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NorthWest Florida, Alabama Hurricane Dennis recovery GIS Data resources
Written by LBSzone
Sunday, 10 July 2005
In the clean up and recovery efforts for hurricane Dennis, many agencies will be in search of GIS data to support their efforts. The National map, Geospatial One Stop, and Geography Network are all excellent GIS resources offering data and web services. Below we've listed a number of specific agencies and regions that provide local, regional, and national scale data produts that users will find of interest. In particular, the Hurricane Ivan recovery data products including flood, storm surge, and high water data layers.
High Water Marks: WinZip archive containing the Shapefile (0.02 MB) of the coastal high water marks collected in Baldwin County, Alabama, and Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa Counties, Florida following Hurricane Ivan.
Surge Inundation Limits: WinZip archive containing the Shapefile (2.4 MB) of the inundation limits of the storm surge developed based on the coastal high water marks collected following Hurricane Ivan.
Surge Elevation Contours: WinZip archive containing the Shapefile (0.01 MB) of the preliminary surge elevation contours derived from the coastal high water marks collected following Hurricane Ivan.
Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL) - is a mechanism for distributing satellite imagery, aerial photographs and spatial (GIS) data throughout the state of Florida.
Florida Division of Emergency Management
Learn hurricane awareness information and view on-line maps showing road, shelter, storm surge, and as other hazard data
Florida Marine Research Institute GIS and Mapping
This application is an on-line, analytical mapping tool designed to allow users to view geospatially referenced data, create customized queries, design printable maps, and download GIS layers.
GeoPlan, Florida Geographic Data Library -- The Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL) is a mechanism for distributing satellite imagery, aerial photographs and spatial (GIS) data throughout the state of Florida.
Florida Biological Diversity Project -- The project goal is to map biological diversity in Florida. They are using LANDSAT for the land cover component. They have land cover classifications online.
University of Florida SFRC Remote Sensing and GIS Lab -- This is the University of Florida's School of Forest Resources and Conservation Web site. They provide information about the program, research projects they are working on, and ARC/INFO related tutorials and guides.
Brevard County Appraiser GIS Data
Download GIS data sets specific to Brevard County, Florida, in shapefile format. Users may also view metadata for selected data sets.
Volusia County GIS Data
Download GIS data sets specific to Volusia County, Florida, in shapefile format.
Orange County Government provides various online maps: County Commission districts, existing land use, future land use, municipality jurisdiction, park & school locations, sheriff zones, traffic analysis zones, ZIP codes, and zoning.
Seminole County Government provides various online maps, as well as the following maps for downloading: Township/Range/Section/Parcel, FEMA Quadrangles, Soil Quadrangles, Contour Quadrangles.
Florida County Selection Map (U.S. Census) provides links to QuickFacts tables with summary profiles showing frequently requested data items about each county.
Land Boundary Information System (LABINS)is produced by the Florida Dept of Environmental Protection and FSU's Florida Resources & Environmental Analysis Center (FREAC) to provide online survey information for the State of Florida.
Florida Geographic Information Board has established several customized digital libraries to support the specific needs of Florida's geographic information community, including the Florida Data Directory and the Florida Aerial Photography Library.
FEMA's HazardMaps.gov
An on-line mapping application for viewing and interacting with nation- and worldwide GIS datasets.
Community Vulnerability Assessment Tool
Learn how to conduct a vulnerability assessment of people, property, and natural resources in order to develop and prioritize mitigation strategies.
NOAA National Hurricane Center
View the latest hurricane information for the North Atlantic and East Pacific Ocean basins.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Provides reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy and mineral resources; and enhance and protect our quality of life.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Military and civilian engineers, scientists, and other specialists work hand in hand as leaders in engineering and environmental matters.
Please note: many non-government or commercial agencies that sell or distribute Free FEMA Q3 data may not have on hand the most CURRENT data as these data products are frequently updated.
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