SEDRIS encompasses the environmental domain, which is described using
its own unique definition of terms. To ensure a common understanding of
acronyms, definitions of these domain specific acronyms are provided below.
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
[E] [F]
[G] [H]
[I] [J]
[K] [L] [M]
[N] [O]
[P] [Q] [R]
[S] [T]
[U] [V]
[W] [X] [Y]
[Z]
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ACC |
Area Control Centre |
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ACS |
Airfield Control Station |
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ACT
|
Advanced Concepts and Technology
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ACTD
|
Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration
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ADRG |
ARC Digitized Raster Graphic |
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ADS
|
Advanced Distributed Simulation
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AGL |
Above Ground Level |
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ALP |
Articulated Loading Platform |
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ALSP
|
Aggregate Level Simulation Protocol
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AMG
|
Architectural Management Group
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ANDES |
Ambient Noise Directionality Estimation System |
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ANSI
|
American National Standards Institute
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AOI
|
Area Of Interest
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APAP |
Approach Path Alignment Panel |
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API
|
Application Program Interface
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AR |
Authoritative Reference |
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ARC |
equal Arc-second Raster Chart |
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ARCP |
Air Refueling Control Point |
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ARIP |
Air Refueling Initial Point |
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ARTCC |
Air Route Traffic Control Centre |
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ASAPS |
Advanced Surveillance Acoustic Prediction System |
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ASCII
|
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
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ASEPS |
Automated Signal Excess Prediction System |
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ASNE
|
Air and Space Natural Environment
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ASNM |
Arctic Storm Noise Model |
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ASPM |
Acoustic System Performance Model |
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ASTRAL |
ASEPS TRAnsmission Loss |
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ASW |
Anti-Submarine Warfare |
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ATC |
Air Traffic Control |
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ATF |
Abstract Transmittal Format |
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ATS |
Air Traffic Service |
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ATZ |
Air Traffic Zone |
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AVLB |
Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge |
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BIIF
|
Binary Imagery Interchange Format
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BPV
|
Battlefield Planning and Visualization
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BRDF |
Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function |
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BUFR
|
Binary Universal Form for the Representation of meteorological data
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BV
|
Battlefield Visualization
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C3I
|
Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence
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C4I
|
Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence
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C4ISR
|
C4I Surveillance and Reconnaissance
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CADIZ |
Canadian Air Defense Identification Zone |
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CAD/CAM |
Computer
Aided Design / Computer Aided Manufacturing |
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CAE
|
Computer Aided Exercise
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CASS |
Comprehensive Acoustic Sonar Simulation |
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CATT
|
Combined Arms Tactical Trainer
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CAVOK |
Ceiling And Visibility O.K. |
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CAX
|
Computer Assisted Exercise
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CBS
|
Corps Battle Simulation
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CCA |
Continental Control Area |
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CCB |
Configuration Control Board |
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CCTT
|
Close Combat Tactical Trainer
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CD-ROM
|
Compact Disk - Read Only Memory
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CGF
|
Computer Generated Forces
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CH |
Clay, High-plasticity |
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CIG |
Computer Image Generator |
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CL |
Clay, Low-plasticity |
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CLOD |
Continuous Level Of Detail |
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CMMS
|
Conceptual Model of the Mission Space
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CMY |
Cyan Magenta Yellow |
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COLREGS |
international REGulationS for avoiding COLlisions at sea |
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COM |
Convergence
Of the Meridian |
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COMNAVFE |
COMmander, NAVal Forces Europe |
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COMNAVPAC |
COMmander, NAVal forces PACific |
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CONUS |
CONtinental United States |
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COTS
|
Commercial Off-The-Shelf
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CS |
Coordinate System |
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CT
|
Coordinate Transformation
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CTA |
ConTrol Area |
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CTDB
|
Compact Terrain Data Base
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CZ |
Control Zone |
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DAFIF |
Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File |
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DANES |
Directional Ambient Noise Estimation System |
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DARPA
|
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
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DBDB |
Digital Bathymetric DataBase |
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DBGS
|
Data Base Generation System
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DDDS
|
Defense Data Dictionary System
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DEM
|
Digital Elevation Model
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DEW |
Distant Early Warning |
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DEWIZ |
Distant Early Warning Identification Zone |
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DEWMIZ |
Distant Early Warning Military Identification Zone |
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DFAD
|
Digital Feature Analysis Data
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DFDD
|
Data Format Design Document
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DIF
|
Data Interchange Format
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DIGEST
|
DIgital Geographic information Exchange STandard
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DII/COE
|
Defense Information Infrastructure / Common Operating Environment
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DIS
|
Distributed Interactive Simulation
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DMA
|
Defense Mapping Agency (see NGA)
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DMAFF
|
DMA Feature File
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DME |
Distance Measuring Equipment |
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DMSO
|
Defense Modeling and
Simulation Office
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DND |
Department of National Defence |
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DoD |
Department of Defense (US) |
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DRM
|
Data Representation Model
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DSI
|
Defense Simulation Internet
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DSS |
Designated
Spatial Surface |
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DTAD
|
Digital Terrain Analysis Data
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DTED
|
Digital Terrain Elevation Data
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EA
|
EDCS Attribute
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EAC
|
EDCS Attribute Code
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EAL
|
EDCS Attribute Label
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EC
|
EDCS Classification; Equidistant Cylindrical
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ECA |
Equidistant Cylindrical Augmented |
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ECC
|
EDCS Classification Code
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ECL
|
EDCS Classification Label
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EDCS
|
Environmental Data Coding Specification
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EE
|
EDCS attribute Enumeration
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EEC
|
EDCS attribute Enumeration Code
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EEL
|
EDCS attribute Enumeration Label
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EG
|
EDCS Group
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EGC
|
EDCS Group Code
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EGL
|
EDCS Group Label
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EHF |
Extremely High Frequency |
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ELF |
Extremely Low Frequency |
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EO
|
EDCS Organizational schema
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EOC
|
EDCS Organizational schema Label
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EOL
|
EDCS Organizational schema Label
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EQ
|
EDCS unit eQuivalence class
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EQC
|
EDCS unit eQuivalence class Code
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EQL
|
EDCS unit eQuivalence class Label
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ERM |
Earth Reference Model |
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ES
|
EDCS Unit Scale
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ESC
|
EDCS Unit Scale Code
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ETRS |
European Terrestrial Reference System |
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EU
|
EDCS Unit
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EUC
|
EDCS Unit Code
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EUL
|
EDCS Unit Label
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EV
|
EDCS attribute Value characteristic
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EVC
|
EDCS attribute Value characteristic Code
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EVL
|
EDCS attribute Value characteristic Label
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EXCIMS
|
EXecutive Council In Modeling and Simulation
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FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration (US) |
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FACC
|
Feature Attribute Coding Catalogue
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FACS
|
Feature Attribute Coding Standard
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FANM |
Fast Ambient Noise Model |
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FAQ
|
Frequently Asked Questions
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FEPE |
Finite Element Parabolic Equation |
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FGDC
|
Federal Geographic Data Committee
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FIC |
Flight Information Centre |
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FID
|
Feature IDentifier
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FM |
Fan Marker |
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FMI
|
Feature Model Instance
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FORACS |
Fleet Operational Readiness Accuracy Check Site |
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FOV
|
Field of View or Vision
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FSS |
Flight Service Station |
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GC |
Gravely Clays |
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GCA |
Ground Control Approach |
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GCC
|
GeoCentric Coordinate System
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GCI
|
Geocentric Celestial Inertial coordinate system; Ground
Control Intercept
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GCS
|
Global Coordinate System
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GDC
|
GeoDetic Coordinate system
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GDEM |
Generalized Digital Environmental Model |
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GDF
|
General Database Format
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GEI
|
Geocentric Equatorial Inertial coordinate system
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GIS
|
Geographic Information System
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GM
|
GeoMagnetic coordinate system; Gravel Mixture
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GMI
|
Geometry Model Instance
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GMT |
Greenwich Mean Time |
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GP |
Gravels, Poorly-graded |
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GPS
|
Global Positioning System
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GRAB |
Gaussian RAy Bundle |
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GRIB
|
GRIdded Binary format
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GSE
|
Geocentric Solar Ecliptic coordinate system
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GSM
|
Geocentric Solar Magnetospheric coordinate system
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GTDB
|
Generic Transformed Data Base
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GTRS |
GeoTile Reference System |
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GW |
Gravels, Well-graded |
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HAT
|
Height Above Terrain
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HF |
High Frequency |
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HFOV
|
Horizontal Field Of View
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HLA
|
High Level Architecture
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HSV |
Hue Saturation Value |
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HTML |
HyperText Markup Language |
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HVAC |
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning |
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IALA |
International Association of Lighthouse Authorities |
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ICAM
|
Interactive Computer Aided Manufacturing
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ICW |
IntraCoastal Waterway |
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ID |
IDentifier |
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IDEF1x
|
Icam DEFinition language, version 1 eXtended
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IDZ |
IDentification Zone |
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IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission |
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IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
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IFR |
Instrument Flight Rules |
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IG
|
Image Generator
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IGN |
Institut
Géographique National (France) |
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IHO |
International Hydrographic Organization |
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I/ITSEC
|
Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference
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ILS |
Instrument Landing System |
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IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
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INR |
INformation Region |
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INS |
Inertial Navigation System |
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INZ |
INformation Zone |
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IR
|
InfraRed
|
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ISO
|
International Standards Organization
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IT |
Information Technology |
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ITD
|
Interim Terrain Data
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ITR
|
Inter-Transmittal Reference
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IU
|
Image Understanding
|
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JMCDM |
Joint METOC Conceptual Data Model |
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JPEG |
Joint Photographic Experts Group |
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JSIMS
|
Joint SIMulation System
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JTA
|
Joint Technical Architecture
|
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JTASC
|
Joint Training, Analysis, and Simulation Center
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JTC |
Joint Technical Committee |
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JWARS
|
Joint WARfare System
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LANDSAT |
LAND SATellite |
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LCAC |
Landing Craft Air Cushion |
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LCC
|
Lambert Conformal Conic PCS
|
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LCCA |
Lambert Conformal Conic Augmented |
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LF |
Low Frequency |
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L/MF |
Low/Medium Frequency |
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LOD
|
Level Of Detail
|
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LORAN |
LOng-RAnge Navigation |
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LOS
|
Line Of Sight
|
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LSR
|
Local Space Rectangular coordinate system
|
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LTP
|
Local Tangent Plane coordinate system
|
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LTSE |
Local Tangent Space Euclidean |
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M |
Mercator |
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M&S
|
Modeling and Simulation
|
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M&S CO |
Modeling and Simulation Coordination Office (US DoD) |
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MA |
Mercator Augmented |
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MAD |
Magnetic Anomaly Detector |
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MALSF |
Medium intensity Approach Light system with Sequenced Flashers |
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MALSR |
Medium intensity Approach Light System with Runway alignment
indicator lights |
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MARVEDS
|
MARitime Virtual Environment Data Specification
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MATZ |
Military Air Traffic Zone |
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MCAC |
Military Common Area Control |
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MCG&I
|
Mapping, Charting, Geodesy, and Imagery
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MEL
|
Master Environmental Library
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METOC
|
METeorology and OCeanography
|
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MF |
Medium Frequency |
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MH |
Micaceous silts, High-plasticity |
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MIL
|
Man-In-the-Loop
|
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MIP |
Multum In Parvo (many in a small place) |
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ML |
Micaceous silts, Low-plasticity |
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MLC |
Military Load Classification |
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ML-CL |
Micaceous silts, Low-plasticity; Clays, Low-plasticity |
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MLS |
Microwave Landing System |
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ModSAF
|
Modular Semi-Automated Forces
|
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MODTRAN |
Moderate
resolution Transmittance (atmospheric radiation transfer) |
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MP |
Map Projection |
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MPEG |
Motion Picture Experts Group |
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MRTDB
|
Model Reference Terrain Data Base
|
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MRSTDB
|
Multi-level Routing Support Terrain Data Base
|
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MSEA
|
Modeling and Simulation Executive Agent
|
|
MSL
|
Mean Sea Level
|
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MSRR
|
Modeling and Simulation Resource Repository
|
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NASM
|
National Air and Space (warfare) Model
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NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
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NBC
|
Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical
|
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NDB |
Non-Directional Beacon |
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NGA
|
National Geospatial-Intelligence
Agency
|
|
NIMA
|
National Imagery and Mapping Agency (see NGA)
|
|
NITFS
|
National Imagery Transmission Format Standard
|
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NRL
|
Naval Research Laboratory
|
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NTC
|
National Training Center
|
|
NTF |
Nouvelle
Triangulation Français (France) |
|
NURBS |
Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline |
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NVG
|
Night Vision Goggles
|
|
OAML |
Oceanographic and AtMospheric Library (U.S. Navy) |
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OBRS |
Object
Binding Rule Set |
|
OCA |
Oceanic Control Area |
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ODALS |
OmniDirectional Approach Lighting System |
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ODAS |
Ocean Data Acquisition System |
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OEA
|
Ocean
Executive Agency
|
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OGIS
|
Open Geographic Information Systems
|
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OH |
Organic clays, High-plasticity |
|
OIS |
Obstruction Identification Surface |
|
OKTA |
(corruption of octal, meaning one-eighth) |
|
OL |
Organic clays, Low-plasticity |
|
OM |
Oblique Mercator |
|
OMA |
Oblique Mercator Augmented |
|
OMEGA |
Optimized Method for Estimated Guidance Accuracy (VLF navigation
system) |
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ORM |
Object Reference Model |
|
ORMT |
Object Reference Model Template |
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OTW |
Out-The-Window |
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PAPI |
Precision Approach Path Indicator |
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PAR |
Precision Approach Radar |
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PCS
|
Projected Coordinate System
|
|
PDU
|
Protocol Data Unit
|
|
POL |
Petroleum, Oils, and Lubricants |
|
PR |
Prescriptive Reference |
|
PS
|
Polar Sterographic PCS
|
|
PSA |
Polar Sterographic Augmented |
|
PSM
|
Portable Space Model
|
|
PT |
PeaT (highly organic) |
|
PTDB
|
Paradigm Terrain Data Base
|
|
PVASI |
Pulsating Visual Approach Slope Indicator |
|
PVD
|
Plan View Display
|
|
QNH |
atmospheric pressure (Q) at Nautical Height (aviation) |
|
RACON |
RAdar transponder beaCON |
|
RAIL |
Runway Alignment Indicator Lights |
|
RAM |
Range-dependent Acoustic Model |
|
RANDI |
Research Ambient Noise DIrectionality |
|
RCI |
Rating Cone Index |
|
RCN |
Royal Canadian Navy |
|
RCS |
Radar Cross-Section |
|
RD |
Reference Datum |
|
REIL |
Runway End Identifier Lights |
|
RF |
Radio Frequency |
|
RGB |
Red Green Blue |
|
RMSE
|
Root Mean Square Error
|
|
RT |
Reference Transformation |
|
RTI
|
RunTime Infrastructure
|
|
SAF
|
Semi-Automated Forces
|
|
SAI
|
SEDRIS Application Interface
|
|
SAM
|
SEDRIS Associates Meeting
|
|
SC |
Sandy Clays |
|
SCR
|
SEDRIS Change Request
|
|
SCRCCB
|
SEDRIS Change Request Configuration Control Board
|
|
SDBF
|
SIF Data Base Facility
|
|
SDK
|
Software Development Kit
|
|
SEDRIS
|
follow this link
|
|
SEE-IT
|
Synthetic Environment Evaluation - Inspection Tool
|
|
SHF |
Super High Frequency |
|
SI |
Système International d'unités (International System of Units) |
|
SIF
|
SSDB Interchange Format
|
|
SIF++
|
SIF data pre-processed for compiling into the derived databases
|
|
SIGNI |
signs and SIGNals on Inland waterways |
|
SIMNET
|
SIMulation NETwork
|
|
SLF
|
Standard Linear Format
|
|
SM
|
Solar Magnetic coordinate system; Sandy Mixture
|
|
SOED |
Shorter Oxford English Dictionary |
|
SP |
Sandy, Poorly-graded |
|
SPOT |
Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre |
|
SRA |
Special Rules Area |
|
SRF |
Spatial Reference Frame |
|
SRFS |
Spatial Reference Frame Set |
|
SRFT |
Spatial Reference Frame Template |
|
SRM
|
Spatial Reference Model
|
|
SRZ |
Special Rules Zone |
|
SSALF |
Simplified Short Approach Lighting system with sequenced Flashing
lights |
|
SSDB
|
Standard Simulator Data Base
|
|
SSM |
SRF Set Member |
|
SSN |
SunSpot Number |
|
STF
|
SEDRIS Transmittal Format
|
|
STOL |
Short Take-Off and Landing |
|
STOW
|
Synthetic Theater Of War
|
|
STOW-A
|
STOW - Army
|
|
STOW-E
|
STOW - Europe
|
|
SUA |
Special Use Airspace |
|
SW |
Sandy, Well-graded |
|
SWM
|
Solar Wind Magnetospheric coordinate system
|
|
TACAN |
TACtical Air Navigation |
|
TAI |
Temps
Atomique International (International Atomic Time) |
|
TAPPS |
Towed Array Performance Prediction System |
|
TDB
|
Terrain Data Base
|
|
TDF
|
TOWAN Data Format
|
|
TE
|
Topocentric Equator coordinate system
|
|
TEL |
Transporter-Erector-Launcher |
|
TH
|
Topocentric Horizon coordinate system
|
|
TIN
|
Triangulated Irregular Network
|
|
TM
|
Transverse Mercator PCS
|
|
TMA |
Transverse Mercator Augmented |
|
TNT |
TriNitroToluene |
|
TOWAN
|
Tactical Oceanography Wide Area Network
|
|
TRCV |
TRi-Colour VASI |
|
TROPO
|
TROPOsphere scatter
|
|
TSS |
Traffic Separation Scheme |
|
TVASI |
"T" VASI |
|
TZ |
Traffic Zone |
|
UCDM
|
USIGS Conceptual Data Model
|
|
UFAC
|
User-defined Feature Attribute Codes
|
|
UHF |
Ultra High Frequency |
|
UK |
United Kingdom |
|
ULF |
Ultra Low Frequency |
|
UML
|
Unified Modeling Language
|
|
UMT |
Universal Metric Time |
|
UPS |
Universal Polar Stereographic |
|
UPSA |
Universal Polar Stereographic Augmented |
|
URN |
Universal Resource Name |
|
US |
United States of america |
|
USCS |
Unified Soil Classification System |
|
USGS |
United States Geodetic Survey |
|
USIGS
|
United States Imagery and Geospatial System
|
|
USSR |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
|
USWMS |
Uniform State Waterway Marking System |
|
UTC |
Universal Time Coordinated (or Coordinated Universal Time) |
|
UTM
|
Universal Transverse Mercator PCS
|
|
UTMA |
Universal Transverse Mercator Augmented |
|
UVA |
UltraViolet A |
|
UVB |
UltraViolet B |
|
UVC |
UltraViolet C |
|
VASI |
Visual Approach Slope Indicator |
|
VCS
|
Vertical Coordinate System
|
|
VFR |
Visual Flight Rules |
|
VHF |
Very High Frequency |
|
VLF |
Very Low Frequency |
|
VOR |
VHF Omnidirectional Range station |
|
VORTAC |
VOR and TACAN |
|
VPF
|
Vector Product Format
|
|
VRF
|
Vector Relational Format (DIGEST VPF)
|
|
VRML
|
Virtual Reality Modeling
Language
|
|
VSTOL |
Vertical and Short Take-Off and Landing |
|
VTOL |
Vertical Take-Off and Landing |
|
V&V
|
Verification and Validation
|
|
V&V and A/C
|
V&V and Accreditation and Certification
|
|
X3D
|
eXtensible 3D
|
|
XML
|
eXtensible Markup Language
|
|
WARSIM
|
WARfighters SIMulation 2000
|
|
WGS-84
|
World Geodetic System - 1984
|
|
WMO
|
World Meteorological Organization
|
|
WW |
World War |
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