Land Boundary Information System:
Navigating the New Website
LABINS.org
FLURISA Webinar
January 21, 2015
Lamar Evers, PSM
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Survey and Mapping
Georgianna Strode, GISP
Florida Resources and Environmental Analysis Center (FREAC)
Florida State University
Presentation Overview
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Brief history of LABINS
Google Analytics
Overview of Data & Services Available
Land Records: Certified Corners, 1824 General Land Office (GLO) Records, Original
Sales Plats
Quick Search: Find mapping data in one click
Aerial images: 1995 to current. How to determine what images are available and when
to expect new images
Mapping Data: DEM, DLG, and DRG
Water Boundary: Tide Stations, Erosion Control Lines, Mean High Water Survey, and
Coastal Construction Control Line
Horizontal/Vertical Control: NGS, FLDEP Benchmarks, GPS Densification, and 1940
Third Order, County data
External Data: How to have your information included in LABINS
Interactive Map: Quick tips
Metadata Clearinghouse: Why this is important
Geographic Profile: Search multiple spatial datasets to find detailed geographic
information from just one piece of data
Your input: What information would you like to see in LABINS?
History of LABINS
• 1977 - Legislation created Chapter 177, Part III, F.S.
• 1984 – created a program to distribute records
• 1996 – World wide web
• Currently have 106,500 records
• Primary function is a database for Certified Corner
Records
Google Analytics: 12k+ visitors per month
Google Analytics: Mobile Users
Overview of data & services available
Survey Data
Land Records
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GLO 1824
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Certified Corner Records – 1984 to present
Horizontal/Vertical Control
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NGS Data
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FLDEP Benchmarks (unpublished NGS field data)
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Water Management Districts & Counties
Water Boundary
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Tide Stations
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Erosion Control Line Index and Maps
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Mean High Water Survey Index
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FLDEP Coastal Construction Control Line
Mapping Data
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DEM
DLG
DRG
DOQQ 1995, 1999, 2004
Hi-resolution Aerials - current
Services
• Geographic Profile
• Metadata Clearinghouse
Land Records: Certified Corners
• Began collection in 1984
• Over 106,000 corners collected
• Average of 1,000 new records per year
Land Records: 1824 General Land Office
(GLO) Records -- Plats
Popular with
geneaologists
and family
historians
Land Records: 1824 General Land Office
(GLO) Records -- Notes
Land Records: 1824 General Land Office
(GLO) Records – Sales Plats
Quick Search: Find mapping data
in one click
Quick Search: Find mapping data
in one click
Aerial images: 1995 to Present
1999 6-meter DOQQ
Color Infrared
2014 1-ft Photograph
Natural Color
Aerial images: What images are available
Aerial images: When to expect new images
The Florida Department of Revenue
(FDOR) coordinates the capture and
distribution of aerial imagery of
approximately one third of the
state each year according to the
provisions of the Florida Statutes
ch. 195.022.
Mapping Data: DEM, DLG, and DRG
Digital Raster Graphic (DRG)
Tampa Bay
Digital Elevation Model (DEM)
Digital Line Graph (DLG)
Water Boundary: Tide Stations
Labins.org
Water Boundary: Erosion Control Lines
Water Boundary: Mean High Water Survey
Water Boundary: Coastal Construction Control Line
Horizontal/Vertical Control: NGS
Horizontal/Vertical Control: FLDEP Benchmarks
Abstract
Description
Horizontal/Vertical Control: GPS Densification
Horizontal/Vertical Control: 1940 Third Order
U.S. Geological Survey Historical Horizontal & Vertical Control 3rd Order
Horizontal/Vertical Control: 1940 Third Order
USGS Historical Vertical 3rd Order Data
Horizontal/Vertical Control: County data
External Data: How to have your information included in
LABINS
(City data welcome also!)
LABINS is pleased to offer local data in addition to the
national and state information.
If you would like your county data to be included in
LABINS, please contact Lamar Evers at 850.245.2636.
Lamar.evers@dep.state.fl.us
Interactive Map: Quick tips
Zoom to Feature
Interactive Map: Quick tips
Zoom to Feature
Zoom to Other Coordinate
Zoom to Lat Lon
Interactive Map: Quick tips
Text Search
NGS Data
DEP Data
SWFWMD Data
Interactive Map: Quick tips
Search by Polygon
Interactive Map: Quick tips
Identify
Searches for Hi-Resolution images.
• Same as the “Quick Search  High-Resolution”
• Same as the “Aerials  High-Resolution Images”
• Does not search for DOQQs (1995-2004)
Interactive Map:
Quick tips
Map Layers
Can toggle visibility of each layer
Interactive Map: Quick tips
Additional Tools
More Coordinate Functionality was added 2014
You can:
• Click map to get coordinates
• Click “Copy Coordinates” button to
copy into memory
• Paste memory
• And see this:
Get Extents
Reproject
Interactive Map: Quick tips
Street View
Metadata Clearinghouse: Why this is important
Problem with data portal:
• Data can be edited, republished by different agency
• Tendency to republish data without updating metadata
• Lack of “branding”, confusion over data origin & history
Metadata clearinghouse stores metadata:
• Data contributors can host own data
• Metadata is current
(see footer)
Geographic Profile:
Search multiple
spatial datasets to find detailed geographic information
from just one piece of data
• I know the Township/Range -- what is the county?
• I know the coordinate – what quad is it in?
You need to know ONE of the following:
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County
Quad
City
Township/Range/Section
United States National Grid (USNG)
Coordinates: Lat-Lon, Decimal Degrees, State Plane, Albers, UTM
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
(see footer)
Geographic Profile
Sample Results
City: Tallahassee
US National Grid: 16RGU5979270255
County(s):
Leon
Zoom to Leon in Google Maps
Latitude, Longitude: -84.2949694444, 30.4364305556
County(s):
Leon Google Maps
City(s):
Tallahassee
Zoom to Tallahassee in Google Maps
City(s):
Tallahassee Google Maps
DEP Quad Number(s):
5234, 5235, 5334, 5335
DEP Quad Number(s):
5235
USGS Quad Number(s):
30084-D2, 30084-D3, 30084-E2, 30084-E3
USGS Quad Number(s):
30084-D3
Water Management District(s):
NWFWMD
Water Management District(s):
NWFWMD
State Plane Zone(s): N
State Plane Zone(s): N
Township(s)/Range(s):
T01NR01E
T01SR01W
T01NR01W
T01SR01E
T02NR01E
Township(s)/Range(s):
T01NR01W
Your input: What information would
YOU like to see in LABINS?
Questions? Comments?
LABINS.org
Survey Data Questions
Lamar Evers, PSM
Bureau of Survey and Mapping
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Tallahassee, FL
850.245.2636
Lamar.Evers@dep.state.fl.us
Technical or Website Questions
Georgianna Strode, GISP
Florida Resources and Environmental Analysis Center (FREAC)
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
850.644.5886
gstrode@admin.fsu.edu