Section 143B-1420 - Council established; role of the Center for Geographic Information and Analysis(a) Council Established. - The North Carolina Geographic Information Coordinating Council ("Council") is established to develop policies regarding the utilization of geographic information, GIS systems, and other related technologies. The Council shall be responsible for the following: (2) Resolution of policy and technology issues.(3) Coordination, direction, and oversight of State, local, and private GIS efforts.(4) Advising the Governor, the General Assembly, and the State Chief Information Officer as to needed directions, responsibilities, and funding regarding geographic information. The purpose of this statewide geographic information coordination effort shall be to further cooperation among State, federal, and local government agencies; academic institutions; and the private sector to improve the quality, access, cost-effectiveness, and utility of North Carolina's geographic information and to promote geographic information as a strategic resource in the State. The Council shall be located in the Department of Information Technology for organizational, budgetary, and administrative purposes.
(b) Role of CGIA. - The Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (CGIA) shall staff the Geographic Information and Coordinating Council and its committees. CGIA shall manage and distribute digital geographic information about North Carolina maintained by numerous State and local government agencies. It shall operate a statewide data clearinghouse and provide Internet access to State geographic information. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-1420
Amended by 2019 N.C. Sess. Laws 200,s. 4, eff. 8/21/2019.Renumbered from § 143-725 by 2015 N.C. Sess. Laws 241,s. 7A.3, eff. 9/18/2015.Amended by 2004 N.C. Sess. Laws 0129, s. 44, eff. 7/1/2004.Added by 2001-359, s. 1, eff. 8/10/2001.