AGL	above ground level
AOD	aerosol optical depth
ARM	advanced reduced instruction set computer machine
BRD	Black Rock Desert
BRDF	Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function
CMOS	complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor
DB	deep-blue
DOE	Department of Energy
ETM+	Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus
FAA	Federal Aviation Administration
GIFOV	ground instantaneous field of view
GPS	Global Positioning System
I2C	inter-integrated circuit
IDE	Integrated Development Environment
IFOV	instantaneous field of view
IR	infra-red
LANDSAT7	Land Satellite 7
MODIS	Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
NASA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NOAA	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
PLA	polylactic acid
PTFE	polytetrafluoroethylene
SD	secure digital
SSA	single scattering albedo
UAS	unmanned aircraft systems
UNR	University of Nevada, Reno
U.S.	United States
USGS	United States Geological Survey
UV	ultraviolet
VNIR	visible-near infrared