The Atlas contains 122 water resources. Including 10 bays and 33 lakes and 78 rivers and the Gulf of Mexico
Data recorded in the Atlas reaches back 101 years, starting on October 25, 1907. The most recent data is from August 27, 2008.
Over 618,000 data samples have been included in the Atlas! The samples came from over 30 data sources provided by 20 different data providers. These people and agencies have helped make the Atlas an integral tool for managing our water resources.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data consists largely of land mapping and spatial data and is used in a wide variety of fields. The lay of the land can affect almost every aspect of life, including an area's culture, government, environment, and commerce, making GIS information important to everyone. Fields such as anthropology, medical science, and natural science use GIS to measure and predict the impact of geography on a region. By mapping water resources, the Atlas provides spatial information useful to citizens, water management professionals, and scientists alike.
Citizens, scientists, and professionals all contribute to monitoring and sampling data in many ways. Citizens often provide information such as water levels data through volunteer programs. Scientists and professionals set up equipment at sampling stations for measuring attributes such as water quality and hydrology. They provide the data in various formats to the Atlas, which compiles, organizes, and presents the data to help people better understand the county's water resources.
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Website and interactive mapping application performance may be slow on every second Tuesday of each month between the hours of 3:00 to 5:00PM due to scheduled maintenance. You may also experience temporary delays during times when large data updates are performed. Delays typically last less than 30 minutes. The interactive mapping application will also be inaccessible from 3:00 to 5:00pm on the second Tuesday of every month in order to update the GIS layers being displayed.
This Atlas is part of the award winning WaterAtlas.org family of web sites. To view other geographic areas within the Water Atlas, visit www.wateratlas.org.
United States Geological Survey, Tampa Bay Estuary Program, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Environmental Protection Agency, Florida Center for Community Design and Research, GIS Team, Water Atlas Program, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Shellfish Environmental Assessment Section, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Invasive Plant Management, Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Water Programs, Florida Healthy Beaches Program, Florida Natural Areas Inventory, National Audubon Society, Christmas Bird Counts, Southwest Florida Water Management District, Hillsborough County, Pinellas County, Manatee County, Sarasota County, City of Tampa, Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County
United States Geological Survey Tampa Bay Estuary Program Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
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