List of Acronyms
AAG - Association of American Geographers
AGS - American Geographic Society
BBC - British Broadcasting Corporation
CAD - Computer Aided Drawing/Drafting
CAI - Computer Assisted Instruction
CAL - Computer Assisted Learning
CD-ROM - Compact Disc Read Only Media
CPU - Central Processing Unit
DEM - Digital Elevation Model
DLG - Digital Line Graph
DMA - Defense Mapping Agency
DOQ - Digital Orthophoto Quad
EDEN - Environmental Data Evaluation Network
EDGIS - Any or a specific Educational GIS software package
EOSAT - Earth Observation Satellite Company
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
ESL - English as a Second Language
ESRI - Environmental Systems Research Institute
ETLI - NGS Educational Technology Leadership Institute
GAHM - Great American History Machine
GENIP - Geographic Education National Implementation
Project
GEP - NGS Geographic Education Program
GIS - Geographic Information System
GOES - Geosynchronous Orbit Earth Satellite
GPS - Global Positioning System
GUI - Graphical User Interface
HSGP - High School Geography Project
ILI - NGS Instructional Leadership Institute
IT - Instructional Technology
JEI - Joint Education Initiative
LIS - Land Information System
MB - Megabytes
MS-DOS - Microsoft Disk Operating System
NAEP - National Assessment of Educational Progress
NASA - National Aeronautic and Space Administration
NCGE - National Council for Geographic Education
NCGIA - National Center for Geographic Information and
Analysis
NGO - Non-governmental Organization
NGS - National Geographic Society
NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
UCLA - University of California, Los Angeles
UCSB - University of California, Santa Barbara