September 9, 2022
Stearns Weaver Miller News Update
Overview
Our in-house team is at the forefront of providing mapping and Geographic Information System (GIS) services and is continually evolving to adapt this cutting edge technology to support all practice areas and client needs. We collaborate daily with our attorneys, in-house planners and consultants statewide to integrate legal and policy analysis with advanced technical capabilities.
What is GIS and How is it Used?
GIS is a toolkit that enables us to efficiently and effectively visualize, analyze, and manipulate information tied to specific locations. With GIS tools, we can expose deep insights into diverse subjects by transforming complex data into interactive maps. It helps us to discover trends, understand geographic patterns, and uncover relationships.
The power of GIS lies in its ability to shed light on intricate interactions, empowering us to gain a multi-layered understanding of our world. GIS allows us to augment and manipulate data, enriching it with additional information to further enhance our comprehension and shape compelling narratives.
Range of Services
- Aerial photo interpretation
- Coastal analysis – Coastal High Hazard Area/Density Allocations, Sea Level/Adaptation Planning, Coastal Construction Control Line
- Complex spatial analysis
- Comprehensive web mapping and web GIS application development
- Conversion of non-geospatial datasets to GIS
- Data management and data modeling
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) building height restriction analysis
- Historic plat review and analysis
- High quality map production
- Land development document management systems
- LiDAR and DEM 3D elevation surface analysis
- Site selection and due diligence
- Legal description mapping
We also provide support for:
- Affordable Housing
- Comprehensive plan/zoning amendments
- Concurrency analysis
- Development order/permit applications
- DRI applications/administration – Substantial deviations, notices of proposed change, modification of vested rights/binding letters, rescission letters, essentially built out determinations, monitoring/reporting)
- Eminent domain entitlement analysis
- Environmental permitting/supporting analysis
- Expert witness
- Historic preservation
- Land development regulations/zoning codes
- NEPA compliance/supporting analysis
- Outdoor advertising/billboard applications
- Parking studies/alternatives analysis
- Political redistricting
- Population projections/land use need
- Public planning projects
- Sector plans/Special Area Plans/Rural Land Stewardship
- State lands/supporting analysis
- Transferable development rights/purchasable development rights
- Transportation planning/impact analysis/multimodal alternatives
- Urban sprawl assessment
- Water supply plans/consumptive use permitting
- Areas of Critical State Concern
- Compliance analysis/monitoring
- Project feasibility analysis and models
- Litigation
- Project management
Featured Examples
Executive Order Permit Extension Tracker
Research opportunities to extend the expiration of permits due to recent Executive Orders declaring a state of emergency in Florida.
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Economic Incentive Areas
Developers can help maximize financing and tax incentives using this tool that “stacks” areas with multiple overlays including Community Redevelopment Areas, Qualified Opportunity Zones, Brownfield Areas, Difficult to Develop Areas and Qualified Census Tracts.
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Live Local Act Height Analysis
Using LiDAR data we can evaluate the tallest commercial and residential structures within one mile to submit with LLA applications.
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Building Heights & 3D Models
Using LiDAR and DEM 3D elevation surface analysis, we can approximate proposed project and nearby building height.
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Turnpike Predictive Model Interactive Webmap
Constraint avoidance analysis mapping. Incorporates environmental and existing land use factors to predict the most likely route for three new tolled road corridors through rural Florida.
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Statewide Parcel Data Repository
In-house parcel database that seamlessly incorporates all 67 counties comprised of over 10.5 million property records. Highly advanced data manipulation software produces an updated data layer in slightly more than two hours.
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Sea Level Rise Modeling
Assist small municipalities by using advanced GIS tools to create models for planning guidance.
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Custom Web Applications for Public Use
Assist local governments to create custom webmaps to assist in permitting and planning guidance.
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COVID-19 Statistical Analysis
Weekly statewide analysis that presented positive COVID-19 cases trends in a much higher resolution than was available elsewhere.
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