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FUTURE ROLES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
GIS
geographic information system
GLONASS
Global Navigation Satellite System
GPS
Global Positioning System
IABIN
Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network
IRIS
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
ISC
International Seismic Centre
MMS
Minerals Management Service
NABIN
North American Biodiversity Information Network
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAWQA
National Water Quality Assessment Program
NBII
National Biological Information Infrastructure
NBS
National Biological Service
NCGMP
National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program
NEHRP
National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program
NEIC
National Earthquake Information Center
NIH
National Institutes of Health
NMD
National Mapping Division
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPS
National Park Service
NRC
National Research Council
NSDI
National Spatial Data Infrastructure
NSF
National Science Foundation
NSN
National Seismic Network
NWS
National Weather Service
OFDA
Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID)
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPM
Office of Personnel Management
PCAST
President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology