| Acronym | Meaning |
| FPA | Federal Pesticide Act |
| OSS | Office Of Space Station |
| AS&E | American Science And Engineering |
| FOF | Field Observing Faciltilty |
| CCSDS | Consultative Committee For Space Data Systems |
| USC-GARP | United States Committee For GARP |
| ESSCO | Environmental Science & Services Corporation |
| BGCWG | Biogeochemistry Working Group |
| IRIG | Inertial Rate (MIT) Or Reference (NASA) Integrating Gyroscope |
| NCGIA | National Center For Geographic Information And Analysis |