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What
is the FGDL?
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The Florida Geographic Data
Library (FGDL) is a mechanism for distributing satellite imagery, aerial
photographs and spatial (GIS) data throughout the state of Florida. The
data is organized by county, or other regulatory boundaries, and is distributed on CD-ROMs. The FGDL is
warehoused and maintained at the University of Florida's GeoPlan
Center, a GIS Research and Teaching Facility. There are currently about
350 layers of GIS data in the FGDL,
including FDOR Tax Data and several
types of Remotely Sensed images, such as LandSat TM and Aerial Photography.
New data layers will be continuously added to the FGDL as they become available.
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Why have the FGDL?
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FGDL are its contributions to the availability, clarity and uniformity
of Florida's databases.
*AVAILABILITY: Data can be
distributed at less cost and more efficiently between state agencies and
to the public and private sectors. Data is available for download free of
charge on our website.
*CLARITY: Data are organized
for use by non-GIS persons so that individual users will no longer be required
to understand the more technical aspects of GIS to be able to accomplish
geographic information analyses.
*UNIFORMITY: Data are organized
with a standard format, projection and documentation; many users will not
have to do any additional data processing in order to begin analyses.
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How
can I learn to use the data contained in the FGDL?
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The GeoPlan Center, together
with the UF TREEO Center, is offering a two-day course called GIS
and the Florida Geographic Data Library. This course covers basic GIS
concepts and analysis using the FGDL Data Layers and software created by the GeoPlan Center. For more
information about the course, click
HERE.
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How
was the FGDL developed?
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| Various GeoPlan Center projects
have included the development of databases that were subsequently added
to the FGDL. These projects include the Cross Florida Greenway Project,
The Statewide Greenways Planning Effort, The National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES), the FDOT Environmental GIS Database Development
Project, and the FDOT Efficient Transportation Decision Making Project.
The FGDL has been compiled
from data and images collected from numerous state and federal governmental
agencies, as well as some nonprofit organizations and private companies.
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)
is the lead agency contributing to the development
of FGDL. In the past, the Florida Department
of Environmental Protection (FDEP) has also contributed a great deal to the FGDL.
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How
can I contact someone about the FGDL?
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Please see our FGDL Feedback page.
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