Geospatial Data Governance Policies and Procedures: A Guide (2025)
Chapter: Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms
Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms*
| AAA |
airport airspace analysis |
| AC |
Advisory Circular |
| ADIP |
Airport Data Information Portal |
| ADQ |
aeronautical data quality |
| AED |
automated external defibrillator |
| AGIS |
airport geographic information systems |
| AIDX |
Aviation Information Data Exchange |
| AIP |
Airport Improvement Program |
| AIR |
aeronautical information requirements |
| AIS |
Aeronautical Information Service |
| AIXM |
Aeronautical Information Exchange Model |
| ALP |
Airport Layout Plan |
| AMS |
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport |
| ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
| AOA |
airport operations area |
| app |
application |
| APWA |
American Public Works Association |
| AR/VR |
augmented and virtual reality |
| ASPRS |
American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing |
| ASQ |
American Society for Quality |
| ATCT |
air traffic control tower |
| ATL |
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport |
| BCBP |
barcoded boarding pass |
| BIM |
building information model |
| BISDM |
Building Interior Space Data Model |
| BOMA |
Building Owners and Managers Association |
| BOT |
building topology ontology |
| BPMN |
business process modeling notation |
| CAD |
computer aided design |
| CCHMC |
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center |
| CCTV |
closed-circuit television |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
| CGC |
Certified General Contractor |
| CIA |
Central Intelligence Agency |
| CIO |
chief information officer |
| CIP |
capital improvement plan |
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* For terms used without definition in TRB publications, please refer to the inside back cover of the print publication.
| CITI |
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative |
| CM-BIM |
Certificate of Management—BIM |
| CM-Lean |
Certificate of Management—Lean Construction |
| CMMS |
computerized maintenance management system |
| COBie |
Construction-Operations Building Information Exchange |
| COGO |
coordinate geometry |
| COTS |
commercial off-the-shelf |
| CRL |
Certified Reliability Leader |
| CSDGM |
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata |
| CSV |
comma separated value |
| CVG |
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport |
| DAMA |
Data Management Association International |
| DCTERMS |
Dublin Core Metadata Initiative terminology |
| DDA |
Data Digital Analytics |
| DDoS |
distributed denial of service |
| DDS |
Data Dictionary of Schiphol |
| DGAC |
Data Governance Advisory Council |
| DGN |
file type; abbreviated form of “design” used in Bentley Systems CAD programs |
| DOA |
division of airport |
| DWG |
file type; abbreviated form of “drawings” that refers to CAD files consisting of 2D and 3D vector drawings |
| EAM |
enterprise asset management |
| EASA |
European Aviation Safety Agency |
| EDM |
exterior data model |
| EDMS |
Electronic Data Management System |
| EIM |
Enterprise Information Management |
| EML |
electromagnetic location |
| ERP |
Enterprise Resource Planning |
| ETA |
estimated time of arrival |
| ETL |
extract, transform, load |
| FGDC |
Federal Geographic Data Committee |
| FISMA |
Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 |
| FM |
facilities management |
| FME |
Feature Manipulation Engine |
| FTE |
full-time employee |
| GAT |
GIS Agreement Tracker |
| GDA |
Geospatial Data Act |
| GDB |
geodatabase |
| GIGO |
garbage in, garbage out |
| GIO |
geographic information officer |
| GIS |
geographic information system |
| GISP |
Geographic Information System Professional |
| GPS |
Global Positioning System |
| GPR |
ground penetrating radar |
| HHS |
Health and Human Services |
| HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HITECH |
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act |
| HVAC |
heating, ventilation, and air conditioning |
| IAM |
Institute of Asset Management |
| IATA |
International Air Transportation Association |
| IDM |
interior data model |
| IDS |
Information Delivery Specification |
| IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission |
| IEP |
information exchange packages |
| IFC |
industry foundation classes |
| IFMA |
International Facility Management Association |
| IMDF |
Indoor Mapping Data Format |
| INCITS |
International Committee for Information Technology Standards |
| IoT |
Internet of Things |
| IPS |
Indoor Positioning System |
| IP |
Internet Protocol |
| IRB |
Investment Review Board |
| ISMS |
Information Security Management System |
| ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
| IT |
information technology |
| KCAD |
Kansas City Aviation Department |
| KMZ |
Keyhole Markup Language Zipped |
| KPI |
key performance indicator |
| LEED |
Leadership in Energy and Environment Design |
| LEED AP |
LEED Accredited Professional |
| LEX |
Lexington Blue Grass Airport |
| LCML |
Land Cover Meta Language |
| LGBTQ+ |
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and more |
| Lidar |
light detection and ranging |
| LOD |
level of development |
| MCI |
Kansas City International Airport |
| MFA |
multifactor authentication |
| MIAM |
Member of the Institute of Asset Management |
| MKC |
Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport |
| MNA |
maintenance needs assessment |
| MPO |
municipal planning organization |
| MRO |
maintenance, repair, and overhaul |
| MUC |
Munich Airport |
| NAD83 |
North American Datum 1983 |
| NBIMS-US |
National BIM Standard-United States |
| NIBS |
National Institute of Building Sciences |
| NCDIT |
North Carolina Department of Information Technology |
| NCDOT |
North Carolina Department of Transportation |
| NCS |
National CAD Standards |
| NDA |
non-disclosure agreement |
| NGS |
National Geodetic Survey |
| NIEM |
National Information Exchange Model |
| NIST CSF |
National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework |
| NSDI |
National Spatial Data Infrastructure |
| NSGIC |
National States Geographic Information Council |
| OAP |
Obstacle Action Plan |
| ODOT |
Ohio Department of Transportation |
| OEM |
original equipment manufacturer |
| OIS |
obstruction identification surface(s) |
| OITS |
Office of Information Technology Services |
| OPEN |
Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary Government Data Act |
| PACS |
Physical Access Control System |
| PAM |
privileged account management |
| PADIS |
Passenger and Airport Data Interchange Standards |
| PCI DSS |
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard |
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Portable Document Format |
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| PE |
Professional Engineer |
| PFC |
Passenger Facility Charge |
| PHI |
personal health information |
| PIDS |
perimeter intrusion detection system |
| PIM |
privilege identity management |
| PM |
preventative maintenance |
| PMP |
Project Management Professional |
| PNRGOV |
passenger name record governance |
| PS |
Professional Surveyor |
| PSIM |
physical security information management |
| PxP |
Project Execution Plan |
| P&D |
planning and development |
| QA |
quality assurance |
| QA/QC |
quality assurance/quality control |
| QC |
quality control |
| QR |
quick response |
| RACI |
responsible, accountable, consulted, informed |
| RDF |
Resource Description Framework |
| RFC |
request for change |
| RFP |
request for proposal |
| RFQ |
request for qualifications |
| ROI |
return on investment |
| RTK |
real time kinematic |
| SA |
situational awareness |
| SASE |
Secure Access Service Edge |
| SDRM |
Strategic Decision and Risk Management |
| SDSFIE |
Spatial Data Standards for Facilities, Infrastructure and Environmental |
| SFO |
San Francisco International Airport |
| SIDA |
Security Identification Display Area |
| SIEM |
Security Information and Event Management |
| SLDS |
Statewide Longitudinal Data System |
| SME |
subject matter expert |
| SOP |
standard operating procedure |
| SOW |
statement of work |
| SQCP |
Survey and Quality Control Plan |
| SQL |
Structured Query Language |
| SSI |
sensitive security information |
| SUE |
subsurface utility engineering |
| UDM |
utility data model |
| VDC |
virtual design and construction |
| VISMAN |
Visualization Management |
| VPN |
virtual private network |
| VSS |
video surveillance system |
| XDR |
Extended Detection and Response |
| XML |
Extensible Markup Language |
