Bedrock Geology of New Jersey (Scale 1:24,000)

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:

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)/New Jersey Geological and Water Survey (NJGWS)

Publication_Date: 2015

Title: Bedrock Geology of New Jersey (Scale 1:24,000)

Edition: 1

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: NJGWS Digital Geodata Series

Issue_Identification: DGS 15-1

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Trenton, New Jersey

Publisher:

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection/New Jersey Geological and Water Survey

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Trenton, NJ

Publisher: NJDEP, NJGS

Online_Linkage: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/pricelst/geolmapquad.htm

Originator: NJDEP, NJGWS

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: Bedrock Geologic Map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-file Map or Geologic Map Series

Issue_Identification: OFM or GMS

Other_Citation_Details:

Geologic compilation by Don Monteverde, Richard Volkert, Scott D. Stanford and others.

Online_Linkage: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/geodata/dgs15-1.htm

Description:

Abstract:

Solid rock or Coastal Plain Formations present beneath any soil, surficial deposit or other surface cover. In some locations it may be exposed at the surface. These deposits are mapped at 1:24,000 scale using U. S. Geological Survey 7.5-minute topographic quadrangles as base maps.
The GIS data sets depict the areal extent of the bedrock materials in the quadangle. The data are from various Geologic Map Series and Open-File Maps at 1:24,000 scale. This publication also includes additional information that is not provided here, including one or more of the following: well and boring logs, bedrock-surface contours, geophysical data, cross sections, discussion of geologic history and hydrologic and engineering properties of the bedrock materials, age and correlation of the bedrock materials, lithologic data, and detailed unit descriptions.

Purpose:

To provide detailed bedrock geologic data for land and water-resource management.

Supplemental_Information:

Enlargement of data to more detailed scales than 1:24,000 could result in errors related to registration and depiction of bedrock map units. Data not edge matched with neighboring quadrangles.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2015

Status:

Progress: In work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular

Spatial_Domain:

Lidar_Bounding_Coordinates:

Left_Bounding_Coordinate: 193624.000034

Right_Bounding_Coordinate: 657045.750112

Bottom_Bounding_Coordinate: 35034.777478

Top_Bounding_Coordinate: 919169.937325

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.593271

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.890308

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.357794

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.849424

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Place Names Gazeteer

Place_Keyword: State of New Jersey

Theme:

Theme_Keyword: geology

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Dictionary of Geological Terms

Theme_Keyword: bedrock

Theme_Keyword: contacts

Theme:

Theme_Keyword: NJDEP

Theme_Keyword: NJGWS

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Stratum_Keyword: earth surface

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: State of New Jersey

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: User

Theme_Keyword: Bedrock Geology

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

For data supplied by the Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) the following Distribution Agreement shall accompany all data transfers. The 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, 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 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 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.

Data_Set_Credit:

United States Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.), National Geologic Mapping Program

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350

Security_Information:

Security_Classification: Unclassified

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)/New Jersey Geological and Water Survey (NJGWS)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Mail Code: 29-01, P. O. Box 420, 29 Arctic Parkway

City: Trenton

State_or_Province: New Jersey

Postal_Code: 08625-0420

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 609-292-2576

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 609-633-1004

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Don.Montverde@dep.nj.gov

Contact_Instructions:

Technical inquiries regarding geology should be directed to Don Monteverde, Research Scientist , New Jersey Geological and Water Survey. Technical inquiries regarding the data layer should be directed to Ronald S. Pristas, GIS Specialist 1, New Jersey Geological and Water Survey.

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Attribute accuracy is tested by manually comparing hard copy plots of the digital data with the source materials. When attributes can not be visually verified on plots they are interactively queried and verified on the screen.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Polygons intersecting the quadrangle boundary are closed along the border. Segments making up the outer and inner boundaries of a polygon tie end-to-end to completely enclose the area. All data crossing the quadrangle boundary are clipped to the boundary and data within a specified tolerance of the boundary are snapped to the boundary. The software ArcGIS 9.x checks for topology consistency and ensures that there are no duplicate lines, overshoots or undershoots. Data not edge matched with neighboring quadrangles.

Completeness_Report:

Exhaustive checks completed on all data layers. Internal review by author and compiler, Survey management, and Survey Editorial staff. The files are complete. Thare are no known omissions. Data not edge matched with neighboring quadrangles.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Contacts range in accuracy from about 50 feet where well-defined by landform features and field data to as much as 500 feet where not well-defined. Refer to published source map for details.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: With in National Map Accuracy Standards.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Field measurements and observations from natural and artificial bedrock exposures are combined with data from wells, test borings and geophysical surveys to map the bedrock units.The map was drafted on a stable overlay film registered to the 7.5 minute stable-base quadrangle. A copy of the map was scanned using a Colortrac SmartLF Gx+ T42 color roll-feed scanner. The map was scanned at a 300 dots per inch resolution and saved in a TIFF 5.0 image format. Image was georeferenced to the NAD83 New Jersey state plane coordinate system. The four corners of the image were linked to the corners of the NAD83, quadrangle box. An empty polygon shapefile was created and the bedrock geology polygons were heads-up digitized into this file. A root-mean-square (RMS) error of 0.002 was required (approximately 41.67 feet at 1:24,000 scale). Proof plots were made for each data set on mylar and compared to the original data. Linework that deviated from the original position by more than 0.02 inch were re-digitized, re-plotted, and corrected until acceptable results were obtained. The polygons were then attributed. The data set was printed out and QA/QC by the author. Data not edge matched with neighboring quadrangles.

Process_Date: 2015

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The following quadrangles were updated in 2018. See each quadrangle shapefile for detailed metadata: Arthur Kill, Bound Brook, Elizabeth, Hackettstown, Hamburg, High Bridge, Jersey City, Perth Amboy.

Process_Date: 2018

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000000

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000

Planar_Distance_Units: survey feet

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System

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

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: Bedrock Units

Entity_Type_Definition: A fundamental rock unit.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: New Jersey Geological and Water Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

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: Extent of a surface (polygon).

Attribute_Definition_Source: The Random House College Dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PERIMETER

Attribute_Definition: Length of the outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.

Attribute_Definition_Source: The Random House College Dicitionary

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LOCALUNIT

Attribute_Definition: Local Geologic formation name abbreviation.

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJGWS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Geologic Formation Coorelation Table

Codeset_Source: New Jersey Geological and Water Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LOCALNAME

Attribute_Definition: Local Geologic formation name.

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJGWS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Geologic Formation Correlation Table

Codeset_Source: New Jersey Geological and Water Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATEUNIT

Attribute_Definition: Statewide Geologic Formation name abbrevation

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJGWS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Geologic Formation Correlation Table

Codeset_Source: New Jersey Geological and Water Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATENAME

Attribute_Definition: Statewide geologic formation name

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJGWS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Geologic Formation Correlation Table

Codeset_Source: New Jersey Geological and Water Survey

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Faults

Entity_Type_Definition:

A planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock, across which there has been significant displacement along the fractures as a result of earth movement.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: New Jersey Geological and Water Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

NCGMP09 Draft Standard Format for Digital Publication of Geologic Maps

Codeset_Source: http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Info/standards/NCGMP09

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TYPE

Attribute_Definition:

The kind of fault represented by the line and location accuracy.

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJGWS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

NCGMP09 Draft Standard Format for Digital Publication of Geologic Maps

Codeset_Source: http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Info/standards/NCGMP09

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: KIND

Attribute_Definition: Existence confidence

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJGWS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

NCGMP09 Draft Standard Format for Digital Publication of Geologic Maps

Codeset_Source: http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Info/standards/NCGMP09

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NAME

Attribute_Definition: Named faults

Attribute_Definition_Source: New Jersey Geological and Water Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/pricelst/geolmapquad.htm

Codeset_Source: New Jersey Geological and Water Survey

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Bedrock Contacts

Entity_Type_Definition: Surface where two different kinds of rock come together.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: New Jersey Geological and Water Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TYPE

Attribute_Definition:

The kind of feature represented by the line and location accuracy.

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJGWS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

NCGMP09 Draft Standard Format for Digital Publication of Geologic Maps

Codeset_Source: http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Info/standards/NCGMP09

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: KIND

Attribute_Definition: Existence confidence

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJGWS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

NCGMP09 Draft Standard Format for Digital Publication of Geologic Maps

Codeset_Source: http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Info/standards/NCGMP09

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Folds

Entity_Type_Definition:

A stack of flat and planar surfaces are bent or curved as a result of permanent deformation.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: New Jersey Geological and Water Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TYPE

Attribute_Definition: The kind of fold represented by the line and location accuracy.

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJGWS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

NCGMP09 Draft Standard Format for Digital Publication of Geologic Maps

Codeset_Source: http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Info/standards/NCGMP09

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: KIND

Attribute_Definition: Existence confidence

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJGWS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

NCGMP09 Draft Standard Format for Digital Publication of Geologic Maps

Codeset_Source: http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Info/standards/NCGMP09

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Please see the quadrangle corresponding Adobe Acrobat file at http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/pricelst/geolmapquad.htm for complete explanation of map units and symbols.

Distribution_Information:

Resource_Description: NJGWS Digital Geodata Series

Distribution_Liability:

This organization provides the geographic data as is. This organization makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of information contained in the geographic data. Also, this organization makes no warranty either expressed or implied, regarding the condition of the product or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. Although these files have been processed successfully on computers at this organization, no warranty is made by this organization regarding the use of these data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: AVSHP

Format_Specification: ESRI Shapefile

Format_Version_Number: 9.x

File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Offline_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/geodata/dgs15-1.htm

Fees: None

Available_Time_Period:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2015

Time_of_Day: unknown

Technical_Prerequisites: Software capable of reading and viewing ESRI shapefile format.

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), NJ Geological and Water Survey (NJGWS)

Contact_Person: Webmaster

Contact_Position: Geographic Information System Specialist 1

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Mail Code: 29-01, P.O. Box 420, 29 Arctic Parkway

City: Trenton

State_or_Province: New Jersey

Postal_Code: 08625-0420

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 609-292-1185

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 609-633-1004

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: njgsweb@dep.nj.gov

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20150630

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Security_Information:

Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified

Metadata_Extensions:

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Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

Metadata_Access_Constraints: none

Metadata_Use_Constraints: none

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection/New Jersey Geological and Water Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Mail Code: 29-01, Box 420, 29 Arctic Parkway

City: Trenton

State_or_Province: New Jersey

Postal_Code: 08625-0420

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 609-292-2576

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 609-633-1004

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ron.pristas@dep.nj.gov

Contact_Instructions:

Metadata questions are to be directed to Ronald Pristas and Michael Girard.

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mike.girard@dep.nj.gov