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ADD
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Antarctic Digital Database (of SCAR)
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AGIP
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Azienda Generale Italiana Petroli (an Italian petroleum company)
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AMS
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Army Map Service, 1946-1968
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ANUDEM
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Australian National University digital elevation modeling software package
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AUSLIG
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Australian Surveying and Land Information Group
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B.A.D.
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Best Available Data (better than G.O.O.D. GLOBE data, but with noted restrictions)
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BSTATS
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An ERDAS function
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CALTECH
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California Institute of Technology
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CEOS
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Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
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DCW
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Digital Chart of the World
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DEM
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Digital elevation model. This is used in the generic sense of a raster data set attempting to represent the elevation of the dry land surface. It does not imply any particular data format or collection methodology. It also does not include
other forms of digital elevation data, such as digitized points or contours.
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DFD
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Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum (German Remote Sensing Data Center)
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DIS
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Data and Information System
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DLR
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Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (German Aerospace Center)
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DMA
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Defense Mapping Agency, 1972-1996
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DOD
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U.S. Department of Defense
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DTED
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Digital Terrain Elevation Data (NIMA DEMs)
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EDC
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EROS Data Center
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EOS
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Earth Observing System (a NASA program)
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EPA
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Environmental Protection Agency
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ERDAS
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Earth Resources Data Analysis System (a software package)
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EROS
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Earth Resources Observation Systems
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ERS
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Earth Resources Satellite (European Space Agency satellite series)
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ESRI
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Environmental Science Research Institute, Inc.
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ETOPO5
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5-minute global DEM (the first global DEM, which also included bathymetry)
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FGDC
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Federal Geographic Data Committee
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FIXHEAD
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An ERDAS function
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FTP
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File Transfer Protocol
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GIS
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Geographic information system
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GLOBE
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Global Land One-kilometer Base Elevation project
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GMT
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Generic Mapping Tool
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GNGTS
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Gruppo Nazionale di Geofisica della Terra Solida (Italy)
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G.O.O.D.
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Globally Only Open-access Data (unrestricted GLOBE data)
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GRASS
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Geographic Resources Analysis Support System GIS
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GSFC
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Goddard Space Flight Center
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GSI
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Geographical Survey Institute, Japan
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GTOPO30
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USGS name for its global 30" DEM
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GZIP
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A software utility
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IBGE
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Instituto Brasiliero de Geografia e Estatistica
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ICSU
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International Council of Scientific Unions
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IGBP
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International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
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IMW
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International Map of the World
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ISPRS
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International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
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JPL
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (a NASA research center administered by the California Institute of Technology)
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LCR
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Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, Ltd., New Zealand
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MISR
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Multiangle Imaging SpectroRadiometer
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MPI
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Ministerio della Publica Instruziane (Italian Ministry of Public Instruction)
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NASA
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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NESDIS
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National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
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NGDC
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National Geophysical Data Center
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NIMA
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National Imagery and Mapping Agency
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NOAA
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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NSIDC
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National Snow and Ice Data Center
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ONC
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Operational Navigation Chart
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OLS
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Operational Linescan System
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RMSE
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Root-mean-square error
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SCAR
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Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
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SDTS
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Spatial Data Transfer Standard
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SGN
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Servizio Geologico Nazionale (National Geological Service (Italy))
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SRTM
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Shuttle Radar Topography Mapper mission
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UCL
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University College London
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UNO
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United Nations Organization
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URL
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Uniform Resource Locator (Web address)
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USATC
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U.S. Army Topographic Command
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USGS
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U.S. Geological Survey
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WGD
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Working Group on Data
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WGISS
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Working Group on Information Systems and Services
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WGS
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World Geodetic System
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WVS
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World Vector Shoreline
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WWW
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World Wide Web
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