(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) 'Cost of providing the system product' means the cost to: (1) create, develop, and produce a new system product in printed, hard copy, digital, or other format; or (2) reproduce an existing system product in printed, hard copy, digital, or other format. (c) '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. (d) (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. (e) 'System products' means drawings, maps, photographs, or any other depiction, representation, or compilation of spatial data produced in printed, digital, hard copy, or other format.
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