GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)

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ABOUT GIS MAPPING

ABOUT GIS MAPPING

Keewaydin Island Shoreline Map | Rookery Bay Research Reserve
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and partners use cutting-edge Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to evaluate long-term change in the southwest Florida landscape and inform our management efforts such as prescribed fire and habitat restoration.

HABITAT MAP

HABITAT MAP

Habitat Map | Rookery Bay Research Reserve
The interactive map, based on Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) vegetation designation, defines upland and benthic habitat in the Reserve.

HISTORICAL CHANGE

HISTORICAL CHANGE

Using historic aerial imagery, the map demonstrates over eighty years of change in Rookery Bay and Collier County.

HABITAT STORY MAP

HABITAT STORY MAP

Scientists from the University of South Florida used Worldview and Landsat satellite imagery along with automated mapping techniques run on the USF supercomputer to map the habitats throughout the Rookery Bay Reserve. The focus of the study was to map mangrove, impacted mangrove, uplands, developed areas, and bare ground habitats to examine change due to Hurricane Irma.

SHAPE FILES FOR DOWNLOAD

SHAPE FILES FOR DOWNLOAD

Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve boundary
Rookery Bay Aquatic Preserve boundary
Cape Romano – Ten Thousand Islands Aquatic Preserve boundary

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