Download - LIST OF ACRONYMS-NASA.gov 07-20-14
ACRONYM LIST: NASA WEBSITE (1396 Total)
SOURCE: SOURCE: www.earthdata.nasa.gov/esdis/esdis-acronym-list
Captured: 07/20/14
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AcronymTitle/NameDefinition
3ROXThree Rivers Optical Exchange
3SSmall Satellite System, Suite de Systeme SPOT, SPOT Successor System
ABack to top
AAOEAirborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment
AATSRAdvanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer
ACCESSAdvancing Collaborative Connections for Earth System Science program
ACRActive Cavity Radiometer
ACRIMActive Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor
ACRIMSATActive Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor Satellite
ACRS/TLASAutomated Conflict Resolution System/TDRSS Look Angle System
ACSIAmerican Customer Satisfaction Index
ACTSAdvanced Communication Technology Satellite
ADCAffiliated Data Center
ADEOAdvanced Earth Observing Satellite
ADEOSAdvanced Earth Observing System
ADMAtmospherics Dynamics Mission
ADNASTER Data Network
ADRGARC-Digitized Raster Graphics
ADS40Airborne Digital Sensor 40
ADSLAsymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
ADURDArchiving, Distribution and User Services Requirements in EOSDIS
AEBAgencia Espacial Brasileira
AEM-2Application Explorer Mission-2
AERIAtmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer
AERONETAerosol Robotic Network
AESAtmospheric Environmental Service
AESICSASTER Emergency Scheduling Interface and Control System
AGIAdvanced Global Imager
AGSAlaska Ground Station
AGUAmerican Geophysical Union
AHAPAlaska High-Altitude aerial Photography
AIAAAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
AIMsAfricover Interpretation and Mapping System
AIMSAirborne Integrated Mapping System
AIRAirborne Imaging Radar
AirMISRAirborne Multi-Angle Imaging Spectroradiometer
AIRSAtmospheric Infrared Sounder
AIRSARAircraft Synthetic Aperture Radar
ALEXISArray of Low Energy X-Ray Imaging Sensors
ALIAdvanced Land Imager
ALOSAdvanced Land Observation Satellite
ALSAerial (Airborne) Laser Scanning
ALTMAirborne Laser Terrain Mapper
ALTMSAirborne Lidar Topographic Mapping System
AMAutomated Mapping
AM/FMAutomated Mapping/Facilities Management
AMI SARActive Microwave Imager Synthetic Aperture Radar
AMPRAdvanced Microwave Precipitation Radiometer
AMPSAutomatic Mapping and Planning System
AMRAltimetry Microwave Radiometer
AMRIRAdvanced Medium Resolution Imaging Radiometer
AMSAmerican Meteorological Society
AMSDAdjusted Mapping Support Data
AMSRAdvanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
AMSR-CUAdvanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Control Unit
AMSR-EAdvanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS
AMSR-SUAdvanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Sensor Unit
AMSUAdvanced Microwave Sounding Unit
AMSU-A1AMSU-A1 Module - Receives V and W Band Frequencies on Channels 3-15
AMSU-A2AMSU-A2 Module - Receives K and Ka Band Frequencies on Channels 1 & 2
AMSU-BAdvanced Microwave Sounding Unit-B (Earlier MHS, Became HSB)
AMTSAdvanced Moisture and Temperature Sounder
ANGeArchive Next Generation
ANOVAAnalysis of Variance
AOAnnouncement of Opportunity
AOIPSAtmospheric and Oceanographic Image Processing System
AOLAirborne Oceanographic Lidar
AOSASTER Operation Segment
AOSPAdvanced On-Board Signal Processor
APANAsia Pacific Area Network
APARAbsorbed Photosynthetic Active Radiation
APCMAerial Photography Contract Management System
APIApplication programming interface
APIDApplication Process Identifier
APTAutomatic Picture Transmission
AQTAssociation Qubecoise de Tldtection
ARAAtmospheric Radiation Analysis
ARB48" Lidar Aerosol Reserach Branch
ARCAmes Research Center
ARESEARM (Atmospheric Radiation Measurement) Enhanced Shortwave Experiment
ARGOSArgos Data Collection and Position Location System
ARINAmerican Registry of Internet Names
ARISTOTELESApplications and Research Involving Space Technologies Observing The Earths' field from Low Earth orbiting Satellite
ARMSATAtmospheric Radiation Measurement Satellite
ARVIAtmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index
ASAccess Subgroup (Part of CEOS-WGISS)
ASARAdvanced Synthetic Aperture Radar
ASASAdvanced Solid-State Array Spectrometer
ASCAgence Spatiale Canadienne
ASCAAdvanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics
ASCATAdvanced Scatterometer
ASCIEAmerican Standard Code for Information Exchange
ASCIIAmerican Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASDCAtmospheric Science Data Center (Langley Research Center)
ASFAlaska Satellite Facility
ASF SDCAlaska Satellite Facility SAR Data Center (DAAC)
ASFUWGASF User Working Group
ASIAgenzia Spaziale Italiana (Italian Space Agency)
ASPAlaska SAR Processor
ASTERAdvanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer
ASTGTMASTER Global DEM
ATBDAlgorithm Theoretical Basis Document
ATDRSSAdvanced Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
ATESAlcatel Espace Systems
ATLASAdvanced Thermal and Land Applications Sensor
ATLIDATmospheric LIDar
ATMAsynchronous Transfer Mode
ATMOSAtmospheric Observations Satellite (Trace Molecules Observed by Spectroscopy)
ATOSTAtlantic - THORpex Observing System Test
ATR1Automatic Target Recognition Module (Leica)
ATSAdvanced Technology Satellite
ATSRAlong Track Scanning Radiometer (ESA ERS)
AVHRRAdvanced Very High-Resolution Radiometer
AVHRR GACAVHRR Global Coverage Area
AVHRR LACAVHRR Local Area Coverage
AVIRISAirborne Visible and Infrared Imaging Spectrometer
AVISAirborne Vegetation Index Sensor
AVNIRAdvanced Visible and Near-Infrared Radiometer
AWARE
A tool for monitoring and forecasting Available WAter REsource in
mountain environment
AWiFSAdvanced Wide Field Sensor
AWOTSAutomated Wallops Orbital Tracking Station
BBack to top
BGPBoundary Gateway Protocol
BIHBureau International de lHeure
BIPMBureau International des Poids et Mesures
BNSCBritish National Space Centre (UK)
BRDFBi-directional Reflectance Distribution Function
BUFRBinary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data
BWCBandwidth Compression
BWEBandwidth Expansion
CBack to top
C5/6Collection 5/6 MODIS data
C-MARECentral Mediterranean Aerosol and Radiation Experiment
C-STARConically Scanning Two-Look Airborne Radiometer
CADUChannel Access Data Units
CAL WGCalibration Working Group
CAL/VALCalibration/Validation
CALIOPCloud-Aerosol LIdar and with Orthogonal Polarization
CALIPSOCloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation
CalRENCalifornia Research and Education Network
CALSCloud and Aerosol Lidar System
CAMEXConvection and Moisture Experiment
CBERSChina-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite Program
CCBConfiguration Control Board
CCDCharged Coupled Device
CCRSCanada Centre for Remote Sensing
CCSDSConsultative Committee for Space Data Systems
CDASCommand and Data Acquisition Station
CDBCommand Data Block
CDDISCrustal Dynamics Data Information System
CDFCommon Data Format
CDIACCarbon Dioxide Information and Analysis Center (DOE/ORNL)
CDMSCryospheric Data Management System (NSIDC)
CDRCCIESIN Data and Research Center
CEESCommittee on Environment and Natural Resources Research
CEMSCSCentral Environmental Monitoring Satellite Computer System (NOAA)
CEMSDSCentral Environmental Satellite Data System
CEOEuropean Centre for Earth Observation
CEOSCommittee on Earth Observation Satellites
CEOSWGD/CSCEOS Working Group on Data, Catalog Subgroup
CERESClouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System
CESAConical Earth Sensor Assembly
CESBIOCentre d tudes Spatiales de la Biosphre (France)
CESDISCenter for Excellence in Space Data and Information Sciences (GSFC)
CFCChlorofluorocarbon
CFIClaes Fornell International
CIESINConsortium for International Earth Science Information Network
CINTEXCEOS Catalogue Interoperability Experiment
CIRColor Infrared
CIRSComposition Infrared Spectrometer
CISCryogenic Interferometer Spectrometer
CIWGCatalog Interoperability Working Group
CLCommand Language
CLAESCryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer
CLAMSCheasapeake Lighthouse and Aircraft Measurements for Satellites
CLCCORINE Land Cover
CLCWCommand Link Control Word
CMConfiguration Management
CMGClimate modeling grid
CMISConical Scanning Microwave Imager/Sounder
CMOConfiguration Management Office
CNESCentre National dtudes Spatiales (France)
CNRConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Italy)
CNRSCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France)
COContracting Officer
COAREContinental Ocean-Atmosphere Regional Experiment
CODMACCommittee on Data Management, Archiving, and Computing
COMMGRCommunications Manager
CONAEComision National de Actividades Espaciales
CONUSConterminous United States
CORINECoordination of Information on Environment
COSConstellation Operations System
COSMICComputer Software Management and Information Center (NASA)
COSMO/SkyMedConstellation of Small satellites for the Mediterranean basin Observation
COSPARCongress for Space Research
COTRContracting Officers Technical Representative
COTSCommercial Off-The Shelf
CPPCloud Photopolarimeter
CPRCloud Profiling Radar
CRCorrelation Radiometer
CrIMSSCross-track Infrared and Advanced Technology Microwave Sounders
CrISCross-track Infrared Sounder
CRISTA/SPASCryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere/ Shuttle Pallet Satellite
CRPCommand Relay Processor
CRSSCanadian Remote Sensing Society
CRYSYSCryospheric System
CSACanadian Space Agency
CSIROCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia)
CSLCCalifornia Space Launch Complex
CSMA/CDCarrier-Sense Multiple-Access With Collision Detection
CVCube Visualization
CVAChange Vector Analysis
CZCSCoastal Zone Color Scanner (Nimbus-7)
DBack to top
DAACDistributed Active Archive Center
DADSData Archive and Distribution System
DAFData Archive Facility
DAIS-1Digital Airborne Imagery System
DARData Acquisition Request
DASData Analysis Subsystem
DASDetailed Activity Schedule
DCNDocument Change Notice
DCSData Collection System
DDLDirect Downlink
DEDSDAAC to EDOS Data Set
DELData Evaluation Laboratory (GSFC)
DEMDigital Elevation Model
DEM-GDigital Elevation Model - Graphic (coordinates)
DEM-PDigital Elevation Model - Planar (coordinates)
DEMEXAlternate name for the ASTER GDEM Explorer
DGDFDigital Geospatial Data Files
DGPSDifferential Global Positioning System; Differential Global Positioning Satellite
DHCPDynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DHFData Handling Facility
DIALDifferential Absorption Lidar
DIFDirectory Interchange Format
difSARDifferential SAR
DIGCATDigital Catalogue
DIGESTDigital Geographic Information Exchange Standard
DISCData and Information Services Center
DLGDigital Line Graph
DLRDeutsches Zentrum fr Luft- und Raumfahrt (German Aerospace Agency)
DLSDynamic Limb Sounder
DMODEM and Orthorectified
DMSPDefense Meteorological Satellite Program
DMZDemilitarized Zone
DNSDomain Name Service
DOCDepartment of Commerce
DoDDepartment of Defense
DOEDepartment of Energy
DOIDigital Object Identifier
DOPLIDDoppler Lidar
DOQDigital Orthophoto Quadrangle
DORISDoppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated By Satellite
DOSDepartment of State
DPRDual Precipitation Radar
DRGDigital Raster Graphic
DRSSData Relay Satellite System
DTEDDigital Terrain Elevation Data
DTMDigital Terrain Model
DUEDAAC Unique Extension
DWLDoppler Wind Lidar
DWSDoppler Wind Sensor
EBack to top
E-ISATEOSDIS Internet Security Assessment Team
E-LIDARExperimental Lidar
EARLSeLEuropean Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories
EarthCAREEarth Clouds Aerosols and Radiation Explorer
EASElectrical Accommodation Subsystem (Terra AM-1)
EBnetEOSDIS Backbone network
EBSEOS Broadcast Stations
ECEuropean Community
ECAEarth Central Angle
ECCEarthdata Code Collaborative
ECEEarthdata Collaboration Environment
ECHOEOS Clearing House
ECMPECS Configuration Management Plan
ECMWFEuropean Center for Medium-range Weather Forecasting
ECOMEOSDIS Communications System
ECRBEOS Configuration Review Board
ECRBEMOS Configuration Review Board
ECRSESDIS Consolidated Requirements System
ECSEOSDIS Core System
ECSSEOS Common Spacecraft Specification
ECSTVPECS Test and Verification Procedures
ECSVDBECS Verification Database
ECTEOS Compatibility Test
ED50European Datum 1950
EDCEarth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Data Center (USGS)
EDFECS Development Facility
EDGEOS Data Gateway (V0 Client Replacement of B0SOT)
EDGRSEarth Data Gathering and Reporting System
EDHSECS Data Handling System
EDMAESDIS Data Model Analysis
EDOCSEOS Data Operations and Communications System
EDOSEOS Data and Operations System
EDSExpedited Data Sets
EDUEDOS Data Unit
EEEarth Explorer
EECFEarthnet ERS-1 Central Facility
EEIDEOSDIS External Interface Document
EERExternal Engineering Review
EETSEOS Electronic Transfer System
EGSEOS Ground Station
EGTEOSDIS Ground Terminal
EGTSEOS Ground Test System
EINECS Identification Number
EIONETEuropean Environment Information and Observation Network
EITEOSDIS Integration Team
EITSOESDIS Information Technology Security Official
ELANOREarth Limb And Nadir Operational Retrieval
ELVExpendable Launch Vehicle
EMACCEOS Multiple Applications Control Center
EMDEOSDIS Core System Maintenance and Development
EMEECS Maintenance Environment
EMISEDOS Management Information System
EMLSEOS Microwave Limb Sounder
EMOCEOSDIS Mission Operations Center
EMOSEOS Mission Operations System
EMOWGEOS Mission Operations Working Group
EMSESDIS Metrics System
EMSnEOS Mission Support network
ENMCEnterprise Network Management Center
ENSOEl Nino Southern Oscillation
ENVISATEnvironmental Satellite
EOEarth Observation
EO-1Earth Orbiter-1
EO-ICWGEarth Observations International Coordination Working Group
EOCEOS Operations Center
EOCCEOS Operations and Control Center
EOISEarth Observation Information System
EOPEDOS Operation Protocol
EOPSERBE Operational Processing System (LaRC)
EORCEarth Observation Research Center
EOSEarth Observing System
EOS AEROEOS Aerosol Mission
EOS ALTEOS Altimetry Mission
EOS AMEarth Observing System AM or morning crossing (Terra satellite)
EOS CHEMEOS Chemistry Mission
EOS COLOREOS Color Mission
EOS PMEarth Observing System PM or afternoon crossing (Aqua satellite)
EOS-GEarth Observing System - Goddard
EOSATEarth Observing Satellite Company
EOSCEOS Operations Support Capability
EOSDISEarth Observation System Data and Information System
EOSFDSEOS Flight Data System
EOSIWGEOS Investigator Working Group
EOSPEarth Observing Scanning Polarimeter
EOSPSOEOS Project Science Office
EOSSALTEarth Observing Solid-State Radar Altimeter
EOSSMSEOS Space Measurement System
EOSSRPEOS Scientific Research Program
EOTEDOS Operational Timeline
EOWGESDIS Operations Working Group
EPEarth Probe
EPDSEMOS Production Data Set
EPGECS Process Improvement Group
EPGNEOS Polar Ground Network
EPGSEOS Polar Ground Station
EPGSSEarth Observing Polar Ground Station Services
EPOPEuropean Polar-Orbiting Platform
EPSEUMETSAT Polar System
EPTOMSEarth Probe Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer
ER-2Earth Resources NASA research aircraft
ERASTExperimental Research Aircraft Sensor Technology Program
ERBEEarth Radiation Budget Experiment
ERBSEarth Radiation Budget Satellite
ERDASEarth Resources Data Analysis System
ERDETESDIS Requirements Database Engineering Team
ERGEOSDIS Review Group
EROSEarth Resources Observation System
ERPSEOS Real-Time Processing System
ERS-1Earth Remote-sensing Satellite-1
ERSAREarth Resources Synthetic Aperture Radar
ERSDACEarth Remote Sensing Data Analysis Center
ERTS-1Earth Resources Technology Satellite 1
ESAEuropean Space Agency
ESADEarth Science and Applications Data System
ESDDEarth Science Data Directory
ESDISEarth Science Data and Information System
ESDREarth Science Data Record
ESDSWGEarth Science Data System Working Group
ESDTEarth Science Data Type
ESEEarth Sciences Enterprise
ESHEDOS Service Header
ESICEarth Science Information Center
ESIDEOSDIS Systems Interface Document
ESIPFederation of Earth Science Information Partners
ESIPSEOSDIS Science Investigator-Led Processing System
ESMESEOS System Management and Engineering Site
ESMOEarth Science Mission Operations
ESMOSEarth Science Mission Operation System
ESMPECS Schedule Management Plan
ESMRElectronically Scanning Microwave Radiometer
ESNEOSDIS Science Network (ECS) (Replaced By Ebnet)
ESOESDIS Standards Office
ESOCEOSDIS System and Operations Concept (Document)
ESODEarth Science On-Line Directory
ESOOESDIS Science Operations Office
ESQLEarth Science Query Language
ESRINEuropean Space Research Institute (ESA)
ESSAACEarth System Science and Applications Advisory Committee
ESSCEarth System Sciences Committee
ESSEEDOS System Support Environment
ESSIEarth and Space Science Informatics
ESSnEOS Science Support network
ESSOEarth Science Support Office
ESSPEarth Science Systems Program
ESSTEarth Science Search Tool
ESTBEGNOS System Test Bed
ESTECEuropean Space Research and Space Technology Centre (ESA)
ESTOLEOS Standard Text and Operation Language
ETM+Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (Landsat 7)
ETRS89European Terrestrial Reference System 1989
ETSEOS Test System
ETSFEOSDIS Test System Facility
ETTSECS Trouble Ticketing System
EUMETSATEuropean Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
EUMSESDIS User Model Scenario
EVRECS Verification Report
FBack to top
FAQFrequently Asked Questions
FCCSETFederal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering and Technology
FCDASFairbanks Command and Data Acquisition Station
FDFFlight Dynamics Facility
FDSFlight Dynamics System
FEFast Ethernet
FEMAFederal Emergency Management Agency
FEWSFamine Early Warning System
FGDCFederal Geographic Data Committee
FIFEFirst ISLSCP Field Experiment
FIREFirst ISCCP (International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project) Regional Experiment
FIRMSFire Information for Resource Management System
FM-1Flight Model 1 (NASA EOS MODIS)
FOIAFreedom Of Information Act
FORTEFast On-Orbit Recording of Transient Events
FORTRANFORmula TRANslation
FOSFlight Operations Segment (ECS)
FOTFlight Operations Team (ECS)
FOVField of View
FPARFraction of photosynthetically active radiation
FRGPFront Range GigaPOP
FSAFederal Space Agency (Russia)
FSTField Support Terminal
FTPFile Transfer Protocol
FYFiscal Year
GBack to top
G3OSGlobal Terrestrial Observing System
GACGlobal Area Coverage (AVHRR)
GALILEOInformal name of GNSS
GATESGeostationary Advanced Technology Environmental System
GBgigabyte (109)
GBADGround Based Attitude Determination
gbpsGiga bits per second
GCCGoddard Communications Control
GCDCGlobal Change Data Center
GCDISGlobal Change Data and Information System
GCLDCGlobal Change Landsat Data Collection
GCMDGlobal Change Master Directory
GCPsGround Control Points
GDAACGoddard Distributed Active Archive Center
GDAOGoddard [Space Flight Center] Data Assimilation Office
GDASNCEP 1-Degree Global Data Assimilation Model
GDEMGlobal Digital Elevation Model
GDExGlobal Data Explorer
GDRGeophysical Data Record (JPL)
GDSGround Data System
GDS IMSGround Data System Information Management System
GDTGlobal DIgital Topography
GEBAGlobal Energy Budget Archive
GEMIGlobal Environment Monitoring MSAVI
GENESISGlobal Environmental and Ecological Simulation of Interactive Systems
GEOGeosynchronous Earth Orbit
GEOSGoddard Earth Observing System
GEOSSGlobal Earth Observation System of Systems
GeosatNaval Geodetic Satellite
GeoTIFFGeographic Tagged Image File Format
GeoVISGeographic Vector Interpretation System (Africover)
GERISGeophysical Environmental Research Imaging Spectrometer
GESGoddard Earth Sciences
GES DISCGSFC Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center
GESSEPGSFC Earth Space Science Education Project
GEWEXGlobal Energy and Water cycle Experiment
GFCCGlobal Forest Cover Change
GFSGlobal Forecast System
GGIGPS Geoscience Instrument
GHRCGlobal Hydrology Resource Center
GIBSGlobal Imagery Browse Services
GISGeographical Information System
GISIGGeographical Information Systems International Group
GISSGoddard Institute for Space Studies
GLAGoddard Laboratory for Atmospheres
GLASGeoscience Laser Altimeter System
GLASTGamma Ray Large-Area Space Telescope
GLCCGlobal Land Cover Characterization
GLCNGlobal Land Cover Network
GLCTSGlobal Land Cover Test Sites
GLIGlobal Imager (Japan, ADEOS)
GLISGlobal Land Information System
GLLGalileo
GLMGeostationary Meteorological Satellite
GLOBEGlobal Change Observing Mission
GLONASSGlobal'naya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema, Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System (Russia)
GLOSSGlobal Observation Surveillance System
GloVISGlobal Visualizer
GLRSGeoscience Laser Ranging System
GLRS-AGeoscience Laser Ranging System Altimeter
GLRS-RGeoscience Laser Ranging System Ranger
GMAOGlobal Modeling and Assimilation Office
GMLGeography Markup Language
GMSGeostationary Meteorological Satellite
GMSTGreenwich Mean Sidereal Time
GMTGreenwich Mean Time
GMUGeorge Mason University
GNGround Network
GN&CGuidance, Navigation and Control
GN&CSGuidance, Navigation, and Control Subsystem (Terra AM-1)
GNSGEOnet Names Server
GNSSGloba Navigation Satellite System
GOCEGravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer
GOESGeostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
GOFCGlobal Observations of Forest Cover (IGOS)
GOLDGlobal Observation of Land Cover Dynamics
GOMEGlobal Ozone Monitoring Experiment
GOMIGlobal Ozone Monitoring Instrument
GOMOSGlobal Ozone Monitoring by Occultation of Stars
GOMRGlobal Ozone Monitoring Radiometer
GOMSGeostationary Operational Meteorological Satellites
GOPMGoddard Orbital Parameters Message
GOSGeomagnetic Observing System
GPDGoddard Policy Directive (formerly called GMI)
GPGGoddard Procedures and Guidelines
GPIGlobal Precipitation Index
GPPGross Primary Productivity
GPRGround Penetrating Radar
GPROFGoddard PRO Filing algorithm for instantaneous rain retrieval
GPSGlobal Positioning System
GPSDISGlobal Positioning System Data Information System (JPL)
GPSDRGlobal Positioning System Demonstration Receiver
GPSOSGlobal Positioning Sensor Occultation System
GPSRGlobal Positioning Satellite Receiver
GPSSSGlobal Positioning System Sustaining Support
GRACEGravity Recovery And Climate Experiment
GRASSGeographic Resource Analysis Support System
GRDCGlobal Runoff Data Center
GREGeneric Routing Encapsulation
GRS 80Geodetic Reference System of 1980
GRTGround Receipt Time
GS[EOS] Ground System
GSDIGlobal Spatial Data Infrastructure
GSDMGlobal Spatial Data Model
GSDSGlobal Spatial Data System
GSFCGoddard Space Flight Center
GSIFGround Station Interface Facility
GSIPGround Station Interface Processor
GSLVGeosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
GSMGlobal System for Mobile Communication
GTDSGoddard Trajectory Determination System
GTEGlobal Tropospheric Experiment
GTOPO30A global digital elevation model (DEM) with a horizontal grid spacing of 30 arc seconds
GTWAYGateway [for Version 0 interoperability]
GUIGraphical User Interface
GURPGoddard Uncosted Reduction Project
GVGround Validation
GWGateway
HBack to top
HALOEHalogen Occultation Experiment
HCRHDF EOS Configuration Record
HDFHierarchical Data Format
HDF-EOSHierarchical Data Format - Earth Observing System
HDDSHazards Data Distribution System
HEGHDF-EOS to GeoTIFF Conversion Tool
HEOHigh Earth Orbit
HEWHDF-EOS WEB-based subsetter
HGMLHyper Graphics Markup Language (Graphical Alternative to HTML)
HIMSSHigh-Resolution Microwave Spectrometer Sounder (Replaced By MIMR)
HIRDLSHigh Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder
HIRISHigh-Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
HIRRLSHigh-Resolution Research Limb Sounder
HIRSHigh-Resolution Infrared Sounder
HISHigh-Resolution Interferometer Sounder
HPGNHigh-Precision Geodetic Network
HRDFEPHigh Rate Demodulator Front End Processor
HRGHigh-Resolution Geometry (SPOT)
HRPTHigh-Resolution Picture Transmission (AVHRR)
HRVHaute Rsolution dans le Visible (SPOT)
HRVIRHigh Resolution Visible Infrared (scanner)
HSBHumidity Sounder - Brazil (Derivative of AMSU-B, Replacing MHS)
HSIHue, Saturation, Intensity Hyperspectral Imaging Instrument
HTMLHypertext Markup Language
HTTPHypertext Transport Protocol
HYDICEHyperspectral Digital Imagery Collection Experiment
HYMAPAirborne Hyperspectral Imaging
IBack to top
I&CLC2000Image and CORINE Land Cover 2000
I-SIPSICESat Science Investigator-led Processing System
IASIInfrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer
IAUInternational Astronomical Union
IBMInternational Business Machines
ICARTTInternational Consortium for Atmospheric Research on Transport and Transformation
ICCInstrument Control Center
ICDInterface Control Document
ICESatIce, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite
ICFInstrument Control Facility (ECS)
ICMPInternet Control Message Protocol
ICSUInternational Council of Scientific Unions
IDLInteractive Data Language
IEEEInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IELVIntermediate Expendable Launch Vehicle
IEOSInternational Earth Observing System
IERSInternational Earth Rotation Service
IFOVInstantaneous Field of View
IFREMERInstiut Francais de Recherche pour l'Exploration de la Mer
IFSAREInter-ferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar for Elevation
IGACInternational Global Atmospheric Chemistry Program of the IGBP
IGAPInternational Global Aerosol Program
IGARSSIEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
IGBPInternational Geosphere - Biosphere Programme
IGMP-DIS
International GeosphereBiosphere Programme Data and
Information System
IGMPInternet Group Multicast Protocol
IGNInternational Geodetic Network
IGOSIntegrated Global Observing Strategy
IGSICEsat Ground System
IGSTICESat Ground System Test
IKAR-Nscanning microwave radiometer system
IKAR-Pnadir microwave radiometer
ILASImproved Limb Atmospheric Spectrometer
IMGInterferometric Monitor for Greenhouse Gases
IMOCICESat Mission Operations Center
IMSInformation Management System
INPEInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (Brasil)
InSARInterferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar
INSATIndian National Satellite
INSPIREInfrastructure of Spatial Information in the European Community
IntelsatInternational Telecommunications Satellite
IOCICESat Orbit Control Software
IONETInternet Protocol Operational Network
IOTInstrument Operations Team
IPInternet Protocol
IPCCIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPDInformation Processing Division (GSFC)
IPNOCInternet Protocol Network Operations Center
IPOCInternational Partner Operations Center
IPOMSInternational Polar Orbiting Meteorological Satellite Committee
IRInfrared
IRInterim Release
IR&DIndependent Research and Development
IR-RADInfrared Radiometer
IRADIndependent Research And Development
IRCDInterface Requirements Control Document
IRDInterface Requirements Document
IRTSInfrared Temperature Sounder
ISAMSImproved Stratospheric And Mesospheric Sounder
ISASInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science
ISCCPInternational Satellite Cloud Climatology Project
ISDNIntegrated Systems Digital Network
ISFInstrument Support Facility
ISIPSICEsat Science Investigator-Led Processing System
ISIRInfrared Spectral Imaging Radiometer
ISLSCPInternational Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
ISPInternet Service Provider
ISPRSInternational Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
ISROIndian Space Research Organisation
ISSInternational Space Station
ISSNInternational Standard Serial Number
ISTInstrument Support Terminal
ITIRIntermediate Thermal Infrared Radiometer
ITRFInternational Terrestrial Reference Frame
ITRSInternational Terrestrial Rotation Service
IWGInvestigator Working Group
IWGDDInteragency Working Group on Digital Data
IWGDMGCInteragency Working Group on Data Management for Global Change
JBack to top
JAVAJoint Academic Virtual Application
JAXAJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency
JEOCJapan's Earth Observation Center
JEOSJapanese Earth Observing System
JERS-1Japanese Earth Remote-sensing Satellite-1
JGOFSJoint Global Ocean Flux Study
JMAJapan Meteorological Agency
JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory
JPLAIRSARJPL Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar
JPOPJapanese Polar-Orbiting Platform
JRCJoint Research Centre (Italy)
JRC CEOEuropean Commission Joint Research Centre
JSCJohnson Space Center
KBack to top
KKelvin
KARIKorea Aerospace Research Institute
KBkilobyte (103)
KMLKeyhole Markup Language
KNMIRoyal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
KOMPSATKorea Multipurpose Satellite
KSCKennedy Space Center
LBack to top
L0Level 0 (zero)
L0RLevel 0 Release
L1Level 1
L1GLevel 1 Geometrically Corrected
L1RLevel 1 Radiometrically Corrected
L2Level 2
L3Level 3
L4Level 4
LAADSLevel 1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System
LACLocal Area Coverage
LADARLaser Detection and Ranging
LAGEOSLaser Geodynamics Satellite
LAILeaf area index
LAMPLow Altitude Mapping Photogrammetry
LAMPSLaser-scan Automated Map Production System
LANLocal Area Network
LANCELand Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS
LANLLos Alamos National Lab
LandsatLand Remote-Sensing Satellite
LaRC ASDCLangley Research Center Atmospheric Science Data Center
LaRCNETLangley Research Center Network
LARSELaboratory for Applications of Remote Sensing in Ecology
LASELidar Atmospheric Sensing Experiment
LaserLight Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
LaTISLangley Research Center's TRMM Information System
LBSLocation-Based Services
LCCSLand Cover Classification System
LDHFLandsat-7 Data Handling Facility
LDOPELand Data Operational Product Evaluation
LDOSLandsat Data and Operations System
LEOLow Earth Orbit
LERTSLaboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherches en Teledetedion Spatiale
LIDARLIght Detection And Ranging instrument
LIDQALandsat Image Data Quality and Analysis
LIGHTSARLightweight Synthetic Aperture Radar
LIMSLimb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere
LISLightning Imaging Sensor
LITELidar-in-space Technology Experiment
LLCLogical Link Control
LMDLaboratoire de Meteorologie Dynamique
LOGSWGLandsat Operations Ground Segment Working Group
LOSLoss Of Signal
LP DAACLand Processes DAAC
LRLaser Retroreflector
LRPTLow-Resolution Picture Transmission
LRRLLow Rate Return Link
LRSLandsat Recorder System
LSPIMLand-Surface Processes and Interactions Mission
LSRLand Surface Reflectance
LTALong Term Archive
LUTLook Up Table
LWLongwave radiation
LWIRLong-Wave Infrared (spectral region)
LZPLevel Zero Processing
LZPFLevel Zero Processing Facility
LZPSLevel Zero Processing System
LZWLempel Ziv Welch
MBack to top
MAGSATMagnetic Field (Magnetometer) Satellite
ManLanManhattan Landing (high performance exchange point in New York City)
MAPMap Accuracy Programme (Africover)
MAPSMeasurement of Atmospheric Pollution from Satellites
MAPSATMapping Satellite
MASMODIS Airborne Simulator
MASTERMODIS/ASTER Airborne Simulator
MatlabMatrix laboratory
MAXMid-Atlantic Crossroads
MBmegabyte
mbmillibar
MBLAMulti-Beam Laser Altimeter
MCIPMission Critical IP
MCPMeteorological Communications Package
MCSTMODIS Characterization Support Team (EOS)
MEaSUREsMaking Earth System data records for Use in Research Environments
MEBSMODIS Emergency Backup System (EOS)
MEISMultispectral Electrooptical Imaging Sensor
MELVMedium Expendable Launch Vehicle
MEOMiddle Earth Orbit (Satellite)
MERESMineral and Energy Resources Exploration Satellite (Japan)
MERISMedium-Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (ESA Envisat)
MESSRMultispectrum Electronic Self-Scanning Radiometer
METEOSATGeosynchronous Meteorology Satellite (ESA)
METIMinistry of Economy Trade and Industry (Formerly Known As MITI)
METOPMeteorological Operational Weather Satellite
METSATMeteorological Satellite
METSOATEuropean Weather Satellite
MFOVMedium Field of View
MGRSMilitary Grid Reference System
MHSMicrowave Humidity Sounder (EOS)
MHzMegaHertz
MIASMultispectral Image Analysis System
MIDASMultispectral Interactive Data Analysis System
MIMRMultifrequency Imaging Microwave Radiometer
MIPASMichelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding
MIRMultispectral Imaging Radiometer
MIRASMicrowave Imaging Radiometer with Aperture Synthesis (ESA)
MIRIAM/DOPIMir Infrared Atmospheric Measurements/Double Pendulum Interferometer
MISRMulti-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (EOS)
MITIMinistry of International Trade and Industry
MIVISMultispectral Infrared and Visible Imaging Spectrometer
MLSMicrowave Limb Sounder
MMRModular Multi-Band Radiometer
MO&DSDMission Operations and Data Systems Directorate (GSFC Code 500)
MOAMemorandum Of Agreement
MOCMission Operations Center
MODAPSMODIS Adaptive Processing System
MODExtractMODIS Data Pool Extraction Tool
MODISModerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (EOS)
MODIS-NModerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer - Nadir
MODLANDMODIS Land Discipline Group (EOS)
MODSModerate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
MOMSModular Optoelectric Multispectral Scanner
MOPMeteosat Operational Programme
MOPITTMeasurements of Pollution in the Troposphere
MOSMarine Observation Satellite
MOSPFMulticast Open Shortest Path First
MOUMemorandum of Understanding
MP-MPMultipoint-Multipoint Systems
MPPPMulti-Link Point-to-Point Protocol
MPRDModified Proportional Radial Displacement
MPSMission Planning System (ASF)
mradmicroradians
MRIRMedium Resolution Infrared Radiometer (Nimbus)
MrSIDMultiresolution Seamless Image Database
MRTMODIS Reprojection Tool
MRTSwatchMODIS Reprojection Tool for Swath
MRTWebMODIS Reprojection Tool for the Web
msmillisecond
MSASMTSAT Satellite-Based Augmentation Satellite
MSAVIModified Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index
MSCMultispectral Camera
MSFCMarshall Space Flight Center
MSGMeteosat Second Generation (ESA)
MSLMean Sea Level
MSMRMulti-frequency Scanning Microwave Radiometer
MSRMicrowave Scanning Radiometer
MSSMulti-Spectral Scanner (Landsat 1-5)
MSUMicrowave Sounding Unit
MSU-SKMultispectral Optical Scanner
MTFModulation Transfer Function
MTSMeteoroid Technology Satellite (NASA)
MTSATMulti-functional Transport Satellite (Japan)
MTTRMean Time To Recover
MTTRSMean Time To Restore Service
NBack to top
NAALSEDNorth American ASTER Land Surface Emissivity Database
NACPNorth American Carbon Program
NADNorth American Datum
NALNational Aerospace Laboratory of Japan
NALCNorth American Land Characterization
NAMNASA Advisory Manager
NAPPNational Aerial Photography Program
NARSANational Advanced Remote Sensing Applications Program
NARSTONorth American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone
NASNational Academy of Sciences
NASNASA Advisory Council
NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASCOMNASA Communications Network
NASCOPNASA Communications Operating Procedures
NASDANational Space Development Agency (Japan)
NASIRCNASA Automated Systems Incident Response Capabilities
NASTRANNASA Structural Analysis (Program)
NAVSTARNavigation Satellite Timing and Ranging Global Positioning System
NBARNadir BRDF Adjusted Reflectance
NBISNorthern Biosphere Information System
NBSMNational Bureau of Surveying and Mapping (China)
NCARNational Center for Atmospheric Research
NCCNational Cartographic Centre (Iran)
NCDCNational Climatic Data Center (NOAA)
NCDSNASA Climate Data System
NCEPNational Center for Environmental Prediction (NOAA)
NCEP AWCNational Center for Environmental Prediction Air Weather Center
NCFNSSDC Computer Facility
NCGIANational Center for Geographic Information and Analysis
NCSANational Center for Supercomputer Applications
NCSCNational Computer Security Center
NCSLNational Computer Systems Laboratory
NDCSNational Digital Cartographic Standards
NDMCNational Drought Mitigation Center
NDPRNASA Defense Purchase Request
NDVINormalized Difference Vegetation Index
NEDNational Elevation Dataset
NEPPNASA Electronic Parts and Packaging
NERCNational Environmental Research Centre (UK)
NESDDNOAA Earth Science Data Directory
NESDISNational Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NOAA)
NETNational Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
netCDFNetwork Common Data Format
NewDISSNew Data and Information Systems and Services
NEWSNOAAs Earth Watch Service
NEXRADNext Generation Weather Radar
NGDCNational Geophysical Data Center (NOAA); National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
NGDFNational Geospatial Data Files
NGIXNext Generation Internet Exchange
NGMANational Geoscience Mapping Agency (Australia)
NGMBDNational Geologic Map Database (USGS)
NGTNASA Ground Terminal
NGWICNational Ground Water Information Center
NHAPNational High Altitude Photography
NIACNASA Institute for Advanced Concepts
NICNASA Information Center
NICMOSNear-Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer
NIMBUSNASA Meteorological Satellites (1 through 7)
NIRNear Infrared (spectral region)
NISENear Real-Time SSM/I EASE-Grid Daily Global Ice Concentration and Snow Extent
NISNNASA Integrated Services Network
NISSNASA Institutional Support Systems
NITRDNetworking and Information Technology Research and Development
NIXNASA Image Exchange
NLAPSNational Landsat Archive Production System (USGS)
NLCDNational Land Cover Dataset (USGS)
NLDCNASA Landsat Data Collection
NLOSNot Line of Sight
NMASNational Map Accuracy Standards
NMCNational Meteorological Center (NOAA)
NMDNASA Master Directory
NMINASA Management Instruction
NMOSNetwork and Mission Operations Support (NASA Program)
NMOSNASA Management and Operations Support
NMPNew Millenium Program
NNSSNavy Navigational Satellite System
NO2Nitrogen Dioxide
NOAANational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA SAANOAA Satellite Active Archive
NOARLNaval Oceanographic and Atmospheric Research Lab
NOCNetwork Operations Center
NODCNational Oceanographic Data Center (NOAA)
NODSNASA Ocean Data System
NODISNSSDC Online Data and Information Service
NOMCNetwork Operations Management Center
NOSIENODC Ocean Science Information Exchange
NOSSNational Oceanic Satellite System
NOXNorthern Crossroads
NPASNetwork Planning and Analysis System
NPGNASA Procedure and Guidelines
NPOESSNational Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
NPOP-1NASA Polar Orbiting Platform (One)
NPPNPOESS Preparatory Project
NPRNASA Procedural Requirements
NRANASA Research Announcement
NRCNational Research Council
NRDNNOAA Radar Data Network
NRENNational Research and Education Network
NRLNaval Research Laboratory
NRSANational Remote Sensing Agency (India)
NRSCNational Remote Sensing Centre (UK)
NRSCCNational Remote Sensing Centre of China
NRTNear Real-Time
NRTPNear Real-Time Processor
NRTPENear Real-Time Processing Effort
NRTSNear Real-Time System
NSAPNetwork Services Access Point
NSAUNational Space Agency of Ukraine
NSCNorwegian Space Centre
NSCATNASA Scatterometer
NSDSNASA Software Documentation Standard
NSFNational Science Foundation
NSIDCNational Snow and Ice Data Center
NSMNetwork Service Manager
NSNNASA Science Network
NSPKorean National Space Development Plan
NSpCNational Space Council
NSPDNational Space Policy Directive
NSRNISN Service Request
NSRSNational Spatial Reference System (NOAA)
NSSDCNational Space Science Data Center
NSTCNational Space and Technology Council
NSTRNASA Standard Tape Recorder
NTISNational Technical Information Service
NTSNational Topographic Series (Canada); National Topographic System (Canada); Navigation Technology Satellite
NTTFNASA Test and Training Facility
NVAPNASA Water Vapor Project
NVCSNational Vegetation Classification Standard
NWPNumerical Weather Prediction
NWSNational Weather Service (NOAA)
NWS-HRLNWS - Hydrologic Research Laboratory
NWS-RFCNWS - Regional Forecast Center
NWS-RFONWS - River Forecast Office
OBack to top
O3Ozone
OBPGOcean Biology Processing Group
OCDPSOcean Color Data Processing System
OCMOcean Colour Monitor
OCROptical Character Recognition; Optical Character Reader
OCTSOcean Color and Temperature Scanner (Japan, ADEOS)
ODBOrbit Determination Beacon
ODLObject Description Language
ODSOne Day Schedule
OECOptical-Electronic Camera
OGCOpen Geospatial Consortium
OLSOptical Line Scanner
OMBOffice of Management and Budget
OMIOzone Monitoring Instrument
OMISOptical Multichannel Imaging Sensor (NPOESS)
ONVSOzone Near-real-time and Very-fast-delivery System
ORFEOOptical and Radar Federated Earth Observation
ORNLOak Ridge National Laboratory
OSCOrbital Sciences Corporation
OSCAROnline Satellite Catalogue and Request System (NOAA)
OSDPDOffice of Space Data Processing and Distribution (NOAA)
OSFObservation Schedule File
OSMIOcean Scanning Multispectral Imager
OSPFOpen Shortest Path First (Routing Protocol)
OSTAOffice of Space and Terrestrial Applications
OSTMOcean Surface Topography Mission
OSTPOffice of Science and Technology Policy
PBack to top
PACORPacket Processor
PALSARPhased-Array L-band SAR (Japan)
PBpetabyte (1015)
PDRProduct Delivery Record
PDSProduction Data Set
PE&RSPhotogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing (journal)
PFMProto-Flight Model
PGEProduct Generation Exectuable
PGSProduct Generation System
PGSPolar Ground System
PGSProduct Generation System
PHDPolar HDF-EOS Data Imaging and Subsetting
PIPrincipal Investigator
PIMProtocol Independent Multicast
PIPPremium Internet Protocol
PLPublic Law
PLDSPilot Land Data System
P-MPPoint-MultiPoint systems
PMRPressure-Modulated Radiometer
PNNLPacific Northwest National Laboratory
POAMPolar Ozone and Aerosols Mission
POCPoint Of Contact
PO DAACPhysical Oceanography Distribution Active Archive Center
POEMPolar-Orbit Earth Observation Mission
POEMSPositron Electron Magnet Spectrometer
POESPolar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite
POGOPolar-Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
POLARISPhotochemistry of Ozone Loss in the Arctic Region In Summer
POLDERPolarization and Directionality of Earth's Reflectances (CNES, ADEOS)
POLESPolar Exchange at the Sea Surface
POPProgram Operating Plan
POSProduct Order Status
PPPrincipal Point
PPRPhotopolarimeter Radiometer
PPSPrecipitation Processing System
PRPrecipitation Radar (TRMM)
PRAREPrecise Range and Range Rate Equipment
PRAREEPrecise Range and Range Rate Equipment - Extended
PRIRODANature Instrument Model on Russian MIR Station
PRISMPanchromatic Remote Sensing Instrument for Stereo Mapping (Japan); Processes Research by an Imaging Space Mission
PSAProduct Specific Attributes
PSATPredicted Site Acquisition Table
PSLAProject Service Level Agreement
PSLVPolar Satellite Launch Vehicle
PTHPerformance Test Host
PUProcessing Unit
PVPrecision Visuals
PVIPerpendicular Vegetation Index
QBack to top
QAQuality Assurance
QCQuality Control
QOSQuality of Service
QUASARQuality Assurance and Stability Reference
RBack to top
RARadar Altimeter
RADARRAdio Direction And Ranging
RADARSATRadar Satellite
RAMPRadarsat Antarctic Mapping Program
RARReal Aperture Radar
RASARussia Aviation-Space Agency
RASCALRaster Scanning Airborne Laser
RBDRate Buffered Data
RCIPReal-Time Critical IP
RCSSMRSRegional Center for Services in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing
REYNSSTNCEP Reynolds Blended SST Weekly Product
RFRadio Frequency
RFCRequest For Comment
RGBRed-Green-Blue
RGSReceiving Ground Station (ASF)
RINEXReceiver Independent Exchange (GPS data format)
RIPRouter Information Protocol
RISRaster Image Set
RMSRequirements Management System
RMSERoot-Mean-Square Error
RNSSRadio Navigation Satellite Service
ROARemotely Operated Aircraft
ROMRough Order of Magnitude
ROMRead-Only Memory
ROSARadio Occultation for Sounding the Atmosphere
ROSHYDROMETRussian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring
ROSISReflective Optics System Imaging Spectrometer
rpmrevolutions per minute
RSARussian Space Agency Rosaviakosmos
RSACRemote Sensing Applications Center
RSGRemote Sensing Group (UAZ)
RSIRADARSAT International
RSMASRosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
RSSRemote Sensing Society (UK)
RSTRemote Science Terminal
RTReal-Time
RTADSReal-Time Attitude Determination System
RTCMRadio Technical Commission for Maritime (format)
RTCPReal-Time Control Protocol
RTCSReal-Time Command Sequence
RTPReal-Time Positioning
RTSReal-Time System
RTSPReal-Time Streaming Protocol
RTSSReal-Time System Simulator
RTSWReal Time Solar Wind
SBack to top
S&RSearch and Rescue
S4PMSimple, Scalable, Script-based, Science Processor for Measurements
S-GCOSSpace-Based Global Change Observation System
S-PDSSession-based Production Data Sets
SAFIRESpectroscopy of the Atmosphere using Far Infrared Emission
SAGEStratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment
SAMStratospheric Aerosol Measurement
SAMSStratospheric And Mesospheric Sounder
SAPService Access Point
SARSynthetic Aperture Radar
SARSATSAR Satellite
SAS-CScientific Applications Satellite - C
SASSSeasat-A Satellite Scatterometer System
SATCSoftware Assurance Technology Center (GSFC)
SAVESouthern African Validation of EOS
SAVISoil-Adjusted Vegetation Index
SB-PDSSession-Based Production Data Sets
SBUVSolar Backscatter Ultraviolet
ScaLARSScanning Laser Altitude and Reflectance Sensor (Germany)
SCANSARScanning Synthetic Aperture Radar
SCANSCATScatterometer (Dual Pencil-Beam), Advanced Scatterometer for Studies in Meteorology and Oceanography
SCAR-ASmoke/Sulfates, Clouds and Radiation - America
SCAR-BSmoke/Sulfates, Clouds and Radiation - Brazil
SCARABScanner for the Radiation Budget
SCFScience Computing Facility
SCIAMACHYScanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Cartography
SDACSatellite Data Analysis Center
SDCSSAR Data Catalog System
SDOCScience Data Operations Center
SDPFScience Data Processing Facility
SDPSScience Data Processing Segment (ECS)
SDPSScience Data Processing System
SDSScientific Data Set
SDSCSan Diego Supercomputer Center
SDSDSatellite Data Services Division
SE&ISystem Engineering and Integration
SE/RCSystem Evolution/Release C (ECS)
SeaPACSeaWinds Project (JPL)
SEASARSea Synthetic Aperture Radar
SEASATSea Satellite
SEASTARSpacecraft Flying SeaWiFS
SeaWiFSSea-Viewing Wide-Field Sensor
SeaWindsSeawinds Scatterometer (for Flight on ADEOS II)
SEDACSocio-Economic Data and Applications Center
SEESustaining Engineering Facility (EDOS Component)
SEEDSStrategic Evolution of ESE Data Systems (formerly NewDISS)
SEFSustaining Engineering Facility (EDOS)
SELVSmall Expendable Launch Vehicle
SEMSpace Environment Monitor
SESPDSpace and Earth Science Programs Directorate
SEVIRISpinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (ESA)
SFEScience Formatting Equipment (Terra AM-1)
SFSIShortwave-Infrared Full Spectrum Imager (Canada)
SGISilicon Graphics - Iris
SGMLStandard Generalized Markup Language
SGSSvalbard Ground Station (Norway)
SISpatial Information
SIASGESistema Italo-Argentino de Satlites protects Gestin de Emergencias
SIGSpecial Interest Group
SIMSpectral Irradiance Monitor
SIMBIOSSensor Intercomparison and Merger for Biological and Interdisciplinary Oceanic Studies
SIMIPSea Ice Model Intercomparison Project
SIMMSScalable Integrated Multi-Mission Simulator
SINSinusoidal
SIPStandard Internet Protocol
SIPSScience Investigator-led Processing System
SIR-CShuttle Imaging Radar-C
SIR-C/X-SARSpaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-Band SAR
SIRSSatellite Infrared Spectrometer
SISSpatial Information System
SISSSoftware Implementation Support System
SITSystem Integration Test
SKSSvalbard Kongsberg Ground Station
SLAService Level Agreement
SLARSide-Looking Airborne Radar
SLRSatellite Laser Ranging
SMCSystem Management Center
SMDScience Mission Directorate
SMILSynchronized Multimedia Integration Language
SMMSolar Maximum Mission
SMMRScanning Multispectral Microwave Radiometer
SMOSSoil Moisture and Ocean Salinity
SMSStructures and Mechanisms Subsystem (Terra AM-1)
SMSSynchronous Meteorological Satellite
SMS/GOESSynchronous Meteorological Satellite/Geostationary
SMTPSimple Mail Transport Protocol
SNSpace Network
SNMPSimple Network Management Protocol
SNOW-ISearch 'N Order Web Interface
SNRSignal-to-Noise Ratio
SNSBSwedish National Space Board
SOCCScience Operations Control Center
SOLSPECSolar Spectrum (Space Shuttle instrument from Europe)
SOLSTICESolar Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment
SOMSpace Oblique Mercator (projection); Spatial Object Manager
SONARSound Navigation and Ranging
SONETSynchronous Optical Network
SOPStandard Operating Procedure
SORCESolar Radiation and Climate Experiment
SOXSouthern Crossroads
SOWStatement of Work
SPANSSimple Protocol for Asynchronous Transfer Mode Network Signaling
SPDBScience Processing Database
SPIESociety of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
SPIN-2Space Information-2 Meter Data (Russian Space Agency)
SPOTSysteme Pour l'Observation de la Terre
SPoRTShort-term Prediction Research and Transition Center
SPSSAR Processing System (ASF)
SPSScience Processing System
SRBSurface Radiation Budget
SRLShuttle Research Laboratory
SROMSpectro-radiometer for Ocean Monitoring
SRS/GPSStellar Reference System/Global Positioning System
SRTMShuttle Radar Topology Mission
SSASolid State Altimeter (See EOS ALT)
SSALTSolid-State Altimeter
SSBSpace Studies Board
SSBUVShuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet
SSCStennis Space Center
SSEScience System Element
SSESurface Solar Energy
SSECSpace Science and Engineering Center (University of Wisconsin)
SSM/ISpecial Sensor Microwave/Imager
SSI&TScience Software Integration and Test
SSLSecure Sockets Layer
SSM/ISpecial Sensor Microwave/Imager
SSM/TSpecial Sensor Microwave/Temperature Sounder
SSOSingle Sign-On
SSTSea Surface Temperature
SSUStratospheric Sounding Unit
STAScience and Technology Agency
STDMSpacecraft Tracking and Data Network
STGTSecond TDRSS Ground Terminal
STIKSCATStick Scatterometer
STSShort Term Schedule
STSSpace Transport System
SUCCESSSUbsonic aircraft Contrail and Clouds Effects Special Study
SUDSScience, User and Data Services
SWShortwave radiation
SWBDShuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) Water Body Dataset
SWGScience Working Group
SWIRShortwave infrared (TM5 and TM7 spectral region)
SWIRLSStratospheric Wind Infrared Limb Sounder
TBack to top
T&CTelemetry and Command
TT&CTracking, Telemetry and Command
TARFOXTropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational Experiment
TBterabyte (1012)
TBDTo Be Determined
TCPTransport Control Protocol
TCP/IPTransmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TDOPFTime Dependent Operational Parameter Fire
TDRSTracking and Data Relay Satellite
TDRSSTracking and Data Relay Satellite System
TEDATechnical Data Acquisition Equipment (ADEOS)
TESTropospheric Emission Spectrometer
TGDThermal Infrared
TGDDISTrace Gas Dynamics Data Information System
THORpexTHe Observing-system Research and predictability experiment
THREDDSTHematic Realtime Environmental Distributed Data Services
TIGERThermal Infrared Ground Emission Radiometer
TIMTRMM Microwave Imager
TIMSTherms Infrared Multispectral Scanner
TINTriangular Irregular Network
TIRThermal Infrared
TIROSTelevision and Infrared Operational Satellite
TIRSThermal Infrared Scanner
TISTopographic Information Systems
TISFTape Inventory Sequential Files (GSFC)
TLSTerrestrial Laser Scanning
TLSCFTeam Led Science Computing Facility
TMThematic Mapper (Landsat 5)
TMITRMM Microwave Instrument (Japan)
TMRTOPEX Microwave Radiometer
TOASTTotal Ozone Analysis using SBUV/2 and TOVS
TOGATropical Ocean Global Atmosphere
TOMSTotal Ozone Mapping Spectrometer
TOPEXOcean Topography Experiment
TOPSARTopographic Synthetic Aperture Radar
TOVSTIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
TRACERTropospheric Radiometer for Atmospheric Chemistry and Environmental Research
TRMMTropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
TRUSTTDRSS Resource User Support Terminal
TSAVITransformed Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index
TSDISTRMM Science Data and Information System
TSSTRMM Support System
TSTOLTRMM System Test and Operations Language
TSUTRMM Science User
TURFTSTDRSS User Radio Frequency Test Set
UBack to top
UAFUniversity of Alaska-Fairbanks
UARPUpper Atmosphere Research Program
UARSUpper Atmosphere Research Satellite
UAVUnmanned Aerial Vehicle
UCARUniversity Corporation for Atmospheric Research
UCLUniversity College, London
UDPUser Datagram Protocol
UDP/IPUser Datagram Protocol/Internet Protocol
UHFUltra High Frequency
UIUCUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
ummicrometer
UMBCUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County
UNOOSAUnited Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs
URIUniform Resource Identifier
URLUniform Resource Locator
URSUser Registration System (EOSDIS)
UserDISUser Data Information System
USDAUnited State Department of Agriculture
USGCRPUnited States Global Change Research Program
USGSUnited States Geological Survey
USNOUnited States Naval Observatory
USNVCUnited States National Vegetation Classification
USOUltra-Stable Oscillator
UTCUniversal Time, Coordinated
UTCFUniversal Time Correlation Factor
UTDFUniversal Tracking Data Format
UTMUniversal Transverse Mercator
UVUltraviolet
UWGUser Working Group
VBack to top
V0Version 0
VASVISSR Atmospheric Sounder
VCFVegetation Continuous Fields
VCLVegetation Canopy Lidar
VGTSPOT-4 VEGETATION instrument (France)
VHRPCVery High Resolution Panchromatic Camera
VHRRVery High Resolution Radiometer
VIVegetation Index
VIDVegetation Index Differencing
VIIRSVisible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
VIPVegetation Index Products
VIRGOVariability of Solar Irradiance and Gravity Oscillations
VIRRVisible and Infrared Radiometer
VIRSVisible Infrared Scanner
VIRSRVisible Infrared Scanning Radiometer
VISVisible (spectral region)
VIS-UVVisible/Ultraviolet Spectrometer
VIS/IRVisible/Infrared
VISSRVisible/Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer (GOES)
VMLVector Markup Language
VMMVISSR Multiplexor/Modulator
VNIRVisible and Near-infrared (spectral region)
VOLCAMVolcanic Ash Mission
VPNVirtual Private Network
VRMLVirtual Reality Modeling Language
VSARVariable Synthetic Aperture Radar
VTIRVisible and Thermal Infrared Radiometer
WBack to top
WANWide Area Network
WCRPWorld Climate Research Program
WCSWeb Coverage Service
WDVIWeighted Difference Vegetation Index
WELDWeb Enabled Landsat Data
WetnetNetwork for Distribution and Joint Analysis of SSM/I (MSFC)
WFFWallops Flight Facility
WFOVWide Field Of View
WGWorking Group
WGCVWorking Group on Calibration and Validation (CEOS)
WGDWorking Group on Data (CEOS)
WGISSWorking Group on Information Systems and Services
WGSWallops Ground System
WGS 84World Geodetic System 1984
WHOIWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution
WiFSWide Field-of-view-Sensor
WiMAXWorldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access
WISTWarehouse Inventory Search Tool
WMOWorld Meteorological Organization
WMSWeb Map Service
WMTSWeb Map Tile Service
WOCEWorld Ocean Circulation Experiment
WOTISWallops Orbital Tracking Information System
WSCWhite Sands Complex
WSGTWhite Sands Ground Terminal
WSMCWestern Space and Missile Center
WTSWallops Tracking Station
WWWWorld Wide Web
WYSIWYGWhat You See Is What You Get
XBack to top
X-SARX-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar
xDLSeXtensible Distance Learning System
XHTMLeXtensible Hyper Text Markup Language
XMLeXtensible Markup Language
XPExchange Point
XPSXUV Photometer System
XSLeXtensible Stylesheet Language
XSLTeXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformation
YBack to top
YIBS-CEOYale Institute of Biospheric Studies - Center of Earth Observation
YTDYear To Date
SUMMARY & REQUESTS TO NASA.GOV:
1) NASA has geared it's satellite data access to scientists with little concern for laypeople who may need to understand what is or is not being tracked or measured by Nasa's taxpayer funded satellite programs.
2) The next sheet contains a list of 1396 acronyms. The compliers do not realize that an acronym stands for a NAME or TITLE. They provided a column titled "DEFINITION" for each acronym, but no real definition at all.
3) On 07/20/14 TA requested that NASA rename the second column and provide a real definition.
4) On 07/20/14 TA requested that NASA provide the correct browser view settings to allow laypersons with normal comupters understand what to do to access the imagery.
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