G |
Geometry |
G&M |
Geography and Map; geography and Map Div. |
G&O |
Greenhorne & O’Mara Inc. |
Ga. |
Georgia |
GA |
Georgia; Geographic access; Geographical Association |
GAC |
Geological Assn. of Canada; Global Area Composite; Geospatial AdvisoryCommittee (USFS) |
GAF |
Gesellschaft fur Angewandte Fernerkundung |
GAP |
Gap Analysis Program (USNBS); Geographic Application Program |
GAT |
Geography Assn. of Thailand |
GB |
Gigabyte; Geologische Bundesanstalt (Austria) |
GBA |
GeoBusiness Assn.; George Butler Associates, Inc. |
GBf |
Guterbahnhof = freight depot |
GBF |
Geographic Base File |
GBI |
Green biomass index |
GBIS |
Geo-Based Information System; Global Business Intelligence Solutions(IBM) |
Gbo. |
Grabador = engraver |
GBS |
Geograpic Base System |
GCCS |
Global Command, Control System (USDMA) |
GCDB |
Geographic Coordinate Data Base (U.S.) |
GCDIS |
Global Change Data and Information System |
GCG |
Geocartographics Subdivison (Canada) |
GCHC |
Gulf Coast Hydroscience Center (U.S.) |
GCLI |
GIS in Canadian Libraries Initiative |
GCM |
General circulation model; Global climate model; General Command ofMapping (Turkey) |
GCP |
Ground control point(s) |
GCRA |
Geographic and Cartographic Research and Applications Section |
GCRS |
Gulf Centre for Remote Sensing (Firm) |
GCSS |
Global Combat Support System |
GCT |
Greenwich Civil Time |
GCTP |
General Coordinate Transformation Package (software); GeographicCoordinate Transformation Package (software) |
GD |
Geologic Div. (USGS); Geospatial data; Graphic digitization |
GDA |
Geographic Data Analysis System |
GDC |
Geographic Data Council |
GDD |
Graphics Data Display Manager; GIS Data Depot |
GDDD |
Geographical Data Description Directory |
GDE |
Graphic Developer’s Engine (FCAD Software, Inc.) |
GDF |
Geographic data file |
GDHS |
Ground Data Handling System (GFSC) |
GDM |
Geospatial data management |
GDS |
Graphic Data Systems Corp; Grumman Data Systems; Geo-Data System;Geographic Data Service (U.S.) |
GDT |
Geographic Data Technology Inc. |
GDTA |
Groupement pour le Developpement de la Teledetection Aerospatiale(France) |
GE |
General Electric; Geographic equivalent |
GEBCO |
General bathymetric chart of the oceans = Carte generale bathymetriquedes oceans |
GEDS |
General Environmental Data Base System (Florida) |
GEGMR |
General Establishment of Geology and Mineral Resources (Syria) |
GEM |
Graphical Environment Manager |
GEMS |
Global Environment Monitoring System |
GEO |
Geospatial Metadata Application Profile (USA) |
GEOBAL |
Servicio Geologico de Bolivia |
GEO-CAT |
Geographic catalog of political and statistical areas |
Geocorr |
Geographic Correspondence Engine |
GEODESY |
Geospatial Data and Exploration System (Harvard Univ.) |
Geog. |
Geography |
Geol. |
Geology |
GEOLAN |
Geological (survey) local area network |
GEOREF |
Geological Reference (system) |
GEOS |
Geodynamics Experimental Ocean Satellite |
GEOSAT |
Geodesy Satellite |
GEOSEC |
Geographic Security |
GeoTMS |
Geographic Town Management System (Des Lauriers & Assoc.Inc.) |
GEOZAVOD |
Zavod za Geoloska i Geofizicksa Istrazivanja (Yugoslavia) |
Ges. |
Gesamt- |
GES |
Geographic Entry System |
gest. |
Gestechen = Engraved |
gez. |
Gezeichnet = Designed |
GFDL |
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (U.S.) |
GGBR |
Golden Gate Biosphere Reserve (Calif.) |
GGMC |
Guyana Geology and Mines Commission |
GGNRA |
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (Calif.) |
GGRF |
Galileo Geodetic Reference Frame |
GGS |
Georgia Geologic Survey |
GGU |
Gronlands Geologiske Undersogelse |
GI |
Geographic information |
GIA |
Geographic information analysis; Geographic information and analysis;GPS International Assn. |
GIAA |
Geometrics Industry Assn. of America |
GIAC |
Geomatics Industry Assn. of Canada; Geographic Information AdvisoryCouncil (Kentucky) |
GIAL |
Geographic Information and Analysis Laboratory (State Univ. of NewYork, Buffalo) |
GIB |
Geographic Information Board (Florida); Geomagnetic IndicesBulletin; G.I. Barnett & Son |
GICC |
Geographic Information Coordinating Committee (Colorado) |
GICS |
Geographic Identification Code Scheme |
GID |
Geodaetisk Institut (Denmark) |
GIDW |
General inverse-distance weighted interpolation model |
.GIF |
Graphics Interchange File; Graphics Interchange Format |
GIG |
Geologic Inquiries Group |
GILS |
Government Information Locator Service |
GIMS |
Geographic Information Management Systems Committee (ASCM/ASPRS) |
GIO |
Geographic Information Officer; Geograpic Investigations Office(USGS) |
GIPS |
Generalized Image Processing Sytstem |
GIRAS |
Geographic Information Retrieval and Analysis System (USGS) |
GIS |
Geographic(al) information system(s); Geohydrologic InformationSystem; Geoscience Information Society; Global Indexing System |
GISCO |
Geographic Information System of the European Commission |
GISDEX |
Federal Geographic Information and Spatial Data Exposition andConference (U.S.) |
GISIC |
Geographical Information Systems International Group |
GISMO |
GIS MOdeling (ERDAS) |
GISOM |
Generating Information and Scanning Ohio Maps (Ohio State Univ. Centerfor Mapping) |
GISS |
Goddard Institude of Space Studies |
GIST |
Geographic Information System for Transportation |
GITA |
Geospatial Information & Technology Assn. |
GIV |
Geologic Information Visualization (software) |
GKP |
Geodeticky a Kartograficky Podnik v Praze |
GKS |
Graphics Kernal System |
Gl. |
Gleis |
GLAB |
Bayerisches Geologisches Landesamt |
GLAB-W |
Geologisches Landesamt Baden-Wurttemberg |
GLAI |
Green leaf area index |
GLAN-W |
Geologisches Landesamt Nordrhein-Westfalen |
GLAS |
Geoscience Laser Altimeter System; Geologisches Landesamt desSaarlandes |
GLAS-H |
Geologisches Landesamt Schleswig-Holstein |
GLI |
Global Imager |
GLIS |
Geographic Land Information System (USGS); Geographic and LandInformation Society |
GLM |
General linear model |
GLO |
General Land Office (U.S.) |
GLOBE |
Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment |
GLONASS |
Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System (Russia) |
GLOSS |
Global Observation Surveillance System |
GLR-P |
Geologisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz |
GLRS |
Geoscience Laser Ranging System |
GM |
Geography and Map; Geologic map |
GMAT |
Greenwich Mean Astronomical Time |
GMD |
Geologisch Mijnbouwkundige Dienst van Suriname |
GME |
Geohydrologic Map Editor |
GML |
Geography Markup Language |
GMR |
Government Micro Resources Inc. |
GMS |
Geostationary meteorological satellite(s); Geographic MeasurementSystems (Firm) |
G.M.S.I.
|
Ground Modeling Systems Inc.; Gandalf Mobile Systems Incorporated;GMSI Inc. is a firm (not an abbreviation) |
GMT |
Greenwich Mean Time; Generic Mapping Tools |
G.M.T. |
Giuseppi Maria Terreni |
GN |
Grid north |
GNC |
Geologic Names Committee; Global navigation chart |
GNIS |
Geographic Names Information System (U.S.) |
GNMP |
Gettysburg National Military Park |
GNS |
GEOnet Names Server (USNIMA) |
GNSS |
Global Navigation Satellite System |
GNU |
Geologic Names Unit (USGS) |
GNULEX |
Geologic Names Unit Lexicon (USGS) |
GO |
Geometric Operations |
G&O |
Greenhorne & O’Mara, Inc. |
GODORT |
Government Documents Round Table (ALA) |
GOES |
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (NASA) |
GOME |
Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment |
GOMS |
Geostationary Operational Meteorological Satellite(s) |
Gov. |
Governor |
Gov. Gen. |
Governor General |
GP |
Graphic production; Graphics processor; Geography Program (USGS) |
GPF |
Geospatial Prototype Facility |
GPG |
Graphic Product Generation |
GPH |
Geological Publishing House (China) |
GPI |
Graphics Programming Interface |
GPIP |
General Purpose Image Processor |
GPM |
Gestalt Photo Mapper |
GP.MC |
Geoprocessing Map Call |
GP.MCD |
Geoprocessing Map Call Deamon program |
GPO |
Government Printing Office |
GPOS |
Government Printing Office Style Manual |
GPPU |
Graphic Polygon Processing Utilities |
GPR |
Ground-Penetrating Radar |
GPS |
Global positioning system(s) |
GPSDR |
Global positioning system demonstration receiver |
GPSIC |
Global Positioning System Information Center (U.S. Coast Guard); GPSIndustry Council |
GPST |
Global positioning system time |
GQ |
Geologic quadrangle |
GQL |
Graphical Query Language |
gr. |
gross |
Gr. |
Grosse |
GRAMPS |
Graphic Map Production System |
GRASS |
Geographic Resource Analysis Support System |
GRB |
Government Records Branch (Library and Archives of Canada; NationalArchives of Canada) |
GRC |
Generation of reproducible copy; Geoscience Research Corp. |
GRD |
Ground Resolved Distance |
GRDL |
Geodetic Research and Development Laboratory |
GRF-N |
Geographic Reference File-Names |
GRIDS |
Grid Referenced Information Display System; Gridded Resource InventoryData System |
GRS |
Geodetic Reference System |
GRS 80 |
Geodetic Reference System of 1980 |
GRSU |
Geography Remote Sensing Unit (Univ. of California, SantaBarbara) |
GS |
Geological Survey (U.S.); Gray scale |
GSA |
General Services Administration (U.S.); Geological Society of America;Geological Survey of Alabama |
GSC |
Geological Survey of Canada; Geographic Systems Corp.; GeotronicsService Center; Geocode Service Center (HUD) |
GSD |
Ground sample distance; Geological Survey Dept. (Malawi); GeologicalSurvey Div. (Jamaica); Geodetic Survey Div. (Natural ResourcesCanada) |
GSDI |
Global Spatial Data Infrastructure |
GSDM |
Global Spatial Data Model |
GSDS |
Global spatial data system |
GSFC |
Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA) |
GSGS |
Geographical Section, General Staff (U.K.) |
GSHAP |
Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program |
GSI |
Geodetic Survey Inst. (Japan); Geophysical Services Inc.; GeologicalSurvey of India; Geological Survey of Iran; Geolical Survey Inst. (Japan);Geological Survey of Ireland |
GSJ |
Geological Survey of Japan |
GSK |
Geological Survey of Kenya |
GSL |
Geographic Sciences Laboratory (USCE) |
GSM |
Graphic Standard Metafile |
GSMD |
Geological Survey and Mines Dept. (Swaziland) |
GSN |
Geological Survey of Namibia |
GSNI |
Geological Survey of Northern Ireland |
GSP |
Geological Survey of Pakistan; Geographical statistics program |
GSPB |
Geodetic Satellite Policy Board |
GSPNG |
Geological Survey Papua New Guinea |
GSRC |
Geological Survey Research Committee |
GSS |
Geographic support system |
GSSA |
Geological Survey South Africa |
GST |
Galileo System Time |
GSTC |
Geospatial Service and Technology Center (USFS) |
GSW |
Geological Survey of Wyoming |
GSWA |
Geological Survey of Western Australia |
GSZ |
Geological Survey of Zambia |
GT |
Geometry and topology; Greater than; Geologian Tutkimuskeskus =Geological Survey of Finland |
G.T. |
Gas tank |
GTE |
Greater than or equal |
GTI |
GIS Technology Inc. |
GTS |
GPS Timing Simulator (NovAtel Inc.); Great Trigonometrical Survey ofIndia |
GTUB |
Geographic tabulation unit base |
GU |
Government unit; Guam |
GUDS |
Geologicky ustav Dionyz Stur |
GUGK |
Glavnoe Upravlenie Geodezii i Kartografii (USSR) |
GUGKK |
Glavno Upravlenie po Geodezia I Kartografia y Kadaster(Bulgaria) |
GUI |
Graphical User Interface |
GUID |
Globally unique identifier |
GUNI |
Goteborgs Universitet Naturgeografiska Institutionen |
GUNO |
Glavnoe Upravlenie Navigatsii i Okeanografii (USSR) |
GVF |
Goodness of variance fit |
GVI |
Green vegetation index |
GVis |
Geographic Visualization |
GVIS |
Geographic Visualization |
GW |
Gas well (natural); Ground water |
GWE |
Global Weather Experiment |
GWEN |
Ground Wave Emergency Network (U.S.) |
GWSI |
Groundwater site inventory |