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Florida Geographic Data Library
Entry ID: FGDL

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Summary

Abstract: The Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL) is a mechanism for distributing spatial (GIS) data throughout the state of Florida. The FGDL is warehoused and maintained at the University of Florida's GeoPlan Center, a GIS Research and Teaching Facility. Currently, there are over 350 current and historic GIS layers in the FGDL, from over 35 local, state, federal, and private agencies. FGDL includes data on Land Use/ Land Cover, Hydrography, Soils, Transportation, Boundaries, Environmental Quality, Conservation, Census, and more. FGDL contains primarily vector GIS data layers. Data is available for download free of charge from the FGDL METADATA EXPLORER or our FTP site. New data layers are continuously added to the FGDL Metadata Explorer.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA
Description: Florida Geographic Data Library Metadata Explorer.

Link: GET DATA
Description: Florida Geographic Data Library External Hard Drive ($300) Ordering Page.

Link: GET DATA
Description: The Florida Geographic Data Library FTP Site

Link: GET RELATED SERVICE METADATA (SERF)
Description: Florida Geographic Data Library service metadata.

Geographic Coverage

N: 31.38 S: 24.16 E: -79.65 W: -88.01

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: University of Florida
Dataset Title: Florida Geographic Data Library
Dataset Release Place: Florida
Dataset Publisher: University of Florida
Version: v. 2009
Data Presentation Form: GIS
Online Resource: http://www.fgdl.org

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > FLORIDA

ISO Topic Category

FARMING
BIOTA

BOUNDARIES
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
ELEVATION
ENVIRONMENT
GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER
INLAND WATERS
OCEANS
PLANNING CADASTRE
SOCIETY
STRUCTURE
TRANSPORTATION
UTILITIES/COMMUNICATIONS

Platform

Aircraft    [Information]

FIELD SURVEYS    [Information]

BUOYS    [Information]

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS    [Information]

MAPS    [Information]

LANDSAT    [Information]

SATELLITES    [Information]

Instrument

Cameras    [Information]

MSS >Multispectral Scanner    [Information]

TM >Thematic Mapper    [Information]

Quality

The GIS data available in the FGDL are provided 'as is'. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no warranties, guaranties or representations as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the data provided by the data sources. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no representations or warranties about the quality or suitability of the materials, either expressly or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center shall not be liable for any damages suffered as a result of using, modifying, contributing or distributing the materials.

Use Constraints

The Florida Geographic Data Library is a collection of Geospatial Data
compiled by the University of Florida GeoPlan Center with support from
the Florida Department of Transportation. GIS data available in FGDL is
collected from various state, federal, and other agencies (data sources)
who are data stewards, producers, or publishers. The data available in
FGDL may not be the most current version of the data offered by the
data source. University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no guarantees
about the currentness of the data and suggests that data users check
with the data source to see if more recent versions of the data exist.

Furthermore, the GIS data available in the FGDL are provided 'as is'.
The University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no warranties, guaranties
or representations as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the data
provided by the data sources. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center
makes no representations or warranties about the quality or suitability
of the materials, either expressly or implied, including but not limited
to any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular
purpose, or non-infringement. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center
shall not be liable for any damages suffered as a result of using,
modifying, contributing or distributing the materials.

Keywords

GIS

Property Tax

FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps

FNAI Conservation Areas

National Hydrography Dataset

Public Land Survey System

Greenways

U.S. Census Data

Florida Data Centers

US Census Bureau

USDA Forest Service

USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service

US Department of Agriculture

US Fish & Wildlife Service

US Forest Service

US Geological Survey

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Geo-Facilities Planning & Information Center, College of Design Construction and Planning, University of Florida [Information]
Data Center URL: http://www.geoplan.ufl.edu/

Data Center Personnel

Name: SAM PALMER
Email: data at fgdl.org
Contact Address:
FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY
431 Architecture
PO Box 115706
City: Gainesville
Province or State: FL
Postal Code: 32611-5706
Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution_Media: Online
Distribution_Size: varies per file
Distribution_Format: shapefile
Fees: Free

Distribution_Media: External Hard Drive
Distribution_Format: shapefile
Fees: $300 per External Hard Drive

Personnel

TYLER B. STEVENS
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 614-6898
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA

Publications/References

Hastings, J., & Hill, L. L. (2002, September 25-28). Treatment of "Duplicates" in the Alexandria Digital Library Gazetteer. Paper presented at the GeoScience 2002, Boulder, Colorado. Powerpoint presentation. http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/%7Ejordan/adlgaz/2i28_gisc02-preso.ppt

Hill, L. L. (2000). Core Elements of Digital Gazetteers: Placenames, Categories, and Footprints. (Submitted to the Fourth European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries, Lisbon, Portugal, September 18-20, 2000.)

Hill, L. L., Frew, J., & Zheng, Q. (1999). Geographic names: The implementation of a gazetteer in a georeferenced digital library. D-Lib (January 1999). http://www.dlib.org/dlib/january99/hill/01hill.html

Hill, L. (1999). Gazetteer and collection-level meatdata developments. In R. T. Kaser & V. C. Kaser (Eds.), Metadiversity. The Grand Challenge for Biodiversity Information Managment through Metadata. The Call for Community. Proceedings of the Symposium sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey Biological Resources Div. & the National Federation of Abstracting & Information Services (pp. 141-145): NFAIS (www.nfais.org).

Hill, L. L., & Zheng, Q. (1999). Indirect geospatial referencing through place names in the digital library: Alexandria Digital Library experience with developing and implementing gazetteers. Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., Oct. 31- Nov. 4, 1999, pp. 57-69.

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