Land Use Data for Latitude 28.75 Longitude -80.75

Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude

Locations

Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island

Agricultural Land Uses

Urban land

Ecosystems

Subtropical drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Poultry

Growing Period (days)

300 to 329

Soil Types

Podzols

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

2 to 5

Population Density (persons per km2)

above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Dot Deland - Edgewater MineSand
F&W Mines - Hwy 520 MineLimestone, General
Fredrick Renaud Co. - Renaud PitSand
Kirschenbaum Co. - Ti-Co PitSand
Volusia Co. Rd. and Bridge - Oak Hill PitLimestone, General

Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.