie si Geofizica (Romania)IGGSP Instituto Geografico e Geologico de S~ao PauloIGIF International Geographic Information FoundationIGIS Integrated Geographic Information System; Intelligent GISIGL Interactive Graphics LibraryIGLD 85 International Great Lakes Datum of 1985IGM Instituto Geografico Militar

IGME Inst. of Geology and Mineral Exploration (Greece); Instituto Geologico y Minero de Espa~na

IGMI Istituto Geografico Militare ItalianoIGN Institut geographique national; Instituto Geografico NacionalIGNB Institut Geographique National (Belgium)IGNC Institut Geographique National CongolaiseIGNTG Instituto Geografico Nacional "Tommy Guardia" (Panama)IGPT Interagency Geospatial Preparedness Team (US)IGS Information & Graphics Systems Inc.; International GPS Service; Idaho Geological

Survey; Indiana Geological Survey; Geological Survey of IsraelI.G.S. John Gaspar ScheuchzerIGSN71 International Gravity Standardization Net 1971IGT Integrated GPS Technologies Inc.

IGU International Geographical Union; Instituto Geografico Universitario (Dominican Republic)

IGUG Intergraph Graph Users GroupIGWMC International Ground Water Modeling CenterIGY International Geophysical YearIGZa Institut Geographique du ZaireIHA Instituto Hidrografico de la Armada (Chile)IHAC Instituto Hidrografico de la Armada, ChileIHB International Hydrographic BureauIHD International Hydrological DecadeIHDC Iowa Heritage Digital CollectionIHGC International Health Geographics ConferenceIHO International Hydrographic OrganizationIHP International Hydrologic ProgramIHSI Institut Haitien de Statistique de d'InformatiqueIIAF Idaho Image Analysis Facility

IICT Instituto de Investigac~ao Cientifica Tropical (Portugal)IIGS Initial Image Generating SystemIIPL Interactive Image Processing LaboratoryIIS Internet Information ServerIJAGR International Journal of Applied Geospatial ResearchIJC International Joint Commission (U.S. & Canada)IKCS I.K. Curtis Services, Inc.IKU Institutt for Kontinentalsokkelundersokelse (Norway)IL IllinoisILC Interim Library CatalogILEX Interactive Landsat Executive (NASA software)ILH Internationales Landkartenhaus (Stuttgart)ILI Inst. for Land InformationILIM Inst. for Land Information Management (University of Toronto)Ill. IllinoisILLIAC Illinois Institute for Advanced ComputationILMF International LiDAR Mapping ForumILRIS-3D Intelligent Laser Range Imaging Scanner (Optech)ILS Intelligent Library System (Lockheed Martin)ILWIS Integrated Land and Water Information System (ITC)IM Information managementIMA Intermap AnalyticIMACS Integrity Monitoring and Control Software (Javad Positioning Systems)IMACUAC Information Management and Computer Utilization Advisory CommitteeIMADS Interactive Map and Data Server (USFWS)IMAG Information Management Advisory GroupIMAGE Integrated Mapping and Geographic Encoding SystemIMAGE 100 Interactive Multispectral Image Analysis System (GE)IMAN Image Analysis (system); Intermap Analytic NucleusIMAP Input, Management, Analysis, and PresentationIMC Image Motion CompensatorIMCoS International Map Collectors SocietyIMDA International Map Dealers Assn..IMG ADRG image format (USDMA)IMGW Instytut Meteorologii i Gospodarki Wodnej (Poland)IMLS Institute of Museum and Library Services (US)IMO International Maritime OrganizationIMP Integrated Micro Products Inc.IMPAC Image Analysis Computer Package (Egbert Scientific)IMS Intermediate map scale; Image Manipulation System; Internet Map Server (ESRI)IMSI International Microcomputer Software, Inc.IMT Information Management Technologies (Firm); Internet Media Type

IMTA International Map Trade Assn.IMU Inertial measurement unitIMW International Map of the Worldin. Inch; inchesIN IndianaINC Institut National de CartographieINCA Indian National Cartographic Society

INCG Institut National de Cartographie du Gabon; Institut Geographique National Guineen

INCITS International Committee for Information Technology StandardsInd. IndianaINDEC Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (Argentina)INE Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (Ecuador, Guatemala)INEAC Institut National pour l'Etude Agronomique du CongoINEGI Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas, Geografia e Informatica (Mexico)INETER Instituto Nicaraguense de Estudios TerritorialesINFORM Information Network for Operational Resources Management (Arizona)INGEMMET Instituto Geologico Minero y Metalurgico (Peru)INGEO- MINAS

Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Geologico-Mineras (Colombia)

INGM Instituto Nacional de GeologiaINLT InletINMARSAT International Maritime Satellite (organization)INMG Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia e Geofisica (Portugal)INMH Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia y Hidrologia (Ecuador)INPE Instituto das Pesquisas Espaciais (Brazil)INQUA International Union for Quaternary ResearchINRA Institut National de Recherche Agronomique (France)INRAT Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de TunisieINS Inertial Navigation SystemInSAR Interferometric Synthetic Aperture RadarINSEE Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques (France)INSIDE Interactive Numeric Spatial Information Data Engine (Univ. of Idaho)INSMAP International Symposium on Marine PositioningINSPIRE Infrastructure for Spatial Information in EuropeInst. InstituteINSTAAR Inst. of Arctic and Alpine Research (Univ. of Colorado)INTA Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria (Argentina)INTELSAT International Telecommunications Satellite (organization)InterPARES International Research on Permanent Authentic Records Electronic SystemsINTRISCA Integrated Resource Inventory for South-Central AlaskaINUPAL Informaciones Unidas para America Latina (Chile)

IO Input/output; Interior orientationI/O Input/outputIOC Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission; Initial operational capabilityION Institute of NavigationIOP International Organisation of Palaeobotany; Interagency Operating Picture (USGS)IOS Institute of Oceanographic Science (Great Britain)IP Internet protocol; Image pointIPA Imagery Product Archive (USDMA)IPAM Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da AmazoniaIPCS Image Production Control SystemIPE Image processing engineIPF Image Processing Facility (GSFC)IPGP Institut de Physique du Globe de ParisIPRG Inst. for Petroleum Resources and Geophysics (Israel)IPLSA Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Assn.IPOSTEL Instituto Postal Telegrafico (Venezuela)IPP Integrated Plotting PackageIPS Image processing system; Inertial Positioning System

IPT Informatica per il Territorio; Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnologicas (Sao Paulo, Brazil); Integrated Product Team

IPX Internet Packet ExchangeIPY International Polar YearIR Imaging Radiometer; InfraredI.R. Imperiale RealeIRAT Institut de Recherches en Agronomie Tropicale (France)IRC Intergraph Registered ConsultantIR. CH. Iron chimneyIR. CH.S.A. Iron chimney with spark arrestorIRD Information Resources Division (Arizona)IRDB Integrated regional databaseIRDS Information Resource Dictionary SystemIRF Internal Raster File; Internal Raster FormatIRG Inter-Record GapIRICC Interagency Resource Information Coordination Council

IRIS Infrared Interferometer/Spectrometer; Interim Research and Intelligence Service (U.S. Dept. of State); Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

IRIS R&A Research and Analysis Branch, Interim Research and Intelligence Service (U.S. Dept. of State)

IRLSA Illinois Registered Land Surveyors Assn.IRRI International Rice Research Inst.

IRS Internal Revenue Service (U.S.); Information retrieval system; Indian Remote Sensing (Satellite)

IRSA Inst. of Remote Sensing ApplicationsIRWA International Right of Way Assn.IRWD Irvine Ranch Water DistrictIs. IslandIS International StandardI.S. John Speed

ISA Institute of Surveyors of Australia; Internet Starter Applications; Integrated Survey Area (British Columbia)

ISABU Institut des Sciences Agronomiques au BurundiISAMS Improved Stratospheric and Mesospheric SounderISAPI Internet Server Application Programming InterfaceISBD(CM) International Standard Bibliographic Description for Cartographic MaterialsISBD(ER) International Standard Bibliographic Description for Electronic ResourcesISC Information Systems CouncilISCCP International Satellite Cloud Climatology ProjectISCEM International Society of Curators of Early MapsISD Information Services Div.ISDN Integrated Services Digital NetworkISEA Icosahedral Snyder equal area (projection)

ISERT Institut Superieur pour les Etudes et Recherches Scientifique et Techniques (Djibouti)

ISGS Illinois State Geological Survey

ISI Image Subsystem Interface; Information Systems Inventory (EPA); Interpretation System, Inc.

I-SITE Intelligent Screening of Imagery for TeleophthalmologyIsl. IslandISL Island; Illinois State LibraryISLP Land-tied islandISLS IslandsISM Interpretive Structural ModelingISMS International Society for Mine SurveyingISO Imaging Spectrometer Observatory; International Standards OrganizationISP Internet service providerISPI Intermediate-scale Product InventoryISPLS Indiana Society of Professional Land SurveyorsISPRS International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote SensingISR Information Storage and RetrievalISRO Indian Space Research OrganisationIS&T Information Systems and TechnologyISTAT Istituto Centrale di Statistica (Italy)ISTD Inter-Services Topographical Dept. (Great Britain)ISTH Isthmus

ISU International System of UnitsISURL Indiana State Univ. Remote Sensing LaboratoryIT Information technology; Integration Technologies Inc.I.T. Idaho TerritoryITA Intelligent Traverse AdjustmentITAA Information Technology Assn. of AmericaITC International Inst. for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences (Netherlands; formerly

International Training Centre for Aerial Survey); International Trade CommissionITCA International Topographic Composition Assn.ITD Interim Terrain DataITE Institute of Terrestrial Ecology (Great Britain)ITF INTERLIS Transfer FormatITFE Inductive terrain feature extractionITRF International Terrestrial Reference FrameITRF00 International Terrestrial Reference Frame of 2000ITRM Information Technology Resouces Management (standard, Virginia)ITRS International Terrestrial Reference SystemITS Intelligent transportation systemITSA Independent Travel Stores Assn.; Ingeneria y Topografia, S.A. de C.V. ITU Image Transfer Unit; International Telecommunications UnionIUE International Ultraviolet ExplorerIUGG International Union of Geodesy and GeophysicsIUGS International Union of Geological SciencesIUSM International Union for Surveying and MappingIVHS Intelligent Vehicle Highway SystemsIW Information WarfareIWARDS Iowa Water Resources Data SystemIWIS International Water Information SystemIWPC Inst. of Water Pollution ControlIWRA International Water Resources Assn.I2S International Imaging Systems Inc.

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JACIE Joint Agency Commercial Imagery Evaluation (Committee, USA)JAGIS Journalism and GIS Interest GroupJALBTCX Joint Airborne LiDAR Bathymetry Technical Center of ExpertiseJAMP Joint Automated Mapping ProjectJATOP Army Topographic Service (Indonesia)JAXA Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyJ.C. Johannes Condet (engraver)

JCCDS Joint Committee on Cartographic Data Standardization (U.S.)JCLS John Chance Land Surveys, Inc.JCP Joint Committee on Printing (U.S. Congress)JDSF Jackson Demonstration State Forest (Calif.)JEC John E. Chance & AssociatesJECA John E. Chance & AssociatesJERS Japanese Earth Resources SatelliteJFA John Frank & AssociatesJFIF JPEG File Interchange FormatJ.G.S. John Gaspar Scheuchzer.jgw JPEG with World FileJ.H. Jagerhaus = hunting lodgeJICA Japan International Cooperation Agency = Kokusai Kyoryoku JigyodanJIGI Java Interface for Geospatial InformationJISC Joint Information Systems CommitteeJ&K Jammu and KashmirJMC Japan Map CenterJMPC Joint Mapping and Photography Committee (U.S.)JMT Johnson, Mirmiran and Thompson (Firm)JMTK Joint Mapping Tool KitJNC Jet Navigation ChartJNGC Jordan National Geographic CentreJOG Joint operations graphicJOG-A Joint operations graphic--airJOG-G Joint operations graphic--groundJOG-R Joint operations graphic--radarJOIDES Joint Oceanographic Institutions' Deep Earth SamplingJoM Journal of MapsJOMAR Joint Office for Mapping and Research (USGS-NOAA)JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group.JPG Joint Photographic Experts Group formatJPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.)JPS Javad Positioning Systems, Inc.JP2 JPEG2000Jr HS Junior high schoolJRI Jordregisterinstituttet (Norway)JSC Johnson Space CenterJSD Jamaica Survey Dept.JTIDS Joint Tactical Information Distribution SystemJTU Jabatan Tanah dan UkurJWPCF Journal of the Water Pollution Control FederationJ.W. John Webber

JWS James W. Sewall Company, Inc.

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K 1,000; KiloKAM Kansas Assn. of MappersKan. KansasKANDIDATS Univ. of Kansas Landsat Software SystemKAPS Kentucky Assn. of Land SurveyorsKAR Kinematic ambiguity resolutionKARS Kansas Applied Remote Sensing (program)KB KilobyteKBPS Kilobytes per secondKCWA Kern County Water Agency (Calif.)KDD Knowledge discovery in databasesKDI Knowledge and Distributed IntelligenceKDMS Kork Digital Mapping SystemKDSP Kork Digital Stereo PlotterK&E Keuffel & EsserK+F Kummerly + Frey AGKfz. KraftfahrzeugKGPS Kinematic GPSKGS Kansas Geological Survey; Kentucky Geological SurveykHz. KilohertzKHz. KilohertzKIER Korean Inst. of Energy and ResourcesKil. KilometerKINDS Knowledge Interfaces to National Data Setsk.k. Kaiserlich-koenigliche = Imperial, royalKKH Karakoram Highwaykl. kleinKl. KlasseKL Karhunen-Loeve (transform)K-L Karhunen-Loeve (transform)Klbf KleinbahnhofKleinb Kleinbahn = Narrow-guage railroad Kleinbf KleinbahnhofKls. Kloster = cloisterKLSD Kiribati Land and Survey Div.km KilometerKM Kansas Mapper

KN Kartographische Nachrichten (journal)KNP Kruger National ParkKNRIS Kentucky Natural Resources Information SystemKREMU Kenya Rangeland Ecological Monitoring UnitKRG Kurdistan Regional GovernmentKRIS Kentucky Resources Information SystemKSC Kennedy Space Center (US)KSNM Thousands (K) of square nautical milesKU Univ. of KansaskV KilovoltkW KilowattKW KilowattKWIC Key Word in ContextKWOC Key Word Out of ContextKy. KentuckyKY KentuckyA | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X-Y-Z | Numbers |

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