U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 291
| ACRONYM OR ABBREVIATION |
DEFINITION |
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ASCII
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American Standard Code for Information Interchange
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BASE
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Bathymetry Based on Statistical Error
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CHIRP
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Compressed High Intensity Radar Pulse
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cm
|
Centimeter(s)
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DGPS
|
Differential Global Positioning System
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DMS
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Dynamic Motion Sensor
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DVD
|
Digital Versatile Disc
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EBCDIC
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Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
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ESRI
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Environmental Systems Research Institute
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ETI
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Enviro Temps Incorporated
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FACS
|
Field Activity Collection System
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FGDC
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Federal Geographic Data Committee
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FISC
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Florida Integrated Science Center
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| FLaSH | Florida Shelf Habitat |
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GIS
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Geographic Information Systems
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GPS
|
Global Positioning System
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HIPS
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Hydrographic Information Processing System
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HTML
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Hypertext Markup Language
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Hz
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Hertz
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ID
|
Identification
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JPEG
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Joint Photographic Experts Group
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KB
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Kilobyte(s)
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kHz
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Kilohertz
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km
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Kilometers
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Ltd
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Limited
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m
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Meter(s)
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MB
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Megabyte(s)
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MLLW
|
Mean Lower Low Water
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ms
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Millisecond(s)
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NAD83
|
North American Datum 1983
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NAVD88
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North American Vertical Datum 1988
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NAVSTAR
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Navigation Signal Timing and Ranging
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NGS
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National Geodetic Survey
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NOAA
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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PC
|
Personal Computer
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PDF
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Portable Document Format
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PDOP
|
Percent Dilution of Position
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RMS
|
Root Mean Square
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R/V
|
Research Vessel
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s
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Second(s)
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SANDS
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System for Accurate Nearshore Depth Surveying
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SEA
|
Systems Engineering and Assessment
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SFWMD
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South Florida Water Management District
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SIPS
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Sonar Information Processing System
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SOS
|
Speed of Sound
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TIFF
|
Tagged Image File Format
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USGS
|
United States Geological Survey
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UTC
|
Coordinated Universal Time
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UTM
|
Universal Transverse Mercator
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W
|
West
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WAAS
|
Wide Area Augmentation System
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WGS84
|
World Geodetic System 1984
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XML
|
Extensible Markup Language
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XTF
|
Extended Triton Format
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