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Appendix A - Acronyms
Pages 61-64

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... Car Location Messaging COTS Commercial-off-the-Shelf CPM Computational Pipeline Monitoring CVSA Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance DC Direct Current DGPS Differential Global Positioning System DHS Department of Homeland Security DIOD Differential Impedance Obstacle Detection DOD U.S. Department of Defense DOE U.S.
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From page 62...
... DSRC Distributed Short Range Communications DTTS Defense Transportation Tracking System ECM Engine Control Module ECP Electronically Controlled Pneumatic (train brakes) EDI Electronic Data Interchange EGPS Enhanced Global Positioning System EHC Especially Hazardous Cargo EMS Energy Management System EPA Environmental Protection Agency ERA European Research Area EV Electric Vehicle FAA Federal Aviation Administration FCC Federal Communications Commission FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FRSGP Freight Rail Security Grant Program GCOR General Code of Operating Rules GHG Greenhouse Gas GHz Gigahertz GIS Geographic Information System GLS Global Locating System GPR Ground Penetrating Radar GPRS General Packet Radio Service GPS Global Positioning System GSM Global System for Mobile Communications GSM-R Global System for Mobile Communications-Railway Hazmat Hazardous Materials HF High Frequency HM-ACCESS Hazardous Materials-Automated Cargo Communications for Efficient and Safe Shipments HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program HRCQ Highway Route Controlled Quantities HSSM Highway Security-Sensitive Materials HTUA High-Threat Urban Area HVAC Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency IAPA International Airline Pilots Association IATA International Air Transport Association ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization ID Identification or Identification Number IED Improvised Explosive Device IEEE Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineering IFF Identification Friend or Foe InteRRIS® Integrated Railway Remote Information Service IR Infrared IRRIS Intelligent Road/Rail Information Service ISIS Integrated Surveillance Intelligent Systems ISD Inherently Safer Design IST Inherently Safer Technologies IT Information Technology ITS Intelligent Transportation Systems 62
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From page 63...
... DOT) OREIS Operation Respond Emergency Information System OSM Other Sensitive Material PAWVSS Port Area Waterside Video Surveillance System PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PIG Pipeline Inspection Gauge PIH Poison Inhalation Hazard PSAP Public Safety Answering Point PSI Pounds per Square Inch PTC Positive Train Control R&D Research & Development RF Radio Frequency RFID Radio Frequency Identification RMSA Remotely Monitored Sealing Array ROI Return on Investment RSIA Rail Safety Improvement Act RSSI Received Signal Strength Indication RVSS Remote Video Surveillance Systems RWIS Road Weather Information System SAI Security Action Item(s)
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From page 64...
... SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition SCC Stress Corrosion Cracking SME Subject Matter Expert SOLAS International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea SoOP Signals of Opportunity SSP Secure Sensor Platform TAD Trackside Acoustic Detector TIH Toxic Inhalation Hazard TPD Truck Performance Detector TRANSCOM U.S. Transportation Command TRB Transportation Research Board TRIS Transportation Research Information Services TRKC Transport Research Knowledge Centre TRL Technology Readiness Level TSA Transportation Security Administration TSNM TSA Transportation Sector Network Management TTCI Transportation Technology Center, Inc.
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