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Community and Quality of Life: Data Needs for Informed Decision Making (2002)
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR)

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GNP

Gross National Product

GPI

Genuine Progress Indicator

GWA

Greater Wasatch Area


HUD

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development


IRIS

Integrated Risk Information System (EPA)

ISTEA

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act

ITDB

Intermodal Transportation Database (DOT)


LEM

Location Efficient Mortgage


MAUP

Modifiable area unit problem

MPO

Metropolitan planning organizations


NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement

NCSS

National Cooperative Soil Survey Program (NRCS)

NEPA

National Environmental Policy Act

NHD

National Hydrography Dataset

NOx

Nitric oxides

NRC

National Research Council

NRCS

Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA)

NSDI

National Spatial Data Infrastructure

NWI

National Wetlands Inventory (FWS)

NWIS

National Water Information System (USGS)


QGET

Quality Growth Efficiency Tools


REIS

Regional Economic Information System

RF3

Reach File 3 (EPA)

R-Maps

Research Maps (HUD)


SDI Group

U.S. Interagency Working Group on Sustainable Development Indicators

SSURGO

Soil Survey Geographic database (NRCS)


TEA-21

Transportation and Equity Act for the Twenty-First Century


USDA

U.S. Department of Agriculture

USFS

United States Forest Service

USGCRP

U.S. Global Charge Research Program

USGS

U.S. Geological Survey

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