The list of planning acronyms and abbreviations.

All planning related acronyms and abbreviations.

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EPA:
Environmental Protection Agency(Geological, Metropolitan planning)
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GPS:
Global Positioning System(Navigation Satellite, Information)
57
FAA:
Federal Aviation Administration(Transportation planning)
44
NOAA:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(Polar satellite)
34
FCC:
Federal Communications Commission(Response, Firefighting, Emergency)
24
FEMA:
Federal Emergency Management Agency(Evacuation, Disaster)
13
GIS:
Geographic Information System(Transport, Traffic, Hurricane management)
12
NEPA:
National Environmental Policy Act(Nature, Metropolitan planning)
12
NIMBY:
Not In My Back Yard(Urban design, Urban planning, Planning)
11
GIS:
Geographic Information Systems(Metropolitan planning)
9
ADA:
Americans with Disabilities Act(Transportation planning)
8
CAD:
Computer Aided Design(CORPORATE, Printing, Company)
8
CAA:
Clean Air Act(Transportation planning, Metropolitan planning)
7
BLM:
Bureau of Land Management(Firefighting, Urban design, Urban planning)
7
EIS:
Environmental Impact Statement(Transportation planning)
7
SIC:
Standard Industrial Classification(Commerce, Stock market, Investment)
6
NIMS:
National Incident Management System(Port security, Security)
6
RFP:
Request for Proposal(Procurement, Business Development, CORPORATE)
6
NPDES:
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System(Urban design)
6
USGS:
United States Geological Survey(Geological, Geology, Hurricane management)
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