(a)

1. (1) As articulated in Arkansas Code § 15-21-504(f)(1), the Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Board, “…shall define technical specifications and standards to use in the collection, distribution, and reporting of spatial information as required by the State of Arkansas Enterprise Architecture.”
2. (2) Arkansas Code § 15-21-501 further describes the purpose of the board in detail.

(b)

1. (1) The Arkansas Digital Cadastral Mapping Standard is intended to make digital cadastral data more uniform and interoperable.
2. (2) This will facilitate the sharing of a statewide, seamless, digital cadastral spatial data layer.

3. (3) Adherence to this standard will:

   1. (A) Enhance the “usability” of the spatial data theme and its attributes by multiple entities;
   2. (B) Ensure a consistent manner in which the cadastral parcel spatial data and attribute data are collected or stored; and
   3. (C) Enable the data to be merged seamlessly and become transferable regardless of creator or jurisdictional boundaries.