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D FT FOR REVIEW <br /> <br /> MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT <br /> <br /> Between <br /> <br /> CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA <br /> And <br /> <br /> STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA <br /> CENTER FOR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS (CGIA) <br /> <br /> To- <br /> <br />ENABLE AND ADVANCE THE SHARING OF STRATEGIC GEOSPATIAL DATA <br />RESOURCES AND ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTATION BETWEEN THE AGENCIES <br />AND AMONG THEIR DATA USERS <br /> <br />WHEREAS, geospatial base map and other strategic thematic data about North Carolina are currently <br />produced and maintained by numerous state, federal and local government organizations; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, representatives of local, regional, and statewide public programs and private citizens now <br />expect up-to-date and accurate geospatial information to be readily available; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, geographic information system software tools and maps on the Intemet are increaSingly.vital to <br />public and private business processes; and .... <br /> <br />WHEREAS, numerous business processes require the integration of geospatial data ~om disparatel sources <br />to support display and analysis using the Intemet and GIS, and include but are not limited to examples such <br />as, tax mapping, flood insurance rate mapping, census mapping, hazard mitigation, highway design, open <br />space/farm preservation, and water quality protection, among others; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, data sharing among primary data sources is recognized as the key to the success and efficiency <br />of many business applications that require geospatial data; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, primary government data sources of geospatial data in North Carolina are municipalities, <br />counties, lead regional organizations, state and federal agencies; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, user demand for access and regional integration of base map and thematic data is expected to <br />increase and thus will further challenge government organizations to develop effective policies and <br />technical methods to efficiently share geospatial data and associated documentation; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the "Strategic Plan for Geographic Information Coordination for North Carolina," adopted in <br />1994 by the Geographic Information Coordinating Council, calls for the development of a statewide <br />corporate geographic database that includes geospatial data that are produced, distributed, used, and <br />maintained by local, regional, state, and federal agencies and other organizations in the state; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the statewide corporate geographic database has been implemented through numerous <br />partnerships and is administered in the public domain by CGIA; and <br /> <br /> <br />