Archaeological Site Grid of New Jersey, Edition 20250806 (Land_use_HPO_arch_grid)
Metadata:
Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Natural and Historic Resources (NHR), Historic Preservation Office (HPO)
Publication Date: 20250806
Title: Archaeological Site Grid of New Jersey, Edition 20250806 (Land_use_HPO_arch_grid)
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Trenton, NJ
Publisher: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)
Description:
Abstract: Archaeological Sites are locations of prehistoric or historic occupation or activity possessing archaeological value.This dataset includes a vector grid of approximately 1/2 mile cells indicating the presence of
Archaeological Districts or Sites that: 1. Are National Historic Landmarks, 2. Are included in the New Jersey or National Registers of Historic Places, 3. Have been determined Eligible for inclusion in the registers
through federal or state processes administered by the HPO, 4. Have been designated as Local Landmarks or Districts by local government, or 5. Have been identified through early 20th century state-wide archaeological
survey, modern cultural resource survey, or other documentation on file at the HPO. The majority of features in the dataset represent categories 1, 2, and 3 above. HPO is still in the process of comprehensive digitizing
for categories 4 and 5. This dataset is limited to the resources on-file at the HPO and does not include the comprehensive catalog of archaeological sites on file at the New Jersey State Museum or the New Jersey Pinelands
Commission. Inclusion in this dataset does not preclude the existence of other archaeological districts or sites as yet unidentified, unrecorded, or undocumented.
Purpose: This data is produced and maintained by the HPO to provide accurate cultural resource information to government, regulated customers, and the public.
Supplemental Information: The HPO has defined the following layers to represent cultural resources in GIS applications: Historic District Polygons, Historic Property Polygons, Archaeological Site Grid, and Cultural Resource Report Study Area
Polygons These layers are developed maintained by the HPO, and are provided for informational purposes only. INSPECTION OF THESE DATA LAYERS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE IDENTIFICATION LEVEL CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY UNDER SECTION
106 OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT OR OTHER LAW OR REGULATION. NOR DOES IT CONSTITUTE PROJECT REVIEW OR COMPLIANCE UNDER ANY STATE OF FEDERAL LAW.
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 19661015
Ending Date: 20190129
Currentness Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: In work
Maintenance and Update Frequency: Continually
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -75.545683
East Bounding Coordinate: -73.959900
North Bounding Coordinate: 41.346727
South Bounding Coordinate: 38.927292
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme Keyword: society
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: EPA GIS Keyword Thesaurus
Theme Keyword: Archaeology
Theme Keyword: Historic
Theme Keyword: Preservation
Theme Keyword: NJDEP
Theme Keyword: Property Features
Theme Keyword: Historic Preservation Office
Theme Keyword: Natural and Historic Resources
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: None
Place Keyword: New Jersey
Access Constraints: Inquire at NJ Historic Preservation Office (HPO); Tel. 609-984-0176. In most cases, a downloadable shapefile (.zip) version of this layer is also available. Information to download the shapefile can be found in the
Distribution Section of this metadata record. This data layer is shown in the NJDEP's NJ-GeoWeb mapping application accessible through the Online Linkage: http://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/geowebsplash.htm
Use Constraints: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Data Distribution Agreement. The data provided herein are distributed subject to the following conditions and restrictions: NJDEP assumes no responsibility to
maintain them in any manner or form and disclaims any duty or obligation to either maintain availability of or to update the data. Terms of Agreement 1. All data is provided, as is, without any representation or warranty of
any kind, implied, expressed or statutory including, but not limited to, the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability or fitness for a particular use, freedom from computer virus nor are
any such warranties to be implied with respect to the digital data layers furnished hereunder. User is responsible for understanding the accuracy limitations of all digital data layers provided herein, as documented in the
accompanying cross-reference files (see SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION). Any reproduction or manipulation of the above data must ensure that the coordinate reference system remains intact. 2. Digital data received from the NJDEP
may not be reproduced or redistributed without all the metadata provided. 3. Any maps, publications, reports, or other documents produced as a result of this project that utilize this digital data will credit the NJDEP'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 Department of Environmental Protection Geographic Information
System digital data, but this secondary product has not been verified by NJDEP and is not state-authorized or endorsed." 4. NJDEP makes no warranty that digital data are free of Copyright or Trademark claims or other
restrictions or limitations on free use or display. Making a copy of this data may be subject to the copyright of trademark laws.
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJDEP/DOIT/Bureau of GIS (Data Distribution)
Contact Position: NJDEP GIS Downloads
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: 401 East State Street
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-777-0672
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 609-292-7900
Contact Electronic Mail Address: gisnet@dep.nj.gov
Contact Instructions: via email
Security Information:
Security Classification System: FIPS Pub 199
Security Classification: No Confidentiality
Security Handling Description: Standard Technical Controls
Data Quality Information:
Logical Consistency Report: Data was not field checked. Attributes reflect the date of the documentation on file at the HPO.
Completeness Report: This data set includes data for all 21 counties in NJ. This dataset is not exclusionary; Other archaeological sites may exist which are as yet unidentified, unrecorded, or undocumented. THE NJ STATE MUSEUM IS THE OFFICIAL
REGISTRAR OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN NEW JERSEY. USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHECK FOR RECORDED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN THEIR AREA OF INTEREST BY CONTACTING MR. JIM MOSS, BUREAU OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND ETHNOLOGY, NEW JERSEY STATE
MUSEUM, 205 W STATE ST, TRENTON NJ 08625-0530; PHONE 609-292-6330.
Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: This data set should not be relied on for consistent horizontal positional accuracy. Because of its method of development accuracy of the locations varies considerably. The highest quality data have approximately the
same accuracy as the New Jersey High Resolution Orthophotos. The lowest quality data may vary from their base map location by 100's of feet.
Vertical Positional Accuracy:
Vertical Positional Accuracy Report: No vertical positions are included in this data set.
Lineage:
Process Step:
Process Description: Features in this dataset were extracted from a statewide grid coverage based on archaelogical site locations as represented in documentation on file at HPO
Process Date: 20160419
Spatial Data Organization Information:
Indirect Spatial Reference: Grid Cell Identifier
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:
SDTS Terms Description:
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: G-polygon
Point and Vector Object Count: 5752
Spatial Reference Information:
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Planar:
Grid Coordinate System:
Grid Coordinate System Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
State Plane Coordinate System (SPCS):
SPCS Zone Identifier: 2900
Planar Coordinate Information:
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate Representation:
Abscissa Resolution: 0.0001
Ordinate Resolution: 0.0001
Planar Distance Units: foot_us
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: D North American 1983
Ellipsoid Name: GRS 1980
Semi-major Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257222101
Entity and Attribute Information:
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: Land_use_HPO_arch_grid
Entity Type Definition: Archaeological Site Grid of New Jersey
Entity Type Definition Source: NJDEP/NHR/HPO
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: CELL_NUM
Attribute Definition: NJ Site Grid Cell
Attribute Definition Source: NJDEP/NHR/HPO
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Archaeological grid cell identifier
Attribute:
Attribute Label: LABEL
Attribute Definition: NJ Site Grid Label
Attribute Definition Source: NJDEP/NHR/HPO
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Archaeological grid cell label text
Attribute:
Attribute Label: STATUS
Attribute Definition: Designation Status
Attribute Definition Source: NJDEP/NHR/HPO
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Overal resource designation status; Indicates the highest designation status that currently applies to the resource ranked from NHL (highest) to Not Eligible (lowest)
Attribute:
Attribute Label: NOTES
Attribute Definition: Notes
Attribute Definition Source: NJDEP/NHR/HPO
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: General notes about the resource
Attribute:
Attribute Label: CREATED_USER (Alias: created_user)
Attribute Definition: Created user
Attribute Definition Source: NJDEP
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Editor tracking system user name for feature creation.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: CREATED_DATE (Alias: created_date)
Attribute Definition: Created date
Attribute Definition Source: NJDEP
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Editor tracking system date for feature creation.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: LAST_EDITED_USER (Alias: last_edited_user)
Attribute Definition: Last edited user
Attribute Definition Source: NJDEP
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Editor tracking system user name for feature edits.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: LAST_EDITED_DATE (Alias: last_edited_date)
Attribute Definition: Lasted edited date
Attribute Definition Source: NJDEP
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Editor tracking system date for feature edits.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: SHAPE
Attribute Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source: Esri
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: GLOBALID
Attribute Definition: Unique identifier
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Unique
Attribute:
Attribute Label: SHAPE.AREA
Attribute Definition: Area of the feature
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Area in square feet
Attribute:
Attribute Label: SHAPE.LEN
Attribute Definition: Perimeter of the feature
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Perimeter in feet
Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJDEP/DOIT/BGIS
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: 401 East State Street
Address: PO Box 420
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625
Contact Voice Telephone: (609) 777-0672
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (609) 292-7900
Contact Electronic Mail Address: gisnet@dep.nj.gov
Resource Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution Liability: See "Use Constraints"
Standard Order Process:
Digital Form:
Digital Transfer Information:
Format Name: DEP distributes ESRI .SHP and/or GDB. Some data may be NJ GeoWeb "display only" layers.
Format Version Number: 9x/10x
Format Specification: NJDEP NJ GeoWeb online mapping application
File Decompression Technique: zip
Digital Transfer Option:
Online Option:
Computer Contact Information:
Network Address:
Network Resource Name: https://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/geowebsplash.htm
Online Option:
Computer Contact Information:
Network Address:
Network Resource Name: https://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/
Fees: none
Ordering Instructions: none
Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date: 20250806
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Kinney Clark
Contact Organization: NJDEP/HPO
Contact Position: Geographic Information Systems Specialist 2
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: S Clinton & E State Station Plaza, Bldg 5
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-777-1865
Contact Electronic Mail Address: Kinney.Clark@dep.nj.gov
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998