Multilingual dictionary of abbreviations

Geodesy, surveying

Geodesy and surveying: Earth measurement, mathematical, physical and astronomical geodesy; geodetic surveying, trigonometric work, triangulation, levelling; field surveying, land surveying, cadastral survey, topography; aerial and terrestrial photogrammetry; remote sensing; cartography, mapping…

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Code

Meaning

Language

Themes and places

ASEAN Experts Group on Remote Sensing

Austrian Institute of Navigation (www.ovn.at)

= ÖVN | Österreichischer Verein für Navigation | In German

Automatic Position Reporting System

Above Sea Level

Automatic Telemetry Tracking System

5283

Bulletin Géodesique

Command Communications And Telemetry System

Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation

Canada Centre for Remote Sensing

Crustal Dynamics Data Information System (https://cddis.nasa.gov/)

Comité de Liaison des Géomètres Européens

Council of European Geodetic Surveyors

COordinate Rotation DIgital Computer

CNES Radar Altimeter

The abbreviation CRALT (CNES Radar Altimeter) includes the abbreviation RALT (Radar Altimeter).

Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Geodesy, surveying

Command and Telemetry Assembly

Command and Telemetry Subsystem

Command (and) Telemetry Unit

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Deutsche Geodätische Kommission (http://dgk.badw.de)

Dual Independent Map Encoding

Distributed Object Locating System for Physical-space Internetworking

Dilution Of Precision

The abbreviation DOP (Dilution Of Precision) is included in the abbreviation GDOP (Geometric Dilution Of Precision).

EUROLAS Data Center

European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service

École Nationale des Sciences Géographiques (www.ensg.ign.fr)

Earth Observing Scanning Polarimeter

European Remote Sensing (Satellite)

Fédération Internationale des Géomètres

Forest Mapping Management (https://www.fmm.at)

Geospatial Applications and Interoperability

Geodesy, surveying

Geographic Base Files

Geometric Dilution Of Precision

The abbreviation GDOP (Geometric Dilution Of Precision) includes the abbreviation DOP (Dilution Of Precision).

Geospatial Interoperability Reference Model

Geodesy, surveying

Geografische Mijl

Global Positioning and Nuclear Detection System

Ground Penetrating Radar

Global Positioning System

The abbreviation GPS (Global Positioning System) is included in abbreviations such as NDGPS (Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System) and GPSCP (Global Positioning System Computer Program).

Global Positioning System Computer Program

The abbreviation GPSCP (Global Positioning System Computer Program) includes abbreviations GPS (Global Positioning System) and CP (Computer Program).

Galileo Supervisory Authority (https://www.gsa.europa.eu)

= GSA | European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Supervisory Authority | In English

European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Supervisory Authority (https://www.gsa.europa.eu)

= GSA (see above)

Glavnoye Upravileniye Geodesii i Kartografii

Geodesy, surveying

Geodeziia i Aerofotos'emka

Geophysica et Geodaetica

Geodeziia, Kartografiia i Aerofotos'emka

Geodeziia i Kartografiia

= GeKar | Геодезия и картография | In Russian

Геодезия и картография

= GeKar (see above)

Geodezja i Kartografia

International Association of the Navigation Institutes

Institut Géographique National

Ingénieurs-Géomètres Suisses (https://www.igs-ch.ch/)

= IGS | Ingenieur-Geometer Schweiz | In German

Ingenieur-Geometer Schweiz (https://www.igs-ch.ch/)

= IGS (see above)

Istituto Italiano di Navigazione

= IIN | Italian Institute of Navigation | In English

Atti dell'Istituto Italiano di Navigazione

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

International Journal of Imaging

International Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

The abbreviation IJPRS (International Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) includes the abbreviation JPRS (Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing).

International Journal of Remote Sensing

International Laser Ranging Service (https://ilrs.cddis.eosdis.nasa.gov/)

Indoor Positioning System

Information Spatiale et Archéologie

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (www.iugg.org)

= UGGI | Union Géodésique et Géophysique Internationale | In French

Issledovanie Zemli iz Kosmosa

= IssZK | Исследование Земли из Космоса | In Russian

Исследование Земли из Космоса

= IssZK (see above)

Japan EOS Promotion Program

Journal of Geodesy

Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

The abbreviation JPRS (Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) is included in the abbreviation IJPRS (International Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing).

Kansas Association of Mappers (https://www.kansasmappers.org/)

LAser GEOdynamics Satellite (https://lageos.cddis.eosdis.nasa.gov/)

Laboratoire de Recherche en Géodésie

Laboratory for Application of Remote Sensing Aircraft Analysis

Location Estimation Error

Lunar Laser Ranging

Missile Impact Pointing Imaging Radar

Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems

Meetkundige - Schatter van Onroerende Goederen

Geodesy, surveying

Manuscripta Geodaetica

Marine Geodesy

NASA Altimeter Verification Telemetry

Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System

The abbreviation NDGPS (Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System) includes the abbreviation GPS (Global Positioning System).

Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center

Nivellement Général de la France

Navigation Pédestre à l’Estime

Geodesy, surveying

NASA Radar Altimeter

The abbreviation NRALT (NASA Radar Altimeter) includes the abbreviation RALT (Radar Altimeter).

National Remote Sensing Centre

5288

Navigation Telemetry Encoder

Nouvelle Triangulation Française

Geodesy, surveying

NASA Altimeter Verification

Open Geospatial Consortium

Ordre des Géomètres Experts

Oosterlengte

Geodesy, surveying

Ordnance Survey Ireland

Ortung und Navigation

Photo Area and Location System

Geodesy, surveying

Polar Orbiting Earth Mission

Pan Ocean Remote Sensing Conference

Positioning Reference Signal

Remote Sensing Technology Center

Royal Institute of Navigation

Remote Sensing and Ecology Lab

Remote Sensing of Environment

Remote Sensing Quarterly

Studies in Geophysical Optics and Remote Sensing

Syndicat Professionnel de la Géomatique

Standard Telemetry And Communications Component

Special Telemetry Conversion System

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Telemetry and Control

Telemetry Acceptance Pattern

Telemetry Automatic Reduction

5283

Telemetry Antenna System

5283

Triangular Convergence Location

Telemetry Data Center

Telemetry Data File

Telemetry Data Format

Telemetry Downlink Receiving Site

5283

Telemetry Data Tape

The abbreviation TDT (Telemetry Data Tape) includes the abbreviation DT (Data Tape).

Telemetry Format Load

Telemetry Format Selection

Telemetry Ground Station

The abbreviation TGS (Telemetry Ground Station) includes the abbreviation GS (Ground Station).

Telemetry Ground System

The abbreviation TGS (Telemetry Ground System) includes the abbreviation GS (Ground System).

Telemetry Ground Support Equipment

Terminal Imaging Radar

Telemetry Preprocessor Computer

Telemetry Simulation/System

5283

Telemetry, Tracking, and Communications

Tracking, Telemetry, and Command

Tracking, Telemetry, and Control

Telemetry, Telecommand and Control

Tracking, Telemetry, Command, and Voice

Union Géodésique et Géophysique Internationale (www.iugg.org)

= IUGG, UGGI (see above)

Visual Approach Chart

Visible Light Positioning

Vaillancourt, Robitaille, Savoie, Bédard et associés

Westerlengte

Geodesy, surveying

Österreichischer Verein für Navigation (www.ovn.at)

= AIN, ÖVN (see above)