Appendix C: Glossary of Terms and Acronyms

Glossary of Terms and Acronyms

ADP - Automated Data Processing

AVHRR - Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer

BI - Bilinear Interpolation

CC - Cubic Convolution

CM - Catalog Manager

CCTs - Computer Compatible Tapes

DBMS - Data Base Management System

DDR - Data Descriptor Record

DEM - Digital Elevation Model

DLG - Digital Line Graph

DLTF - Display Look-up Table File

DNs - Digital Numbers

EDC - EROS Data Center

EOS - Earth Observing Systems

EROS - Earth Resources Observation System

GAC - Global Area Coverage

GIS - Geographic Information System

GOF - Graphics Overlay File

GSFC - Goddard Space Flight Center

HAAT - Header Ancillary Annotation Trailer

JPL - Jet Propulsion Laboratory

LAC - Local Area Coverage

LAS - Land Analysis System

LT - Labeled Table

LUT - LookUp Table

MSS - Multispectral Scanner

NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NN - Nearest Neighbor

NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

PDF - Proc Definition File

SAR - Synthetic Aperture Radar

TAE - Transportable Applications Executive

TCL - TAE Command Language

TM - Thematic Mapper

UNEP - United Nation's Environment Program

USGS - United States Geological Survey

Versatec - Versatec Printer/Plotter