Module 2:

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• Module 2
• GIS Data Sources

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• Raster GIS Data

Raster Data Examples
Digital Elevation Models Each cell represents
height above vertical datum Digital Orthophoto
Quads (DOQ) One-meter resolution digital
orthophotos produced by USGS
Produced by USGS
Digital Raster Graph Scanned USGS 7.5 Digital
Line Graph
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• Vector GIS Data

• USGS 7.5 Digital Line Graph

• GIS vector data produced by many agencies such
  as
• Transportation Agencies
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Many others

USGS maps made at different scales
LIDAR Data
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• GIS Data Sources

GIS Data is available on the National, State,
Regional and Local Scale The following are some
of the most useful GIS data sources on the web
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US Geological Survey (USGS)
http//www.usgs.gov/ http//edc2.usgs.gov/geodata
/index.php

• Digital Elevation Model
• Land Use/Land Cover
• Hydrography
• Digital Line Graphs
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National Level
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US Fish and Wildlife Service
http//www.fws.gov/nwi/

• National Wetland Inventory

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA)
http//www.noaa.gov/

• Ocean and marine data
• Atmospheric data
• Charting and Navigation

National Level
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National Geodetic Survey (NGS)
http//www.ngs.noaa.gov/CORS/

• Control Points Coordinates
• Geoid and gravity data
• Nautical maps and data

National Level
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Florida Geographic Digital Library
http//www.fgdl.org/

• Data arranged by county
• 350 GIS data layers including
• Land use
• Hydrology
• Transportation
• Environmental Quality

State Level
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Florida Department of Transportation
http//www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/statistics/gis
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• Statewide Transportation related data
• Data arranged statewide or by FDOT districts
• Data updated monthly

State Level
Florida Department of Transportation
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Florida Department of Environmental Protection
FDEP
http//www.dep.state.fl.us/gis/

• Statewide hydrology and water-related GIS data
• Ground water
• Geology
• Drainage basins
• Soils

State Level
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Land Boundary Information Systems (LABINS)
http//data.labins.org/2003/

• Statewide miscellaneous GIS data
• Horizontal and Vertical Control
• Land Records
• Water Boundaries
• Digital Ortho Photo Quads Digital Line Graphs
• Digital Elevation Models
• National Wetlands Inventory
• Digital Raster Graphs
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State Level
FDEP, Division of State Lands, Bureau of Survey
and Mapping
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Florida National Areas Inventory (FNAI)
http//www.fnai.org/gisdata.cfm

• Statewide natural areas GIS data

State Level
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