Appendix D. Glossary of Abbreviations and Terms
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AAG |
Association of American Geographers |
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ACSM |
American Congress on Surveying and Mapping |
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ACWI |
Advisory Committee on Water Information |
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ANS |
American National Standard |
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ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
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BLM |
Bureau of Land Management |
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BPA |
Blanket Purchase Agreement |
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BRD |
Biological Resources Discipline |
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BTS |
Bureau of Transportation Statistics |
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CAP |
Cooperative Agreements Program |
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CIO |
Chief Information Officer |
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COP |
Community of Practice |
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CSWG |
Common Services Work Group |
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CUAC |
Cartographic Users Advisory Council |
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DFO |
Designated Federal Officer |
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DHS |
U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
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DOC |
U.S. Department of Commerce |
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DOI |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
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DOT |
U.S. Department of Transportation |
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EPA |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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FEA |
Federal Enterprise Architecture |
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FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
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FGDC |
Federal Geographic Data Committee |
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FIPS |
Federal Information Processing Standard |
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FSA |
Farm Service Agency |
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FWS |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
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GCWG |
Grants and Contracts Workgroup |
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GDM |
Geospatial Data Model |
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GEAR |
GEospatial Application Registry |
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GEBWG |
Geo-Enabled Business Work Group |
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GEO |
Group on Earth Observations |
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Geospatial LoB |
Geospatial Line of Business |
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GIS |
Geographic Information System |
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GITA |
Geospatial Information and Technology Association |
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GNIS |
Geographic Names Information System |
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GOS |
Geospatial One-Stop |
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GSA |
General Services Administration |
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GSDI |
Global Spatial Data Infrastructure |
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HSWG |
Homeland Security Working Group |
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ICMA |
International City/County Management Association |
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IFTN |
Imagery for the Nation |
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INCITS |
International Committee for Information Technology Standards |
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ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
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LCWG |
Lifecycle Management Work Group |
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MMS |
Minerals Management Service |
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NACo |
National Association of Counties |
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NAIP |
National Agriculture Imagery Program |
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NAP |
North American Profile |
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NARA |
National Archives and Records Administration |
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NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
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NASCIO |
National Association of State Chief Information Officers |
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NCSS |
National Cooperative Soil Survey |
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NDOP |
National Digital Orthophoto Programs |
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NED |
National Elevation Dataset |
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NGA |
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency |
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NGAC |
National Geospatial Advisory Committee |
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NLC |
National League of Cities |
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NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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NRCS |
Natural Resources Conservation Service |
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NSDI |
National Spatial Data Infrastructure |
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NSGIC |
National States Geographic Information Council |
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OGC |
Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. |
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OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
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PLSS |
Public Land Survey System |
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PMWG |
Performance Managment Work Group |
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REST |
representational state transfer |
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ROI |
return on investment |
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SAOGI |
Senior Agency Officials for Geospatial Information |
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SCI |
Stratified Cost Index |
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SDI |
spatial data infrastructure |
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SOA |
service-oriented architecture |
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SSURGO |
Soil Survey Geographic Database |
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SWG |
Standards Working Group |
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TAWG |
Technical Architecture Work Group |
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UCGIS |
University Consortium for Geographic Information Science |
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URISA |
Urban and Regional Information Systems Association |
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USCB |
U.S. Census Bureau |
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USDA |
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
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USGS |
U.S. Geological Survey |
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WBD |
Watershed Boundary Dataset |
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WFDSS |
Wildland Fire Decision Support System |
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WGA |
Western Governors’ Association |
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