Using Remote Sensing in State and Local Government: Information for Management and Decision Making (2003)
Chapter: Appendix D: Acronyms
D
Acronyms
ASPRS
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
AVHRR
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
BAA
Broad Agency [Research] Announcement
BASIC
Boulder Area Spatial Information Cooperative
DEM
digital elevation model
DFIRM
Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps
DNR
Department of Natural Resources
EOSDIS
Earth Observing System Data and Information System
EROS
Earth Resources Observation Systems
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FOIA
Freedom of Information Act
GIS
geographic information system
GPS
Global Positioning System
IRS
Indian Remote Sensing Satellite
lidar
light detection and ranging
MODIS
Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCDC
National Climate Data Center
NESDIS
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPOESS
National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
NRC
National Research Council
RESAC
Regional Earth Science Applications Center
RFP
request for proposal
RLIS
Regional Land Information System
SPOT
Système pour l’Observation de la Terre
USGS
United States Geological Survey
WAGIC
Washington State Geographic Information Council
