GeoPlan, the Geo-Facilities Planning and Information Research Center, was established in 1984 at the University of Florida's College of Design Construction and Planning as a response to the need for a teaching and research environment in Geographic Information Systems, or GIS.
Since its inception, GeoPlan has become a multidisciplinary GIS Laboratory. Faculty and Researchers from Planning, Landscape Architecture, Wildlife Ecology, Forestry, Botany and other departments utilize the lab's hardware and software to perform analyses and run models.
GeoPlan is managed by a diverse group of Researchers and Doctoral Students from many disciplines including geography, engineering, architecture, planning, mathematics, and computer science. Through assistantships on various projects, Graduate Students obtain practical work experience using state-of-the-art computer technology. These students are drawn from the many colleges and departments throughout the University.
The GeoPlan Center has the following software licenses available to University of Florida students and departments:
3D Analyst 1.0
ArcCAD v.14
ArcPress 2.0
ArcView 3.2
MapObjects 2.0
MapObjects IMS 2.0
NetEngine 1.2
Network Analyst 1.0
PC ARC/INFO 4.0
Spatial Analyst 2.0
StreetMap 1.0
ArcView Image Analysis 1.1 (NT/2000 & PC)
Atlas GIS 4.0 (NT & PC)
Business Map 3.0 (NT & PC)
ArcGIS Version 8.3 for NT/2000/XP (Desktop and Workstation)
ArcView 8.3
ArcSDE 8.3
ArcIMS 4.01
ArcView 3.3
Map Objects 2.2
ArcPad 6.0 & ArcPad Application Builder 6
ArcGIS Schematics
ArcLogistics Route 2.0
Most recently, GeoPlan Center has developed The Florida Conservation Atlas, a conglomeration of conservation-oriented spatial datasets that can be used in different scales of conservation planning. The atlas is also a compilation of material overviewing the history of conservation and conservation planning and programs in Florida. See http://www.geoplan.ufl.edu/projects/conatlas/index.html
GeoPlan also maintains a continuing education course. The purpose of the course is to teach planners, environmental scientists and other professionals how to use the Florida data available in the FGDL with Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The purpose of the course is to teach planners, environmental scientists and other professionals how to use the Florida data available in the FGDL with Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
GeoPlan, the Geo-Facilities Planning and Information Research Center, was established in 1984 at the University of Florida's College of Design Construction and Planning as a response to the need for a teaching and research environment in Geographic Information Systems, or GIS.
