Practices for Collecting, Managing, and Using Light Detection and Ranging Data (2025)
Chapter: Acronyms
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"Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Practices for Collecting, Managing, and Using Light Detection and Ranging Data. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/29042.
Acronyms
| 3D | Three-Dimensional |
| 3DEP | 3D Elevation Program |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| ASPRS | American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing |
| BIM | Building Information Model |
| BMS | Building Management System |
| Caltrans | California Department of Transportation |
| CDOT | Colorado Department of Transportation |
| DEM | Digital Elevation Model |
| DTM | Digital Terrain Model |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FARS | Fatality Analysis Reporting System |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GNSS | Global Navigation Satellite System |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| HPMS | Highway Performance Monitoring System |
| HD | High Definition |
| IFC | Industry Foundation Class |
| IMU | Inertial Measurement Unit |
| ISPRS | International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing |
| Lidar | Light Detection and Ranging |
| ML | Machine Learning |
| MIRE | Model Inventory of Roadway Elements |
| MMUCC | Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria |
| ODOT | Oregon Department of Transportation |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| QC | Quality Control |
| QA/QC | Quality Assurance/Quality Control |
| ROI | Return on Investment |
| TDOT | Tennessee Department of Transportation |
| TxDOT | Texas Department of Transportation |
| UAS | Uncrewed Aerial Systems |
| USGS | United States Geological Survey |
| WisDOT | Wisconsin Department of Transportation |
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