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Suggested Citation: "Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Tools and Technology for Roadside Vegetation Asset Management: A Guide. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29247.

Abbreviations

AI

Artificial intelligence

AMG

Automated machine guidance

AR

Augmented Reality

ATI

Annual Tree Inspection

AVL

Automatic vehicle locator

BIL

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

BIM

Building information modeling

BIM41

Building Information Modeling for Infrastructure Initiative Implementation Plan

CAD software

Computer-aided design software

Caltrans

California Department of Transportation

CAPTI

Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure

COTS software

Commercial off-the-shelf software

DNR

Department of Natural Resources

DOT

Department of Transportation

DRISI

Division of Research, Innovation and System Information

DRG

Davey Resource Group

DTSD

Division of Transportation System Development

EIMS

Enterprise Information Management System

EIS

Environmental impact statement

Esri

Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.

FIRS

Financial Reporting System

GIS

Geographic information system

GPS

Global positioning system

GPS/AVL

Global positioning system/automatic vehicle locator

HATS

Highway Activity Tracking System

HMM

Highway Maintenance Manual

IIJA

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

IMMS

Integrated Maintenance Management System

IRVM

Integrated roadside vegetation management

IT

Information technology

IVM

Integrated vegetation management

IVMP

Integrated Vegetation Management Plan

LiDAR

Light detection and ranging

MAP

Maintenance Accountability Program

MMS

Maintenance Management System

Monarch CCAA

Monarch Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances

ODOT

Ohio Department of Transportation

Suggested Citation: "Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Tools and Technology for Roadside Vegetation Asset Management: A Guide. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29247.

OTS

Off-the-shelf

PCCA software

Proprietary Configurations of Commercially Available software

PGR

Plant growth regulator

PUSR

Pesticide Use Summary Report

QA/QC

Quality Assurance and Quality Control

RFP

Request for Proposal

RIVM

Roadside integrated vegetation management

RLAM

Roadside landscape asset management

ROW

Right-of-way

RPP

Roadside Preservation Program

RVAM

Roadside vegetation asset management

SHSMP

State Highway System Management Plans

SHOPP

State Highway Operations and Protection Program

T&E species

Threatened and Endangered species

TAMP

Transportation Asset Management Plan

TAMS

Transportation Asset Management System

TDEC

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

TDOT

Tennessee Department of Transportation

TIMS

Transportation Information Mapping System

TRAM

TDOT Roadside Asset Map

UAV

Unmanned aerial vehicle

USFWS

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

WisDOT

Wisconsin Department of Transportation

WSDOT

Washington State Department of Transportation

Suggested Citation: "Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Tools and Technology for Roadside Vegetation Asset Management: A Guide. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29247.
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Suggested Citation: "Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Tools and Technology for Roadside Vegetation Asset Management: A Guide. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29247.
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