Implementation of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Operational Capabilities: A Guide (2025)
Chapter: Abbreviations
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Abbreviations
| AAM | advanced air mobility |
| AAM IWG | Advanced Air Mobility Interagency Working Group |
| ACC | Austin Community College |
| Alaska DOT&PF | Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities |
| AI | artificial intelligence |
| AOPA | Aircraft Operators and Pilots Association |
| APA | American Planning Association |
| ARDIS | Autonomous Resident Drone-based Inspection System |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| BPS | Burton Planning Services |
| BVLOS | beyond visual line of sight |
| CAAM | Canadian Advanced Air Mobility |
| COA | Certificate of Authorization |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CMM | Capability Maturity Model |
| CTOL | conventional takeoff and landing |
| DOT | department of transportation |
| EDC | Every Day Counts |
| FDOT | Florida Department of Transportation |
| FLIR | forward-looking infrared |
| FPV | first-person view |
| GIS | geographic information system |
| HEEP | Highway Engineering Exchange Program |
| ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization |
| LiDAR | light detection and ranging |
| LLM | large language model |
| LOA | letters of agreement |
| MassDOT | Massachusetts Department of Transportation |
| ML | machine learning |
| NAS | National Airspace System |
| NASAO | National Association of State Aviation Officials |
| NDAA | National Defense Authorization Act |
| NFPA | National Fire Protection Association |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NIR | near-infrared |
| OEM | original equipment manufacturers |
| POI | point of interest |
| RAM | regional air mobility |
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| ROI | return on investment |
| SMART | Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation |
| SMS | Safety Management System |
| SOP | standard operating procedures |
| STEM | science, technology, engineering, and math |
| STIC | State Transportation Innovation Council |
| TxDOT | Texas Department of Transportation |
| U.S.C. | United States Code |
| UAM | urban air mobility |
| UAS | uncrewed aircraft systems |
| UAV | uncrewed aerial vehicle |
| UDOT | Utah Department of Transportation |
| UPS | United Parcel Service |
| UTM | unmanned traffic management |
| VTOL | vertical takeoff and landing |
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Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications:
| A4A | Airlines for America |
| AAAE | American Association of Airport Executives |
| AASHO | American Association of State Highway Officials |
| AASHTO | American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
| ACI–NA | Airports Council International–North America |
| ACRP | Airport Cooperative Research Program |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| APTA | American Public Transportation Association |
| ASCE | American Society of Civil Engineers |
| ASME | American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| ATA | American Trucking Associations |
| CTAA | Community Transportation Association of America |
| CTBSSP | Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program |
| DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| FAST | Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (2015) |
| FHWA | Federal Highway Administration |
| FMCSA | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
| FRA | Federal Railroad Administration |
| FTA | Federal Transit Administration |
| GHSA | Governors Highway Safety Association |
| HMCRP | Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| ISTEA | Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 |
| ITE | Institute of Transportation Engineers |
| MAP-21 | Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012) |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NASAO | National Association of State Aviation Officials |
| NCFRP | National Cooperative Freight Research Program |
| NCHRP | National Cooperative Highway Research Program |
| NHTSA | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| NTSB | National Transportation Safety Board |
| PHMSA | Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration |
| RITA | Research and Innovative Technology Administration |
| SAE | Society of Automotive Engineers |
| SAFETEA-LU | Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005) |
| TCRP | Transit Cooperative Research Program |
| TEA-21 | Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (1998) |
| TRB | Transportation Research Board |
| TSA | Transportation Security Administration |
| U.S. DOT | United States Department of Transportation |
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