Miss. Code Ann. § 49-37-5: Miss. Code Ann. § 49-37-5

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed herein unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) “ Scientific information ” means information associated with the monitoring and management of the environment and natural resources of a specifically targeted geographic area that is collected, analyzed, managed, updated by and used among agencies, departments, associations and other organizations concerned with or responsible for the geographic area.

(b) “ Scientific information management system ” means a management system which would allow scientific information to be collected, processed, analyzed, managed, updated and subsequently accessed by users of that information.