NJ Highlands Wetlands

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
New Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council (NJ Highlands Council)
Publication_Date: 20120130
Title: NJ Highlands Wetlands
Edition: 2.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Chester, NJ
Publisher: New Jersey Highlands Council
Online_Linkage: <http://www.highlands.state.nj.us/>
Description:
Abstract:
The Wetlands data layer was used as a primary component of the The Highlands Open Water Protection Area (OWPA). The OWPA is a 300 Foot buffer around Highlands Open Waters which are defined by the Highlands Act as all springs, streams including intermittent streams, wetlands, and bodies of surface water, whether natural or artificial (excluding swimming pools), located wholly or partially within the boundaries of the Highlands Region.
Purpose:
The Wetlands data layer is used to inform the protection of Highlands Open Waters and for the implementation of the Highlands Regional Master Plan.
Supplemental_Information:
The vegetated corridors adjacent to lakes, streams, rivers and wetlands are effective and important tools to protect water quality and stream health both in rural and urban environments. The Highlands Regional Master Plan includes a Highlands Open Waters Protection Area necessary to maintain the quality and ecological integrity of streams. The Highlands Regional Master Plan includes a 300 foot protection area buffer around all Highlands Open Waters.
The Wetlands data layer was created using a simple extraction from Land-Use/Land-Cover data. The LULC data used was based off of NJDEP Land-Use data (2007) and land-use updates made by the Highlands Council.
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: -75.210621
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.052323
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.296595
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.513986
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword: water, wetlands, streams, protection
Place:
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, the 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 digital data layers 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, or 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 authorization from the 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 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 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 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
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: Complete.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Wetlands data layer was created using a simple extraction from Land-Use/Land-Cover data. The LULC data used was based off of NJDEP Land-Use data (2007) and land-use updates made by the Highlands Council.
The land-use codes used to define Wetlands are:
6210, 220, 251, 252, 221, 140, 2150, 6231, 6232, 6233, 6234, 6240, 6120, 1750, 1461, 1711, 1850, 6241, 7430
Process_Date: 20111001
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NJ Highlands Council
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing 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: 908-897-4205
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@highlands.state.nj.us
Hours_of_Service: 8am-5pm Monday thru Friday

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: 0.000039
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000039
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: Wetlands
Entity_Type_Definition: NJ Highlands Wetlands
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: DESC_
Attribute_Definition: Description of feature
Attribute_Definition_Source: NJ Highlands Council
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

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: USA
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
Contact_Instructions:
Contact the Distributor if you have any questions or concerns regarding the distribution and/or download of this data. If you have questions or concerns regarding the data itself, please contact the Metadata Contact person listed in the Metadata Reference Section.
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability: See "Use Constraints"

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20120130
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: New Jersey Highlands Council
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing 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
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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