New Jersey Pinelands Commission water-quality monitoring sites

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: New Jersey Pinelands Commission
Publication_Date: Geographic data compiled March 2007
Title:
New Jersey Pinelands Commission water-quality monitoring sites
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Description:
Abstract:
These data include water-quality sites and median pH and specific conductance values collected as part of the New Jersey Pinelands Commission Long-term Environmental-monitoring program.  The use of these data should include reference to one or more of the appropriate New Jersey Pinelands Commission Long-term Environmental-monitoring reports listed   Refer to Entity and Attribute Information section and Watershed attribute for data source and appropriate reference.  Internet hyperlinks provide access to the complete report. 

Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and C. L. Dow.  2001. The Mullica River Basin: a report to the Pinelands Commission on the status of the landscape and selected aquatic and wetland resources.  Pinelands Commission, New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA.  (http://www.nj.gov/pinelands/infor/reports/Mullica%20River%20Basin%20Report.pdf).

Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2003. The Rancocas Creek Basin: a report to the Pinelands Commission on the status of selected aquatic and wetland resources.  Pinelands Commission, New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA.  (http://www.nj.gov/pinelands/infor/reports/Rancocas%20Final%20Report.pdf).

Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2005. The Great Egg Harbor River Watershed Management Area: a report to the Pinelands Commission on the status of selected aquatic and wetland resources.  Pinelands Commission, New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA.  (http://www.nj.gov/pinelands/images/pdf%20files/GEHR%20WMA%20Final%20Report.pdf).

Zampella, R. A., J. F. Bunnell, K. J. Laidig, and N. A. Procopio. 2006. The Barnegat Bay Watershed: a report to the Pinelands Commission on the status of selected aquatic and wetland resources.  Pinelands Commission, New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA.  (http://www.nj.gov/pinelands/images/pdf%20files/Barnegat%20Bay%20Watershed%20Final%20Report.pdf).
Purpose:
The purpose was to characterize water quality (pH and specific conductance) throughout the NJ Pinelands.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Currentness_Reference:
See publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.989042
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.167731
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.112064
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.283504
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword: Pinelands
Theme_Keyword: Water quality
Theme_Keyword: pH
Theme_Keyword: Specific Conductance
Place:
Place_Keyword: Pinelands
Place_Keyword: Mullica River Watershed
Place_Keyword: Rancocas Creek Watershed
Place_Keyword: Great Egg Harbor River Watershed
Place_Keyword: Barnegat Bay Watershed
Use_Constraints:
New Jersey Pinelands Commission (NJPC) Data Distribution Agreement
Users 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, NJPC 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. NJPC assumes no responsibility to maintain them in any manner or form.

    Terms of Agreement
    1. Digital data received from the NJPC 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 this metadata file. Any reproduction or manipulation of the above data must ensure that the coordinate reference system remains intact.

    3. Digital data received from the NJPC may not be reproduced or redistributed for use by anyone without first obtaining written permission from the NJPC. 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 NJPC digital data will credit the NJPC'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 Pinelands Commission Geographic Information System digital data, but this secondary product has not been verified by NJPC and is not state-authorized."

    5. Users shall require any independent contractor, hired to undertake work that will utilize digital data obtained from the NJPC, to agree not to use, reproduce, or redistribute NJPC GIS data for any purpose other than the specified contractual work. All copies of NJPC 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: New Jersey Pinelands Commission
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
15 Springfield Rd.
City: New Lisbon
State_or_Province: New Jersey
Postal_Code: 08064
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-609-894-7300
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 1-609-894-7330
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.0.1324
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Data_Quality_Information:
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Monitoring sites were located using a GPS or on-screen digitizing with aerial photographs and topographic maps.
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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 273
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Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System
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: 0.000328
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
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: PinelandsWideWaterQualitySitesWithData
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
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: SITE_CODE
Attribute_Definition:
Unique 8 character site code that corresponds to each site.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SITE_NAME
Attribute_Definition:
Monitoring site name.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WATERSHED
Attribute_Definition:
Watershed in which the monitoring-site is located.  Mullica River Watershed data published in Zampella et. al 2001; Rancocas Creek Watershed data published in Zampella et. al 2003; Great Egg Harbor River Watershed data published in Zampella et. al 2005; Barnegat Bay Watershed data published in Zampella et. al 2006.  Refer to abstract for full citations.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STUDY_BASIN
Attribute_Definition:
Study basin in which the monitoring site is located.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SITE_TYPE
Attribute_Definition:
Indicates whether the monitoring site is an impoundment or stream crossing.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MEDIAN_pH
Attribute_Definition:
Median pH value for each monitoring site.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MEDIAN_SC
Attribute_Definition:
Median specific conductance (uS/cm) value for each monitoring site.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: N
Attribute_Definition:
Number of individual measurements included in each median value.
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: New Jersey Pinelands Commission
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
15 Springfield Rd.
City: New Lisbon
State_or_Province: New Jersey
Postal_Code: 08064
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-609-894-7300
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 1-609-894-7330
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 0.007
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20091104
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: New Jersey Pinelands Commission
Contact_Person: Science Office
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
15 Springfield Rd.
City: New Lisbon
State_or_Province: New Jerey
Postal_Code: 08064
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-609-894-7300
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 1-609-894-7330
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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