FRANKFORT – Gov. Matt Bevin has appointed David Shane New, of Crab Orchard, as a member of the Geographic Information Advisory Council. New, a director of community planning, will represent the Council of Area Development Districts and serve for a term expiring Sept. 22, 2021.

The Geographic Information Advisory Council advises the executive director of the Commonwealth Office of Technology on issues relating to geographic information and geographic information systems. It also establishes and adopts policies and procedures that assist state and local jurisdictions in developing, deploying, and leveraging geographic information resources and geographic information systems technology for the purpose of improving public administration.