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Abbreviations
AVHRR – Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
AWiFS – Advanced Wide Field Sensor
DEM – Digital Elevation Model
DGPS – Differential Global Positioning System
EMS – Electromagnetic Spectrum
ETM+ – Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus
GIS – Geographical Information Systems
GPS – Global Positioning System
GSFC – Goddard Space Flight Center
IFOV – Instantaneous Field Of View
IR – Infra Red
IRS – Indian Remote Sensing Satellite
ISRO – Indian Space Research Institute
JERS – Japanese Earth Resources Satellite
LIDAR – Light Detecting and Ranging
LISS – Linear Imaging Self Scanner
MIR – Mid Infrared
MLA – Multispectral Linear Array
NIR – Near Infra Red
NOAA – National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
NRSA – National Remote Sensing Agency
PAN – Panchromatic
RADAR – Radio Detection and Ranging
SAR – Synthetic Apperture Radar
SPOT – Satellites d’observation de la Terre
PLA – Panchromatic Linear Array
SWIR – Short Wave Infrared
TIR – Total Incident Radiation
TREES – Tropical Ecosystem Environmental Observations by Satellites
TM – Thematic Mapper
UV – Ultra Violet
VIS – Visible Spectrum
WiFS – Wide Field Sensor
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