Hillsborough Community Atlas
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The Community Atlas presents information for four levels of geography in Hillsborough County. The purpose of this is to help Atlas users view the available information at the level that most interests them. The following is a brief description of each level:
At the county level, Atlas users can view information and statistics for the entire county,
regardless of political jurisdictions.
At the Municipality level, Atlas users can view information for the specific municipalities in the county.
The municipalities in Hillsborough County include: City of Plant City, City of Tampa, City of Temple Terrace, and
Unincorporated Hillsborough County.
At the community level, users can view information for the multiple areas throughout Hillsborough County.
These communities have been defined by Hillsborough County as a way to identify the diverse areas that make up the
county.
At the neighborhood level, users can view information about the neighborhoods
within Hillsborough County. These neighborhoods have been defined by the
municipalities, in coordination with the homeowners' associations. Since
neighborhoods can often be defined differently by multiple people living
or working there, the neighborhoods presented allow for multiple boundary
definitions. The boundaries of the neighborhoods presented can overlap.
The information and statistics will be calculated for the specific
boundary of the neighborhood that is presented.
At the launch of the Community Atlas, not all neighborhoods were defined
by the municipalities. Therefore, the Community Atlas currently presents
only those boundaries that have been defined. It is expected that as these
boundaries are defined by the municipalities, they will be included on
the Community Atlas.
The concept of the Community Atlas is to present information in the context of a specific geography and then group that information into subjects. The subjects that are a part of the Community Atlas include:
For example, if you are interested in finding out the population of a particular community, you can search for that community and then click on the “Demographics” subject to find population.
If you are visiting the Community Atlas to find out about a specific subject (regardless of geography), then you can click on the Subject Index/Digital Library and be able to search for any term. The results of that search will indicate if that information is available on the Atlas and where it is located.
If you are looking to find a specific location, such as the County as a whole, a municipality, a community or a neighborhood (see Geography for a definition of these), you can use the Locate Your Community page or the search box in the upper right-hand corner of every page.
From the home page, click on the link titled “Locate Your Community”
On the Locate Your Community Page, you can choose to:
Once you have found the location in which you are interested, the first page you should view is the General Information page for that community. Here are some key features of every community page:
If you are looking for a specific subject to see if related information or statistics are available on the Community Atlas, you can use the Subject Index/Digital Library.
To get to the Subject Index/Digital Library, click on the link from the home page.
On the Subject Index/Digital Library page, you can choose to search one of three ways:
The results are presented with a brief description of their location on the Community Atlas. On the results page, it is indicated how many results were found. You can choose to search within the results.
The search box is located at the upper-right hand corner of every page on the Community Atlas. You can use the search box to search for a specific location.
All of the links on the Community Atlas have a specific icon. These icons give you further information about the type of link it is.
No Icon: When there is no icon, this indicates a link within the Community Atlas website. When you click on it, you will go to another part of the Community Atlas website.
: This indicates a link to an external website. When you click on it, you will leave the Community Atlas website.
: This indicates a link to the Hillsborough County Community Atlas mapping application. When you click on this, you will go to the interactive mapping that is part of the Community Atlas. Once you are on the interactive mapping page, you can still return to the page you were previously viewing by hitting the "Back" button.
:This indicates a link to an external mapping application. When you click on it, you will leave the Community Atlas website. These other mapping applications are maintained by other organizations.
: This indicates a link to an Adobe PDF document. When you click on it, you will remain on the Community Atlas website. Click on the "Back" button to return to what you were previously viewing.
:This indicates a citation for a document not available in digital format (website or PDF). You will need to contact a library to find the referenced document.
At the top of every page on the Community Atlas, you should see the same buttons:
These are the same choices that are on the home
page:
Locate Your Community: Click on this button if you want to find a particular neighborhood, community, municipality or the County.
Interactive Mapping: Click on this button if you want to go to the interactive mapping page. On the interactive mapping, you can choose what information you would like to see by: A) checking the box next to the data in which you are interested; or B) clicking on the map themes button in the top right-hand corner.
Subject Index/Digital Library: Click on this button if you would like to search for a specific topic. If the Community Atlas has information on that topic, the results will help you find where it is located on the Atlas.
Research: Click on this button if you would like to learn more about the data, view a list of data presented on the Community Atlas or find out who the data providers are. For some of the data, you will also be able to download the data.
Home: Click on this button if you would like to go back to the home page.
About Us: Click on this button if you would like to read more information about the people who have funded and developed the Hillsborough Community Atlas. You can also find out what organizations have provided data to the Community Atlas, as well which people have been involved in the design and development of the website.
Contact Us: Click on this button if you would like to contact us to comment on the website, suggest additional data or information to add, submit a document or website, or submit a photograph.
Help: Click on this button to read information about how to use the website.
Metadata provide further information about the data that are being presented. They describe what the dataset is, the period of record for which we have data, the data custodian (or who the data belongs to), the date it was last updated on the Atlas, and use constraints. This is where you can learn more about what is being presented on the Community Atlas. If you would like to use the data for another purpose, it is necessary to read the metadata and understand where the data come from and any constraints that might be associated with use of the data.
If you would like to submit a photo to the Community Atlas, there are two ways to do this:
If you would like to submit a document or website to be added to the Community Atlas, there are two ways to do this:
If there are data that you would like to see potentially added to the Community Atlas in the future, you can suggest it through a form on the website. Follow these directions:
In order to access all of the features of the Hillsborough Community Atlas, you must be using up-to-date web browsing software. Because the Community Atlas takes advantage of many advanced browser features, we recommend that you use the browsers listed in the table below. Use the links to the preferred browsers to download the latest free software. Once you have downloaded the necessary software, follow the manufacturer's instructions to correctly install the software on your computer.
The Community Atlas has been optimized for monitors and video cards capable of screen resolutions of 800x600 or higher and displaying millions of colors (true-color, 24 bit). These settings are accessed in Windows 95x, NT and 2000 by right-clicking on the desktop, choosing Properties, and then clicking the Settings tab. On the Mac, these settings can be changed in the Displays control panel.
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| Preferred Browsers | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 (or higher) | Apple Safari 1.2 (or higher) |
| Firefox 1.0 (or higher) | Firefox 1.0 (or higher) | |
| Adobe Acrobat | PDF (Portable Document Format) documents are designed to allow easy downloads of original hardcopy documents while preserving the formatting of the original document when printed on your local printer. These files are used extensively throughout the Community Atlas for maps, documents, and publications. To take advantage of these documents, you must have Adobe's Acrobat Reader. | |
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