I. |
Island |
IA |
Infrastructure Analyst (BaySys Technologies Inc.); Iowa |
IACWD |
Interagency Advisory Committee on Water Data |
IADO |
Instituto Argentino de Oceanografia |
IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
IAEG |
International Assn. of Engineering Geologists |
IAG |
International Assn. of Geodesy |
IAGS |
Inter-American Geodetic Survey |
IAH |
International Association of Hydrogeologists |
IAHS |
International Assn. of Hydrological Sciences = Assn. Internationaledes Sciences Hydrologiques |
IALA |
International Assn. of Lighthouse Authorities |
IALS |
Idaho Assn. of Land Surveyors |
IAMA |
International Antiquarian Mapsellers Association |
IAO |
Insurers’ Advisory Organization |
IAOO |
International Assn. of Assessing Officers |
IASI |
Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer |
IASSIST |
International Association for Social Science Information Service &Technology |
IAT |
Image Annotation Tape; International Atomic Time |
IATO |
Italian atlas assembled to order |
IAWPRC |
International Assn. for Water Pollution Research and Control |
IB |
Isobar |
IBC |
International Boundary Commission (U.S.-Canada) |
IBDF |
Instituto Brasileiro de Desenvolvimento Florestal |
IBG |
Inst. of British Geographers |
IBGE |
Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estadistica |
IBIS |
Image-Based Information System |
IBM |
International Business Machines (corp.); International boundarymarker |
IBRD |
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WorldBank) |
IBSP |
Idaho Bureau of State Planning |
IBWC |
International Boundary and Water Commission (Mexico-U.S.) |
IC |
Integrated circuit(s) |
ICA |
International Cartographic Assn. = Assn. CartographiqueInternationale |
ICACET |
International Cartographic Assn. Committee on Training |
ICAITI |
Instituto Centro Americano de Investigacion y Tecnica Industrial |
ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organiztion |
ICA-USNC |
International Cartographic Assn. U.S. National Committee |
ICC |
Institut Cartografic de Catalunya; Interstate Commerce Commission(U.S.); International Cartographic Conference |
ICCP |
Inst. for Certification of Computer Professionals |
ICE |
Information Center for the Environment (UCD) |
ICED |
Intraprofessional Council on Environmental Design |
ICES |
Institution of Civil Engineers (UK); Initial Graphics ExchangeSpecifications |
ICEX |
Ice and Climate Experiment |
ICGC |
Instituto Cubano de Geodesia y Cartografia |
ICGRS |
Internet-Enabled Continuous Geodetic Reference Station |
ICGWM |
International Clearinghouse for Ground Water Models |
ICHC |
International Conference on the History of Cartography |
ICITV |
Institut de la Carte International du Tapis Vegetale |
ICM |
Instituto Cartografico Militar |
ICMP |
Internet Control Message Protocol |
ICMSSR |
Interagency Committee on Meteorological Services and SupportingResearch |
ICONA |
Instituto Nacional para la Conservacion de la Naturaleza (Spain) |
ICR |
Intelligent Character Reader |
ICT |
Information and communication technologies |
ICW |
International Computer Works, Inc. |
ID |
Identification; Interface device; Idaho; Island |
IDAS |
Image Data Analysis Systems |
IDC |
International Data Corp. |
IDCCC |
Interior Digital Cartographic Coordination Committee (U.S.) |
IDD |
Information and data dissemination |
IDE |
Imbedded Drive Electronics |
IDEN |
Identification module |
IDFG |
Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game |
IDIMS |
Interactive Digital Image Manipulation System |
IDIQ |
Indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity |
IDL |
Idaho Dept. of Lands; Interactive Data Language; Interface DefinitionLanguage |
IDLH |
Immediately dangerous to life and health |
IDOT |
Illinois Dept. of Transportation |
IDR |
Interface drawing |
IDS |
Information Decision Systems (firm) |
IDWO |
Intelligence Div., War Office (U.K.) |
IDWR |
Idaho Dept. of Water Resources |
IEMVT |
Institut d’Elevage et de Medecine Veterinaire des Pays Tropicaux |
IEP |
Independent electric plant |
IERS |
International Earth Rotation Service |
IES |
Inst. for Environmental Sciences |
IF |
Frame identification |
IfAG |
Institut fur Angewandte Geodasie |
IFF |
Interchange Format File (Commodore Amiga) |
IFLA |
International Assn. of Library Asociations and Institutions |
IFN |
Service de l’Inventaire Forestier National (France) |
IFOV |
Instantaneous Field of View |
IFP |
Institut Francais de Pondicherry; Institut Francais du Petrole |
IFR |
Instrument Flight Regulation |
IFREMER |
Institut francais de recherche pour l’exploitation de la mer |
iFS |
Internet File System (Oracle Corp.) |
IFSAR |
Inter-ferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar |
IFSARE |
Inter-ferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar for Elevation |
IG |
Instytut Geologiczny (Poland) |
IGA |
Istituto Geografico de Agostini |
IGAC |
Instituto Geografico “Agustin Codazzi” |
IGBF |
Institut Geographique de Burkina Faso |
IGBP |
International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme |
IGC |
International Geologic Congress; Intelligent Graphics Controller;Informative Graphics Corp. |
IGCI |
Institut Geographique de la Cote d’Ivoire |
IGCP |
International Geological Correlation Program; Instituto Geografico eCadastral (Portugal) |
IGDC |
Interagency Geographic Data Committee (U.S.) |
IGDS |
Interactive Graphics Design System (software); Intergraph DesignSoftware |
IGEBU |
Institut Geographique de Burundi |
IGES |
Initial Graphics Exchange Specification; International GraphicsExchange System |
IGF |
Inset Graphics Format |
IGFCOT |
Institutul de Geodezie, Fotogrammetrie, Cartografie si OrganizareaTeritoriului (Romania) |
IGG |
Institutul de Geologie si Geofizica (Romania) |
IGGSP |
Instituto Geografico e Geologico de S~ao Paulo |
IGIF |
International Geographic Information Foundation |
IGIS |
Integrated Geographic Information System; Intelligent GIS |
IGL |
Interactive Graphics Library |
IGLD 85 |
International Great Lakes Datum of 1985 |
IGM |
Instituto Geografico Militar |
IGME |
Inst. of Geology and Mineral Exploration (Greece); Instituto Geologicoy Minero de Espa~na |
IGMI |
Istituto Geografico Militare Italiano |
IGN |
Institut geographique national; Instituto Geografico Nacional |
IGNB |
Institut Geographique National (Belgium) |
IGNC |
Institut Geographique National Congolaise |
IGNTG |
Instituto Geografico Nacional “Tommy Guardia” (Panama) |
IGS |
Information & Graphics Systems Inc.; International GPS Service;Idaho Geological Survey; Indiana Geological Survey; Geological Survey ofIsrael |
IGSN71 |
International Gravity Standardization Net 1971 |
IGT |
Integrated GPS Technologies Inc. |
IGU |
International Geographical Union; Instituto Geografico Universitario(Dominican Republic) |
IGUG |
Intergraph Graph Users Group |
IGWMC |
International Ground Water Modeling Center |
IGY |
International Geophysical Year |
IGZa |
Institut Geographique du Zaire |
IHA |
Instituto Hidrografico de la Armada (Chile) |
IHAC |
Instituto Hidrografico de la Armada, Chile |
IHB |
International Hydrographic Bureau |
IHD |
International Hydrological Decade |
IHGC |
International Health Geographics Conference |
IHO |
International Hydrographic Organization |
IHP |
International Hydrologic Program |
IHSI |
Institut Haitien de Statistique de d’Informatique |
IIAF |
Idaho Image Analysis Facility |
IICT |
Instituto de Investigac~ao Cientifica Tropical (Portugal) |
IIGS |
Initial Image Generating System |
IIPL |
Interactive Image Processing Laboratory |
IIS |
Internet Information Server |
IJC |
International Joint Commission (U.S. & Canada) |
IKU |
Institutt for Kontinentalsokkelundersokelse (Norway) |
IL |
Illinois |
ILC |
Interim Library Catalog |
ILEX |
Interactive Landsat Executive (NASA software) |
ILH |
Internationales Landkartenhaus (Stuttgart) |
ILI |
Inst. for Land Information |
ILIM |
Inst. for Land Information Management (University of Toronto) |
Ill. |
Illinois |
ILLIAC |
Illinois Institute for Advanced Computation |
ILRIS-3D |
Intelligent Laser Range Imaging Scanner (Optech) |
ILS |
Intelligent Library System (Lockheed Martin) |
ILWIS |
Integrated Land and Water Information System (ITC) |
IM |
Information management |
IMA |
Intermap Analytic |
IMACUAC |
Information Management and Computer Utilization AdvisoryCommittee |
IMAG |
Information Management Advisory Group |
IMACS |
Integrity Monitoring and Control Software (Javad PositioningSystems) |
IMAGE |
Integrated Mapping and Geographic Encoding System |
IMAGE 100 |
Interactive Multispectral Image Analysis System (GE) |
IMAN |
Image Analysis (system); Intermap Analytic Nucleus |
IMAP |
Input, Management, Analysis, and Presentation |
IMC |
Image Motion Compensator |
IMCoS |
International Map Collectors Society |
IMDA |
International Map Dealers Assn. |
.IMG |
ADRG image format (USDMA) |
IMGW |
Instytut Meteorologii i Gospodarki Wodnej (Poland) |
IMLS |
Institute of Museum and Library Services (US) |
IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
IMP |
Integrated Micro Products Inc. |
IMPAC |
Image Analysis Computer Package (Egbert Scientific) |
IMS |
Intermediate map scale; Image Manipulation System; Internet Map Server(ESRI) |
IMSI |
International Microcomputer Software, Inc. |
IMT |
Information Management Technologies (Firm); Internet Media Type |
IMTA |
International Map Trade Assn. |
IMW |
International Map of the World |
in. |
Inch; inches |
IN |
Indiana |
INC |
Institut National de Cartographie |
INCG |
Institut National de Cartographie du Gabon; Institut GeographiqueNational Guineen |
Ind. |
Indiana |
INDEC |
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (Argentina) |
INE |
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (Ecuador, Guatemala) |
INEAC |
Institut National pour l’Etude Agronomique du Congo |
INEGI |
Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas, Geografia e Informatica(Mexico) |
INETER |
Instituto Nicaraguense de Estudios Territoriales |
INFORM |
Information Network for Operational Resources Management(Arizona) |
INGEMMET |
Instituto Geologico Minero y Metalurgico (Peru) |
INGEO- MINAS |
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Geologico-Mineras(Colombia) |
INGM |
Instituto Nacional de Geologia |
INLT |
Inlet |
INMARSAT |
International Maritime Satellite (organization) |
INMG |
Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia e Geofisica (Portugal) |
INMH |
Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia y Hidrologia (Ecuador) |
INPE |
Instituto das Pesquisas Espaciais (Brazil) |
INQUA |
International Union for Quaternary Research |
INRA |
Institut National de Recherche Agronomique (France) |
INRAT |
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie |
INS |
Inertial Navigation System |
InSAR |
Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar |
INSEE |
Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques(France) |
INSIDE |
Interactive Numeric Spatial Information Data Engine (Univ. ofIdaho) |
INSMAP |
International Symposium on Marine Positioning |
Inst. |
Institute |
INSTAAR |
Inst. of Arctic and Alpine Research (Univ. of Colorado) |
INTA |
Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria (Argentina) |
INTELSAT |
International Telecommunications Satellite (organization) |
INTRISCA |
Integrated Resource Inventory for South-Central Alaska |
INUPAL |
Informaciones Unidas para America Latina (Chile) |
IO |
Input/output; Interior orientation |
I/O |
Input/output |
IOC |
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission; Initial operationalcapability |
ION |
Institute of Navigation |
IOP |
International Organisation of Palaeobotany |
IOS |
Institute of Oceanographic Science (Great Britain) |
IP |
Internet protocol; Image point |
IPA |
Imagery Product Archive (USDMA) |
IPAM |
Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazonia |
IPCS |
Image Production Control System |
IPE |
Image processing engine |
IPF |
Image Processing Facility (GSFC) |
IPGP |
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris |
IPRG |
Inst. for Petroleum Resources and Geophysics (Israel) |
IPLSA |
Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Assn. |
IPOSTEL |
Instituto Postal Telegrafico (Venezuela) |
IPP |
Integrated Plotting Package |
IPS |
Image processing system; Inertial Positioning System |
IPT |
Informatica per il Territorio; Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnologicas(Sao Paulo, Brazil); Integrated Product Team |
IPX |
Internet Packet Exchange |
IR |
Imaging Radiometer; Infrared |
IRAT |
Institut de Recherches en Agronomie Tropicale (France) |
IRC |
Intergraph Registered Consultant |
IR. CH. |
Iron chimney |
IR. CH.S.A. |
Iron chimney with spark arrestor |
IRD |
Information Resources Division (Arizona) |
IRDB |
Integrated regional database |
IRDS |
Information Resource Dictionary System |
IRF |
Internal Raster File; Internal Raster Format |
IRG |
Inter-Record Gap |
IRICC |
Interagency Resource Information Coordination Council |
IRIS |
Infrared Interferometer/Spectrometer; Interim Research andIntelligence Service (U.S. Dept. of State); Incorporated ResearchInstitutions for Seismology |
IRIS R&A |
Research and Analysis Branch, Interim Research and IntelligenceService (U.S. Dept. of State) |
IRLSA |
Illinois Registered Land Surveyors Assn. |
IRRI |
International Rice Research Inst. |
IRS |
Internal Revenue Service (U.S.); Information retrieval system; IndianRemote Sensing (Satellite) |
IRSA |
Inst. of Remote Sensing Applications |
IRWA |
International Right of Way Assn. |
IRWD |
Irvine Ranch Water District |
Is. |
Island |
IS |
International Standard |
I.S. |
John Speed |
ISA |
Institute of Surveyors of Australia; Internet StarterApplications |
ISABU |
Institut des Sciences Agronomiques au Burundi |
ISAMS |
Improved Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder |
ISAPI |
Internet Server Application Programming Interface |
ISBD(CM) |
International Standard Bibliographic Description for CartographicMaterials |
ISBD(ER) |
International Standard Bibliographic Description for ElectronicResources |
ISC |
Information Systems Council |
ISCEM |
International Society of Curators of Early Maps |
ISD |
Information Services Div. |
ISDN |
Integrated Services Digital Network |
ISEA |
Icosahedral Snyder equal area (projection) |
ISERT |
Institut Superieur pour les Etudes et Recherches Scientifique etTechniques (Djibouti) |
ISGS |
Illinois State Geological Survey |
ISI |
Image Subsystem Interface; Information Systems Inventory (EPA);Interpretation System, Inc. |
I-SITE |
Intelligent Screening of Imagery for Teleophthalmology |
Isl. |
Island |
ISL |
Island |
ISLP |
Land-tied island |
ISLS |
Islands |
ISM |
Interpretive Structural Modeling |
ISMS |
International Society for Mine Surveying |
ISO |
Imaging Spectrometer Observatory; International StandardsOrganization |
ISP |
Internet service provider |
ISPI |
Intermediate-scale Product Inventory |
ISPLS |
Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors |
ISPRS |
International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing |
ISR |
Information Storage and Retrieval |
IS&T |
Information Systems and Technology |
ISTAT |
Istituto Centrale di Statistica (Italy) |
ISTD |
Inter-Services Topographical Dept. (Great Britain) |
ISTH |
Isthmus |
ISU |
International System of Units |
ISURL |
Indiana State Univ. Remote Sensing Laboratory |
IT |
Information technology; Integration Technologies Inc. |
I.T. |
Idaho Territory |
ITA |
Intelligent Traverse Adjustment |
ITAA |
Information Technology Assn. of America |
ITC |
International Inst. for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences(Netherlands; formerly International Training Centre for Aerial Survey);International Trade Commission |
ITCA |
International Topographic Composition Assn. |
ITD |
Interim Terrain Data |
ITE |
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology (Great Britain) |
ITF |
INTERLIS Transfer Format |
ITFE |
Inductive terrain feature extraction |
ITRF |
International Terrestrial Reference Frame |
ITRF00 |
International Terrestrial Reference Frame of 2000 |
ITRM |
Information Technology Resouces Management (standard, Virginia) |
ITRS |
International Terrestrial Reference System |
ITS |
Intelligent transportation system |
ITSA |
Independent Travel Stores Assn. |
ITU |
Image Transfer Unit; International Telecommunications Union |
IUE |
International Ultraviolet Explorer |
IUGG |
International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics |
IUGS |
International Union of Geological Sciences |
IUSM |
International Union for Surveying and Mapping |
IVHS |
Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems |
IW |
Information Warfare |
IWARDS |
Iowa Water Resources Data System |
IWIS |
International Water Information System |
IWPC |
Inst. of Water Pollution Control |
IWRA |
International Water Resources Assn. |
I2S |
International Imaging Systems Inc. |