NJDEP 2002 Waters of New Jersey (Lakes and Ponds), Version 20080501

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Office of Information Resources Management (OIRM), Bureau of Geographic Information Systems (BGIS)
Publication_Date: 20080501
Title:
NJDEP 2002 Waters of New Jersey (Lakes and Ponds), Version 20080501
Edition: 20080501
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Trenton, NJ
Publisher: NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)
Online_Linkage:
<http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis/digidownload/zips/statewide/njwaterbody.zip>
Description:
Abstract:
NOTE: This metadata file contains generic water body information which was transferred from several sources to polygons extracted from the 2002 Land Use/Land Cover data sets.
Photo Interpretation of the 2002 color infrared (CIR) imagery and digitizing of the 2002 Land Use/Land Cover data was done by Aerial Information Systems, Inc., Redlands, CA, under direction of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Bureau of Geographic Information System (BGIS).
The data was created by extracting water polygons which represented lakes and ponds from the 2002 land use/land cover (LU/LC) layer from NJ DEP's geographical information systems (GIS) database.
The classification system used was a modified Anderson et al., 2002 classification system. Minimum mapping unit (MMU) is 1 acre; however, the data does contains ponds well below the MMU.
Purpose:
The data set will provide Lake and Pond information for regulators, planners, and others interested in hydrography data.
The use of the updated 2002 water data layers in hydrologic analyses will provide a means of monitoring "the health of the citizens and ecosystems of New Jersey" through the use of diverse applications.
This data set is intended to serve as a resource for analysis rather than regulatory delineations. The NJDEP may change the line work based on more in depth analysis and field inspection for regulatory purposes.
NJDEP/BGIS is a stewardship partner with USGS in the development of Local resolution data which is NHD compliant. Users of this data are strongly urged to become familiar with the USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD).
Supplemental_Information:
A detailed discussion of specific procedures used to create this updated data set is included in UPDATE2002.DOC.
Users of this data are strongly urged to become familiar with the USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) review documents, as well as others included below, before using the data set.
<http://nhd.usgs.gov/index.html>
A list of land use codes in given in CODELIST2002.DOC, with a full description of each code given in ANDERSON2002.DOC. The Cowardin codes used to describe the non-tidal wetlands are discussed in FWW.DOC.
All documents are available in HTML format as follows:
<http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis/digidownload/metadata/lulc02/update.html>
<http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis/digidownload/metadata/lulc02/codelist2002.html>
<http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis/digidownload/metadata/lulc02/anderson2002.html>
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2002
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: In work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.582780
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.915005
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.346020
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.930038
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: watersheds
Theme_Keyword: watershed management areas
Theme_Keyword: wetlands
Theme_Keyword: wma
Theme_Keyword: water quality
Theme_Keyword: Anderson
Theme_Keyword: Cowardin
Theme_Keyword: NJDEP
Theme_Keyword: water body
Theme_Keyword: FWHYDROGRAPHY
Theme_Keyword: Hydrography
Theme_Keyword: Stream / River
Theme_Keyword: Lake / Pond
Theme_Keyword: Canal / Ditch
Theme_Keyword: Reservoir
Theme_Keyword: Spring / Seep
Theme_Keyword: Swamp / Marsh
Theme_Keyword: Artificial Path
Theme_Keyword: Reach Code
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: planningCadastre
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NJGIN
Theme_Keyword: njfw_hydro
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1999, Standards for National Hydrography Dataset (<http://mapping.usgs.gov/standards/>)
Theme_Keyword: FWHYDROGRAPHY
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1977, Countries, dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, and their principal administrative divisions (Federal Information Processing Standards 10-3): Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Place_Keyword: New Jersey
Place_Keyword: NJ
Place_Keyword: WMA
Place_Keyword: US
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: 2002
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 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION). 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) 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.
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
<http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis/digidownload/images/statewide/njwaterbody.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: image
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
Data_Set_Credit:
NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Office of Information Resources Management (OIRM), Bureau of Geographic Information System (BGIS)
Native_Data_Set_Environment: ESRI shapefile; ArcGIS 9.1
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
NJDEP checked for delineation accuracy, connectivity, digitized "flow" direction, invalid attribute codes and corrected as identified. Empty fields will be populated in future updates.
Feature types, characteristics, and other attributes conform to the Standards for National Hydrography Dataset (USGS, 1999) as of the date they were loaded into the database. All names were validated against a current extract from the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The entry and identifier for the names match those in the GNIS.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Polygon topology exists. Nodes, lines, and areas conform to topological rules. Lines intersect only at nodes, and all nodes anchor the ends of lines. Lines do not overshoot or undershoot other lines where they are supposed to meet. There are no duplicate lines or polygons. Lines bound areas and lines identify the areas to the left and right of the lines. Gaps and overlaps among areas do not exist. All areas close.
Completeness_Report:
Data is available statewide for New Jersey.
In general, all Lake/ponds and River/streams greater than 30 feet in width are represented as waterbody or area feature respectively in the NHDinGeo database structure. Lake/ponds having an area greater than 1 acre were collected, although smaller features have been captured. Reaches codes have NOT been defined on all features of type lake/ponds stream/river, canal/ditch, artificial path, coastline, and connector. Waterbody ComIDs have NOT been defined on all lake/pond and most reservoir features. Names were applied from the GNIS database.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: NMAS at 1:12000
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: NA
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Keystone Aerial Surveys
Publication_Date: 20020411
Publication_Time: Unknown
Title: Aerial Imagery Acquisition of the State of New Jersey
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Philadelphia, PA
Publisher: Keystone Aerial Surveys
Source_Scale_Denominator: 2400
Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20020218
Ending_Date: 20020411
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Aerial Photography
Source_Contribution:
Digital color infrared (CIR) orthophotography of New Jersey in State Plane NAD83 Coordinates, U.S. Survey Feet. The digital orthophotography was produced at a scale of 1:2400 (1"=200') with a 1 foot pixel resolution. Land use/land cover for 2002 was digitized directly from 2002 digital image files.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: United States Geological Survey (USGS); NJDEP
Publication_Date: 1995/97
Title: 1995/97 CIR Digital Ortho Quarterquads
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, Va
Publisher: USGS
Other_Citation_Details:
Digital images were created from 1:40000 scale NAPP CIR images by USGS, referenced in UTM, NAD83. These images were then projected to New Jersey State Plane Feet Coordinates (NJSPF), NAD83, and compressed to JPEG images files. These NJSPF compressed files were used in the development of the this data set. The original images in UTM are available from the USGS website. The NJSPF versions are available from the NJDEP site. Both sites have online and CD distribution of these images.
Online_Linkage: <http://edc.usgs.gov>
Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000
Type_of_Source_Media: online; CDROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1995
Ending_Date: 1997
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS; NJDEP
Source_Contribution:
Land use/land cover for 1995/97 was digitized directly from 1995/97 digital image files. Photographic transparencies of the CIR images used to create the digital files were also viewed stereoscopically to aid in land use/land cover determinations.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Photo interpretation of 2002 CIR digital imagery, interactive editing and initial QA/QC was done by Aerial Information Systems, Redlands, CA. Final QA/QC and final data formatting was done by NJDEP/BGIS. Data sets were processed and delivered by Watershed Management Area (WMA) and much of this coding was maintained in the Hydrography layers version
NJDEP/BGIS is committed to the development of Hydrography data, waterbody feature class which will meet the USGS National Hydrography Dataset standards.
Lake/ponds and Bridge features were extracted from the Land Use/Land Cover 2002 data layer. Features were dissolved on COWARDIN codes and organized to conform to USGS NHDinGeo structure. Through a series of spatial and table joins, attributes were transferred from existing waterbody source data layers. These included USGS NHDinGEO NHDWaterbody attributes and Name attributes from the Surface Water Quality Standards layer as well as earlier NJDEP Lake layers.
Discrepancies exist between these layers as well as published USGS Topographic maps. These will be evaluated and corrected in later versions. NJDEP/BGIS is working with USGS to get the COMIDS and REACHCODES transferred.
This product is an interim product subject to attribute correction.
Process_Date: 2005
Cloud_Cover: 0
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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: 14359
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Transverse Mercator
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: 0.000512
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000512
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_Datum_Name: North American Vertical Datum of 1988
Altitude_Resolution: 1.000000
Altitude_Distance_Units: feet
Altitude_Encoding_Method:
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: NJWaterbody
Entity_Type_Definition: Lakes and Ponds of New Jersey
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: NJDEP/OIRM/BGIS
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: COMID
Attribute_Definition: Unique identifier
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Value
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FDATE
Attribute_Definition: Date of last feature modification
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Value
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RESOLUTION
Attribute_Definition: Code for source resolution
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Value
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GNIS_ID
Attribute_Definition: Unique identifier assigned by GNIS
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Value
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GNIS_NAME
Attribute_Definition: Proper name of feature as known
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Value
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREASQKM
Attribute_Definition: Feature area in square kilometers
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Value
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ELEVATION
Attribute_Definition: Elevation of water surface
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Value
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REACHCODE
Attribute_Definition: Unique identifier
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Value
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FTYPE
Attribute_Definition: Unique identifier of feature type
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Codeset_Source: USGS NHDinGeo
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FCODE
Attribute_Definition: Feature Code comprised of feature type and characteristics
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Codeset_Source: USGS NHDinGeo
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WMA
Attribute_Definition: Watershed Management Area
Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Watershed Management Areas
Codeset_Source: <http://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/wmaindexnew.html>
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LAKES_ID
Attribute_Definition: Source file feature id
Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Value
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAME
Attribute_Definition: Name of feature as known
Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Value
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LABEL02
Attribute_Definition:
The type of water body as determined by the 2002 LULC, only artificial lakes, natural lakes and bridges appearing over the waterbody.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Natural Lakes
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Body of water determined to be a natural lake by 2002 lulc
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Modified Anderson Landuse/land cover classification system. NJDEP
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Artificial Lakes
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Body of water determined to be a artificial lake by 2002 lulc
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Modified Anderson Landuse/land cover classification system. NJDEP
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SOURCE
Attribute_Definition:
The source of the name when obtained from paper sources which included Metro Atlases, a Delorme topographic atlas, and a series of hand edited topographic quadrangles as part of the Lakes Assessment project, dams coverage, 96bond point coverage, or internet
Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Value
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ALIAS_NAME
Attribute_Definition: Secondary name
Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Value
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ALIAS_SRC
Attribute_Definition:
Alias as determined by conflicting sources, an alias was entered if the name conflicted with the spatially inaccurate coverage name and the correct one could not be ascertained
Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Value
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ACRES
Attribute_Definition: Acres determined by Shape.area / 43560 sq ft.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Value
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERIM_FT
Attribute_Definition: Perimeter as determined by calculations, in feet
Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Value
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CEHA_COMME
Attribute_Definition: County Environmental Health Act - Local Waterbody Name
Attribute_Definition_Source: NJ Lakes
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Comments in field from legacy dataset
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CEHA_NAME
Attribute_Definition: County Environmental Health Act - Local Waterbody Name
Attribute_Definition_Source: NJ Lakes
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Name field from legacy dataset
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LAKENUM
Attribute_Definition: Unique number linking polygon to internal database.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 8
Range_Domain_Maximum: 9624
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COWARDIN
Attribute_Definition: Alpha-numeric code used to describe wetland types.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Cowardin, L.M., V. Carter, F.C. Golet, and E.T.LaRoe. Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States, United States Fish and Wildlife Service. FWS/OBS-79/31. 1979.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Cowardin Wetlands Classification
Codeset_Source: Cowardin et al.:Fww.doc
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Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: n/a
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NJDEP/OIRM/BGIS
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 401 East State Street, First Floor, PO Box 428
City: Trenton
State_or_Province: New Jersey
Postal_Code: 08625-0428
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 609-777-0672
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 609-292-7900
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gisnet@dep.state.nj.us
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Distribution_Liability: See "Use Constraints"
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Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis/stateshp.html>
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Recording_Format: none
Fees: none
Ordering_Instructions: none
Custom_Order_Process: none
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20100928
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Craig Coutros
Contact_Organization: NJDEP/OIRM/BGIS
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 401 East State Street, Box 428
City: Trenton
State_or_Province: New Jersey
Postal_Code: 08625
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 609-777-0672
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 609-292-7900
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gisnet@dep.state.nj.us
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