Summary Document for
Science Archives in the 21st Century

APPENDIX C - ACRONYMS

Acronym

Expansion

AAS

American Astronomical Society

ADEC

Astrophysics Data Centers Executive Council

ADIL

Astronomical Digital Image Library

ADS

Astrophysics Data System

AGU

American Geophysical Union

AIP

Archival Information Package

AMDA

Automated Multi-Dataset Analysis

ASCII

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

CCSDS

Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems

CDAWeb

Coordinated Data Analysis Web

CDF

Common Data Format

CDPP

Centre de Donnees de la Physique des Plasmas

CDS

Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg

CESR

Centre d.Etude Spatiale des Rayonnements

CIESIN

Center for International Earth Science Information Network

Codata

Committee on Data for Science and Technology

CoSEC

Collaborative Sun-Earth Connector

CRL

Center for Research Libraries

DAAC

Distributed Active Archive Center

DARTS

Data ARchive and Transmission System

DCC

Digital Curation Center

DIP

Dissemination Information Package

ECHO

EOS Clearing HOuse

EOSDIS

Earth Observing System Data and Information System

EPO

Education and Public Outreach

ESA

European Space Agency

ESA/RSSD

European Space Agency Research and Scientific Support Department

ESAC

European Space Astronomy Centre

ESDIS

Earth Science Data and Information System

FITS

Flexible Image Transport System

FOIA

Freedom Of Information Act

FRBR

Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records

GIS

Geographic Information System

GSFC

Goddard Space Flight Center

HDF

Hierarchical Data Format

HEASARC

High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center

IDFS

Instrument Data File Set

IPAC

Infrared Processing and Analysis Center

IPDA

International Planetary Data Alliance

iRODS

integrated Rule-Oriented data System

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

IUE

International Ultraviolet Explorer

IVOA

International Virtual Observatory Alliance

JAXA

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

LAMBDA

Legacy Archive for Microwave Background Data Analysis

LSST

Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

LTA

Long Term Archive

MODIS

Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer

NARA

National Archives and Records Administration

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NED

NASA Extragalactic Database ? National Elevation Dataset ?

NESTOR

Network Expertise in Long-term Storage of Digital Resources

netCDF

Network Common Data Format

NGDC

National Geophysical Data Center

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOAO

National Optical Astronomical Observatory

NOST

NASA Office of Standards and Technologies

NSSDC

National Space Science Data Center

NVO

National Virtual Observatory

OAI

Open Architecture Initiative

OAIS

Open Archival Information System

OCLC

Online Computer Library Center

PAIMAS

Producer-Archive Ingest Methodology Abstract Standard

PAIS

Producer-Archive Interface Standard

PDS

Planetary Data System

PV

Preservation and Value (conferences)

PVL

Parameter Value Language

RA

Resident Archive

RAID

Redundant Array of Inexpensive (or Independent) Disks

RLG

Research Library Group

SDSC

San Diego Supercomputer Center

SEDAC

Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center

SETI

Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence

SFDU

Standard Formatted Data Unit

SIP

Submission Information Package

SOHO

Solar and Heliospheric Observatory

SPASE

Space Physics Archive Search & Exchange

SRB

Storage Resource Broker

STScI

Space Telescope Science Institute

TRAC

Trustworthy Repositories Audit and Certification Checklist

UCLA

University of California Los Angeles

URI

Universal Resource Identifier

URL

Universal Resource Locator

VO

Virtual Observatory

VTLS

Virtual Technology in Library Solutions

XFDU

XML Formatted Data Unit

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