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Suggested Citation:"Appendix I List of Acronyms." National Research Council. 2006. Learning to Think Spatially. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11019.
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Appendix I
List of Acronyms


ADL

Alexandria Digital Library

AEJEE

Arc Explorer Java Edition for Education

API

application program interface

ATP

Authorizing Teaching Program

AVS

Advanced Visualization System


BGRG

Berkeley Geo-Research Group


CAD

computer-assisted design

CAH

congenital adrenal hyperplasia

CIPE

Center for Image Processing in Education

CoVIS

Collaborative Visualization Project

CSS

car safety seat


DEM

digital elevation model

DLESE

Digital Library for Earth System Education

DRG

digital raster graphic

DX

Data Explorer


EAST

Environmental and Spatial Technology

EdGIS

Educational Applications of GIS

EEG

Electroencephalogram

ESIC

Earth Science Information Center; Extending Scientific Inquiry through Collaborative

ESIP

Earth Science Information Partner

ESRI

Environmental Systems Research Institute

ESSIP

Earth System Science Internet Project

Suggested Citation:"Appendix I List of Acronyms." National Research Council. 2006. Learning to Think Spatially. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11019.
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fMRI

functional magnetic resource imaging


GIS

geographic information system, geographic information science

GPS

global positioning system

GRASS

Geographic Resources Analysis Support System

GUI

Graphical User Interface


H-R

Hertzsprung-Russell


IMR

infant mortality rates

IP

Internet protocol

IT

information technology

IVNS

in-vehicle navigation system


Kan CRN

Kansas Collaborative Research Network


LAN

local area network

LCD

liquid crystal display


MRI

magnetic resource imaging

MyCOE

My Community, Our Earth


NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NCAR

National Center for Atmosphere Research

NCES

National Center for Education Statistics

NCGIA

National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis

NGS

National Geographic Society

NRC

National Research Council

NSF

National Science Foundation


PDA

Personal Digital Assistant

PGS

Personal Guidance System


RRRC

Red River Regional Council


SCANS

Secretary of Labor’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills

SEP

Secondary Education Project

SL

Spatial Language

SMOG

Simple Measure of Gobbledygook

SPC

State Plane Coordinate

SPCS

State Plane Coordinate System

SSST

Support Systems for Spatial Thinking


TERC

Technology in Education Research Consortium

TIMSS

Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study

TOC

Table of Contents

T-S

Diagrams Temperature-Salinity Diagrams

Suggested Citation:"Appendix I List of Acronyms." National Research Council. 2006. Learning to Think Spatially. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11019.
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UCGIS

University Consortium for Geographic Information Science

USGS

U.S. Geological Survey

UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator


VAR

value added reseller

VisEarth

Visualizing Earth

VISIT

Visual Immersion in Science Inquiry for Teachers

VISM

Visualizations in Science and Mathematics


WAN

wide area network

WHO

World Health Organization

WIMP

windows, icons, menus, and pointers

WRI

World Resources Institute

Suggested Citation:"Appendix I List of Acronyms." National Research Council. 2006. Learning to Think Spatially. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11019.
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Learning to Think Spatially examines how spatial thinking might be incorporated into existing standards-based instruction across the school curriculum. Spatial thinking must be recognized as a fundamental part of K–12 education and as an integrator and a facilitator for problem solving across the curriculum. With advances in computing technologies and the increasing availability of geospatial data, spatial thinking will play a significant role in the information-based economy of the twenty-first century. Using appropriately designed support systems tailored to the K–12 context, spatial thinking can be taught formally to all students. A geographic information system (GIS) offers one example of a high-technology support system that can enable students and teachers to practice and apply spatial thinking in many areas of the curriculum.

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