| Acronym | Meaning |
| SPIE | Society Of Photo-optical Engineers |
| GTOS | Global Terrestrial Observing System |
| OFAP | Observing Facilities Advisory Panel |
| BLM | Bureau Of Land Management |
| ADATS | Automated Data Acquisition And Transfer System |
| IAG | Instrumentation Advisory Group |
| NDVI | Normalized Difference Vegetation Index |
| SCEP | Study Of Critical Environmental Problems |
| IMU | Inertial Measurement Unit |
| BIT | Built-in Test |