Terms and acronyms used in this documentation
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7BDAT |
Proprietary binary data file format used by SAS software to store datasets (.sas7bdat extension). The file extension is .sas7bdat, but it’s often referred to as 7BDAT in development workflows. SAS uses this format to store structured data tables, including metadata (column names, types, etc.). |
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Airflow |
A Workflow management system |
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AirNow |
US Government source for air quality data |
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AQS |
Air Quality System: US Government source for air quality data |
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CCW |
Chronic Condition Data Warehouse |
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CMS |
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
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CRS |
Coordinate reference system |
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CSV |
File format, comma separated values |
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CWL |
Common Workflow Language |
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DBMS |
Database Management System |
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EPA |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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EPSG |
The IOGP’s EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset is a collection of definitions of coordinate reference systems and coordinate transformations. 4326 is the EPSG identifier of WGS84 |
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FST |
File format used by R |
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FTS |
File Transfer Summary, often created by SAS |
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gridMET |
a dataset of daily high-spatial resolution surface meteorological data |
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HDF5 |
File format (hierarchical) |
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HLL |
HyperLogLog is an algorithm for approximating the number of distinct elements in resulting query |
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MAX data |
Medicaid Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX) data |
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OOM |
Out of Memory Error |
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SAS |
Statistical Analysis System, a popular software tool |
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SQL |
Structured Query Language |
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WGS 84 |
The World Geodetic System (WGS) is a standard for use in cartography, geodesy, and satellite navigation including GPS. 4326 is the EPSG identifier of WGS84 |