Marine Conservation Agreements
A Conservation Practitioner's Toolkit

Florida Maps and Data

Digital Data Availability Summary*

FLORIDA Spatial Non-spatial None
GIS Portals x    
Submerged Lands x    
Ownership  
    Submerged Lands Parcels x    
    General Property and Parcel Data x    
    Public and Conservation Lands x    
Leases and Other Use Authorizations  
    Aquaculture and Shellfish x    
    Other Use Authorizations x    
Local Parcel Information 34 coastal counties
    Deed Records Availability of local data
was not completely assessed.
Links to many local data sources are identified.
    Assessment Data
    Parcels

* Due to project constraints, a comprehensive assessment of the availability of spatial data from all statewide and local sources in Florida was not completed for the current iteration of this toolkit.

GIS Portals

  • Florida Department of Environmental Protection Geographic Information Systems. (Web page)
  • Florida Geographic Data Library. (Web site)

Submerged Lands

Data Spatial Extent of the Submerged Lands Act
Access Download SDE feature class. (web page; keyword: submerged lands)
Detail This dataset essentially represents state-owned waters. 2006.
Distributor Florida Geographic Data Library.

Ownership

Submerged Lands Parcels

Data State Land Records.
Access Download ESRI shapefile from DEP GeoData Directory (web page) or view online using the DEP ArcIMS Portal (web page; select BTLDS Land Records Web Map).
Detail Spatial data on acquisitions, dispositions, and encumburances (such as leases and easements) on state lands, including sovereign submerged lands. Attribute data identifies submerged parcels, grantor and grantee, type of conveyance or encumbrance, and acreages. 2004.
Distributor Florida Department of Environmental Protection Geographic Information Systems.

General Property and Parcel Data

Data Florida Cadastral Parcel Database.
Access Order on DVD in ESRI shapefile format, for a fee. (Theda Eaton, eatont@dor.state.fl.us, 850-922-7978). (Web site)
Detail Standardized tax parcel spatial data from county appraisers. Updated yearly.
Distributor Florida Department of Revenue.

Public and Conservation Lands

Data Public Lands.
Access Download SDE feature class. (web page; keyword: public lands)
Detail Contains areas managed by federal, state or local government at least partially for conservation purposes. Some of these areas may be privately owned. Owners are identified in attribute data. 2007.
Distributor Florida Geographic Data Library.
Data Florida Managed Areas.
Access Download SDE feature class. (web page; keyword: managed areas)
Detail Public and some private lands being managed at least partially for conservation purposes. Owners are identified in attribute data. 2007.
Distributor Florida Geographic Data Library.
Data Administrative Boundaries of National Parks and Seashores.
Access Download ESRI shapefile. (web page; keyword: national parks)
Detail National Park Service units in the State of Florida. 2006.
Distributor Florida Geographic Data Library.
Data Florida National Wildlife Refuges.
Access Download ESRI shapefile.  (web page; keyword: wildlife refuges)
Detail 1998.
Distributor Florida Geographic Data Library.
Data Florida State Parks.
Access Download ESRI vector data. (web page; keyword: state parks)
Detail Attribute data includes acres of submerged land in each state park. 1999-2001.
Distributor Florida Geographic Data Library.
Data Indian Lands and Native Entities in Florida.
Access Download ESRI shapefile. (web page; keyword: Indian lands)
Detail Indian lands in Florida held through a number of different vehicles. 2003.
Distributor Florida Geographic Data Library.

Leases and Other Use Authorizations

Aquaculture and Shellfish

Data Statewide Water Management District Land Use.
Access Download ESRI shapefile. (web page; keyword: water management district)
Detail Includes code for aquaculture. Interpreted from color-infrared orthophotos, but may have a general correspondence to areas leased for aquaculture. 2000.
Distributor Florida Geographic Data Library.

Other Use Authorizations

Data State Land Records.
Access Download ESRI shapefile from DEP GeoData Directory (web page) or view online using the DEP ArcIMS Portal (web page).
Detail Spatial data on acquisitions, dispositions, and encumburances (such as leases and easements) on state lands, including sovereign submerged lands. Attribute data identifies submerged parcels, type of conveyance or encumbrance, and acreages. 2004.
Distributor Florida Department of Environmental Protection Geographic Information Systems.

Local Parcel Information

Bay County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data Property Appraiser’s Records Search; input owner, parcel number, range of parcels, address, sales search or list, condominium, plat yields same information, assessment, legal description, link to parcel map, can generate list of nearby property owners. (Web site)
Parcels  Can search by map with click and drag zoom to parcel with parcel information table displayed on right hand half of page. (Web site) Also, see Assessment Data above.

Brevard County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data GIS map with search capabilities, input parcel identification, owner, address, tax account, yields map location; can zoom to community or point on map; can link to property search yielding owner, address, legal description, assessment, land and sales information. (Web site)
Parcels Links to records searches such as sales or vacant property records, input owner, address, parcel identification, tax account number, subdivision name/lot/block, plat book/page, or zip code. (Web site)
Other Data Links to a variety of maps and data sets including section maps, GIS data download, subdivision plats, data in these formats: .xls, .csv, .mdb, .WK1, .txt, .dbf, .db, .xlw, and .wq1; maps of the county, districts, USGS quads areas, road maps, and property section map ($7.50) or parcels with various overlays (e.g. flood zones for $7.50). (Web site)

Broward County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data Input owner, address, subdivision, property identification yields same information, legal description, assessment, sale history, land and building sizes, assessment districts; can link to parcel map on aerial photography, at this location can search by owner or address. (Web site)
Parcels Click and drag county GIS map to view specific parcels, but no identifying information except street names. (Web site) Also, see Assessment Data above.

Charlotte County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data Property Appraiser’s Real Property Record Search; input parcel identification, address, owner, current land use yields same information, floodzone, sales history, assessment, building details and improvements, legal description with link to GIS map. (Web site)
Parcels County GIS; site does best in Internet Explorer, click and drag zoom on aerial photography, many layers, can search by address, owner, account number, legal description and parcel map comes up. (Web site)

Citrus County

Deed Records Tax Roll Search; input name, parcel identification, address, mailing address, neighborhood code; yields same information, tax history, sales history, legal description, building characteristics including sketch, and improvements with links to property record card with deed and inspection information, and link to interactive section map (poor resolution at parcel level). (Web site)
Assessment Data Data availability not assessed.
Parcels Property Appraiser’s Interactive Parcel Maps. (Web site) Parcel Query; input neighborhood, property type, year build, finished footage, land use code. (Web site)

Collier County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data Property Appraiser’s GIS Maps; search by owner, address, folio, subdivision, condominium, township/range/section; click and drag zoom on aerial photography to parcels with streets, soils, building footprints, “identify” gives owner, address, “map” button give legal description, assessment, sales history and book/page. (Web site)
Parcels See Assessment Data above.

Dixie County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data Tax and Orthophotographic Maps. (Web site)
Parcels Property Appraisal Data; input address, owner, parcel identification yields same information, account number, zoning current sales information, building characteristics, legal description, building sketch, parcel map, site photograph. (Web site)
Other Data Public Records Search. (Web site)

Duval County

Deeds Records Availability of data not assessed.
Assessment Data Search County Tax Collector records by name, account number, or address; yields assessment, legal description data. (Web site) Search City of Jacksonville Property Appraiser records by  real estate number, owner or address; yields assessment data with links to current property record card (updated annually) including building information, assessment, deed book/page, zoning. (Web site)

Escambia County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed
Assessment Data Property Appraiser’s Record Search; input account number, reference number, owner, address, sub-division, condominium, sales information yields same information, assessment, building information with footprint sketch, improvements, and link to parcel map and dimensions (which did not work in Firefox but did work in Internet Explorer) and includes zoning, aerial photography, photograph of property/structures. (Web site)
Parcels See Assessment Data above.

Flagler County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed
Assessment Data Search Property Appraiser records by owner, parcel number, address, map, sales search, sale lists; yields same information, legal township/range description, assessment, legal description, building information including sketch. Also yields link to property list within 500 feet with owner’s, addresses, parcel numbers. (Web site)
Parcels GIS Department “The digital data for Flagler County is approximately 90% complete at this time. Parcel data contains polygons with the tax roll database attached. Data also contains lot lines, lot numbers, block numbers, centerlines, street names, annotation, section lines etc (all in shape file format).” Data are available on DVD for $150. (Web site)  Search Clerk of Court legal documents by name, book/page, document type, date range, parcel identification; yields same information and copy of actual document. (Web site)

Franklin County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data Tax Collector’s Database; input owner, address, property number, tax bill number yields same information , legal description, and assessment. (Web site)
Parcels Data availability not assessed.

Gulf County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data Property Appraiser’s Records Search; input owner, parcel number, address, sales search and list, yields same information assessment, land information, legal description, building information and improvements and sketch maps, sales history, link to parcel map with zoom capabilities and ownership information; search by map has click and drag zoom to parcel with parcel information table displayed on right hand half of page. (Web site)
Parcels See Assessment Data above.

Hernando County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data Property Appraiser’s Record Search and GIS Mapping System; input owner, address, parcel identification, township/range/section, structural characteristics or sales information, yields same information including legal description, assessments, sales history, building characteristics, improvements, and GIS aerial photographic map; can choose GIS map tab at top to get wider view of parcel map; can also go to mapping system to local parcels, then click on “i” (identify) button for parcel details. (Web site)
Parcels See Assessment Data above.

Hillsborough County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data County Appraiser’s Real Estate Property Search; input owner, address, folio, property identification number yields same information plat book/page, neighborhood/subdivision, assessment, GIS map, sales history, legal description, choose “mapit” button to go to parcel map with information. (Web site)
Parcels Property Appraiser’s GIS; “open legend” gives property delineations including easements; do not appear to extend into coastal waters. (Web site) Also, see Assessment Data above.

Indian River County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data Data availability not assessed.
Parcels Quick search by owner name or parcel number yields legal description, assessment, map identification. Click and drag zoom map, push “ID” button on map tools, yields specific parcel information, including ownership (sometimes in the miscellaneous category), legal description (base info), acreage, zoning, permits, improvements, assessments; can view property record card. (Web site)

Jefferson County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data Property Appraiser’s Records Search; input owner, parcel number, address, sales information or sale lists yields same information, assessment, land information, building information and improvements and sketch maps, sales history, link to parcel map with zoom capabilities and ownership information. (Web site)
Parcels See Assessment Data above.

Lee County

Deed Records Clerk of Courts Public Records Search; input name, book/page, instrument number, document type, consideration, record date, parcel identification, yields same information and legal description, links to photocopy of actual document. (Web site) Information regarding purchase from the Land Records Office official records and plat images in CD format. (Web site)
Assessment Data Property Appraiser Homepage; useful links to Cities of Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Sanibel and the Town of Fort Myers Beach. (Web site) Tax Collector Real Property Tax Roll Search; input personal identification number, name, address, yields same information, legal description, assessment and taxes. (Web site)
Parcels Data availability not assessed.
Other Data County GIS; variety of static maps including artificial reef locations. (Web site)

Levy County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data Property Appraiser’s Record Search; input owner, parcel number, address yields same information, assessment, short legal description, building information, improvements, sales history with link to parcel map; county level parcel map has click and drag zoom features to individual parcel with parcel information displayed in right hand panel. (Web site)
Parcels See Assessment Data above.

Manatee County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data Property Appraiser’s Property Search; input owner, address, account, variety of advanced specific criteria such as vacant, or by GIS map; click and drag zoom map with “profile” information of owner, address, account, township/range/section, districts, zoning, neighborhood numbers, legal description, subdivision, can get further details of assessment, sales, buildings, permits, land properties, and back to parcel specific map with dimensions. (Web site)
Parcels See Assessment Data above.

Martin County

Deed Records Availability of data not assessed.
Assessment Data Input owner, account, parcel identification number, address, sales, legal description yields same information, and assessment, and can link to GIS map of parcel. (Web site)
Parcels Click and drag zoom map to parcel on aerial photography can “ID parcel” yields parcel number, lot dimensions. (Web site) Also, see Assessment Data above.

Miami-Dade County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data Data availability not assessed.
Parcels Property Appraiser’s Property Search; click and drag zoom to individual parcels, with street names only; input address, owner, folio; address must be specific with number. (Web site)
Other Data County Planning and Zoning Department Zoning Maps; input township/range/section location or folio number. (Web site) County GIS Portal; e-Maps Online; input address, intersection, school, landmark, folio, section or click and drag yields this information and owner. (Web site) Artificial reefs; click and drag to reef sites. (Web site)

Monroe County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data Assessor’s Online Data Center Records Search; input name, address, real estate number, subdivision, condominium yields same information, legal description, section/township/range, tax estimate, land details, building characteristics and improvement, assessment, can link to small property map; on first page with results click on magnifier icon to right for parcel map. (Web site)
Parcels Property Assessor’s GIS Map; click and drag to individual parcels with parcel identification numbers, dimensions. (Web site)

Nassau County

Deed Records Availability of data not assessed.
Assessment Data Search Property Appraiser records by owner, parcel number, address, sales, subdivision, legal description or map yields property record card, land description, building data and improvements; “parcel map” links to county parcel maps with dimensions and basic property information. (Web site)
Parcels Search by parcel map, click on parcel for information including parcel number, acreage, ownership, assessment. (Web site)
Parcels Availability of data not assessed.

Okaloosa County

Deed Records Property Appraiser’s Records Search; input owner, parcel number, address, business name, subdivision yields same information, assessment, land information, legal description, building information and improvements and sketch maps, sales history, link to deed, link to parcel map in upper left with zoom capabilities and ownership information. (Web site)
Assessment Data See Deed Records above.
Parcels Search by map with click and drag zoom to parcel with parcel information table displayed on right hand half of page. (Web site) Also, see Deed Records above.

Palm Beach County

Deed Records Input owner, subdivision, address, parcel number, book/page yields same information including links to deed documents, assessments, building details including sketch when available, and link to GIS parcel map. (Web site)
Assessment Data See Deed Records above.
Parcels See Deed Records above.

Pasco County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data Property Appraiser’s Records Search; input parcel number, name, address, book/page, subdivision name, or map yields same information, legal description, assessment, land detail including acreage and zoning, building information, building details and improvements and can see sales, parcel map, mineral rights; also can search by map including the county wide map (see bottom of map page for link), can get full information as above by clicking on individual parcel. (Web site)
Parcels See Assessment Data above.

Pinellas County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data Property Appraiser’s Database Search; using “search our database” input address, name, book/page, parcel number, plat book/page, sales search, subdivision, condominium or map yields same information, assessment, structural elements with sketch map, improvements, aerial photograph of parcel with dimensions; link at bottom to interactive map tool. (Web site)
Parcels See Assessment Data above.

St. Johns County

Deed Records Web site.
Assessment Data Availability of data not assessed.
Parcels Using a base map with server can identify parcel with parcel number, but little other information, can identify sales 2002-2006. (Web site). Property ownership search page which requires either parcel identification number (PIN) or address, yields PIN, owner, address, and link to property map.

Volusia County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data Search Property Appraiser data by owner, address, parcel number, property class, mobile home park name; yields same information, legal description, sales history, assessment, acreage. (Web site)
Parcels Download county parcel database into Microsoft Access. (Web site) Access Volusia County GIS; requires Internet Explorer, click and drag zoom to parcel level, can get copy of property record card with parcel identification, owner, address, legal description, sales history, land and building characteristics, permits, assessment. (Web site)

St. Lucie County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data Input owner, parcel identification, address, subdivision, sales or condominium yields property record card with property identification number, address, ownership, sales, building sketch map, photograph, land and yard features; can tab to assessment taxes, exemptions, permits;  also can access parcel map including aerial photography base map. Click and drag zoom map, can get aerial photography base by choosing button on left, map record card did not come up for parcel chosen. (Web site)
Parcels See Assessment Data above.

Santa Rosa County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data Property Appraiser’s Records Search; input owner, parcel number, address, subdivision, sales or monthly sales search, plat yields same information, assessment, legal description, with links to zoning, building information (if available online), link to parcel map with parcel information table displayed on right hand half of page. (Web site)
Parcels Search by map with click and drag zoom to parcel with parcel information table displayed on right hand half of page. (Web site) Also, see Assessment Data above.

Sarasota County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data Property Appraiser Record Search; input parcel identification, owner, address, instrument number, subdivision/condominium code or name yields same information, link to legal description, zoning, assessment sale history, link to sale document. (Web site)
Parcels GIS property look up; input address or parcel identification for specific parcel or click and drag zoom on 2006 aerial photography with parcel lines and parcel identification numbers, streets, “identify” button gives this information, address, ownership, subdivision, plat book/page, assessment, land and property information, sales history; where individual parcels are identified in the submerged zone, similar information is given. (Web site)

Taylor County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data Tax Collector data; input account number, owner, address yields same information, type of tax and year, assessment, districts, legal description. (Web site)
Parcels Data availability not assessed.

Wakulla County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data Property Appraiser’s Records Search; input owner, parcel number, address, sales search or lists, or search by map yields same information, assessment, land information, building information and improvements and sketch maps, sales history; in upper left corner link to parcel map with zoom capabilities and ownership information. (Web site)
Parcels See Assessment Data above.

Walton County

Deed Records Data availability not assessed.
Assessment Data Property Appraiser’s Records Search; input owner, parcel number, address, sales search, subdivision yields same information, assessment, land information, legal description, building information and improvements and sketch maps, sales history, link to parcel map in upper left with zoom capabilities and ownership information. (Web site)
Parcels See Assessment Data above.

 

Step 1: Getting Started
1.1 Lease and Own 101
1.2 Myths
1.3 Important Terms
Step 2: Decision Checklist
2.1 Conservation Priorities
2.2 Threats and Strategies
2.3 Organization Capacity
2.4 Ownership and Use
2.5 Laws and Policies
2.6 Owners and Agencies
2.7 Partners and Funders
Step 3: Acquisition Checklist
3.1 Project Initiation
3.2 Title Report
3.3 Owner Contact
3.4 Proposal Completion
3.5 Terms and Conditions
3.6 Funding
3.7 Documentation
3.8 Due Diligence
3.9 Regulatory Permits
3.10 Final Actions
3.11 Site Plan
Step 4: Implementation
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4.3 Maintenance
4.4 Public Use
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