Dr. Doescher referred to a concern that Justice Kimball mentioned earlier that could be a problem - that in a lot of data bases, people call or name the same thing differently. Standards help establish that basis by which we can all begin looking at data bases with the same understanding. He felt it is important to note that we are working with standards at the GIS level. Mr. Drennen asked Ms. Wayne to make her presentation to the Commission. The State GIS Council and LSU have worked together coordinating the development of geographic data.
Data bases can be a very expensive matter for the State and also very valuable.
Ms. Wayne stated that the funding provided is helping to pursue some of the issues that identify those in an effort to make those good decisions on how the funding is spent. Due to Chairman Drennen's departure, Mr. Guillot chaired the rest of the meeting. Mr. Guillot thanked Ms. Wayne for her presentation. He then addressed the next items on the agenda - open discussion and other business. There was no other business, so Mr. Guillot asked for a motion to adjourn.