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Symbols and Abbreviated Terms

CRS: Coordinate Reference System

CSV: Comma Seperated Values

CT: Coordinate Transformation

DTD: Document Type Definition

EPSG: European Petroleum Survey Group

GIS: Geographic Information System, or Geographic Information Science

GML: Geography Markup Language

HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol

ISO: International Organization for Standardization

NLP: Natural Language Processing

OGC: Open GIS Consortium

PLSS: Public Land Survey System

RDF: Resource Description Framework

RFC: Request for Comments

SMIL: Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language

SOAP: Simple Object Access Protocol

SVG: Scalable Vector Graphics

UML: Unified Modeling Language

URI: Uniform Resource Identifier

URL: Uniform Resource Locator

WCS: Web Coverage Service

WFS: Web Feature Service

WMS: Web Mapping Service

XML: Extensible Markup Language

XSLT: eXtensible Stylesheet Language – Transformations

0D: Zero Dimensional

1D: One Dimensional

2D: Two Dimensional

3D: Three Dimensional