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A., N. A. Procopio, M. U. Du Brul, J. F. Bunnell. 2008. An ecological-integrity assessment of the New Jersey Pinelands: A comprehensive assessment of the landscape and aquatic and wetland systems of the region. Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA.</DD> <DT><I>Online_Linkage:</I> <A TARGET="viewer" HREF="http://www.nj.gov/pinelands/images/pdf%20files/EIA_Final_Report.pdf"> http://www.nj.gov/pinelands/images/pdf%20files/EIA_Final_Report.pdf</A> </DT> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Description:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DIV> <DT><I>Abstract:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">The ecological-integrity layer was created as part of the New Jersey Pinelands Commission ecological-integrity assessment (Zampella et al. 2008). An ecological-integrity score was determined for every 10×10-m Pinelands-habitat cell in the Pinelands Area. Each ecological-integrity score represents an average of the landscape-, aquatic-, and wetland-drainage-integrity scores. This raster layer contains non-habitat cells and the ecological-integrity scores for habitat cells in the Pinelands Area. Zampella, R. A., N. A. Procopio, M. U. Du Brul, J. F. Bunnell. 2008. An ecological-integrity assessment of the New Jersey Pinelands: A comprehensive assessment of the landscape and aquatic and wetland systems of the region. Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA.</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> <DIV> <DT><I>Purpose:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">Ecological-integrity scores represent an average of the landscape-, aquatic-, and wetland-drainage-integrity scores for Pinelands habitat.</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Time_Period_of_Content:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Time_Period_Information:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Single_Date/Time:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Calendar_Date:</I> April 2008</DT> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> <DIV> <DT><I>Currentness_Reference:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">April 2008</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Status:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Progress:</I> Complete</DT> <DT><I>Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:</I> Irregular</DT> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Spatial_Domain:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Bounding_Coordinates:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>West_Bounding_Coordinate:</I> -75.574561</DT> <DT><I>East_Bounding_Coordinate:</I> -74.033247</DT> <DT><I>North_Bounding_Coordinate:</I> 40.218472</DT> <DT><I>South_Bounding_Coordinate:</I> 38.924547</DT> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Keywords:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Theme:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:</I> Ecological-integrity Assessment</DT> <DT><I>Theme_Keyword:</I> Ecological-integrity Assessment</DT> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Place:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Place_Keyword:</I> New Jersey</DT> <DT><I>Place_Keyword:</I> Pinelands</DT> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> <DIV> <DT><I>Use_Constraints:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">New Jersey Pinelands Commission (NJPC) Data Distribution Agreement Users agree 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, NJPC 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. NJPC assumes no responsibility to maintain them in any manner or form. Terms of Agreement 1. Digital data received from the NJPC 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 this metadata file. Any reproduction or manipulation of the above data must ensure that the coordinate reference system remains intact. 3. Digital data received from the NJPC may not be reproduced or redistributed for use by anyone without first obtaining written permission from the NJPC. 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 NJPC digital data will credit the NJPC'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 Pinelands Commission Geographic Information System digital data, but this secondary product has not been verified by NJPC and is not state-authorized." 5. Users shall require any independent contractor, hired to undertake work that will utilize digital data obtained from the NJPC, to agree not to use, reproduce, or redistribute NJPC GIS data for any purpose other than the specified contractual work. All copies of NJPC 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.</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> <DT><I>Point_of_Contact:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Contact_Information:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Contact_Person_Primary:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Contact_Person:</I> Nicholas A. Procopio</DT> <DT><I>Contact_Organization:</I> New Jersey Pinelands Commission</DT> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Contact_Position:</I> Research Scientist</DT> <DT><I>Contact_Voice_Telephone:</I> 609-894-7300</DT> <DT><I>Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:</I> 609-894-7330</DT> <DT><I>Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:</I> nprocopio@njpines.state.nj.us</DT> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Native_Data_Set_Environment:</I></DT> <DD>Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.0.1324</DD> </DL> </DD> </DL> <A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A> <A name="Data_Quality_Information"><HR /></A> <DL> <DT><I>Data_Quality_Information:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Lineage:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Source_Information:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Source_Citation:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Citation_Information:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Publication_Date:</I> April 2008</DT> <DT><I>Title:</I></DT> <DD>New Jersey Pinelands Commission Ecological-integrity Layer</DD> <DT><I>Other_Citation_Details:</I></DT> <DD>Zampella, R. A., N. A. Procopio, M. U. Du Brul, J. F. Bunnell. 2008. An ecological-integrity assessment of the New Jersey Pinelands: A comprehensive assessment of the landscape and aquatic and wetland systems of the region. Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA.</DD> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Source_Time_Period_of_Content:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Time_Period_Information:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Single_Date/Time:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Calendar_Date:</I> April 2008</DT> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Process_Step:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DIV> <DT><I>Process_Description:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">The landscape-, aquatic-, and wetland-drainage-integrity score for each 10×10-m Pinelands-habitat cell was averaged to obtain an ecological-integrity score. Pinelands habitat was based on 2002 land-use/land-cover data (NJDEP 2007) and included upland forests, water, and wetlands, with the exception of managed wetlands and wetland agriculture as defined in Zampella et al. (2008). NJDEP. 2007. NJDEP land use/land cover update, watershed management areas 13-20. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Information Resource Management, Bureau of Geographic Information Systems, Trenton, New Jersey , USA. Zampella, R. A., N. A. Procopio, M. U. Du Brul, J. F. Bunnell. 2008. An ecological-integrity assessment of the New Jersey Pinelands: A comprehensive assessment of the landscape and aquatic and wetland systems of the region. Pinelands Commission. New Lisbon, New Jersey, USA.</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DL> <A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A> <A name="Spatial_Data_Organization_Information"><HR /></A> <DL> <DT><I>Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method:</I> Raster</DT> <DT><I>Raster_Object_Information:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Raster_Object_Type:</I> Pixel</DT> <DT><I>Row_Count:</I> 14308</DT> <DT><I>Column_Count:</I> 13116</DT> <DT><I>Vertical_Count:</I> 1</DT> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DL> <A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A> <A name="Spatial_Reference_Information"><HR /></A> <DL> <DT><I>Spatial_Reference_Information:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Planar:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Grid_Coordinate_System:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Grid_Coordinate_System_Name:</I> State Plane Coordinate System</DT> <DT><I>State_Plane_Coordinate_System:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>SPCS_Zone_Identifier:</I> 2900</DT> <DT><I>Transverse_Mercator:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian:</I> 0.999900</DT> <DT><I>Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:</I> -74.500000</DT> <DT><I>Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:</I> 38.833333</DT> <DT><I>False_Easting:</I> 492125.000000</DT> <DT><I>False_Northing:</I> 0.000000</DT> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Planar_Coordinate_Information:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method:</I> row and column</DT> <DT><I>Coordinate_Representation:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Abscissa_Resolution:</I> 32.816700</DT> <DT><I>Ordinate_Resolution:</I> 32.816700</DT> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Planar_Distance_Units:</I> survey feet</DT> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Geodetic_Model:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Horizontal_Datum_Name:</I> North American Datum of 1983</DT> <DT><I>Ellipsoid_Name:</I> Geodetic Reference System 80</DT> <DT><I>Semi-major_Axis:</I> 6378137.000000</DT> <DT><I>Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio:</I> 298.257222</DT> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DL> <A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A> <A name="Entity_and_Attribute_Information"><HR /></A> <DL> <DT><I>Entity_and_Attribute_Information:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Detailed_Description:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Attribute:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DIV> <DT><I>Attribute_Definition:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">Value</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> <DIV> <DT><I>Attribute_Definition_Source:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">Non-habitat cells are designated zero and ecological-integrity scores are classified into ten integrity classes, including less than or equal to 10%, 10.1-20%, 20.1-30%, 30.1-40%, 40.1-50%, 50.1-60%, 60.1-70%, 70.1-80%, 80.1-90%, 90.1-100%. Each class is identified in the raster layer by the upper limit of the class. Ecological integrity increases from the lowest to highest integrity class</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DL> <A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A> <A NAME="107413728"> <HR /> </A> <DL> <DT><I>Distribution_Information:</I> </DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Distributor:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Contact_Information:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Contact_Organization_Primary:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Contact_Organization:</I> New Jersey Pinelands Commission</DT> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Contact_Address:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Address_Type:</I> physical address</DT> <DIV> <DT><I>Address:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">15 Springfield Rd.</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> <DT><I>City:</I> New Lisbon</DT> <DT><I>State_or_Province:</I> New Jersey</DT> <DT><I>Postal_Code:</I> 08064</DT> <DT><I>Country:</I> USA</DT> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Contact_Voice_Telephone:</I> 609-894-7300</DT> <DT><I>Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:</I> 609-894-7330</DT> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Resource_Description:</I> Downloadable Data</DT> </DL> </DD> </DL> <A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A> <A name="Metadata_Reference_Information"><HR /></A> <DL> <DT><I>Metadata_Reference_Information:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Metadata_Date:</I> 20080610</DT> <DT><I>Metadata_Contact:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Contact_Information:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Contact_Person_Primary:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Contact_Person:</I> Nicholas A. Procopio</DT> <DT><I>Contact_Organization:</I> New Jersey Pinelands Commission</DT> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Contact_Position:</I> Research Scientist</DT> <DT><I>Contact_Address:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Address_Type:</I> physical address</DT> <DIV> <DT><I>Address:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">15 Springfield Road</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> <DT><I>City:</I> New Lisbon</DT> <DT><I>State_or_Province:</I> New Jersey</DT> <DT><I>Postal_Code:</I> 08064</DT> <DT><I>Country:</I> USA</DT> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Contact_Voice_Telephone:</I> 609-894-7300</DT> <DT><I>Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:</I> 609-894-7330</DT> <DT><I>Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:</I> nprocopio@njpines.state.nj.us</DT> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Metadata_Standard_Name:</I> FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata</DT> <DT><I>Metadata_Standard_Version:</I> FGDC-STD-001-1998</DT> <DT><I>Metadata_Time_Convention:</I> local time</DT> </DL> </DD> </DL> <A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A> </BODY> </HTML>