NWFWMD opens new website with elevation and surface data for Northwest Florida

The Northwest Florida Water Management District recently launched a website that makes it easier to find detailed information about elevation and surface features of properties in northwest Florida.

The new site provides elevation data that is ten times more detailed than previous topographic maps.

People can use the data to better understand, assess and plan for activities ranging from landscaping and building construction to evaluating flood risk.

  

The District partnered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Air Force and local communities to acquire detailed elevation data across the panhandle using light detection and ranging technology called LiDAR.

LiDAR equipment mounted on airplanes sends out laser light pulses at high frequencies and measures elevation from the return beams.

The new information has been compiled into a web mapping application that makes it easy to access in a variety of formats and for specific geographic areas.

Website visitors will be able to see contour elevations for specific areas, such as land around homes or businesses.

Users can also click any point on the map to see elevation information for that specific location.

It also offers a function that allows users to select, extract, zip and export data for areas of interest into a downloadable file. 

If you want to see all the information for yourself, the new website is available at nwfwmdlidar.com/

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