Arkansas Administrative Code Agency 192 - State Land Information Board (AKA. AR Geographic Information System Board)
Here's a detailed overview of Agency 192 – State Land Information Board (now known as the Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Board):
📘 Overview & Authority
Originally established in 1997 under Arkansas Code § 15‑21‑501 as the State Land Information Board. It was later renamed the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Board (gis.arkansas.gov).
Created by Act 914 of the 1997 General Assembly to coordinate statewide spatial data efforts (law.cornell.edu).
Functions under Arkansas code § 15‑21‑5, with duties codified in § 15‑21‑504 .
🛠 Key Duties & Responsibilities
The Board is responsible for:
Setting spatial data standards – including cadastral mapping, GPS positioning, etc. (law.cornell.edu).
Coordinating statewide framework data – such as digital cadastre, geodetic control, hydrography, orthoimagery, transportation, soils, geology, elevation, governmental units, and more (regulations.vlex.com).
Modernizing land records – implementing statewide digital cadastre systems while clarifying that those representations are not legal property boundary surveys (regulations.vlex.com).
Financing, education, and collaboration – recommending funding methods, delivering training, and encouraging federal, state, local, academic, and private partnerships (law.cornell.edu).
📏 Standards & Rules
Rule 192.00.04: “Cadastral Mapping Standard (SS‑40)” lays out purpose, scope, and technical requirements, including use of Arkansas State Plane coordinate system, US survey feet, and standards for merging parcel data statewide (law.cornell.edu).
Rule 192.00.19: “Revision of the Arkansas Cadastral Mapping Standard” updates the technical practices. It describes specifics like heads-up digitizing at scales 1:1200–1:3600, coordinate reference, and framework data definitions (regulations.vlex.com).
Rule 192.00.01-001: Concerned with GPS collection standards (now repealed) (law.cornell.edu).
🏛 Organizational Structure
The Board oversees the Arkansas GIS Office, currently housed within the Department of Transformation and Shared Services (gis.arkansas.gov).
The GIS Office, led by a director (currently Shelby Johnson), manages data sets like boundaries, imagery, elevation, climatology, transportation, water, and more (transform.ar.gov).
Since 2015, it has included the Arkansas Land Survey Division, enhancing coordination for public land survey system corners and plats (gis.arkansas.gov).
🗂 Data & Resources Managed
The GIS Office, under the guidance of the Board, curates and distributes dozens of geospatial datasets, including:
Parcel/cadastral data
Municipal boundaries
Road networks and transportation
Digital orthoimagery
Elevation, hydrography, soils, environmental, water resources, and more (gis.arkansas.gov, regulations.vlex.com).
✅ Summary
Agency 192 (the former State Land Information Board) is the statutory body that develops standards, coordinates spatial data collection and funding, and modernizes land records across Arkansas. It ensures interoperability of digital geographic data statewide through rules like 192.00.04 and 192.00.19 and works alongside the Arkansas GIS Office and Land Survey Division to manage and disseminate comprehensive geographic information.
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