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AM/FM Automated Mapping/Facilities Management (an association)
BLM Bureau of Land Management
DLG Digital Line Graph DOQ Digital Orthophoto Quarterquad
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
FGDC Federal Geographic Data Committee FIPS Federal Information Processing Standard FWS Fish and Wildlife Service
GCDB Geographic Coordinate Data Base GIS Geographic Information Systems GPS Global Positioning System
IVHS Intelligent Vehicle Highway System
MOU Memorandum of Understanding MSC Mapping Science Committee
NASIRE National Association of State Information Resource Executives NII National Information Infrastructure NGS National Geodetic Survey, NOAA NMD National Mapping Division, USGS NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NSDI National Spatial Data Infrastructure NSGIC National States Geographic Information Council
OMB Office of Management and Budget
SCS Soil Conservation Service SCWRC South Carolina Water Resources Commission SDNR State Department of Natural Resources SDTS Spatial Data Transfer Standard SEPA State Environmental Protection Agency SIPC State Information Policy Consortium SMAC State Mapping Advisory Committee SSURGO Soil Survey Geographic Data base
USGS United States Geological Survey
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Cooperation and partnerships for spatial data activities among the federal government, state and local governments, and the private sector will be essential for the development of a robust National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). This book addresses the nature of these partnerships and examines factors that could optimize their success.

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