New Jersey Highlands Council Municipal Boundary as Defined by the New Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act of 2004

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
New Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council (NJ Highlands Council)
Publication_Date: 20120126
Title:
New Jersey Highlands Council Municipal Boundary as Defined by the New Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act of 2004
Edition: 2.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Chester, NJ
Publisher:
New Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council (NJ Highlands Council)
Online_Linkage: <http://www.highlands.state.nj.us>
Description:
Abstract:
This dataset was developed to correspond to language in the codified version of the NJ Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act (P.L. 2004, Chapter 120) and in support of the 2008 Regional Master Plan.
Purpose:
The purpose of this dataset is to provide an accurate depiction of the Highlands Municipal Boundaries as defined by the act to use for planning purposes and for the implementation of the Highlands Regional Master Plan.
Supplemental_Information:
This dataset is an interpretation of the Highlands County Boundaries as described by the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act of 2004. This dataset was created by selecting the 88 municipalities from the Municipalities of New Jersey, New Jersey State Plane NAD83 by the NJ Office of Information Technology (NJOIT), Office of Geographic Information Systems (OGIS).
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.210356
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.102732
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.285351
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.535471
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: boundaries
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NJGIN
Theme_Keyword: njfw_boundaries
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: New Jersey Highlands
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Data Distribution Agreement The Highlands Council 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, Highlands Council 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. The Highlands Council assumes no responsibility to maintain them in any manner or form.
II. Terms of Agreement
1. Digital data received from the Highlands Council 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 any 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 Highlands Council may not be reproduced or redistributed for use by anyone without first obtaining written permission from the NJ Highlands Council. 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 Highlands Council digital data will credit the Highlands Council'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 Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council's Geographic Information System digital data, but this secondary product has not been verified by the Highlands Council and is not state-authorized."
5. Users shall require any independent contractor, hired to undertake work that will utilize digital data obtained from the Highlands Council, to agree not to use, reproduce, or redistribute Highlands Council GIS data for any purpose other than the specified contractual work. All copies of Highlands Council 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: 100 North Road
City: Chester
State_or_Province: New Jersey
Postal_Code: 07930
Country: UNITED STATES
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 908.879.6737
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 908.879.4205
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@highlands.state.nj.us
Hours_of_Service: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Data_Set_Credit:
NJ Office of Information Technology (NJOIT), Office of Geographic Information Systems (OGIS)
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000

Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
This is a polygon feature-based layer. Data were reviewed for correct topological structure.
Completeness_Report:
The Highlands Municipal Boundary was a selection of the Municipalities of New Jersey, New Jersey State Plane NAD83 published by the NJ Office of Information Technology (NJOIT), Office of Geographic Information Systems (OGIS).
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Highlands Municipal Boundary was a selection of the Municipalities of New Jersey, New Jersey State Plane NAD83 published by the NJ Office of Information Technology (NJOIT), Office of Geographic Information Systems (OGIS).
Process_Date: 20101001
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NJ Highlands Council
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 100 North Road
City: Chester
State_or_Province: New Jersey
Postal_Code: 07930
Country: UNITES STATES
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 908.879.6737
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 908.879.4205
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@highlands.state.nj.us
Hours_of_Service: 9:00AM - 5:00PM

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:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000328
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000328
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
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Resolution: 0.000100
Altitude_Encoding_Method:
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: HL_Municipalities
Entity_Type_Definition: Municipalities of the NJ Highlands region
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: NJ Highlands Council
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: MUN
Attribute_Definition: Municipality Name
Attribute_Definition_Source: NJ Highlands Council
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COUNTY
Attribute_Definition: County Name
Attribute_Definition_Source: NJ Highlands Council
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MUN_LABEL
Attribute_Definition: Municipal Label
Attribute_Definition_Source: NJ Highlands Council
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SSN
Attribute_Definition: State Standard Numeric Code
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE_Leng
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE_Area
Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: New Jersey Highlands Council
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 100 North Road (Route 513)
City: Chester
State_or_Province: New Jersey
Postal_Code: 07930
Country: UNITED STATES
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 908-879-6737
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 908-879-4205
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@highlands.state.nj.us
Hours_of_Service: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability: See "Use Constraints"

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20121228
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NJ Highlands Council
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 100 North Road
City: Chester
State_or_Province: New Jersey
Postal_Code: 07930
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 908-879-6737
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 908-879-4205
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@highlands.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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