The data sets listed below are for larger scale data (1:24:000 up to 1:500,000) for the state of Florida. Data created by or maintained by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is shown in the first table with links to the metadata and data where possible. Data from other agencies is shown in the second table, also with direct links.
Data of this sort tend to be dynamic. If you are aware of additional data not shown here please notify the contact person at the bottom of the page. Thank you !
| OFFICE NAME | THEME | SPATIAL COVERAGE | SCALE | METADATA | DATA LINK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Carr NWR, ARM Loxahatchee NWR, Caloosahatchee NWR, Cedar Keys NWR, Chassahowitzka NWR, Crocodile Lake NWR, Crystal River NWR, Egmont Key NWR, Florida Panther NWR, Great White Heron NWR, Hobe Sound NWR, Island Bay NWR, JN "Ding" Darling NWR, Key West NWR, Lake Wales Ridge NWR, Lake Woodruff NWR, Lower Suwannee NWR, Matlacha Pass NWR, Merritt Island NWR, National Key Deer NWR, Passage Key NWR, Pelican Island NWR, Pine Island NWR, Pinellas NWR, St. Johns NWR, St. Marks NWR, St. Vincent NWR, Ten Thousand Islands NWR, | Refuge Boundaries | statewide | 1:24,000 | Follow metadata link | Region 4 Refuge Boundary files - Additional Refuge data will be added when it becomes available. |
| National Wildlife Refuge System and National Fish Hatcheries | Public roads and related features such as parking lots that are located on National Wildlife Refuges | Refuge Boundary | 1:24,000 | Follow metadata link | ZIP data files in Shapefile Format |
| National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) | Wetland Information | scattered: | 1:24,000 | General NWI metadata | Data Downloads in Arc/Info export or DLG formats. Data is arranged by 1:250,000 quads. Quads for Florida are Dothan, Pensacola, Tallahassee, Valdosta, Jacksonville, Apalachicola, Gainesville, Daytona Beach, Tarpon Springs, Orlando, Saint Petersburg, Fort Pierce, Charlotte Harbor, West Palm Beach, Miami, Dry Tortugas and Key West. |
| SOURCE | THEME | SPATIAL COVERAGE | SCALE | METADATA | DATA LINK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | DEM | 10m - limited 30m - most of state |
1:24,000 1:100,000 |
USGS data with status maps for the data layers, scales, and formats identified. | 7.5 minutes DEM data in SDTS format |
| USGS | DEM | statewide | 1:250,000 | DEM factsheet | 1:250,000 data in DEM format |
| USGS | DOQ | statewide | 1:12,000 | USGS data with status maps for the data layers, scales, and formats identified. | |
| USGS | DRG | statewide | 1:24,000 | DRG factsheet | |
| USGS | DLG (boundary, hypsography, hydrography, transportation) | statewide | 1:100,000 | DLG factsheet | 1:100,000 data in DLG format |
| USGS | DLG (various - see metadata link for status maps) | various | 1:24,000 | DLG factsheet | SDTS format data only |
| Florida Geographic Data Library | statewide | 1:24,000 to 1:250,000 | FGDL Metadata Explorer | GIS Data Download | |
| Florida Department of Transportation | statewide | various | Metadata - follow data link. | Data - Some data contacts do lead to data. | |
| Florida Department of Environmental Protection GIS site | statewide | 1:24,000 | Metadata - follow data link, files will open in new window. | Data - export files created in Arc/Info 7.1.1 which have undergone UNIX compression. The data are provided in a customized Albers projection in the HPGN datum. | |
| Land Boundary Information System | DOQQs, DLG, DRG | statewide | various | Metadata - follow data link. | Data is available in AutoCad DWG format, and e00. |
| Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) | Soils - STATSGO | statewide | 1:250,000 | Follow the link on the Data page. | Download instructions for STATSGO data Available for DOS or UNIX, in DLG or Arc/Info export format. |
| St. John's River Water Management District | various | Primarily SJRWMD coverage - northeastern section of Florida | various | Metadata is accessible by clicking on the data layer name in the data index. | Data Index available in Arc/Info export file formats. |
| Southwest Florida Water Management District | various | limited State coverage - primarily SWFWMD coverage | various | Metadata is included in each self-extracting PKZIP file in Adobe PDF format. | Data is available in ArcView and DOQQ File formats |
| NRCS | Soils - SSURGO | limited | 1:24,000 | Follow link to data files. The metadata links are on the same lines as data links. | Available SSURGO data from NRCS Data is listed alphabetically by state abbreviation. |
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