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A

AADT

Average Annual Daily Traffic

AAP
Accessibility Action Plan
AASHTO
American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials
APEC
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s
ATIS
Advanced Traveler Information System

B

BBB
Build Back Better
BCM
Business Continuity Management
BCP
Business Continuity Plan
BCR
Benefit Cost Ratio
BoP
Bay of Plenty

C

Cal OES
California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
Caltrans
California’s Department of Transportation
CATS
Consequence Assessment Tool Set
CBRNE
Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Explosive
CCTV
Closed Circuit Television
CDEG
Civil Defense Emergency Management Group
CDEM
Civil Defense Emergency Management
CERI
Civil Engineering Research Institute
CIMS
Coordinated Incident Management System
CLPIU
Central Level Project Implementation Unit
COG
Continuation of Government
CONOPS
Federal and State Catastrophic Concept of Operations
COOP
Continuity of Operations Plan
CSTI
California Specialized Training Institute

D

DDMGs
District Disaster Management Groups
DEM
Digital Elevation Model
DEMT
Disruptive Event Management Team
DHS
Department of Homeland Security
DIRCAIBEA
Council of Road Directors of Iberia and Ibero-America
DIUs
District Implementation Units
DJMA
Débit Journalier Moyen Annuel
DMS
Data Management System
DMS
Dynamic Message Signs
DOT
Departmenof Transportation
DRM
Disaster Risk Management
DRR
Disaster Risk Reduction
DRU
Disaster Response Unit
DSM
Digital Surface Model
DTMR
Department of Transport and Main Roads
DYNASMART
Dynamic Network Assignment-Simulation Model for Advanced Road Telematics

E

EADRCC
Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre
EEAP
Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project
EMI
Emergency Management Institute
EOC
Emergency Operations Centre
EOP
Emergency Operations Plan
ER
Emergency Relief
ERFA
Emergency Relief for Federal-aid Highways
ERFO
Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads
ESF
Emergency Support Function
ETIS
Evacuation Traffic Information System
EU
European Union

F

FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
FC
Fusion Center
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FHWA
Federal Highway Administration

G

GAR
Global Assessment Report
GB-SAR
Ground Based Syhthetic Aperture Radar
GDES
General Divisions for Emergency Situations
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GIS
Geographic Information System
GLOF
Glacial Lake Outburst Floods
GmbH
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
GNS
Geological and Nuclear Science
GNSS
Global Navigation Satellite System
GPS
Global Positioning System
GSM
Global System for Mobile communication

H

HAR
Highway Advisory Radio
HCV
Highest Heavy Vehicle
HEPC
Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation
HFA
Hyogo Framework for Action
HURREVAC
Hurricane and Evacuation

I

ICS
Incident Command System
IRAP
Integrated Rural Accessibility Planning
IRS
Integrated Rescue System
ISO
 International Organization for Standardization
ITS
Intelligent Transportation Systems

J

JACE
Joint Assessment of Catastrophic Events
JMA
Japan Meteorological Agency
JVs
Joint Ventures

L

LDMGs
Local Disaster Management Groups
LEOCON
Local Emergency Operations Controllers
LiDAR
Light Detection and Ranging
LMICs
Low and Middle Income Countries
LRN
Local Road Network

M

MAL
Multiple Agencies Level
MASSVAC
Mass Evacuation
MCR
Making Cities Resilient
MCR2030
Making Cities Resilient Campaign 2030
MEMS
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
META
Maintenance Equipment Training Academy
MLIT
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
MoT
Ministry of Transport
MoU
Memorandum of Understanding
MPO
Metropolitan Planning Organization
MTQ
Ministère des Transports du Québec

N

NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NCEI
National Centers for Environmental Information
netvac
Network Emergency Evacuation
NGO
Non-Governmental Organization
NHTSA
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NILIM
National Institute for Land Infrastructure Management
NIMS
National Incident Management System
NMR
Nuclear Mmagnetic Resonance
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NRF
National Response Framework
NRT
NEAR REAL-TIME
NSS
National Security System
NZTA
New Zealand Transport Agency

O

OECD
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OREMS
Oak Ridge Evacuation Modeling System

P

PCMS
Portable Changeable Message Signs
PDB
Pier Database
PDNA
Post-Disaster Needs Assessment
PIC
Public Information Capability
PIUs
Project Implementation Units
PoT
Port of Tauranga
PRA
Portfolio Risk Assessment
PVC
polyvinyl chloride
PWRI
Public Works Research Institute

Q

QDMA
Queensland Disaster Management Arrangements
QFES
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
QPS
Queensland Police Service
QSDMP
Queensland State Disaster Management Plan

R

R&R
Recovery and Reconstruction
RC
Reinforced Concrete
RCRG
Regional Community Resilience Group
RDR
Resilience and Disaster Recovery
RDRM
RDR Metamodel
REOC
Regional Emergency Operations Center
REOCON
Regional Emergency Operations Controller
REOCs
Regional Emergency Operations Centers
RGB
Red Green Blue
RIMS
Response Information Management System
RMDCR
Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic
RMW
Radius of Maximum Winds
ROI
Return on Investment

S

SAL
Single Agency Level
SDCG
State Disaster Coordination Group
SEMS
Standardized Emergency Management System
SEOCON
State Emergency Operations Controller
SEP
State Emergency Plan
SERCON
State Emergency Recovery Controller
SFTP
SSH File Trasfer Protocol
SH2
State Highway 2
SitRep
Situation Report
SLOSH
Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from Hurricanes
SMRA
State Material Reserves Administration
SNS
Social Networking Service
SOC
State Operations Center
SRN
Strategic Road Network
SSP
Safety Service Patrols
STEPS
Spatial Temporal Economical Physiological Social
SWDB
Seismic Wave Database

T

TC
Transport Canada
TCSCs
Transport Canada Situation Centres
TDR
Time Domain Reflection
TECH-FORCE
Technical Emergency Control Force officers
TMC
Transport Management Centres
TMR
Transport and Main Roads
TOC
Transportation Operations Centre
TRB
Transportation Research Board
TrEPS
Traffic Estimation and Prediction System

U

UN
United Nations
UN-OCHA
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Action
UNDRR
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction’s
UNISDR
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
UNITAR
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
US-ATAARI
US-APEC Technical Assistance to Advance Regional Integration
USDOT
United States Department Of Transportation
USDOT
United States Department of Transportation

V

VAL
Volcanic Alert Level
VAT
Value Added Tax
VMS
Variable Message Sign

W

WFAS
Wildland Fire Assessment System