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Geospatial Quality Council
Acronyms
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ARC/INFO
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GIS
software by ESRI that enables the users to query and analyze data
and present results as presentation-quality maps
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ARC/VIEW |
A
desktop mapping system software by ESRI that enables the users
to query and analyze data and present results as presentation-quality
maps
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CSDGM |
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
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DQO |
Data Quality Objectives
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EIMS |
Environmental Information Management System http://www.epa.gov/eims
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EMPACT |
Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking
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EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency
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ESRI |
Environmental Systems Research Institute
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FGDC |
Federal Geographic Data Committee http://www.fgdc.gov/
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FIELDS |
Fully Integrated Environmental Location Decision Support
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FIPS 173 |
Spatial Data Transfer Standard: Federal Information Processing Standard - 173
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GIS |
Geographic Information System
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GPS |
Global Positioning System
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HSPF |
Hydrological Simulation Program - Fortran
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ISO |
International Standards Organization
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LDP |
Locational Data Policy
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LRS |
Locational Reporting Standard
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MAD |
Method Accuracy Description
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NSDI |
National Spatial Data Infrastructure
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NSSDA |
National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy
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OEI |
Office of Environmental Information - US EPA
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OGIS |
Open GIS Consortium
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OMB |
Office of Management and Budget
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QA |
Quality Assurance
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QAPP |
Quality Assurance Project Plan
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SDTS |
Spatial Data Transfer Standards
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SIMCorB |
Science Information Management Coordination Board - US EPA Office of Research and Development
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SOP |
Standard Operating Procedure
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USGS |
US Geological Survey
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| NOTE: |
Mention
of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement
or recommendation by EPA for use. |
| ADP |
Automated
Data Processing |
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HAAT |
Header
Ancillary Annotation Trailer |
| AVHRR |
Advanced
Very High Resolution Radiometer |
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JPL |
Jet
Propulsion Laboratory |
| BI |
Bilinear
Interpolation |
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LAC |
Local
Area Coverage |
| CC |
Cubic
Convolution |
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LAS |
Land
Analysis System |
| CM |
Catalog
Manager |
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LT |
Labeled
Table |
| CCTs |
Computer
Compatible Tapes |
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LUT |
LookUp
Table |
| DBMS |
Data
Base Management System |
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MSS |
Multispectral
Scanner |
| DDR |
Data
Descriptor Record |
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NASA |
National
Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| DEM |
Digital
Elevation Model |
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NN |
Nearest
Neighbor |
| DLG |
Digital
Line Graph |
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NOAA |
National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| DLTF |
Display
Look-up Table File |
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PDF |
Proc
Definition |
| DNs |
Digital
Numbers |
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SAR |
Synthetic
Aperture Radar |
| EDC |
EROS
Data Center |
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TAE |
Transportable
Applications Executive |
| EOS |
Earth
Observing Systems |
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TCL |
TAE
Command Language |
| EROS |
Earth
Resources Observation System |
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TM |
Thematic
Mapper |
| GAC |
Global
Area Coverage |
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UNEP |
United
Nation's Environment Program |
| GOF |
Graphics
Overlay File |
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USGS |
United
States Geological Survey |
| GSFC |
Goddard
Space Flight Center |
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