Arizona Laws 37-173. Duties
The division shall:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 37-173
- Department: means the state land department. See Arizona Laws 37-101
- division: means the resource analysis division of the state land department. See Arizona Laws 37-171
- Geographic information system: means computer-based technologies for storing, manipulating and analyzing geospatial data. See Arizona Laws 37-171
- Geospatial data: means digital data using geographic or projected map coordinate values, identification codes and associated descriptive data to locate and describe boundaries or features on, above or below the surface of the earth or characteristics of the earth's inhabitants or its natural or human-constructed features. See Arizona Laws 37-171
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
1. Establish a clearinghouse of information and a central repository for geospatial data and statewide geographic information system services.
2. Provide geographic information system services and geospatial data for the state land department and other public agencies in this state.
3. Facilitate the sharing of geospatial data and geographic information system services among all public agencies to address the needs of this state.
4. Prepare standards and specifications for developing, maintaining and sharing geospatial data and geographic information system services.
5. Function as the Arizona affiliate office for national geographic information systems and geospatial data coordination initiatives.
6. Establish a liaison relationship with the United States geological survey, federal geospatial organizations and other state and local government organizations in order to facilitate and coordinate sharing geospatial data, providing geographic information system services and using a clearinghouse.
7. Identify federal, state, regional, tribal and local government and private sector geospatial data and geographic information system services to include in the clearinghouse.
8. Coordinate the development and maintenance of a geospatial public land survey system and cadastral database with responsible federal, state and local agencies.