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Community Relations Guidance i-MapNJ Radius Searches

i-MapNJ Radius Searches of Any Given Location

Alternate Format: Adobe Acrobat [pdf 109 Kb]

To find map a specific location:

  1. On the Internet, go to http://www.nj.gov/dep/Link will open a new browser window. and disable any pop-up blockers on the computer.
  2. Scroll down and click on the i-MapNJ link on the left-hand side of the screen.
  3. This brings you to the Geographic Information Systems Interactive Mapping page. Under the “Available Applications” column, click on the i-MapNJ DEP image.
  4. A new web page will open that is titled “i-MapNJ DEP.” On the left-hand side of the screen, click on the yellow bar that says “Launch i-MapNJ DEP.”
  5. A new window will open. On the right side, under the section labeled as “Query,” click on “Find location of Interest.”
  6. A small pop up window will be opened. Click in the circle next to “address” and insert street address and zip code in the boxes provided. Click on “Find” when finished.
  7. A new window should open entitled “Address Match Candidates.” Click on the appropriate listing.

To find sites within a desired radius:

  1. In the “Data Layers” column located on the left side of the screen, locate the “Known Contaminated Sites List”
    • Select the box under the “visible” column and the circle under the “active” column
    • Also in the “Data Layers” column, locate the “Zip Codes” and “Roads (Tele Atlas)” and select the box under the “visible” column for each. At the top of the “Data Layers” column, select “refresh map” when finished.
  2. Click on the “measure” tool located at the top of the screen.
    • Click once on your site (there should be a gold star next to the address).
    • Move your mouse to an area located the desired distance away (for example, select 2640 feet for a .5 miles radius). Distance measurements are shown at the top of the screen in a box called “segment.” Click once on the area, and a line will be drawn connecting the two sites.
  3. Click on the “select” tool located at the top of the screen.

To identify Known Contaminated Sites within a selected area:

  1. Draw a box that encompasses the desired radius by clicking and holding down the left mouse button. When you are finished drawing the box, release the mouse button.
  2. A new window will open that contains all the known contaminated sites for the selected area.

To Print:

  1. The table of Known Contaminated Sites can be printed using Microsoft® Excel, by:
    • With cursor over table, right click and choose “Select All.”
    • Right click and choose “Copy.”
    • Open Microsoft? Excel and paste into a new sheet
    • To print the map containing the Known Contaminated Sites, hit the “Print” button located at the top of the screen.
    • This will open a new window where you can customize the title name. Click “Create Print Page” when finished.
  2. A new window will open. Click on “File” located at the top of the screen. From the drop-down menu, choose “Page Setup.”
    • Under the “Orientation” setting, click on the circle next to “Landscape.”
    • Under the “Margins (inches)” setting, change the left and right margins to read “0.25” by typing in the white box provided. Click “Ok” when finished.
    • To print this page, click on “File” located at the top of the screen. From the drop-down menu, choose “Print.” and confirm by clicking on “Print.”