Learning to Think Spatially (2006)
Chapter: Appendix I List of Acronyms
Appendix I
List of Acronyms
ADL
Alexandria Digital Library
AEJEE
Arc Explorer Java Edition for Education
API
application program interface
ATP
Authorizing Teaching Program
AVS
Advanced Visualization System
BGRG
Berkeley Geo-Research Group
CAD
computer-assisted design
CAH
congenital adrenal hyperplasia
CIPE
Center for Image Processing in Education
CoVIS
Collaborative Visualization Project
CSS
car safety seat
DEM
digital elevation model
DLESE
Digital Library for Earth System Education
DRG
digital raster graphic
DX
Data Explorer
EAST
Environmental and Spatial Technology
EdGIS
Educational Applications of GIS
EEG
Electroencephalogram
ESIC
Earth Science Information Center; Extending Scientific Inquiry through Collaborative
ESIP
Earth Science Information Partner
ESRI
Environmental Systems Research Institute
ESSIP
Earth System Science Internet Project
fMRI
functional magnetic resource imaging
GIS
geographic information system, geographic information science
GPS
global positioning system
GRASS
Geographic Resources Analysis Support System
GUI
Graphical User Interface
H-R
Hertzsprung-Russell
IMR
infant mortality rates
IP
Internet protocol
IT
information technology
IVNS
in-vehicle navigation system
Kan CRN
Kansas Collaborative Research Network
LAN
local area network
LCD
liquid crystal display
MRI
magnetic resource imaging
MyCOE
My Community, Our Earth
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCAR
National Center for Atmosphere Research
NCES
National Center for Education Statistics
NCGIA
National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis
NGS
National Geographic Society
NRC
National Research Council
NSF
National Science Foundation
PDA
Personal Digital Assistant
PGS
Personal Guidance System
RRRC
Red River Regional Council
SCANS
Secretary of Labor’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills
SEP
Secondary Education Project
SL
Spatial Language
SMOG
Simple Measure of Gobbledygook
SPC
State Plane Coordinate
SPCS
State Plane Coordinate System
SSST
Support Systems for Spatial Thinking
TERC
Technology in Education Research Consortium
TIMSS
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
TOC
Table of Contents
T-S
Diagrams Temperature-Salinity Diagrams
UCGIS
University Consortium for Geographic Information Science
USGS
U.S. Geological Survey
UTM
Universal Transverse Mercator
VAR
value added reseller
VisEarth
Visualizing Earth
VISIT
Visual Immersion in Science Inquiry for Teachers
VISM
Visualizations in Science and Mathematics
WAN
wide area network
WHO
World Health Organization
WIMP
windows, icons, menus, and pointers
WRI
World Resources Institute
