Coordinating Geographic Data Acquisition and Access: The National Spatial Data Infrastructure

Signed by William Jefferson Clinton on April 11, 1994.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 12906: Coordinating Geographic Data Acquisition and Access: The National Spatial Data Infrastructure}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12906}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-12906; official source: Federal Register, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/04/13/94-9117/coordinating-geographic-data-acquisition-and-access-the-national-spatial-data-infrastructure; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
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Amended by EO 13286, February 28, 2003

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Federal Register table of later actionsAmended by: EO 13286, February 28, 2003

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