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Geospatial Resources at EPA

Coordinating Geographic Data Acquisition and Access: The National Spatial Data Infrastructure, Executive Order 12906

‘‘National Spatial Data Infrastructure’’ (‘‘NSDI’’) means the technology, policies, standards, and human resources necessary to acquire, process, store, distribute, and improve utilization of geospatial data.

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Coordinating Geographic Data Acquisition and Access National Spatial Data Infrastructure Executive Order 12906 (April 11, 1994 ) (PDF)(4 pp, 556 K)