Pinelands Area Boundary of New Jersey

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Office of Information Resources Management (OIRM), Bureau of Geographic Information Systems (BGIS)
Originator: New Jersey Pinelands Commission
Publication_Date: 19940415
Title: Pinelands Area Boundary of New Jersey
Edition: 1994
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Trenton, NJ
Publisher: NJDEP/OIRM/BGIS
Online_Linkage:
<http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis/digidownload/zips/statewide/pinelands.zip>
Description:
Abstract:
This data represents the New Jersey Pinelands boundary (PA_Boundary). The Pinelands boundary data was created by digitizing 68 photo quarterquads. The photo quarterquads were then appended together to create this data (PA_Boundary).
Purpose:
Map of the legislative boundary of the Pinelands Area (Post-Certification)
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 199305
Ending_Date: 199309
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.022491
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.207412
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.112987
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.191612
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: pines
Theme_Keyword: pinelands
Theme_Keyword: pinebarrens
Theme_Keyword: boundary
Theme_Keyword: boundaries
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: boundaries
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: New Jersey
Place_Keyword: pinelands
Place_Keyword: pines
Place_Keyword: pinebarrens
Place_Keyword: state of
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Temporal_Keyword: 1994
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Not to be used at a cadastral level.

Data Distribution Agreement (NJDEP) Agrees to abide by the terms and conditions of the following:

I. Description of Data to be Provided The data provided herein are distributed subject to the following conditions and restrictions.

Subject Data Layers For all data contained herein, (NJDEP) makes no representations of any kind, including, but not limited to, the warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular use, nor are any such warranties to be implied with respect to the digital data layers furnished hereunder. NJDEP assumes no responsibility to maintain them in any manner or form.II.

Terms of Agreement 1. Digital data received from the NJDEP are to be used solely for internal purposes in the conduct of daily affairs.

2. The data are provided, as is, without warranty of any kind and the user is responsible for understanding the accuracy limitations of all digital data layers provided herein, as documented in the accompanying Data Dictionary and Readme files. Any reproduction or manipulation of the above data must ensure that the coordinate reference system remains intact.

3. Digital data received from the NJDEP may not be reproduced or redistributed for use by anyone without first obtaining written permission from the NJDEP. This clause is not intended to restrict distribution of printed mapped information produced from the digital data.

4. Any maps, publications, reports, or other documents produced as a result of this project that utilize NJDEP digital data will credit the NJDEP's Geographic Information System (GIS) as the source of the data with the following credit/disclaimer: "This (map/publication/report) was developed using New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Geographic Information System digital data, but this secondary product has not been verified by NJDEP and is not state-authorized."

5. Users shall require any independent contractor, hired to undertake work that will utilize digital data obtained from the NJDEP, to agree not to use, reproduce, or redistribute NJDEP GIS data for any purpose other than the specified contractual work. All copies of NJDEP GIS data utilized by an independent contractor will be required to be returned to the original user at the close of such contractual work. Users hereby agree to abide by the use and reproduction conditions specified above and agree to hold any independent contractor to the same terms. By using data provided herein, the user acknowledges that terms and conditions have been read and that the user is bound by these criteria.

Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
<http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis/digidownload/images/statewide/pinelands.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Snapshot image of NJ Pinelands boundary.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF - Graphic Interchange Format
Native_Data_Set_Environment: SUN SPARCstation 10, ESRI ARC/INFO 6.1

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Digital attributes verified in INFO on screen. Double-checked polygon attributes by listing them out in ARCEDIT.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
See "Process Description" under Data Quality section for a detailed report on topological errors and tests used.
Completeness_Report: Complete
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
High: 0.5mm (or less) lead used to define centerline of mapped features. Line within 1.25mm of centerline of feature. Digital cartographic features were checked by proof-plotting each quarterquad on 3.0 mil film using a .25mm plotter pen. Proofplots were placed over original manuscript maps on a light table.Tolerance of .05" allowed.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: n/a
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Markhurd Corp.
Publication_Date: 1986
Title: 1986 Orthophotoquads
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
Type_of_Source_Media: mylar
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1986
Time_of_Day: unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Markhurd
Source_Contribution: Markhurd b orthophotoquads used as a basemap
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Compilation Methodology/Criteria: Interpretation of aerial photography (plotting parcel boundaries from municipal tax map dimensions, road centerlines, easements, etc.). PROCEDURES IN THE CREATION OF THE PA_BOUNDARY COVERAGE

April 13, 1994 Mark H. Gatti Frederick A. Douthitt

Pinelands Area boundary line manuscript maps were digitized and named using bQQ# ("b" + quarterquad number, i.e. b973). These coverage files were created using DEPE NAD27 quarterquad tiles tic files (confdata/depe/qqtiles). Nodesnap was set to .05".

After all manuscript maps were digitized, proofplot maps and graphic files were created for each manuscript map using the in-house developed PROOFPLOT.AML. This AML was created to be used in ARC, and produces two files for each manuscript map, the proofplot map (m.bQQ#) and the graphic file (bQQ#.gra). These files were than moved to the pa_boundary/proofplots directory.

After all proofplots were plotted and verified, each quarterquad coverage was built and renoded. Once this was completed, all 68 quarterquad coverages were appended to form the PA_BOUNDARY coverage file. In order to keep the digitized arcs the same as the verified arcs, APPEND was used instead of MAPJOIN (which utilizes the CLEAN function and alters the coverage). Appending does not move any arcs, but it also does not "snap" dangling arcs from one quarterquad coverage to neighboring ones.

To resolve this problem, dangling arcs on adjacent quarterquads were connected in ARCEDIT. This was done by moving the two dangling nodes to a point located half-way between each other, on the neatline of the quarterquad tile (this was accomplished by making the DEPE "quarterquad" coverage the backcoverage). This step was repeated each time the boundary line crossed a quarterquad neatline. Many of the dangling nodes were so close to each other that, in order to insure the correct node was being selected and moved, the EDITDISTANCE had to be greatly reduced. Although nodes (and arcs) were moved, this method moved these features less than if the dangling nodes were snapped during mapjoining.

Once all dangling arcs were resolved, the PA_BOUNDARY coverage was built and renoded. The PA_BOUNDARY coverage was then verified in ARCEDIT and the EDITDISTANCE was set back to the default setting. While in ARCEDIT, 2 label points were added to the coverage (one inside the boundary, one outside).

The Attribute items were added and assigned values in TABLES.

Coverage Name: Pinelands Area Boundary (PA_BOUNDARY).

The following is a log of digitizing that was performed on this data set:

Map Name-User-Date-Time In & Time Out-RMS Error-Task Performed

B964 MHG 02/15/94 11:14 - .001 Digitized

B973 MHG 02/15/94 12:57 - .001 Digitized

B974 MHG 02/15/94 2:06 - .003 Digitized

B981 FAD 02/15/94 2:32 - .002 Digitized

B982 FAD 02/15/94 3:43 - .003 Digitized

B983 MHG 02/16/94 10:05 - .002 Digitized

B991 MHG 02/16/94 10:55 - .003 Digitized

B992 MHG 02/16/94 11:14 - .003 Digitized

B993 MHG 02/16/94 11:37 - .001 Digitized

B994 MHG 02/16/94 12:43 - .003 Digitized

B1044 MHG 02/16/94 1:00 - .001 Digitized

B1053 FAD 2/16/94 1:45 - .003 Digitized

B1054 FAD 2/16/94 2:23 - .003 Digitized

B1061 FAD 2/16/94 3:14 - .002 Digitized

B1062 MHG 2/16/94 3:42 - .003 Digitized

B1063 MHG 2/17/94 8:10 - .003 Digitized

B1091 MHG 2/17/94 9:01 - .001 Digitized

B1092 MHG 2/17/94 9:11 - .003 Digitized

B1103 MHG 2/17/94 9:50 - .003 Digitized

B1162 MHG 2/17/94 10:20 - .001 Digitized

B1163 MHG 2/17/94 10:52 - .003 Digitized

B1164 MHG 2/17/94 11:35 - .003 Digitized

B1214 MHG 2/17/94 11:50 - .003 Digitized

B1082 MHG 2/17/94 12:04 - .003 Digitized

B1221 MHG 2/17/94 1:23 - .003 Digitized

B1223 FAD 2/17/94 2:18 - .002 Digitized

B1282 FAD 2/17/94 2:57 - .003 Digitized

B1284 MHG 2/18/94 8:09 - .002 Digitized

B1291 MHG 2/18/94 8:42 - .001 Digitized

B1293 MHG 2/18/94 9:08 - .003 Digitized

B1334 MHG 2/18/94 2:25 - .003 Digitized

B1342 MHG 2/18/94 2:47 - .003 Digitized

B1343 MHG 2/18/94 3:31 - .003 Digitized

B1344 MHG 2/18/94 3:39 - .003 Digitized

B1412 MHG 2/18/94 3:52 - .002 Digitized

B1414 MHG 2/22/94 8:24 - .002 Digitized

B1421 MHG 2/22/94 8:41 - .002 Digitized

B1423 MHG 2/22/94 8:53 - .002 Digitized

B1454 MHG 2/22/94 9:37 - .003 Digitized

B1461 MHG 2/22/94 9:56 - .003 Digitized

B1462 MHG 2/22/94 10:31 - .003 Digitized

B1463 MHG 2/22/94 11:04 - .003 Digitized

B1471 MHG 2/22/94 11:25 - .002 Digitized

B1542 FAD 2/22/94 13:23 - .003 Digitized

B1543 FAD 2/22/94 13:53 - .003 Digitized

B1544 FAD 2/22/94 14:21 - .003 Digitized

B1554 FAD 2/22/94 16:02 - .003 Digitized

B1563 MHG 2/23/94 8:28 - .002 Digitized

B1561 MHG 2/23/94 8:51 - .003 Digitized

B1564 MHG 2/23/94 9:07 - .003 Digitized

B1572 MHG 2/23/94 9:56 - .001 Digitized

B1573 MHG 2/23/94 10:09 - .003 Digitized

B1574 MHG 2/23/94 11:50 - .003 Digitized

B1643 MHG 3/2/94 8:52 - .003 Digitized

B1652 MHG 3/2/94 9:20 - .001 Digitized

B1653 MHG 3/2/94 10:40 - .002 Digitized

B1654 MHG 3/2/94 11:26 - .003 Digitized

B1663 MHG 3/2/94 3:03 - .003 Digitized

B1671 MHG 3/2/94 3:36 - .003 Digitized

B1711 MHG 3/3/94 10:57 - .003 Digitized

B1712 MHG 3/3/94 2:11 - .002 Digitized

B1721 MHG 3/3/94 2:25 - .003 Digitized

B1722 MHG 3/3/94 2:53 - .002 Digitized

B1731 MHG 3/3/94 3:19 - .002 Digitized

B1641 MHG 3/11/94 9:00 - .002 Digitized

B1424 FAD 3/14/94 4:08 - .003 Digitized

B1662 MHG 3/15/94 11:59 - .003 Digitized

B973 MHG 3/22/94 3:36 - .001 Corrections

**ALL** MHG 3/29/94 2:18 2:52 - Renode & Build

BOUNDARY MHG 3/29/94 2:57 - - Append qq's

BOUNDARY BOTH 3/29/94 3:23 4:00 - Correct Dangles

BOUNDARY BOTH 3/30/94 10:36 2:15 - Correct Dangles

BOUNDARY MHG 3/30/94 2:19 2:21 - Renode

BOUNDARYBD MHG 3/31/94 9:44 9:44 - Build

BOUNDARY BOUNDARYCL MHG 3/31/94 9:46 9:46 - Clean

BOUNDARYBD PA_BOUNDARY MHG 4/11/94 3:42 3:42 - Rename

BOUNDARYCL PA_BOUNDARY MHG 4/11/94 3:43 3:43 - Build

PA_BOUNDARY PA_BOUNDARY MHG 4/12/94 8:18 10:51 - Add PAT items

Process_Date: 199309
Cloud_Cover: 0

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
State_Plane_Coordinate_System:
SPCS_Zone_Identifier: 2900
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999900
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -74.500000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 38.833333
False_Easting: 492125.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000512
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000512
Planar_Distance_Units: survey feet
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.9786982

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Pinelands Boundary
Entity_Type_Definition: The boundaries of the Pine Barrens
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: NJ Pinelands Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA
Attribute_Definition: The area of the Pine Barrens in Feet
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 40868438016
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The area in feet of the Pine Barrens
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: None
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attribute_Definition: The perimeter of the Pine barrens in feet
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1290009
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The Perimeter of the Pine Barrens in Feet
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PINELAND_
Attribute_Definition: INTERNAL IDENTIFIER
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: UNIQUE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PINELAND_I
Attribute_Definition: INTERNAL IDENTIFIER
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: UNIQUE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NJPC_STATU
Attribute_Definition: The area that is defined as the Pinelands
Attribute_Definition_Source: New Jersey Pinelands Commision
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: PINELANDS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Area that is defined as being within the Pinelands area
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: New Jersey Pinelands Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA_ACRES
Attribute_Definition: The area of the Pinelands measured in acres
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 938325
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The area of the Pinelands in acres
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ESRI

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NJDEP/OIRM/BGIS
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 401 East State Street, First Floor, PO Box 428
City: Trenton
State_or_Province: New Jersey
Postal_Code: 08625-0428
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 609-777-0672
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 609-292-7900
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gisnet@dep.state.nj.u
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability: see use constraints
Standard_Order_Process:
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File_Decompression_Technique: WinZip
Transfer_Size: 0.127
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis/stateshp.html>
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: none
Recording_Format: none
Fees: none
Ordering_Instructions: none

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20050913
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: John Bocchino
Contact_Organization: NJDEP/OIRM/BGIS
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: PO Box 428
City: Trenton
State_or_Province: New Jersey
Postal_Code: 08625
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 609-777-0672
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 609-292-7900
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gisnet@dep.state.nj.us
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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