Florida geologic map data

A GIS database of geologic units and structural features in Florida, with lithology, age, data structure, and format written and arranged just like the other states.

View

Show in a web browser window:

[Legend for lithology colors]

Show in Google Earth or other KML viewer:

flgeol.kml (Uncompressed, 24.0M)

flgeol.kmz (Compressed, 8.1M)

List geologic units by state or county

Show in your GIS using OGC web services:

https://mrdata.usgs.gov/services/sgmc2 (WMS, version 1.3.0)

https://mrdata.usgs.gov/services/wfs/sgmc2 (WFS, version 1.1.0)

Download

Content	Download	Format
Geologic units and attributes	FL.zip	SHP + CSV format

Documentation

Metadata:

Outline - Questions & Answers - Plain text - XML

Legend indicating the meaning of colors on the interactive map

Publication

USGS Open-File Report 2005-1323

Preliminary integrated geologic map databases for the United States : Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina

Methodology

Detailed report of standardization procedures

GIS style files

Methods used to create several styles for lithology or geologic time

Sources

Scott, T. M., Campbell, K. M., Rupert, F. R., Arthur, J. D., Missimer, T. M., Lloyd, J. M., Yon, J. W., and Duncan, J. G., 2001, Geologic Map of the State of Florida, Florida Geological Survey & Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Map Series 146.

C.L. Dicken polygon edits. Additionally, when using US001 state boundary file, water polygons have been generated.