ACRONYMS
ASCS
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
BAS
Boundary and Annexation Survey, Bureau of the Census
CD-ROM
Compact disk, read only memory
DEM
Digital Elevation Matrix
DOQ
Digital Orthophoto Quarterquad
DTM
Digital Terrain Model
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FGDC
Federal Geographic Data Committee
FIPS
Federal Information Processing Standard
GIS
Geographic Information Systems
GPS
Global Positioning System
MSC
Mapping Science Committee
NAD-83
North American Datum of 1983
NAVD-88
North American Vertical Datum of 1988
NGS
National Geodetic Survey, NOAA
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
NRI
National Resource Inventory
NSDI
National Spatial Data Infrastructure
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
PLSS
Public Land Survey System
SCS
Soil Conservation Service. USDA
SCSD
Street Centerline Spatial Data Bases
SDTS
Spatial Data Transfer Standard
TIGER
Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing system
TIN
Triangulated Irregular Network
USDA
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USGS
U.S. Geological Survey, DOI
