Acronym
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Full name
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ALOS
|
Advanced Land Observing Satellite
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ALOS-PALSAR
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Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar of the Advanced Land Observing Satellite
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AQUASTAT
|
FAO's Information System on Water and Agriculture
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ATSR
|
Along Track Scanning Radiometer
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AVHRR GAC
|
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer - Global Area Coverage
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CBD
|
Convention on Biodiversity
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CBERS
|
China-Brazil Earth Resource Satellite
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CEOS
|
Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
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CEOS LPV
|
Committee on Earth Observation Satellites, Land Product Validation working group
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CEOS WGISS
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Committee on Earth Observation Satellites, Working Group on Information Systems and Services
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CIESIN
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The Center for International Earth Science Information Network
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CNES
|
Centre National d'Etudes spatiales
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COOS
|
Coastal Ocean Observing Systems
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DEM
|
Digital Elevation Model
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DLR
|
Deutsches Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt
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DMC Satellites
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Disaster Monitoring Constellation
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DMSP OLS
|
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Operational Linescan System
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DSS
|
Decision Support System
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EEA
|
European Environment Agency
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ENVISAT-ASAR
|
Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar of ENVISAT
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ENVISAT MERIS
|
MEdium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer of Envisat
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EO1
|
Earth Observing Mission 1
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ERS
|
European Remote-Sensing satellite
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ESSP
|
Earth System Science Partnership
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ETM+
|
Enhanced Thematic Mapper
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EUMETSAT
|
European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
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FEWS
|
Famine Early Warning System
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FAO
|
Food and Agriculture Organization
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FAO/GIEWS
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Global Information and Early Warning System at FAO
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fAPAR
|
Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation
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FPAR
|
Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation
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FRP
|
Fire Radiative Power
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GBIF
|
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility
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GCOS
|
Global Climate Observing System
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GECAFS
|
Global Environmental Change and Food Systems
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GEOSS
|
Global Earth Observation System of Systems
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GHG
|
Greenhouse Gas
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GLC2000
|
Global Landcover Classification for the year 2000
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GLOBSCAR
|
ATSR Global Burned Forest Mapping
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GLP
|
Global Land Project
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GMES
|
Global Monitoring for Environment and Security
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GMFS
|
Global Monitoring for Food Security
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GOES
|
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites
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GOFC/GOLD
|
Global Observation of Forest and Land Cover Dynamics
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GPP
|
Gross Primary Production
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GPS
|
Global Positioning System
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GSDI
|
GLOBAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE
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GSE
|
GMES Service Element
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GTN-L
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Gridded map of the areas of lakes
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GTOS
|
Global Terrestrial Observing System
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IGBP
|
International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
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IGBP-START
|
IGBP System for Analysis, Research, and Training
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IGOL
|
INTEGRATED GLOBAL OBSERVATION OF LAND
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IGOS
|
The Integrated Global Observing Strategy
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IHDP
|
International Human Dimensions Programme
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ILTER
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The International Long Term Ecological Research Network
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InSAR
|
Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar
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IPCC
|
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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IRS
|
Indian Remote Sensing Satellite
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ISRO
|
Indian Space Research Organisation
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IT IS
|
Integrated Taxonomic Information System
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IUSS
|
International Union of Soil Sciences
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JAXA
|
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
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JRC
|
The Joint Research Centre of the European Comission
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LAI
|
Leaf Area Index
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LCCS
|
Land Cover Classification System
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LDCM
|
LANDSAT DATA CONTINUITY MISSION
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LIDAR
|
Light Detection and Ranging
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LTAP
|
Long Term Acquisition Plan for Landsat 7
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LUCC
|
Land-Use and Land-Cover Change
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IUCN
|
The World Conservation Union
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LULUCF
|
Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry
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MA
|
Millenium Ecosystem Assessment
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METOP
|
Polar Orbiting Meteorological Satellites
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MISR
|
Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer
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MODIS
|
Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
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MRLC2001
|
Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics 2001
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NASA
|
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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NEON
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The National Ecological Observatory Network
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NOAA
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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NPOESS
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The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
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NPOESS-VIIRS
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The Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite of NPOESS
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OGC
|
The Open Geospatial Consortium
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PRISM
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The Panchromatic Remote-sensing Instrument for Stereo Mapping of JAXA
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SAR
|
Synthetic Aperture Radar
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SOTER
|
The Soil and Terrain Digital Database
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SPOT-HRV
|
Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre - High Resolution Visible
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SRTM
|
Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission
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SWIR
|
Short wavelength infrared
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TEMS
|
The Terrestrial Ecosystem Monitoring Sites database
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TIN
|
Triangulated irregular network
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TIR
|
Thermal Infrared
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TM
|
Thematic Mapper
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UNCBD
|
United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity
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UNCED
|
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
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UNDP
|
United Nations Development Programme
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UNECE
|
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
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UNEP
|
United Nations Environment Program(me)
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UNESCO
|
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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UNFCCC
|
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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URBEX
|
Urban Expansion program of ESA
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USAID
|
United States Agency for International Development
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USDA
|
United States Department of Agriculture
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USGS-EDC
|
The Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center (EDC) of the US Geological Survey's
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WCPA
|
World Commission on Protected Areas (IUCN)
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WCRP
|
World Climate Research Programme
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WHO
|
World Health Organization
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WHYCOS
|
World Hydrological Cycle Observing System
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WMO
|
World Meteorological Organization
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WSSD
|
World Summit on Sustainable Development (UN)
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