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Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Pages 67-68

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... FY fiscal year GBF/DIME Geographic Base File/Dual Independent Map Encoding GDP gross domestic product GIS geographic information system GPS Global Positioning System GSS Geography and Spatial Sciences [program, NSF] HRHR high risk, high reward IBM International Business Machines INSPIRE Integrated NSF Support Promoting Interdisciplinary Research and Education [program, NSF]
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... STEM science, technology, engineering, and mathematics TIGER Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing UC University of California UK United Kingdom UN United Nations UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization U.S. United States USGCRP U.S.
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