| Acronym | Meaning |
| FEPCA | Federal Environmental Pollution Control Act |
| ELSCAM | Electra Scalar Measurements |
| OCG | Ocean Catalog Group |
| APS | Auxiliary Power System |
| SSM/I | Special Sensor Microwave Imager |
| ASIS | American Society For Industrial Security |
| MDM | Multiplexer/demultiplexer |
| EEID | EOSDIS External Interface Document |
| ADCLS | Advanced Data Collection And Location System |
| ACRT | Aircraft Report |