Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
NJ Department of Community Affairs, Office of Smart Growth (formerly the Office of State Planning)
Publication_Date: 20011011
Title:
Historic and Cultural Sites (points) of the NJ State Development and Redevelopment Plan, adopted March 1, 2001.
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Other_Citation_Details: Electronic file name: Hcs2
Online_Linkage: www.njsmartgrowth.com
Description:
Abstract:
This dataset contains the locations (points) of Historic and Cultural Sites (HCS) of the NJ State Development and Redevelopment Plan (NJSDRP). HCSs are locations which include features or characteristics that have inherent cultural, historic or aesthetic significance of local, regional or statewide importance. Such features include, but are not limited to: greenways and trails, dedicated open space, historic sites and districts, archaeological sites, scenic corridors and natural landscapes of exceptional aesthetic or cultural value and are recognized by the State Planning Commission. HCS locations were submitted by county and local entities. All sites submitted were accepted, with minimal requirements for documentation. Refer to the NJSDRP for further description of the geographic nature of HCSs.
Purpose:
The HCS file was created to help implement the goals of the New Jersey State Plan. To protect and manage the state's large areas of natural and environmentally significant resources, the Sate Plan Policy Map relies on the Environmentally Sensitive/Rural Planning Area and the Environmentally Sensitive Planning Area to direct development into Centers. But there are many environmentally sensitive features and landscapes of historic or aesthetic significance that are less than one square mile in extent or whose configuration does not readily permit application of the Policy Objectives of these Planning Areas. Additionally, many sites of historic, cultural, scenic or environmental sensitivity lie within developed areas or within Metropolitan, Suburban or Fringe Planning Areas. The Critical Environmental Sites (CES) and Historic and Cultural Sites (HCS) designations are used to help organize planning for new development or redevelopment by singling out the elements of natural systems, small areas of habitat, historic sites, and other features that should continue to be expressed in the future landscape through protection and restoration. The presence of CES and HCS gives land owners and developers important advance information on how to shape their proposals for development of the land around them, focusing on including them within the design and function of the development whenever possible, while protecting them from adverse impacts. Designating a site as a CES or an HCS means that the site is of local, regional or statewide significance and that its protection and enhancement is of primary importance. Refer to the NJSDRP for further description of the geographic nature of Critical Environmental Sites and Historic and Cultural Sites. This file is used for making maps illustrating the NJSDRP, for analyzing the NJSDRP and for comparison to other GIS files and mapping. The State Plan is not itself a regulation but a statement of State policy that has been adopted by the State Planning Commission pursuant to statute to guide State, regional and local agencies in the exercise of their statutory authority.
Supplemental_Information:
Related Data Files: Splan2 - Planning Areas of the NJ State Plan (polygons); Cenlne2- Centers of the NJ State Plan (polygons); CEHS2 - Critical Environmental and Historic Sites of the NJ State Plan (polygons); Endorsed - Endorsed Plan areas of the NJ State Plan (polygons); Cores - Cores of the NJ State Plan (polygons); Nodes - Nodes of the NJ State Plan (polygons)
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20010301
Ending_Date: 20011011
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.709011
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.938624
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.100380
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.737208
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Legislative Indexing Vocabulary
Theme_Keyword:
Regional Planning, NJ State Plan, Critical Environmental and Historic Sites, Land Use, Urban Growth
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Alexandria Digital Library Gazetteer
Place_Keyword: New Jersey
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints:
NEW JERSEY OFFICE OF SMART GROWTH END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT. NOTICE TO USER: THIS IS A CONTRACT. USE OF THE ACCOMPANYING DATA AND/OR SOFTWARE MEANS THAT YOU ACCEPT ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. If you do not agree with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, erase your copy or return the software and/or data to The New Jersey Office of Smart Growth (OSG) without using or copying it in any way. The End User is defined as any person or organization receiving these files directly from OSG. OSG grants to the End User a license to use the software, data and documentation provided the End User agrees to the following: I. LIMITED WARRANTY: Notwithstanding the special conditions regarding the subject data specified in part III of this licensing agreement, the Office of Smart Growth makes no representations of any kind, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability of fitness for a particular use, nor are any such warranties to be implied, with respect to the digital software and data furnished. The Office of Smart Growth assumes no responsibility to maintain them in any manner or form. II. TERMS OF AGREEMENT: The data received from OSG is to be used solely by the End User and will not be reproduced or redistributed for use by anyone else, without first obtaining written permission from OSG. III. SPECIAL CONDITIONS: The delineations are part of the New Jersey State Development and Redevelopment Plan produced and released by the New Jersey Office of Smart Growth. The boundaries reflect delineations as of the date the files are posted on our website: www.njsmartgrowth.com. Any map amendments accepted in the interim are not reflected in these delineations. Due to the complex nature of the State Development and Redevelopment Plan and the state planning process and the relationship of all of the individual parts of the plan, questions regarding the plan should not be resolved by or even considered using maps alone. This would provide a limited view of the comprehensive approach embodied in the plan. For this reason, any questions relating to the plan or its delineations for the State should be directed to OSG. The information has been delivered in a standard format. OSG assumes no liability for inability of the End User to use the data/software for any financial damages caused by such an inability. OSG agrees, however, to assist in resolving any problems in using the software or data and to reproduce the data if necessary.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Steven Karp
Contact_Organization: NJ Office of Smart Growth
Contact_Position: Manager, GIS/Cartography
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: PO Box 204
City: Trenton
State_or_Province: NJ
Postal_Code: 08625
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (609)292-3160
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (609)292-3292
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: skarp@dca.state.nj.us
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: hcs2.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: polygons showing the Center boundaries of the NJ State Plan
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
All sites submitted by county and local entities were accepted with minimal requirements for documentation..
Logical_Consistency_Report:
All polygons are labelled. There are no duplicate arcs and no dangling nodes. The ArcInfo commands "labelerrors," "nodeerrors," and "intersecterr" were used to verify topological integrity.
Completeness_Report:
All Historic and Cultural Sites submitted by county and local entities were accepted.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Scale of the original mapping was 1:24000. Feature locations probably do not meet National Map Accuracy Standards for that scale, (within 40 feet of their intended locations); in many cases, source maps were poorly drawn. Accuracy testing has not been done.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20010301
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
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: 64
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Complete chain
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 0
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 703
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_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: 0.000512
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
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: hcs2.pat
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: AREA
Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Area is always zero for point coverages. Values are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of feature in internal units.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Perimeter is always zero for point coverages. Values are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HCS2#
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: HCS2-ID
Attribute_Definition: User-defined feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HSTYPE
Attribute_Definition: Historic Site detail
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CES
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Critical Environmental Site
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Office of State Planning
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: HCS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Historic and Cultural Site
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Hole
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Inholding (not a critical site)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HSDETAIL
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NJ Office of Smart Growth
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: PO Box 204
City: Trenton
State_or_Province: NJ
Postal_Code: 08625
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (609)292-7156
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (609)292-3292
Resource_Description:
Available for download as ArcInfo export file or ArcView shapefile.
Distribution_Liability: See use constraints.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 0.037
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: www.njsmartgrowth.com
Access_Instructions:
directly or via Office of Smart Growth website, with standard web browser
Fees: none
Ordering_Instructions: Download from website.
Technical_Prerequisites:
Internet access. In order to view or use the files, software that can use shapefiles or ArcInfo export files is required.
Available_Time_Period:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20020620
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20020909
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Trish Maggio
Contact_Organization: NJ Office of Smart Growth
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: PO Box 204
City: Trenton
State_or_Province: NJ
Postal_Code: 08625 08625
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (609)633-7730
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (609)292-3292
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tmaggio@dca.state.nj.us
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
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Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile