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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