Program Info

Website
https://myfwc.com/research/gis/applications/articles/fl-vegetation-land-cover/
Region(s)
NE, NW, SE, SW
Summary
In 2004, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) completed an updated digital vegetation and land cover dataset, or a collection of information, for the state of Florida. The final statewide digital dataset contains 43 vegetation and land cover types, including 26 natural and semi-natural vegetation types, 16 types of disturbed lands (such as agriculture, urban, and mining), and one water class.
Parameters
Notes
Landsat ETM+ satellite imagery, 2003; this is historical data and cannot be compared with the Florida Cooperative Land Cover map (available through Florida CPA - updated twice a year)
Application
Publications
Start
2003
End
2003
Frequency
One-time
Method
Remote sensing using Landsat imagery to map land cover
Discontinuity
Data Location
By Request
Data Format

Habitats
Coastal Wetlands
SEACAR Citation
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). (2003). 2003 Florida Vegetation and Land Cover. Updated 04/22/2022. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://data.florida-seacar.org/programs/details/4035
Alternative Citation

indicates priority attributes

Contacts
Eva Salinas

GIS Data Manager, Center for Spatial Analysis, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

Eva.Salinas@MyFWC.com

(850) 488-8797

Program Extent

Export Standardized Data

Habitat(s) : Indicator(s) Last Updated File Download
Coastal Wetlands : Acreage 09/04/24 09:33 PM Download File - Coastal Wetlands Acreage - 4035.zip
DIP Document N/A Download File - DIP

Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection Managed Areas

Alligator Harbor, Apalachicola Bay, Apalachicola NERR, Banana River, Big Bend Seagrasses, Biscayne Bay, Biscayne Bay-Cape Florida to Monroe County Line, Boca Ciega Bay, Cape Haze, Cape Romano-Ten Thousand Islands, Cockroach Bay, Coral ECA, Coupon Bight, Estero Bay, Florida Keys NMS, Fort Clinch, Fort Pickens, Gasparilla Sound-Charlotte Harbor, Guana River Marsh, Guana Tolomato Matanzas NERR, Indian River-Malabar to Vero Beach, Indian River-Vero Beach to Ft. Pierce, Jensen Beach to Jupiter Inlet, Lemon Bay, Lignumvitae Key, Loxahatchee River-Lake Worth Creek, Matlacha Pass, Mosquito Lagoon, Nassau River-St. Johns River Marshes, North Fork St. Lucie, Pellicer Creek, Pine Island Sound, Pinellas County, Rookery Bay, Rookery Bay NERR, St. Andrews, St. Joseph Bay, St. Joseph Buffer, St. Martins Marsh, Terra Ceia, Tomoka Marsh, Nature Coast

Indicators

Indicator
Coastal Wetlands - Acreage

Documentation and Data provided by program

File Type File Name Added On Details
Logo FWC logo.png 07/15/21 01:06 PM View Details
Protocols veglulc2003desc.pdf 08/27/19 09:05 AM View Details
Protocols veglulc2003methods.pdf 08/27/19 09:05 AM View Details