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FS Terms
general terms used for surveying found in the FS Reference book 2.1
Term | Definition |
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ALTA | AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION |
ALTA/NSPS | ALTA/NSPS LAND TITLE SURVEYS, FORMERLY, ALTA/ACSM |
BIM | BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING |
BLM | bureau of land management |
CADD | COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN AND DRAFTING |
DEM | DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL |
DOD | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE |
DOI | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR |
DOT | DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION |
DTM | DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL |
EDM | ELECTRONIC DISTANCE MEASUREMENT |
EPA | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY |
FEMA | FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY |
FGCS | Federal Geodetic Control Subcommittee |
GIS | GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM |
GLO | GENERAL LAND OFFICE |
GNSS | GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM |
GPS | GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM |
LIDAR | LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING |
NAD | NORTH AMERICAN DATUM |
NAVD | NORTH AMERICAN VERTICAL DATUM |
NGVDS | NATIONAL GEODETIC VERTICAL DATUM |
NGS | NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY |
NOAA | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION |
NSPS | NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS, SUCCESSOR ORGANIZATION TO THE AMERICAN CONGRESS ON SURVEYING AND MAPPING (ACSM) |
NSSDA | NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR SPATIAL DATA ACCURACY |
OPUS | ONLINE POSITIONING USER SERVICE |
OSHA | OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION |
PLSS | PUBLIC LAND SURVEY SYSTEM |
PPP | PRECISE POINT POSITIONING |
RTK | REAL-TIME KINEMATIC |
RTK GPS | REAL-TIME KINEMATIC GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM |
SPCS | STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM |
TIN | TRIANGULATED IRREGULAR NETWORK |
UAS | UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM |
USGS | UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY |