Grids for the New Jersey Ocean/Wind Power Ecological Baseline Studies

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: GMI (Geo-Marine, Inc.)

Publication_Date: 2010

Title:

Grids for the New Jersey Ocean/Wind Power Ecological Baseline Studies

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Fgdb raster digital data

Other_Citation_Details:

GMI (Geo-Marine, Inc.). 2010. Ocean/wind power ecological baseline studies: January 2008 - December 2009. Final Report prepared for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Science, Trenton, New Jersey. 2824 pp.

Online_Linkage:

<http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis/digidownload/zips/windpower/other_grids.zip>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Other_Citation_Details:

Description:

Abstract:

This database contains various raster data, such as Slope Degree and Topography, used in the baseline study.

Purpose:

This data layer was created for use in the New Jersey Ocean/Wind Power Ecological Baseline Studies. The overall goal of the study is to provide spatial and temporal data on species utilizing New Jersey offshore waters to assist in determining potential areas for wind power development.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2010

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.774202

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.654088

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.933467

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.790226

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:

REQUIRED: Reference to a formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of theme keywords.

Theme_Keyword: Environmental Sensitivity Map

Place:

Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: New Jersey

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 Section 1.14 CROSS-REFERENCE). 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.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

NJ Department of Environmental Protection Division of Science, Research, & Technology Health Science and Environmental Assessment

Contact_Person: Gary Buchanan

Contact_Position: Ph.D., Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 401 E. State St., P.O. Box 409

City: Trenton

State_or_Province: New Jersey

Postal_Code: 08625-0409

Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 609-633-8457

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 609-292-7340

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Gary.Buchanan@dep.state.nj.us

Data_Set_Credit: Not applicable

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3500

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: N/A

Completeness_Report: None known

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Dependant on source Data.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Not Applicable

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Contribution:

GMI (Geo-Marine, Inc.). 2010. Ocean/wind power ecological baseline studies: January 2008 - December 2009. Final Report prepared for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Science, Trenton, New Jersey. 2824 pp.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

To create an index depicting the spatial relevance of independent physical, biological, and socioeconomic features within the Study Area, the selected features (layers) were additively combined and displayed along a continuous surface. The manipulation and conversion of these selected input features allowed for different feature types to be combined for analysis. The majority of the features used in the index were in vector format, either derived from hard copy georeferenced sources or existing databases. The vector data were converted into Boolean grids, a raster format which was classified as having either a presence (1) or absence (0). The production of these raster grids facilitated the use of features created by statistical and geographic analysis. These analyses were used to create surfaces (layers) by use of the Inverse Distance Weighted Interpolation technique. This technique assumes that features that are closer to each other are more alike than those that are further from each other. Values from features closest to the prediction location have a greater influence on the interpolated value for the prediction location than do values from features that are further away. Once the surface interpolation was complete, the features were ranked by segmenting the data by the most appropriate means, whether it be by Geometric interval, Equal interval, or Natural breaks and converted to raster grids using rank values one through three. These data, having been processed, ranked, and classified, were then incorporated into a Boolean addition overlay. This process of additively combining rasters allowed for many facets of the environmental study to be related and depicted in a comprehensive singular output.

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 5000

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: row and column

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 100.000000

Ordinate_Resolution: 100.000000

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: VAT_ProhibitedDevelopmentAreas

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: VALUE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COUNT

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

NJ Department of Environmental Protection Division of Science, Research, & Technology Health Science and Environmental Assessment

Contact_Person: Gary Buchanan

Contact_Position: Ph.D., Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 401 E. State St., P.O. Box 409

City: Trenton

State_or_Province: New Jersey

Postal_Code: 08625-0409

Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 609-633-8457

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 609-292-7340

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Gary.Buchanan@dep.state.nj.us

Resource_Description: Not applicable

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/windpower.html>

Custom_Order_Process: Data may be obtained from Gary Buchanan

Technical_Prerequisites: ArcGIS 9.x

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20110429

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Geo-Marine, Inc.

Contact_Person: Kevin Knight

Contact_Position: Senior Technical Developer

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 2201 K Avenue, Suite A2

City: Plano

State_or_Province: TX

Postal_Code: 75074

Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (972) 423-5480

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (972) 422-2736

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time