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| Overview FPL Bobwhite-Manatee Proposed Transmission Line |
Our final task was to analyze a proposed transmission line corridor from Florida Power and Light (FPL).
Our four main objectives for this analysis are to:
1. Define and quantify environmentally sensitive lands imposed by the transmission line.
We will utilized data provided by the National Wetlands Inventory to determine wetlands and uplands impacted by the corridor as well as data provided by the Florida Natural Areas Inventory.
2. Quantify homes within the proximity of the transmission line. We will use aerial images of Manatee and Sarasota counties to digitize residences located within the corridor as well as those located within a 400 foot buffer surrounding the corridor. We will also provide a count of the total parcels affected by the corridor and buffer in both counties.
3. Define schools and daycare centers within proximity of the transmission line corridor and 400 foot buffer zone. School and daycare data retrieved is from the University of Florida GeoPlan Center.
4. Quantify the length of the transmission line. (I did not choose to show the optional engineering cost associated with this transmission line).
The Bobwhite-Manatee proposed transmission line placement is acceptable and feasible based on the chosen project objectives and criteria.
It avoids large areas of environmentally sensitive lands. No private conservation lands are impacted by the transmission line corridor. 164 Acres – Local and State Conservation Areas Impacted By Proposed Corridor
91 Acres – Heritage Ranch Conservation Easement (Local)
63 Acres – Lake Manatee State Park (State)
10 Acres – Lake Manatee Lower Watershed
914 Acres – Wetlands (National Wildlife Inventory) – 5% of wetlands in Study Area
5,652 Acres – Uplands (National Wildlife Inventory) – 5% of uplands in Study Area
It has relatively few homes in close proximity. It is estimated that less than fifty homes would be impacted by the proposed transmission line. Thirty-five homes in Manatee County and eleven homes in Sarasota County resided either directly in the corridor or within the 400 foot buffer surrounding the corridor.
It avoids schools and schools sites including daycare centers. No schools or daycare centers fall within either the corridor or the 400 foot buffer surrounding the corridor. Sprouts Child Development Center is the closest in proximity, located less than one-fourth a mile from the 400 foot buffer zone and less than one-third of a mile from the proposed corridor.
The transmission line is approximately 25 miles in length.
GIS4043 Final Project Power Point Presentation
GIS4043 Final Project Presentation Slide Notes
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