Future Roles and Opportunities for the U.S. Geological Survey (2001)
Chapter: Acronyms
Acronyms
BIA
Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIN
Bureau Information Needs
BLM
Bureau of Land Management
BRD
Biological Resources Division
CBP
Chesapeake Bay Program
CIMS
Chesapeake Information Management System
CMGP
Coastal and Marine Geology Program
CRADA
cooperative research and development agreement
DEM
digital elevation model
DOD
Department of Defense
DOE
Department of Energy
DOI
Department of the Interior
EDC
EROS Data Center
EDMAP
educational component of NCGMP
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
EROS
Earth Resources Observation Systems
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
FAC
Federal Advisory Committee
FEDMAP
federal mapping component of the NCGMP
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FGDC
Federal Geographic Data Committee
FTE
full-time equivalent
GAP
Gap Analysis Program
GCIP
GEWEX Continental-Scale International Project
GCM
general circulation model
GD
Geologic Division
GDIN
Global Disaster Information Network
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GEWEX
Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment
GIS
geographic information system
GLONASS
Global Navigation Satellite System
GPS
Global Positioning System
IABIN
Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network
IRIS
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
ISC
International Seismic Centre
MMS
Minerals Management Service
NABIN
North American Biodiversity Information Network
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAWQA
National Water Quality Assessment Program
NBII
National Biological Information Infrastructure
NBS
National Biological Service
NCGMP
National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program
NEHRP
National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program
NEIC
National Earthquake Information Center
NIH
National Institutes of Health
NMD
National Mapping Division
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPS
National Park Service
NRC
National Research Council
NSDI
National Spatial Data Infrastructure
NSF
National Science Foundation
NSN
National Seismic Network
NWS
National Weather Service
OFDA
Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID)
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPM
Office of Personnel Management
PCAST
President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology
RASA
Regional Aquifer Systems Analysis
RGEG
Research Grade Evaluation Guide
RIM
River Input Monitoring
SCT
Strategic Change Team
STAC
Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee
STATEMAP
state geologic mapping component of the NCGMP
USACE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USAID
U.S. Agency for International Development
USBR
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
