Broward County Water Bodies

Overview This feature service provides a countywide inventory of surface water features in Broward County, Florida. It represents mapped water bodies and canals digitized from multiple aerial photography and digital ortho-photo sources and updated over time to reflect visible surface water conditions. Coverage and Update History The data covers Broward County and includes updates from several imagery vintages spanning the late 1990s through 2015. The water features were digitized and refined using successive aerial photo sets to capture new development, add missing surface water bodies, and keep mapped water features current. Content The service contains polygon features that represent surface water areas such as lakes, ponds, and canals. Attribute information supports feature identification and geometry measurements for the mapped water bodies. Use Cases Countywide water resource and land cover mapping Environmental and watershed planning Reference data for GIS visualization and analysis Support for local planning and infrastructure review Data Quality The mapped features were digitized from aerial imagery at detailed map scales, with accuracy influenced by image resolution, shadowing, and the visibility of water features in the source photography.