Florida GIS Map Layers

Every map layer in the MapWise GIS Map Viewer, grouped as you find them in the product — with a layer count for each group and a link through to browse what it contains.

This is the reference. Where a group has topic guides — why you would use a layer, and how it reads on a real property — its page links through to them.

Base Map Overlay map layer sample

Base Map Overlay

Base map overlay layers add contextual geographic, infrastructure, and demographic context to parcel maps in MapWise.

14 layers

Custom Layers map layer sample

Custom Layers

User-created custom parcel boundaries and drawings, plus waste water, drinking water, and environmental resource permits layers.

10 layers

Parcels map layer sample

Parcels

The Parcels layer group in MapWise offers detailed property insights by combining ownership, land use, structure, and identifier data.

18 layers

Future Land Use map layer sample

Future Land Use

Future Land Use reflects a county's long-term vision for growth, showing how land is planned to be used. Search parcels by FLU code in MapWise.

1 layer

Zoning map layer sample

Zoning

Zoning data reveals what's legally allowed on the land. View zoning boundaries and search parcels by zoning code across Florida counties.

2 layers

Elevation map layer sample

Elevation

Digital elevation models (DEMs) and 5-foot contour maps to visualize terrain and elevation changes across Florida parcels.

6 layers

Hydrography map layer sample

Hydrography

Hydrography layers show important water-related features including drainage basins, lakes, rivers, canals, and shorelines.

4 layers

Flood Zones map layer sample

Flood Zones

MapWise includes multiple FEMA-based hazard layers such as DFIRM panels, Flood Zone maps, and community boundary overlays.

3 layers

Land Cover map layer sample

Land Cover

Provides users with parcel-aligned land cover classifications such as urban, agricultural, wetlands, forest, and water.

4 layers

Soils map layer sample

Soils

Includes Soil Component Labels, Map Unit Symbols (MUSYM), and Hydric Soil indicators.

4 layers

Imagery Backdrop map layer sample

Imagery Backdrop

High-resolution county aerial imagery across twelve Florida counties, with 2026 coverage in seven of them, plus satellite and post-disaster imagery.

1 layer

Base Layer map layer sample

Base Layer

MapWise’s base layers offer high-resolution aerial imagery and street maps that provide essential visual context for properties across Florida.

14 layers