| Acronym | Meaning |
| OPS | Onboard Payload Support |
| C | A Programming Language Used Extensively In Systems Software |
| ISNAR | International Service For National Agricultural Research |
| MAS | Millimeter-wave Atmospheric Sounder |
| AGRICLIMSS | Agicultural Climate Service System |
| IDS | Interdisciplinary Study |
| NAPP | National Aerial Photography Program |
| AHP | Analytical Hierarchy Process |
| ASSIST | ADPE System Sizing Tool |
| SHIRE | Southern Hemisphere Infrared Experiment |