Acronyms related to Antarctica

ADD	Antarctic Digital Database
ADIF	Antarctic Directory Interchange Format
ADMS	Antarctic Data Management System
AMD	Antarctic Master Directory
ANARE	Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition
APD	Antarctic Plant Database [BAS]
ASMA	Antarctic Specially Managed Area
ASOC	Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition
ASPA	Antarctic Specially Protected Area
ASTI	Area of Special Tourist Interest
ATCM	Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
ATCP	Antarctic Treaty Consultative Party
ATS	Antarctic Treaty System
ATSCM	Antarctic Treaty Special Consultative Meeting

BAS	British Antarctic Survey

CCAMLR	Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
CCAS	Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals
CEE	Comprehensive Environmental Evaluation
CEP	Committee for Environmental Protection
COLREGS	Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
COMNAP	Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs

DIF	Directory Interchange Format

EIA	Environmental Impact Assessment
ERS-1	European Remote Sensing Satellite-1
EOS	Earth Observing System

FIDASE	Falkland Islands Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition

GOSEAC	Group of Specialists on Antarctic Affairs and Conservation
GPS	Global Positioning System

IASOS	Institute of Antarctic and Southern Ocean Studies
ICAIR	International Centre for Antarctic Information and Research
ICRW	International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
IDN	International Directory Network
IEE	Initial Environmental Evaluation
IGBP	International Geosphere Biosphere Programme
IGY	International Geophysical Year
ITU	International Telecommunications Union
IUCN	World Conservation Union (formerly the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources)

LTER	Long Term Ecological Research (Site or Programme)

MARPOL	International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
MPA	Multiple-use Planning Area

NCP	Non-Consultative Party
NGO	Non-Governmental Organisation
NSF	National Science Foundation
NZAP	New Zealand Antarctic Programme

OPP	Office of Polar Programs (US, NSF)

PNEA	Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)

SCALOP	Standing Committee on Antarctic Logistics and Operations
SCAR	Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
SCOR	Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research
SDTS	Spatial Data Transfer Specification [US]
SOLAS	International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
SPA	Specially Protected Area
SPRI	Scott Polar Research Institute
SRA	Specially Reserved Area
SSSI	Site of Special Scientific Interest
STCW	International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers

UN	United Nations
UNCLOS	UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
USAP	United States Antarctic Program
USGS	United States Geological Survey

WCMC	World Conservation Monitoring Centre
WG-GGI	Working Group on Geodesy and Geographic Information
WGS	World Geodetic System
WMO	World Meteorological Organisation
WMP	Waste Management Plan
WWF	World Wide Fund for Nature
WWW	World Wide Web