Confirmed Vernal Pool Areas in the New Jersey Highlands Region

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Division of Fish Wildlife, Endangered Nongame Species Program (ENSP)
Originator: New Jersey Highlands Council
Publication_Date: 200707
Title: Confirmed Vernal Pool Areas in the New Jersey Highlands Region
Edition: Version 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Trenton, NJ
Publisher:
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Division of Fish Wildlife, Endangered Nongame Species Program (ENSP)
Description:
Abstract:
This data set represents vernal pools areas within the NJ Highlands Region that have been field-verified by NJDEP and have been determined to meet both the physical and biological characteristics of a vernal habitat in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:7A-1.4. In 2001 ENSP partnered with Rutgers University Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis (CRSSA) to develop a method for mapping potential vernal pools throughout New Jersey. Through an on-screen visual interpretation of digital orthophotography, CRSSA identified over 13,000 potential pools throughout the state. Standard 1995/1997 digital orthophoto quarter quad (DOQQ) imagery was used for the interpretation at a scale of 1:5000. Pools were identified based on visual characteristics as well as other physical environmental data. The pool centroid was then digitized and recorded. A subset of these pools was field verified and confirmed, with an 88% accuracy rate (Lathrop et al. 2005), to meet the physical characteristics to qualify as a vernal pool. In accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:7A-1.4, the term "vernal habitat" includes a vernal pool - or the area of ponding - plus any freshwater wetlands adjacent to the vernal pool. The Department here includes mapping of vernal habitat locations that relies upon data developed by the Department and Rutgers University Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis (CRSSA) to identify sites that should be field checked for possible identification as vernal habitats areas. DEP staff is in the process of field-verifying these pools. The Department also maps vernal habitat areas based upon on-the-ground assessment of sites not captured by the CRSSA mapping. These vernal habitat locations, all of the CRSAA-identified sites, as well a sites identified by on-the-ground reconnaissance, are categorized as either "potential vernal habitat location" or "vernal habitat location" as defined below: "Vernal habitat location- These are areas that contain pools that have been field-verified by the Department and have been determined to meet both the physical and biological characteristics of a vernal habitat in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:7A-1.4.
Purpose:
The purpose of the NJDEP vernal habitat locations layer is to provide users with scientifically sound wildlife data that is easily accessible and can be integrated with planning, protection and land management programs at every level of government (state, county, municipal) as well as nongovernmental conservation organizations and private land owners.
Supplemental_Information:
The purpose of this dataset is to provide an accurate depiction of the Highlands Vernal Habitat to use for planning purposes and for the implementation of the Highlands Regional Master Plan.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 200706
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.164182
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.070869
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.286659
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.505669
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters
Theme:
Theme_Keyword: salamander
Theme_Keyword: toad
Theme_Keyword: Vernal Pool
Theme_Keyword: herptiles
Theme_Keyword: amphibians
Theme_Keyword: Vernal Habitat
Theme_Keyword: frog
Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: Highlands
Place_Keyword: New Jersey
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints:
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)
Data Distribution Agreement
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 cross-reference files (see Section 1.14 CROSS-REFERENCE). 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) and Site Remediation Program 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.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NJ Highlands Council
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
Endangered and Nongame Species Program, NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife, PO Box 400
City: Trenton
State_or_Province: NJ
Postal_Code: 08625-0400
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 908-879-6737
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@highlands.state.nj.us
Hours_of_Service: 9-5
Contact_Instructions: email preferred
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
<http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis/digidownload/images/landscape/highlands_vernal_habitat.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: image
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Jenkins, C. D., M. Valent, P. Winkler, P. Woerner
Publication_Date: 2007
Title:
New Jersey's Landscape Project (Version 3.0 Highlands): A species-based patch approach to rare and imperiled wildlife habitat mapping for community land-use planning and species conservation
Edition: Version 3.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Trenton, NJ
Publisher:
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish Wildlife, Endangered Nongame Species Program
Online_Linkage: <http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/ensp/landscape>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Lathrop R.G, Montesanoa P., Tesauro J., Zarate B., 2005
Publication_Date: 2005
Title:
Statewide mapping and assessment of vernal pools: A New Jersey case study.
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: New Brunswick, NJ
Publisher: Rutgers
Other_Citation_Details:
Lathrop R.G, Montesanoa P., Tesauro J., Zarate B., 2005 Statewide mapping and assessment of vernal pools: A New Jersey case study. Journal of Environmental Management 76 (2005) 230 238.
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Attribute Accuracy was visually checked.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Topological accuracy is dependent upon the digitized vernal pool layer created by the Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis
Completeness_Report:
The data layer is complete for the Highlands Region. No omissions.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Unknown
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Lathrop R.G, Montesanoa P., Tesauro J., Zarate B., 2005
Publication_Date: 2005
Title:
Statewide mapping and assessment of vernal pools: A New Jersey case study.
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: New Brunswick, NJ
Publisher: Rutgers
Other_Citation_Details:
Lathrop R.G, Montesanoa P., Tesauro J., Zarate B., 2005 Statewide mapping and assessment of vernal pools: A New Jersey case study. Journal of Environmental Management 76 (2005) 230 238.
Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2005
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Statewide mapping and assessment of vernal pools
Source_Contribution: Source
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
In 2001 ENSP partnered with Rutgers University Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis (CRSSA) to develop a method for mapping potential vernal pools throughout New Jersey. Through an on-screen visual interpretation of digital orthophotography, CRSSA identified over 13,000 potential pools throughout the state. A subset of these pools was field verified and confirmed, with an 88% accuracy rate (Lathrop et al. 2005), to meet the physical characteristics to qualify as a vernal pool.
Prior versions of the Landscape Maps have not included mapping of vernal habitat areas. In accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:7A-1.4, the term "vernal habitat" includes a vernal pool - or the area of ponding - plus any freshwater wetlands adjacent to the vernal pool. The Department has included mapping of vernal habitat areas in Version 3.0 that relies upon data developed by the Department and Rutgers University Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis (CRSSA) to identify sites that should be field checked for possible identification as vernal habitats areas. DEP staff is in the process of field-verifying these pools. The Department also maps vernal habitat areas based upon on-the-ground assessment of sites not captured by the CRSSA mapping. In Version 3.0 of the Landscape Maps, all of the CRSAA-identified sites, as well a sites identified by on-the-ground reconnaissance, are categorized as either "potential vernal habitat areas" or "vernal habitat areas" as defined below:
"Potential vernal habitat area - These are areas identified by CRSSA as possibly containing a vernal pool that meets the criteria of a "vernal habitat" pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:7A-1.4. These sites include sites that have been field inspected and have been found to meet the physical characteristics of a vernal habitat, but for which biological criteria have not yet been measured, as well as sites that have not been checked by DEP staff.
"Vernal habitat areas - These are areas that contain pools that have been field-verified by the Department and have been determined to meet both the physical and biological characteristics of a vernal habitat in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:7A-1.4.
All areas mapped as "potential vernal habitat areas" and "vernal habitat areas" include a point location estimated to be the center of an individual vernal pool, plus all areas within 300 meters of the point. Note that the occurrence area is not intended to suggest or correspond with any specific regulatory requirement. Rather, the area added around the point accounts for variations in the size of individual vernal pools, variations in the width of freshwater wetlands adjacent to the pool, plus adjacent habitats sufficient to include the estimated home range for vernal pool obligate species. If there is an overlap between areas mapped around two or more nearby points, the boundaries are conjoined to generate contiguous patches. If such a patch contains areas mapped as "vernal habitat area" and areas mapped as "potential vernal habitat areas," the patch is labeled as a "vernal habitat area".
Process_Date: 20061002
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Peter Winkler
Contact_Organization: NJ Division of Fish Wildlife
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: PO box 400
City: Trenton
State_or_Province: NJ
Postal_Code: 08625
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (609) 292-1231
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (609) 984-1414
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Peter.Winkler@dep.state.nj.us
Hours_of_Service: 9-5
Contact_Instructions: email
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
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Coordinate_Representation:
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Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000
Planar_Distance_Units: survey feet
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
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Altitude_Distance_Units: feet
Altitude_Encoding_Method:
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Confirmed_Vernal_Pools_Buffer_HL_Region
Entity_Type_Definition: Vernal Habitat
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife
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: VPH_TYPE
Attribute_Definition:
Type of vernal habitat based on the status of the pools within the 300 meter dissolved buffer
Attribute_Definition_Source: NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Potential vernal habitat area
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
highest ranking source vernal pool identified through CRSSA as a possible vernal pool
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: vernal habitat area
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
highest ranking source vernal pool certified as a vernal pool by NJDEP LURP
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: New Jersey Highlands Council
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: PO Box 400
City: Trenton
State_or_Province: NJ
Postal_Code: 08625
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 908-879-6737
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@highlands.state.nj.us
Hours_of_Service: 9-5
Contact_Instructions: email
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability: See "Use Constraints"
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Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/ensp/landscape/>
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20071030
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife
Contact_Person: Peter Winkler
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: PO Box
City: Trenton
State_or_Province: NJ
Postal_Code: 08625
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 609-292-1231
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 609-984-1414
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Peter.Winkler@dep.state.nj.us
Hours_of_Service: 9-5
Contact_Instructions: email
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