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Reading the Historical Landscape
Using Aerial Photos and Other
Web-based Tools
Shane Belson
HSC – THCR - SW Region
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Geico
…and it is all free!
Tools • Google Earth
– Current aerials
• University of Florida Digital Collections
– Historic aerials
– http://ufdc.ufl.edu/aerials
• FDEP – LABINS
– Historic plat maps and surveyors’ notes
– http://data.labins.org/2003/SurveyData/LandRecords/
GLO/index.cfm
• USDI – BLM
– Historic plat maps (alternate source)
– http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/
Google Earth
Case Study #1: Lyonia Preserve
Google Earth
Google Earth
Google Earth
Google Earth
S16/T18/R31
Google Earth
S16/T18/R31
Lyonia Preserve
UFDC
UFDC
UFDC
UFDC
UFDC
UFDC
Google Earth
Google Earth
UFDC + Google Earth
1943
Map of the Seat of War in Florida – 1838
Second Seminole War: 1835 – 1842
LABINS
LABINS
Original Survey Plat
LABINS
Original Survey Plat (Zoomed) LABINS
LABINS
LABINS
LABINS
LABINS
LABINS
32
40
62
70?
48
32
40
62
70?
48
3.5 6.5 18 40
3.5 6.5 18 40
Google Earth
Case Study #2: Henson Tract
Google Earth
Google Earth
S23/T24/R31
Google Earth
UFDC + Google Earth
1947
UFDC + Google Earth
1951
Original Survey Plat
LABINS
Original Survey Plat (Zoomed) LABINS
LABINS
60 45 40 6
60 45 40 6
35
35
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