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GIS – Geographic Information System
AVHRR – Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
CAD – Computer Aided Drafting
COP – Common Operational Picture
DEM – Digital Elevation Model
CaGIS – Cartography and Geographic Information Society
ESDA – Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis
IDV – Integrated Data Viewer
MIDAS – Mapping Display and Analysis System
IAG – International Association of Geodesy
DNC – Digital Nautical Chart
GDAL – Geospatial Data Abstraction Library
NACS – Natural Area Coding System
EGM – Earth Gravitational Model
LiDAR – Light Detection and Ranging
ILRS – International Laser Ranging Service
ERDAS – Earth Resources Data Analysis System
ITD – Interim Terrain Data
SDSS – Spatial Decision Support System
MMU – Minimum Mapping Unit
LIS – Land Information System
EPS – Encapsulated PostScript
PGIS – Participatory Geographic Information Systems
GPS – Global Positioning System
ICGEM – Internationl Centre for Global Earth Models
GCF – Geodetic Control Framework
KML – Keyhole Markup Language
WFS – Web Feature Service
MAUP – Modifiable Areal Unit Problem
ILWIS – Integrated Land and Water Information System
SIM – Spatial Information Management
NOAA – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
LISA – Local Indicators of Spatial Association
GISci – Geographic Information Science
DTM Digital Terrain Model
MOSS Map Overlay and Statistical System
VGI – Volunteered Geographic Information
GeoCMS – Geospatial Content Management System
UTM – Universal Transverse Mercator
DBMS – Database Management System
HRSI – High Resolution Satellite Imagery
TAS Terrain Analysis System
IMU – Inertial Measurement Unit
NAC – Natural Area Code
GPX – GPS Exchange Format
GEOINT – Geospatial intelligence
NSRS – National Spatial Reference System
MBR – Minimum Bounding Rectangle
SLR – Satellite Laser Ranging
GCS – Geographic Coordinate System
