Toward New Partnerships In Remote Sensing: Government, the Private Sector, and Earth Science Research (2002)
Chapter: Appendix D: Acronyms
D
Acronyms
ASTER
Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer
AVHRR
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
CBERS
China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite
DOD
Department of Defense
ENVISAT
Environmental Satellite
EOS
Earth Observing System
EOSAT
Earth Observation Satellite Company
EROS
Earth Resources Observation Systems
ERS
European Remote Sensing Satellite
ESA
European Space Agency
ETM
Enhanced Thematic Mapper
ETM+
Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus
EUMETSAT
European Meteorological Satellite Organization
IRS
Indian Remote Sensing Satellite
ISRO
Indian Space Research Organization
ITAR
International Traffic in Arms Regulations
MISR
Multi-angle Imaging Spectroradiometer
MODIS
Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
MS
Multispectral
MSS
Multispectral Scanner
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NEMO
Naval EarthMap Observer
NIMA
National Imagery and Mapping Agency
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPOESS
National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
NRC
National Research Council
NSTC
National Science and Technology Council
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
Pan
Panchromatic
PD
Presidential Directive
PDD
Presidential Decision Directive
R&D
research and development
RBV
Return Beam Vidicon
SAR
synthetic aperture radar
SDB
Science Data Buy
SeaWiFS
Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor
SIMBIOS
Sensor Intercomparison and Merger for Biological and Interdisciplinary Oceanic Studies
SPIN-2
A trademark for Russian digital ortho-rectified geocoded 2-meter-resolution satellite imagery data
SPOT
System pour l’Observation de la Terre
SSB
Space Studies Board
SWIR
short-wavelength infrared
TM
Thematic Mapper
TIR
thermal infrared
USGS
U.S. Geological Survey
