Appendix E Acronyms and Initialisms
ASCS
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
BLM
Bureau of Land Management
C-CAP
Coastal Change and Analysis Program
DEM
Digital Elevation Model
DLG
Digital Line Graphs
DOI
Department of the Interior
DOQ
Digital Orthophoto Quadrangle
DOT
Department of Transportation
DRG
Digital Raster Graphics
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
ESPI
Environmental Systems Research Institute
FDLP
Federal Depository Library Program
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FGDC
Federal Geographic Data Committee
GAO
General Accounting Office
GCDB
Geographic Coordinate Database
GIS
Geographic Information System
GNIS
Geographic Names Information System
GPO
Government Printing Office
GPS
Global Positioning System
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
MAF
Master Address File
MSC
Mapping Science Committee
NAD 83
North American Datum of 1983
NAPA
National Academy of Public Administration
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NAVD
88 North American Vertical Datum of 1988
NCGIA
National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis
NDCDB
National Digital Cartographic Data Base
NDOP
National Digital Orthophoto Program
NILS
National Integrated Land System
NIMA
National Imagery and Mapping Agency
NMD
National Mapping Division
NMP
National Mapping Program
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NRC
National Research Council
NRCan
Natural Resources Canada
NRCS
Natural Resources Conservation Service
NSDI
National Spatial Data Infrastructure
NSGIC
National States Geographic Information Council
OGC
Open GIS Consortium
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
TIGER
Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture
USGS
United States Geological Survey