Land Cover
Land Cover information describes the predominant physical and cultural features that make up our landscape. Land cover is classified into categories using the Florida Land Use and Cover Classification System (FLUCCS), which is a hierarchical system that groups similar types of land cover.
Florida's five Water Management Districts and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection have mapped detailed land cover multiple times since 1990. The mapping sources, methods and coding schemes have remained fairly consistent through time. However, as more information has become available, such as parcels, higher resolution aerials, updated elevation, etc the maps have been improving over time. They also demonstrate land cover changes over time when multiple years are compared.
Use land cover information to:
- Analyze growth patterns.
- Determine wetland locations and types.
- Evaluate potential wetlands losses or impacts.
Land Cover Products and Services
Florida Maps Online - View land cover using our Web based interactive map viewer.
Available Land Cover Map Layers
Land Cover 2004
- Description
- Land cover features were photointerpreted from 2004 1:12,000 USGS color infrared digital orthophoto quarter quadrangles.
- Usable Map Scale Range
- 1:6,000 to 1:500,000
- Available Counties and Year
- All Florida counties.
Wetlands 2004
- Description
- Wetlands 2004 is based on the Land Cover 2004 layer.
- Usable Map Scale Range
- 1:6,000 to 1:500,000
- Available Counties and Year
- All Florida counties.
Land Cover 1995
- Description
- Land cover features were photointerpreted from 1994/1995 1:12,000 USGS color infrared digital orthophoto quarter quadrangles.
- Usable Map Scale Range
- 1:6,000 to 1:500,000
- Available Counties and Year
- All Florida counties.
Wetlands 1995
- Description
- Wetlands 1995 is based on the Land Cover 1995 layer.
- Usable Map Scale Range
- 1:6,000 to 1:500,000
- Available Counties and Year
- All Florida counties.
