NJ Highlands Agricultural Resource Area

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
New Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council (NJ Highlands Council)
Publication_Date: 20120125
Title: NJ Highlands Agricultural Resource Area
Edition: 2.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Chester, NJ
Publisher:
New Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council (NJ Highlands Council)
Online_Linkage: <http://www.highlands.state.nj.us/>
Description:
Abstract:
The Agricultural Resource Area (ARA) is an intensity indicator that reflects areas in the Region with a prevalence of active farms.
Purpose:
In order to identify critical agricultural lands in the Highlands Region, the Highlands Council examined the Region’s agricultural resources and evaluated them specifically considering the realities of farming in the Highlands Region.
Supplemental_Information:
The Council utilized the following criteria to assess the Region’s farmland and identify the Region’s most important agricultural resources: contiguous farming landscapes; farms that include Important Farmland Soils; the extent of lands adjoining a farm that are in agricultural use; and concentrations of existing preserved farmland. An examination of these factors permitted the Highlands Council to spatially delineate areas in the Highlands Region, with a prevalence of active farms to develop the Agricultural Resource Area (ARA)
The Agricultural Resource Area layer was developed in order to better understand density of agriculture within the highlands region. The ARA is an intensity indicator that reflects areas in the Region with a prevalence of active farms and is based upon Contiguous Farms >250, Important Agricultural Soils - Undeveloped, and Preserved Farms data layers. The boundary was drawn to reflect areas with the highest agricultural areas.
The resource area was updated to remove all agricultural resource areas from Byram. The model resulted in nearly 6 acres of agricultural resource area in Byram due entirely to the buffer applied during the modeling process. Visual inspection confirmed that no actual farm uses exist within this buffer.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.210621
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.052323
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.296595
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.513986
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword: Agriculture, Resource, Farmland
Theme:
Place:
Place_Keyword: New Jersey Highlands
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Data Distribution Agreement (NJHWPPC) Agrees to abide by the terms and conditions of the following: 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, (NJHWPPC) 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. NJHWPPC assumes no responsibility to maintain them in any manner or form.
II. Terms of Agreement
1. Digital data received from the NJHWPPC 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 Data Dictionary and Readme files. Any reproduction or manipulation of the above data must ensure that the coordinate reference system remains intact.
3. Digital data received from the NJHWPPC may not be reproduced or redistributed for use by anyone without first obtaining written permission from the NJHWPPC. 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 NJHWPPC digital data will credit the NJHWPPC'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 Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council's Geographic Information System digital data, but this secondary product has not been verified by NJHWPPC and is not state-authorized."
5. Users shall require any independent contractor, hired to undertake work that will utilize digital data obtained from the NJHWPPC, to agree not to use, reproduce, or redistribute NJHWPPC GIS data for any purpose other than the specified contractual work. All copies of NJHWPPC 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 Highlands Council
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 100 North Road
City: Chester
State_or_Province: New Jersey
Postal_Code: 07930
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (908) 879-6737
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (908) 879-4205
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@highlands.state.nj.us
Hours_of_Service: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
This is a polygon feature-based layer. Data were reviewed for correct topological structure.
Completeness_Report: Complete.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The following layers were rasterized, added together, then turned back into a vector file. Once back in vector format the polygons were buffered and dissolved. From here the intensity of the polygons was the driver on where the line was drawn.
The resource area was updated to remove all agricultural resource areas from Byram. The model resulted in nearly 6 acres of agricultural resource area in Byram due entirely to the buffer applied during the modeling process. Visual inspection confirmed that no actual farm uses exist within this buffer.
Process_Date: 20060118
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
New Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council (NJ Highlands Council)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 100 North Road
City: Chester
State_or_Province: New Jersey
Postal_Code: 07930
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 908-879-6737
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 908-897-4205
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@highlands.state.nj.us
Hours_of_Service: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000039
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000039
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: Agricultural_Resource_Area
Entity_Type_Definition: Area Boundary of the New Jeresy Highlands
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: NJ Highlands Council
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_Area
Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ACRES
Attribute_Definition: Acres
Attribute_Definition_Source: NJ Highlands Council
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape_Leng
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
New Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council (NJ Highlands Council)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 100 North Road (Route 513)
City: Chester
State_or_Province: New Jersey
Postal_Code: 07930
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 908-879-6737
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 908-879-4205
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@highlands.state.nj.us
Hours_of_Service: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Contact_Instructions:
Contact the Distributor if you have any questions or concerns regarding the distribution and/or download of this data. If you have questions or concerns regarding the data itself, please contact the Metadata Contact person listed in the Metadata Reference Section.
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability: See "Use Constraints"
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20120126
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NJ Highlands Council
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 100 North Road
City: Chester
State_or_Province: New Jersey
Postal_Code: 07930
Country: UNITED STATES
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 908-879-6737
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 908-879-4205
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@highlands.state.nj.us
Hours_of_Service: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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