; or (VII) creating, preparing, or modifying electronic or computerized or other data, relative to the performance of the activities described in this clause or clause (ii); and (D) does not include geospatial data activities of an Indian tribe not carried out, in whole or in part, using Federal funds, as determined by the tribal government; (6) the term Indian tribe has the meaning given that term under section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450b ); (7) the term institution of higher education has the meaning given that term under section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ); (8) the term lead covered agency means a lead covered agency for an NGDA data theme designated under section 6(b)(1); (9) the term local government means any city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State; (10) the term metadata for geospatial data means information about geospatial data, including the content, source, vintage, accuracy, condition, projection, responsible party, contact phone number, method of collection, and other characteristics or descriptions of the geospatial data; (11) the term NGDA data theme means the National Geospatial Data Asset core geospatial datasets (including electronic records and coordinates) relating to a topic or subject designated under section 6; (12) the term National Spatial Data Infrastructure means the technology, policies, criteria, standards, and employees necessary to promote geospatial data sharing throughout the Federal Government, State, tribal, and local governments, and the private sector (including nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education)