(a) There is established within the Office of Policy and Management a Geographic Information Systems Office. The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall designate an employee of the Office of Policy and Management to serve as Geographic Information Officer. Such employee shall have extensive knowledge of the principles, practices, terminology and trends in geographic information systems, spatial data, analysis and related technology and experience in administration, project management, policy development, coordination of services and planning. Such employee shall (1) oversee the operations of the Geographic Information Systems Office, (2) manage the staff of such office, and (3) in conjunction with the Geographic Information Systems Advisory Council created under section 4d-92, establish goals for such office within the scope of the powers and duties described in subsection (b) of this section.

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(b) The Geographic Information Officer shall be responsible for (1) coordinating the collection, compilation and dissemination of geographic information systems data across the state, including from and to state agencies, regional councils of governments, municipalities and other constituencies; (2) managing a geospatial data clearinghouse for public access to such information through the online repository described in subsection (i) of section 4-67p; (3) supporting economic development efforts in the state through the provision of such information; (4) providing training and outreach on the use of such information; (5) administering the creation and acquisition of geospatial data, including aerial imagery and elevation and parcel information; (6) adopting geospatial data standards, guidelines and procedures to ensure consistency and quality of such data; and (7) performing technical data processing to aggregate and organize existing data sets and create new data sets.