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Home My WebLink About2002 S Land Records - State of North Carolina -GIS Data Sharing Agreement �G MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT Between COUNTY OF ORANGE, NORTH CAROLINA And STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA CENTER FOR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS (CGIA) To ENABLE AND ADVANCE THE SHARING OF STRATEGIC GEOSPATIAL DATA RESOURCES AND ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTATION BETWEEN THE AGENCIES AND AMONG THEIR DATA USERS WHEREAS, geospatial base map and other strategic thematic data about North Carolina are currently produced and maintained by numerous state, federal and local government organizations; and WHEREAS, representatives of local, regional, and statewide public programs and private citizens now expect up-to-date and accurate geospatial information to be readily available; and WHEREAS, geographic information system software tools and maps on the Internet are increasingly vital to public and private business processes; and WHEREAS, numerous business processes require the integration of geospatial data from disparate sources to support display and analysis using the Internet and GIS, and include but are not limited to examples such as, tax mapping, flood insurance rate mapping, census mapping, hazard mitigation, highway design, open space/farm preservation, and water quality protection, among others; and WHEREAS, data sharing among primary data sources is recognized as the key to the success and efficiency of many business applications that require geospatial data; and WHEREAS, primary government data sources of geospatial data in North Carolina are municipalities, counties,lead regional organizations, state and federal agencies; and WHEREAS, user demand for access and regional integration of base map and thematic data is expected to increase and thus will further challenge government organizations to develop effective policies and technical methods to efficiently share geospatial data and associated documentation; and WHEREAS, the "Strategic Plan for Geographic Information Coordination for North Carolina," adopted in 1994 by the Geographic Information Coordinating Council, calls for the development of a statewide corporate geographic database that includes geospatial data that are produced, distributed, used, and maintained by local,regional, state, and federal agencies and other organizations in the state; and WHEREAS, the statewide corporate geographic database has been implemented through numerous partnerships and is administered in the public domain by CGIA; and WHEREAS, CGIA's primary focus for `NO FEE' access to geospatial data is the Internet; and WHEREAS, in order to fulfill the goals for a statewide corporate geographic database and to serve the growing geospatial data user community in North Carolina with better maps and data, effective data sharing partnerships must be in place; NOW THEREFORE, the UNDERSIGNED, AGREE that geospatial data sharing between ORANGE COUNTY, NC and CGIA is an important business practice that furthers shared agency goals for effective use of public information; and AGREE to identify a primary point of contact for data sharing in ATTACHMENT; and AGREE to identify sharable data layers, associated documentation(metadata), transfer formats, transfer media, schedules for transfer, and disclaimers (if any)in ATTACHMENT; and AGREE to waive agency fees, if any, for data sharing between the agencies; and AGREE that data shared under this agreement may be further redistributed with applicable metadata by either agency WITHOUT FEES in the public domain and without restriction,unless otherwise noted herein*and/or unless otherwise subject to public laws of governing authorities; and CGIA further AGREES to develop Internet capabilities as the primary mechanism for NO FEE access to the corporate geographic database, including community data shared under this agreement; and CGIA further AGREES to provide training and assistance, if requested and when resources are available, to COUNTY OF ORANGE, NC in the area of metadata creation and dissemination as part of the North Carolina Geographic Data Clearinghouse. *The paragraphs above notwithstanding, no commercial sale or re-sale of Orange County map coverage or data provided to the state or accessible by this Agreement is allowed without written permission of the County or the payment of fees to the County as established in its product fee schedule This agreement is effective upon signature by the authorities, and is valid until rescinded. It may be amended by mutual agreement or rescinded by either agency at any time during the effective period with 60 days written notice. SIGNED HERETOFORE, For COUNTY OF ORANGE, NC For Center for Geographic Information and Analysis 4 APr o Z Barry *Countyf Date Tim Jo on, Date Oran e o ssion ers CGIA Acting Director ATTACHMENT to DATA SHARING AGREEMENT between Orange County, NC and CGIA PRIMARY CONTACTS FOR DATA SHARING FnrFnr Orange C'.nttnty Roscoe Reeve GIS Director 200 S. Cameron St. (P.O. Box 8181) Hillsborough, NC 27278-8181 (919) 245-2501 ph (919) 644-3015 fx rreeve cn_nr_angP nr• us For ('PntPr for (;Pngraphir Information and Analytic Zsolt Nagy / David Giordano 301 N. Wilmington Street Raleigh, NC 27611 (919) 733-2090 ph (919) 715-0725 fx zsolt(@rgia-State nr iis f rlavidOcnia state nr iiS �u�u�ni�Ia.GtatA_nr_t is 1 DATA AVAILABLE FROM ORANGE COUNTY Q Digital Orthophotography 13 Elevation models o Elevation contours El Road and Street Centerlines L3 Railroad Rights of Way Q Surface Waters Q Municipal Boundaries Q County Boundaries 13 Parcel and Land Ownership Data 0 Zoning for Carrboro & Chapel Hill (County to be provided in future when adopted) E3 School Systems Boundary Q Airports Q Buildings El (Property Addresses to be provided when complete and verified) ORANGE COUNTY DOCUMENTATION FORMAT: (TO BE ARRANGED) ORANGE COUNTY DATA EXCHANGE FORMATS: VECTOR: ESRI .E00 VECTOR: ESRI SHAPE RASTER: GEOTIFF ORANGE COUNTY TRANSFER/ACCESS METHODS: The preferred mechanism to access data from Orange County, NC is through the Internet, via the State site. Unless otherwise noted at the time of request, Orange County, NC responses for off-line transfers will be handled in a reasonable period of time. ORANGE COUNTY DISCLAIMER The map which contains parcels is prepared for the inventory of real property found within Orange County, and is compiled from recorded deeds, plats, and other public records data. Users of this map are hereby notified that the aforementioned public primary information sources should be consulted for verification of the information contained on this map. The County and its mapping company assume no legal responsibility for the information contained on this map. Further, the County and its mapping company assume no legal responsibility for the completeness and accuracy of its road centerlines, zoning data, topographic contours, elevation values or its planimetric graphic depiction of features. The grid is based on the North Carolina State Plane Coordinate System 1983 North American Datum. 2 DATA AVAILABLE FROM CGIA Data available from CGIA is administered as part of the North Carolina Corporate Geographic Database (CGDB). The CGDB contains over 100 statewide layers of geospatial data that are developed and/or maintained on varying schedules. The CGDB is jointly supported by numerous organizations by either cost-sharing, in-kind services, service/maintenance agreements, or direct contributions. All data contained in the CGDB is part of the public domain. The North Carolina Geographic Information Coordinating Council, a statewide multi- jurisdictional policy board, guides the development of the CGDB. A full listing of the layers in the CGDB and complete metadata can be found at state_nr_i is. CGIA DOCUMENTATION FORMAT: Compliant FGDC Metadata CGIA DATA EXCHANGE FORMAT: VECTOR: ESRI .E00 VECTOR: ESRI SHAPE RASTER: MrSID RASTER: GEOTIFF CGIA ACCESS/TRANSFER MECHANISM: The preferred mechanism to access data from CGIA is through the Internet. At his time, the number of layers available at the CGIA Internet Web Site (www.ncmapnet.com) is under 15 but is expected to grow as CGIA places more emphasis on its Internet Mapping capacities. Unless otherwise noted at the time of request, CGIA responses for off-line transfers will be handled in a reasonable period of time, subject to the availability of staff resources. CGIA DISCLAIMER Applicable Disclaimers are recorded in the metadata for each data layer For County of Orange:��-i+�•r For CGIA: Date: 'f='7 —d Date: 3