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Forum on NOAA's National Spatial Reference System (1994)
Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources (CGER)

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. "ACRONYMS." Forum on NOAA's National Spatial Reference System. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1994.

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Forum on NOAA's National Spatial Reference System

Acronyms

AM/FM

Automated Mapping/Facilities Management International

CBN

Cooperative Base Network

COE

Corps of Engineers

COG

Committee on Geodesy

CORS

Continuously Operating Reference Stations

DMA

Defense Mapping Agency

DOD

Department of Defense

FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

FBN

Federal Base Network

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Administration

GIS

Geographic Information Systems

GPS

Global Positioning System

IVHS

Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NAVD 88

North American Vertical Datum of 1988

NGRS

National Geodetic Reference System

NGS

National Geodetic Survey

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOS

National Ocean Service

NPS

National Positioning Service

NRC

National Research Council

NSDI

National Spatial Data Infrastructure

NSRS

National Spatial Reference System

UDN

User Densification Network

USGS

United States Geological Survey

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