Understanding the Changing Planet: Strategic Directions for the Geographical Sciences (2010)
Chapter: Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Appendix B
Acronyms and Abbreviations
AAG Association of American Geographers
ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
CBNRM community-based natural resources management
CO2 carbon dioxide
CSISS Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science
DMSP/OLS Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, Operational Linescan System
EOC emergency operations center
EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FAO Food and Agricultural Organization
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FRAGSTATS Spatial Pattern Analysis Program for Categorical Maps
GIS geographic information system
GMC genetically modified crop
GPS Global Positioning System
ICT information and communication technology
IGERT Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (NSF)
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IRB institutional review board
LBS location-based service
lidar light detection and ranging
LRT light-rail transit
LSC land-change science
MODIS Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NIC National Intelligence Council
NGS National Geographic Society
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NRC National Research Council
NSF National Science Foundation
OSL optically stimulated luminescence
PDA personal digital assistant
QCA qualitative comparative analysis
SAR synthetic aperture radar
SoVI Social Vulnerability Index
STE science, technology, and engineering
SWOT Surface Water Ocean Topography
UN United Nations
USGS U.S. Geological Survey
UV ultraviolet
VGI volunteered geographic information
VMT vehicle miles traveled
