Sec. 4. Definitions
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In this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the National Geospatial Technology Administration. The term geospatial activity means— the collection of geospatial data, including collection from terrestrial, ground-based, airborne, or spaceborne platforms; the organization of geospatial data, including organization in a survey (including a GPS or field survey), map, chart, plan, report, or description; the storage, dissemination, and retrieval of geospatial data; the interpretation and use of geospatial data; the development of products or technology to facilitate the activities described in subparagraphs
(A)through (D); and activities (other than exclusively business-related activities) for the enhancement of geospatial data and its use. The term geospatial data means data— relating to natural and human-made physical features and phenomena on or below the surface of the Earth or in the space above the Earth, which may include data on the size, shape, and location of such features, and data on the legal boundaries relating to such features; and developed by professionals, including surveyors, photogrammetrists, hydrographers, geodesists, and cartographers. The term licensed geospatial data means— commercial off-the-shelf
(COTS)data produced by a commercial provider that exists prior to any purchase or procurement by the Government and is made available to the market via an agreement of license with specific terms including rights and restrictions; the cost of such data is available from the provider’s published price list; delivery of such data is provided at the point of sale; the specifications for such data are prescribed by the provider and not subject to change at the Government’s request; and a transaction in which the Government does not become involved with defining any portion of the geospatial data product specifications, requirements, uses, or design, which shall be considered a professional service subject to section 303 of this Act. The term private geospatial firm means a private individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity organized and permitted by law to engage in geospatial activities, that engages in such activities— as a regular course of trade or business; and with the principal objective of livelihood and profit. The term real property means land and— crops, forests, and other resources attached to or contained in the land; buildings or other structures on the land; and improvements to the land, including fixtures permanently attached to the land or to structures on the land. The term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.