| Acronym | Meaning |
| OSF | Operational Support Facility |
| DMAIAGS | Defense Mapping Agency Inter-American Geodetic Survey |
| BI | The Brookings Institution |
| BIT | Binary Digit (either 0 Or 1) |
| SPAR | Spaceborne Rawinsonde |
| NCP | Network Control Program |
| EORV | Emergency Operating Records Vault |
| CD | Compact Disk |
| NHAP | National High Altitude Photography |
| EDS | Environmental Data Service |