Section 10-901 - Definitions. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-901. Definitions.
 

(a)  In general.- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 

(b)  Cost of providing a system product.- "Cost of providing a system product" means the cost to create, develop, and reproduce the product in printed or hard copy form. 

(c)  Cost of providing a system service.- "Cost of providing a system service" means the actual cost of providing the service, including a reasonable share of the overhead costs of the system. 

(d)  Governmental unit.- "Governmental unit" means: 

(1) the State or a political subdivision, unit, or instrumentality of the State; 

(2) a unit or instrumentality of a political subdivision of the State; 

(3) a bicounty agency; or 

(4) a combination of the entities specified in items (1) through (3) of this subsection. 

(e)  Overhead costs of the system.- "Overhead costs of the system" includes the costs of: 

(1) data gathering and entry; 

(2) database maintenance and update; 

(3) hardware; 

(4) quality control; 

(5) software; and 

(6) indirect costs. 

(f)  System.-  

(1) "System" means an automated mapping-geographic information system in which geographically referenced data: 

(i) are entered and stored electronically; and 

(ii) can be manipulated to display selected geographic data. 

(2) "System" includes data that define physical and nonphysical elements of geographically referenced areas. 

(g)  System products.- "System products" means drawings, lists, maps, narrative descriptions, photographs, or other hard copy formats that depict spatial data. 

(h)  System services.- "System services" means: 

(1) electronic access to data in the system; 

(2) online access to data in the system; and 

(3) software programs to access data in the system. 
 

[1992, ch. 630; 2009, ch. 60, § 5.]