The original Priority Sites layer was created by the Natural Heritage Program to identify the best habitats for rare plant and animal species and natural communities through analysis of information in the NJ Natural Heritage Database. A full description of the Priority Sites can be found at: http://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/stateshp2.html#PRIORITY. For Cross Acceptance purposes, the original Priority Sites layer underwent additional analysis to identify those areas within the boundaries of the Priority Sites that were already developed. The developed areas within the Priority Sites were identified by merging the Priority Site layer with a layer of developed lands selected from the 1995/97 LU/LC data set. Categories of developed lands mapped in the LU/LC data set are described in: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis/digidownload/metadata/lulc95/anderson.html. Once merged, the developed lands within the boundaries could be identified and removed from the Priority Sites dataset. The remaining layer included all undeveloped lands within the boundaries of the Priority Sites as mapped by the Natural Heritage Program. To simplify this layer for use in the Cross Acceptance process, an additional attribute field (PRISITE) was added to the reselected sites layer described above. All undeveloped polygons within the boundaries of the Priority sites were given a PRISITE code of 'Y". The final layer was created by dissolving on the PRISITE attribute, with all resultant polygons with a PRISITE code of 'Y' selected.
Created for Cross-Acceptance project.
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Text fields in the attribute table are truncated at 254 characters. Therefore, some text may be deleted from the attribute table of some of the sites. The complete text for all the records is contained in the Prisites.rtf file included within the Prisites WinZip distribution file.
Boundaries of site polygons may overlap. Site polygons may also be nested so that one site may be found entirely within another larger site. When viewing the shape file, a larger site may sometimes obscure a smaller site within it. Such confusion can be eliminated by highlighting the area of interest and checking the attribute table to reveal all sites within the selected area. The coverage was developed as lines on USGS topographic paper maps and subsequently edited to fit on either 1995/97 color infrared aerial imagery, 1991 black and white aerial imagery or scanned USGS 1:24,000 topographic maps as an ArcView shape file.
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Base map used to create Natural Heritage Priority Sites
The coverage was developed as lines on USGS topographic paper maps and subsequently edited to fit on either 1995/97 color infrared aerial imagery, 1991 black and white aerial imagery or scanned USGS 1:24,000 topographic maps as an ArcView shape file.
For Cross Acceptance purposes, the original Priority Sites layer underwent additional analysis to identify those areas within the boundaries of the Priority Sites that were already developed. The developed areas within the Priority Sites were identified by merging the Priority Site layer with a layer of developed lands selected from the 1995/97 LU/LC data set. Categories of developed lands mapped in the LU/LC data set are described in: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis/digidownload/metadata/lulc95/anderson.html. Once merged, the developed lands within the boundaries could be identified and removed from the Priority Sites dataset. The remaining layer included all undeveloped lands within the boundaries of the Priority Sites as mapped by the Natural Heritage Program. To simplify this layer for use in the Cross Acceptance process, an additional attribute field (PRISITE) was added to the reselected sites layer described above. All undeveloped polygons within the boundaries of the Priority sites were given a PRISITE code of 'Y". The final layer was created by dissolving on the PRISITE attribute, with all resultant polygons with a PRISITE code of 'Y' selected.
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AREA
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PERIMETER
ESRI
ESRI ID field
ESRI
ESRI ID field
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Feature geometry.
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Identified as a Natural Heritage Priority Site
NJDEP
YES
NJDEP
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Download the data directly from the online linkage section of this metadata record. Contact the Office of Natural Lands Management (see below) to obtain the compressed ArcView shapefile as an email attachment. There is no fee if the file is sent via email. Hard copy maps can be obtained by contacting Office of Natural Lands Management, P.O. Box 404, Trenton, N.J. 08625-0404. Fax number (609) 984-1427, phone number (609) 984-1339. Individual hard copy maps are available at the following rate: 1 - 10 site maps & reports: $1.50/site 11 - 20 site maps & reports:$1.00/site 20 sites:$0.50/site
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Contact John Tyrawski (609-777-0151) with any questions regarding the cross-acceptance data.