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A Geospatial Framework for the Coastal Zone: National Needs for Coastal Mapping and Charting
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FGDC
Federal Geographic Data Committee
FIRMS
Flood Insurance Rate Maps
FTE
Full-time Equivalent
FWS
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
GEODAS
Geophysical Data System
GIDB
Geospatial Information Database
GIS
Geographic Information System(s)
GPS
Global Positioning System
HAB
Harmful Algal Bloom
HYSAS
Hydrographic Source and Assessment System
IMO
International Maritime Organization
IMU
Inertial Measurement Unit
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
LIDAR
Light Detection and Ranging
LNM
Local Notice to Mariners
MHHW
Mean Higher High Water
MHW
Mean High Water
MLLW
Mean Lower Low Water
MLW
Mean Low Water
MMS
Minerals Management Service
MSL
Mean Sea Level
NAD
North American Datum
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAVD
North American Vertical Datum
NESDIS
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
NGA
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (formerly National Imagery and Mapping Agency)