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Learning To Think Spatially Appendix I List of Acronyms ADL Alexandria Digital Library AEJEE Arc Explorer Java Edition for Education API application program interface ATP Authorizing Teaching Program AVS Advanced Visualization System BGRG Berkeley Geo-Research Group CAD computer-assisted design CAH congenital adrenal hyperplasia CIPE Center for Image Processing in Education CoVIS Collaborative Visualization Project CSS car safety seat DEM digital elevation model DLESE Digital Library for Earth System Education DRG digital raster graphic DX Data Explorer EAST Environmental and Spatial Technology EdGIS Educational Applications of GIS EEG Electroencephalogram ESIC Earth Science Information Center; Extending Scientific Inquiry through Collaborative ESIP Earth Science Information Partner ESRI Environmental Systems Research Institute ESSIP Earth System Science Internet Project

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