Description: *This version of the Ranking Matrix has been clipped to wetlands delineated in the DEP's 2012 Land Use/ Land Cover dataset, for visual purposes.*This GIS data layer represents potentially degraded marshes along the coastal areas of New Jersey. This layer was developed by summing and ranking 4 metrics determined by the TNC and CRC and include marsh edge erosion, undeveloped dredged lagoons, manmade ditching and canals, and percent unvegetated cover. The CRC established a grid across the coastal marsh areas. This grid is comprised of 1,080 1- mile square cells which contain the final ranking and summaries of each of the four metrics. Summary statistics for each cell include: Dredged Lagoon Rank, Linear Ditch Rank, Erosion Rank, Unvegetated Rank, Final Rank, Final Rank (No Dredged Lagoon), Dredged Lagoon (Acres), Linear Ditching (Miles), Ditching per Wetland Acre, Edge Erosion (Acres), Erosion per Wetland Acre, NDVI Vegetated Acres, NDVI Unvegetated Acres, % Unvegetated Wetland, Unvegetated-Vegetated Ratio, NDVI Wetland (Acres), LULC Wetland (Acre), Display Rank, Display Description , % Marsh remaining from TLC, % Marsh Lost since TLC, and Tidelands Claim Loss Rank.Each cell is ranked for its degradation potential and is separated into 5 classes: Rank 5: highest (degradation potential), Rank 4: Medium, Rank 3: Moderate, Rank 2: Low and Rank 1: Lowest.
Copyright Text: Stockton University - Coastal Research Center 30 Wilson Ave. Port Republic, NJ 08241
E-mail: crc@stockton.edu Phone: (609) 652-4245
Description: *This version of the Ranking Matrix has been clipped to wetlands delineated in the DEP's 2012 Land Use/ Land Cover dataset, for visual purposes.*This GIS data layer represents potentially degraded marshes along the coastal areas of New Jersey. This layer was developed by summing and ranking 4 metrics determined by the TNC and CRC and include marsh edge erosion, undeveloped dredged lagoons, manmade ditching and canals, and percent unvegetated cover. The CRC established a grid across the coastal marsh areas. This grid is comprised of 1,080 1- mile square cells which contain the final ranking and summaries of each of the four metrics. Summary statistics for each cell include: Dredged Lagoon Rank, Linear Ditch Rank, Erosion Rank, Unvegetated Rank, Final Rank, Final Rank (No Dredged Lagoon), Dredged Lagoon (Acres), Linear Ditching (Miles), Ditching per Wetland Acre, Edge Erosion (Acres), Erosion per Wetland Acre, NDVI Vegetated Acres, NDVI Unvegetated Acres, % Unvegetated Wetland, Unvegetated-Vegetated Ratio, NDVI Wetland (Acres), LULC Wetland (Acre), Display Rank, Display Description , % Marsh remaining from TLC, % Marsh Lost since TLC, and Tidelands Claim Loss Rank.Each cell is ranked for its degradation potential and is separated into 5 classes: Rank 5: highest (degradation potential), Rank 4: Medium, Rank 3: Moderate, Rank 2: Low and Rank 1: Lowest.
Copyright Text: Stockton University - Coastal Research Center 30 Wilson Ave. Port Republic, NJ 08241
E-mail: crc@stockton.edu Phone: (609) 652-4245
Description: *This version of the Ranking Matrix has been clipped to wetlands delineated in the DEP's 2012 Land Use/ Land Cover dataset, for visual purposes.*This GIS data layer represents potentially degraded marshes along the coastal areas of New Jersey. This layer was developed by summing and ranking 4 metrics determined by the TNC and CRC and include marsh edge erosion, undeveloped dredged lagoons, manmade ditching and canals, and percent unvegetated cover. The CRC established a grid across the coastal marsh areas. This grid is comprised of 1,080 1- mile square cells which contain the final ranking and summaries of each of the four metrics. Summary statistics for each cell include: Dredged Lagoon Rank, Linear Ditch Rank, Erosion Rank, Unvegetated Rank, Final Rank, Final Rank (No Dredged Lagoon), Dredged Lagoon (Acres), Linear Ditching (Miles), Ditching per Wetland Acre, Edge Erosion (Acres), Erosion per Wetland Acre, NDVI Vegetated Acres, NDVI Unvegetated Acres, % Unvegetated Wetland, Unvegetated-Vegetated Ratio, NDVI Wetland (Acres), LULC Wetland (Acre), Display Rank, Display Description , % Marsh remaining from TLC, % Marsh Lost since TLC, and Tidelands Claim Loss Rank.Each cell is ranked for its degradation potential and is separated into 5 classes: Rank 5: highest (degradation potential), Rank 4: Medium, Rank 3: Moderate, Rank 2: Low and Rank 1: Lowest.
Copyright Text: Stockton University - Coastal Research Center 30 Wilson Ave. Port Republic, NJ 08241
E-mail: crc@stockton.edu Phone: (609) 652-4245
Description: *This version of the Ranking Matrix has been clipped to wetlands delineated in the DEP's 2012 Land Use/ Land Cover dataset, for visual purposes.*This GIS data layer represents potentially degraded marshes along the coastal areas of New Jersey. This layer was developed by summing and ranking 4 metrics determined by the TNC and CRC and include marsh edge erosion, undeveloped dredged lagoons, manmade ditching and canals, and percent unvegetated cover. The CRC established a grid across the coastal marsh areas. This grid is comprised of 1,080 1- mile square cells which contain the final ranking and summaries of each of the four metrics. Summary statistics for each cell include: Dredged Lagoon Rank, Linear Ditch Rank, Erosion Rank, Unvegetated Rank, Final Rank, Final Rank (No Dredged Lagoon), Dredged Lagoon (Acres), Linear Ditching (Miles), Ditching per Wetland Acre, Edge Erosion (Acres), Erosion per Wetland Acre, NDVI Vegetated Acres, NDVI Unvegetated Acres, % Unvegetated Wetland, Unvegetated-Vegetated Ratio, NDVI Wetland (Acres), LULC Wetland (Acre), Display Rank, Display Description , % Marsh remaining from TLC, % Marsh Lost since TLC, and Tidelands Claim Loss Rank.Each cell is ranked for its degradation potential and is separated into 5 classes: Rank 5: highest (degradation potential), Rank 4: Medium, Rank 3: Moderate, Rank 2: Low and Rank 1: Lowest.
Copyright Text: Stockton University - Coastal Research Center 30 Wilson Ave. Port Republic, NJ 08241
E-mail: crc@stockton.edu Phone: (609) 652-4245
Description: *This version of the Ranking Matrix has been clipped to wetlands delineated in the DEP's 2012 Land Use/ Land Cover dataset, for visual purposes.*This GIS data layer represents potentially degraded marshes along the coastal areas of New Jersey. This layer was developed by summing and ranking 4 metrics determined by the TNC and CRC and include marsh edge erosion, undeveloped dredged lagoons, manmade ditching and canals, and percent unvegetated cover. The CRC established a grid across the coastal marsh areas. This grid is comprised of 1,080 1- mile square cells which contain the final ranking and summaries of each of the four metrics. Summary statistics for each cell include: Dredged Lagoon Rank, Linear Ditch Rank, Erosion Rank, Unvegetated Rank, Final Rank, Final Rank (No Dredged Lagoon), Dredged Lagoon (Acres), Linear Ditching (Miles), Ditching per Wetland Acre, Edge Erosion (Acres), Erosion per Wetland Acre, NDVI Vegetated Acres, NDVI Unvegetated Acres, % Unvegetated Wetland, Unvegetated-Vegetated Ratio, NDVI Wetland (Acres), LULC Wetland (Acre), Display Rank, Display Description , % Marsh remaining from TLC, % Marsh Lost since TLC, and Tidelands Claim Loss Rank.Each cell is ranked for its degradation potential and is separated into 5 classes: Rank 5: highest (degradation potential), Rank 4: Medium, Rank 3: Moderate, Rank 2: Low and Rank 1: Lowest.
Copyright Text: Stockton University - Coastal Research Center 30 Wilson Ave. Port Republic, NJ 08241
E-mail: crc@stockton.edu Phone: (609) 652-4245
Description: *This version of the Ranking Matrix has been clipped to wetlands delineated in the DEP's 2012 Land Use/ Land Cover dataset, for visual purposes.*This GIS data layer represents potentially degraded marshes along the coastal areas of New Jersey. This layer was developed by summing and ranking 4 metrics determined by the TNC and CRC and include marsh edge erosion, undeveloped dredged lagoons, manmade ditching and canals, and percent unvegetated cover. The CRC established a grid across the coastal marsh areas. This grid is comprised of 1,080 1- mile square cells which contain the final ranking and summaries of each of the four metrics. Summary statistics for each cell include: Dredged Lagoon Rank, Linear Ditch Rank, Erosion Rank, Unvegetated Rank, Final Rank, Final Rank (No Dredged Lagoon), Dredged Lagoon (Acres), Linear Ditching (Miles), Ditching per Wetland Acre, Edge Erosion (Acres), Erosion per Wetland Acre, NDVI Vegetated Acres, NDVI Unvegetated Acres, % Unvegetated Wetland, Unvegetated-Vegetated Ratio, NDVI Wetland (Acres), LULC Wetland (Acre), Display Rank, Display Description , % Marsh remaining from TLC, % Marsh Lost since TLC, and Tidelands Claim Loss Rank.Each cell is ranked for its degradation potential and is separated into 5 classes: Rank 5: highest (degradation potential), Rank 4: Medium, Rank 3: Moderate, Rank 2: Low and Rank 1: Lowest.
Copyright Text: Stockton University - Coastal Research Center 30 Wilson Ave. Port Republic, NJ 08241
E-mail: crc@stockton.edu Phone: (609) 652-4245
Description: *This version of the Ranking Matrix has been clipped to wetlands delineated in the DEP's 2012 Land Use/ Land Cover dataset, for visual purposes.*This GIS data layer represents potentially degraded marshes along the coastal areas of New Jersey. This layer was developed by summing and ranking 4 metrics determined by the TNC and CRC and include marsh edge erosion, undeveloped dredged lagoons, manmade ditching and canals, and percent unvegetated cover. The CRC established a grid across the coastal marsh areas. This grid is comprised of 1,080 1- mile square cells which contain the final ranking and summaries of each of the four metrics. Summary statistics for each cell include: Dredged Lagoon Rank, Linear Ditch Rank, Erosion Rank, Unvegetated Rank, Final Rank, Final Rank (No Dredged Lagoon), Dredged Lagoon (Acres), Linear Ditching (Miles), Ditching per Wetland Acre, Edge Erosion (Acres), Erosion per Wetland Acre, NDVI Vegetated Acres, NDVI Unvegetated Acres, % Unvegetated Wetland, Unvegetated-Vegetated Ratio, NDVI Wetland (Acres), LULC Wetland (Acre), Display Rank, Display Description , % Marsh remaining from TLC, % Marsh Lost since TLC, and Tidelands Claim Loss Rank.Each cell is ranked for its degradation potential and is separated into 5 classes: Rank 5: highest (degradation potential), Rank 4: Medium, Rank 3: Moderate, Rank 2: Low and Rank 1: Lowest.
Copyright Text: Stockton University - Coastal Research Center 30 Wilson Ave. Port Republic, NJ 08241
E-mail: crc@stockton.edu Phone: (609) 652-4245
Description: *This version of the Ranking Matrix has been clipped to wetlands delineated in the DEP's 2012 Land Use/ Land Cover dataset, for visual purposes.*This GIS data layer represents potentially degraded marshes along the coastal areas of New Jersey. This layer was developed by summing and ranking 4 metrics determined by the TNC and CRC and include marsh edge erosion, undeveloped dredged lagoons, manmade ditching and canals, and percent unvegetated cover. The CRC established a grid across the coastal marsh areas. This grid is comprised of 1,080 1- mile square cells which contain the final ranking and summaries of each of the four metrics. Summary statistics for each cell include: Dredged Lagoon Rank, Linear Ditch Rank, Erosion Rank, Unvegetated Rank, Final Rank, Final Rank (No Dredged Lagoon), Dredged Lagoon (Acres), Linear Ditching (Miles), Ditching per Wetland Acre, Edge Erosion (Acres), Erosion per Wetland Acre, NDVI Vegetated Acres, NDVI Unvegetated Acres, % Unvegetated Wetland, Unvegetated-Vegetated Ratio, NDVI Wetland (Acres), LULC Wetland (Acre), Display Rank, Display Description , % Marsh remaining from TLC, % Marsh Lost since TLC, and Tidelands Claim Loss Rank.Each cell is ranked for its degradation potential and is separated into 5 classes: Rank 5: highest (degradation potential), Rank 4: Medium, Rank 3: Moderate, Rank 2: Low and Rank 1: Lowest.
Copyright Text: Stockton University - Coastal Research Center 30 Wilson Ave. Port Republic, NJ 08241
E-mail: crc@stockton.edu Phone: (609) 652-4245
Description: *This version of the Ranking Matrix has been clipped to wetlands delineated in the DEP's 2012 Land Use/ Land Cover dataset, for visual purposes.*This GIS data layer represents potentially degraded marshes along the coastal areas of New Jersey. This layer was developed by summing and ranking 4 metrics determined by the TNC and CRC and include marsh edge erosion, undeveloped dredged lagoons, manmade ditching and canals, and percent unvegetated cover. The CRC established a grid across the coastal marsh areas. This grid is comprised of 1,080 1- mile square cells which contain the final ranking and summaries of each of the four metrics. Summary statistics for each cell include: Dredged Lagoon Rank, Linear Ditch Rank, Erosion Rank, Unvegetated Rank, Final Rank, Final Rank (No Dredged Lagoon), Dredged Lagoon (Acres), Linear Ditching (Miles), Ditching per Wetland Acre, Edge Erosion (Acres), Erosion per Wetland Acre, NDVI Vegetated Acres, NDVI Unvegetated Acres, % Unvegetated Wetland, Unvegetated-Vegetated Ratio, NDVI Wetland (Acres), LULC Wetland (Acre), Display Rank, Display Description , % Marsh remaining from TLC, % Marsh Lost since TLC, and Tidelands Claim Loss Rank.Each cell is ranked for its degradation potential and is separated into 5 classes: Rank 5: highest (degradation potential), Rank 4: Medium, Rank 3: Moderate, Rank 2: Low and Rank 1: Lowest.
Copyright Text: Stockton University - Coastal Research Center 30 Wilson Ave. Port Republic, NJ 08241
E-mail: crc@stockton.edu Phone: (609) 652-4245
Description: *This version of the Ranking Matrix has been clipped to wetlands delineated in the DEP's 2012 Land Use/ Land Cover dataset, for visual purposes.*This GIS data layer represents potentially degraded marshes along the coastal areas of New Jersey. This layer was developed by summing and ranking 4 metrics determined by the TNC and CRC and include marsh edge erosion, undeveloped dredged lagoons, manmade ditching and canals, and percent unvegetated cover. The CRC established a grid across the coastal marsh areas. This grid is comprised of 1,080 1- mile square cells which contain the final ranking and summaries of each of the four metrics. Summary statistics for each cell include: Dredged Lagoon Rank, Linear Ditch Rank, Erosion Rank, Unvegetated Rank, Final Rank, Final Rank (No Dredged Lagoon), Dredged Lagoon (Acres), Linear Ditching (Miles), Ditching per Wetland Acre, Edge Erosion (Acres), Erosion per Wetland Acre, NDVI Vegetated Acres, NDVI Unvegetated Acres, % Unvegetated Wetland, Unvegetated-Vegetated Ratio, NDVI Wetland (Acres), LULC Wetland (Acre), Display Rank, Display Description , % Marsh remaining from TLC, % Marsh Lost since TLC, and Tidelands Claim Loss Rank.Each cell is ranked for its degradation potential and is separated into 5 classes: Rank 5: highest (degradation potential), Rank 4: Medium, Rank 3: Moderate, Rank 2: Low and Rank 1: Lowest.
Copyright Text: Stockton University - Coastal Research Center 30 Wilson Ave. Port Republic, NJ 08241
E-mail: crc@stockton.edu Phone: (609) 652-4245
Description: *This version of the Ranking Matrix has been clipped to wetlands delineated in the DEP's 2012 Land Use/ Land Cover dataset, for visual purposes.*This GIS data layer represents potentially degraded marshes along the coastal areas of New Jersey. This layer was developed by summing and ranking 4 metrics determined by the TNC and CRC and include marsh edge erosion, undeveloped dredged lagoons, manmade ditching and canals, and percent unvegetated cover. The CRC established a grid across the coastal marsh areas. This grid is comprised of 1,080 1- mile square cells which contain the final ranking and summaries of each of the four metrics. Summary statistics for each cell include: Dredged Lagoon Rank, Linear Ditch Rank, Erosion Rank, Unvegetated Rank, Final Rank, Final Rank (No Dredged Lagoon), Dredged Lagoon (Acres), Linear Ditching (Miles), Ditching per Wetland Acre, Edge Erosion (Acres), Erosion per Wetland Acre, NDVI Vegetated Acres, NDVI Unvegetated Acres, % Unvegetated Wetland, Unvegetated-Vegetated Ratio, NDVI Wetland (Acres), LULC Wetland (Acre), Display Rank, Display Description , % Marsh remaining from TLC, % Marsh Lost since TLC, and Tidelands Claim Loss Rank.Each cell is ranked for its degradation potential and is separated into 5 classes: Rank 5: highest (degradation potential), Rank 4: Medium, Rank 3: Moderate, Rank 2: Low and Rank 1: Lowest.
Copyright Text: Stockton University - Coastal Research Center 30 Wilson Ave. Port Republic, NJ 08241
E-mail: crc@stockton.edu Phone: (609) 652-4245
Description: *This version of the Ranking Matrix has been clipped to wetlands delineated in the DEP's 2012 Land Use/ Land Cover dataset, for visual purposes.*This GIS data layer represents potentially degraded marshes along the coastal areas of New Jersey. This layer was developed by summing and ranking 4 metrics determined by the TNC and CRC and include marsh edge erosion, undeveloped dredged lagoons, manmade ditching and canals, and percent unvegetated cover. The CRC established a grid across the coastal marsh areas. This grid is comprised of 1,080 1- mile square cells which contain the final ranking and summaries of each of the four metrics. Summary statistics for each cell include: Dredged Lagoon Rank, Linear Ditch Rank, Erosion Rank, Unvegetated Rank, Final Rank, Final Rank (No Dredged Lagoon), Dredged Lagoon (Acres), Linear Ditching (Miles), Ditching per Wetland Acre, Edge Erosion (Acres), Erosion per Wetland Acre, NDVI Vegetated Acres, NDVI Unvegetated Acres, % Unvegetated Wetland, Unvegetated-Vegetated Ratio, NDVI Wetland (Acres), LULC Wetland (Acre), Display Rank, Display Description , % Marsh remaining from TLC, % Marsh Lost since TLC, and Tidelands Claim Loss Rank.Each cell is ranked for its degradation potential and is separated into 5 classes: Rank 5: highest (degradation potential), Rank 4: Medium, Rank 3: Moderate, Rank 2: Low and Rank 1: Lowest.
Copyright Text: Stockton University - Coastal Research Center 30 Wilson Ave. Port Republic, NJ 08241
E-mail: crc@stockton.edu Phone: (609) 652-4245
Description: *This version of the Ranking Matrix has been clipped to wetlands delineated in the DEP's 2012 Land Use/ Land Cover dataset, for visual purposes.*This GIS data layer represents potentially degraded marshes along the coastal areas of New Jersey. This layer was developed by summing and ranking 4 metrics determined by the TNC and CRC and include marsh edge erosion, undeveloped dredged lagoons, manmade ditching and canals, and percent unvegetated cover. The CRC established a grid across the coastal marsh areas. This grid is comprised of 1,080 1- mile square cells which contain the final ranking and summaries of each of the four metrics. Summary statistics for each cell include: Dredged Lagoon Rank, Linear Ditch Rank, Erosion Rank, Unvegetated Rank, Final Rank, Final Rank (No Dredged Lagoon), Dredged Lagoon (Acres), Linear Ditching (Miles), Ditching per Wetland Acre, Edge Erosion (Acres), Erosion per Wetland Acre, NDVI Vegetated Acres, NDVI Unvegetated Acres, % Unvegetated Wetland, Unvegetated-Vegetated Ratio, NDVI Wetland (Acres), LULC Wetland (Acre), Display Rank, Display Description , % Marsh remaining from TLC, % Marsh Lost since TLC, and Tidelands Claim Loss Rank.Each cell is ranked for its degradation potential and is separated into 5 classes: Rank 5: highest (degradation potential), Rank 4: Medium, Rank 3: Moderate, Rank 2: Low and Rank 1: Lowest.
Copyright Text: Stockton University - Coastal Research Center 30 Wilson Ave. Port Republic, NJ 08241
E-mail: crc@stockton.edu Phone: (609) 652-4245
Description: *This version of the Ranking Matrix has been clipped to wetlands delineated in the DEP's 2012 Land Use/ Land Cover dataset, for visual purposes.*This GIS data layer represents potentially degraded marshes along the coastal areas of New Jersey. This layer was developed by summing and ranking 4 metrics determined by the TNC and CRC and include marsh edge erosion, undeveloped dredged lagoons, manmade ditching and canals, and percent unvegetated cover. The CRC established a grid across the coastal marsh areas. This grid is comprised of 1,080 1- mile square cells which contain the final ranking and summaries of each of the four metrics. Summary statistics for each cell include: Dredged Lagoon Rank, Linear Ditch Rank, Erosion Rank, Unvegetated Rank, Final Rank, Final Rank (No Dredged Lagoon), Dredged Lagoon (Acres), Linear Ditching (Miles), Ditching per Wetland Acre, Edge Erosion (Acres), Erosion per Wetland Acre, NDVI Vegetated Acres, NDVI Unvegetated Acres, % Unvegetated Wetland, Unvegetated-Vegetated Ratio, NDVI Wetland (Acres), LULC Wetland (Acre), Display Rank, Display Description , % Marsh remaining from TLC, % Marsh Lost since TLC, and Tidelands Claim Loss Rank.Each cell is ranked for its degradation potential and is separated into 5 classes: Rank 5: highest (degradation potential), Rank 4: Medium, Rank 3: Moderate, Rank 2: Low and Rank 1: Lowest.
Copyright Text: Stockton University - Coastal Research Center 30 Wilson Ave. Port Republic, NJ 08241
E-mail: crc@stockton.edu Phone: (609) 652-4245
Description: *This version of the Ranking Matrix has been clipped to wetlands delineated in the DEP's 2012 Land Use/ Land Cover dataset, for visual purposes.*This GIS data layer represents potentially degraded marshes along the coastal areas of New Jersey. This layer was developed by summing and ranking 4 metrics determined by the TNC and CRC and include marsh edge erosion, undeveloped dredged lagoons, manmade ditching and canals, and percent unvegetated cover. The CRC established a grid across the coastal marsh areas. This grid is comprised of 1,080 1- mile square cells which contain the final ranking and summaries of each of the four metrics. Summary statistics for each cell include: Dredged Lagoon Rank, Linear Ditch Rank, Erosion Rank, Unvegetated Rank, Final Rank, Final Rank (No Dredged Lagoon), Dredged Lagoon (Acres), Linear Ditching (Miles), Ditching per Wetland Acre, Edge Erosion (Acres), Erosion per Wetland Acre, NDVI Vegetated Acres, NDVI Unvegetated Acres, % Unvegetated Wetland, Unvegetated-Vegetated Ratio, NDVI Wetland (Acres), LULC Wetland (Acre), Display Rank, Display Description , % Marsh remaining from TLC, % Marsh Lost since TLC, and Tidelands Claim Loss Rank.Each cell is ranked for its degradation potential and is separated into 5 classes: Rank 5: highest (degradation potential), Rank 4: Medium, Rank 3: Moderate, Rank 2: Low and Rank 1: Lowest.
Copyright Text: Stockton University - Coastal Research Center 30 Wilson Ave. Port Republic, NJ 08241
E-mail: crc@stockton.edu Phone: (609) 652-4245
Description: *This version of the Ranking Matrix has been clipped to wetlands delineated in the DEP's 2012 Land Use/ Land Cover dataset, for visual purposes.*This GIS data layer represents potentially degraded marshes along the coastal areas of New Jersey. This layer was developed by summing and ranking 4 metrics determined by the TNC and CRC and include marsh edge erosion, undeveloped dredged lagoons, manmade ditching and canals, and percent unvegetated cover. The CRC established a grid across the coastal marsh areas. This grid is comprised of 1,080 1- mile square cells which contain the final ranking and summaries of each of the four metrics. Summary statistics for each cell include: Dredged Lagoon Rank, Linear Ditch Rank, Erosion Rank, Unvegetated Rank, Final Rank, Final Rank (No Dredged Lagoon), Dredged Lagoon (Acres), Linear Ditching (Miles), Ditching per Wetland Acre, Edge Erosion (Acres), Erosion per Wetland Acre, NDVI Vegetated Acres, NDVI Unvegetated Acres, % Unvegetated Wetland, Unvegetated-Vegetated Ratio, NDVI Wetland (Acres), LULC Wetland (Acre), Display Rank, Display Description , % Marsh remaining from TLC, % Marsh Lost since TLC, and Tidelands Claim Loss Rank.Each cell is ranked for its degradation potential and is separated into 5 classes: Rank 5: highest (degradation potential), Rank 4: Medium, Rank 3: Moderate, Rank 2: Low and Rank 1: Lowest.
Copyright Text: Stockton University - Coastal Research Center 30 Wilson Ave. Port Republic, NJ 08241
E-mail: crc@stockton.edu Phone: (609) 652-4245
Description: Dredged lagoons or borrow pits are sub-aqueous areas from where sediment was mined and used to raise the elevation of adjacent land. In some cases the uplands adjacent to these borrow areas were never developed. These types of areas could potentially be reclaimed and restored to saltmarsh habitat through placement of dredged material. This data layer was identified and extracted from the NJDEP 2012 LU/LC vector data set by selecting features labeled as ‘5420’ in the ‘LU12’ attribute field. Once extracted a buffer analysis was conducted to determine if the dredged lagoon polygons were adjacent to or fronting developed urban areas. Areas that fell within this buffer were visually inspected and if identified, were removed from the data layer. Also, upon visual inspection dredged lagoons that appeared to be used as navigational waterways to personal docks were removed. In addition, in certain situations if a section of a dredged lagoon feature was near developed land and a section was not, it was split using Esri’s ArcMap Spatial Analysis split feature tool.
Copyright Text: Stockton University - Coastal Research Center 30 Wilson Ave. Port Republic, NJ 08241
E-mail: crc@stockton.edu Phone: (609) 652-4245
GIS DATA CITATIONS 1.) Land Use/Land Cover 2012, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Office of Information Resources Management (OIRM), Bureau of Geographic Information Systems (BGIS). 2015. Land Use/Land Cover 2012 Update. NJDEP, Trenton, NJ Vector Digital Data for Subbasins (HU8) 02040301 (Mullica – Toms River), 02040302 (Great Egg Harbor). Last Accessed March, 2017. http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis/
Description: The canal and ditching data layer was created to identify the presence and quantity of manmade linear alterations (ex. mosquito ditching) on coastal marshes. Ditching was quantified in miles of ditching per one square mile cell of marsh, and further quantified by estimating the density of ditching per square acre of marsh. This vector dataset does not identify all ditching features on the marshes; however, it is the most complete data set of these features that is publically available. This data layer was identified and extracted from the United States Geological Survey’s (USGS) National Hydrography High Resolution (NHD-HR) vector dataset for New Jersey, NHD_H_34 (https://nhd.usgs.gov/data.html). These manmade alterations were selected by querying features labeled as ‘CANAL/DITCH’ in the ‘FType’ attribute field. The USGS ‘Standards for National Hydrography Dataset – High Resolution’ document defines ‘CANAL/DITCH’ as, “An artificial open waterway constructed to transport water, to irrigate or drain land, to connect two or more bodies of water, or to serve as a waterway for watercraft.” (12/19/2011, NHD Standards).
Copyright Text: Stockton University - Coastal Research Center 30 Wilson Ave. Port Republic, NJ 08241
E-mail: crc@stockton.edu Phone: (609) 652-4245
GIS DATA CITATIONS:
National Hydrography Dataset- High Resolution, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Office of Information Resources Management (OIRM), Bureau of Geographic Information Systems (BGIS). 2010. National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) Waterbody 2002. NJDEP, Trenton, NJ. Vector digital data for NHD ID H34. Last Accessed March, 2017. https://nhd.usgs.gov/index.html
Description: The marsh edge loss vector data layer was created to identify, quantify and visualize erosional changes in the footprint of the coastal back bay marshes from 1977 to 2012. This layer is focused on loss of marsh edge and does not examine areas that advanced through sediment accretion. Marsh erosion and losses were identified by comparing the seaward extent of the marsh edge between the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Tidelands Claim Line and the NJDEP’s 2012 Land Use/Land Cover (LU/LC) vector shapefiles. The NJDEP states that, “the Tidelands claims line depicts areas now or formerly flowed at or below mean high tide. Since the mean high water line may change because of rises in sea level, the line does not represent the current mean high water line. Rather it depicts the mean high water line at the time of mapping and the historic mean high water line predating artificial alterations.” Erosional polygons were defined by areas classified as “Unclaimed” or above the mean high water line (MHW) in the Tidelands layer and classified as water or below MHW in the 2012 LU/LC. Erosional areas are not limited to effects from natural process and include loss due to human alterations to the marsh habitat. These erosional areas could potentially receive dredged material to restore the marsh to the location of the MHW mapped in the Tidelands Claim Line dataset.
Copyright Text: Stockton University - Coastal Research Center 30 Wilson Ave. Port Republic, NJ 08241
E-mail: crc@stockton.edu Phone: (609) 652-4245
GIS DATA CITATIONS 1.) NJDEP Tidelands, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Bureau of Tidelands Management. 1996. NJDEP Tidelands. Bureau of Tidelands Management, Trenton, NJ. Vector Digital Data for Atlantic South, Atlantic Central, and Atlantic North. Last Accessed March, 2017. 2.) Land Use/Land Cover 2012, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Office of Information Resources Management (OIRM), Bureau of Geographic Information Systems (BGIS). 2015. Land Use/Land Cover 2012 Update. NJDEP, Trenton, NJ Vector Digital Data for Subbasins (HU8) 02040301 (Mullica – Toms River), 02040302 (Great Egg Harbor). Last Accessed March, 2017. http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis/
Description: *This version of the Ranking Matrix has been clipped to wetlands delineated in the DEP's 2012 Land Use/ Land Cover dataset, for visual purposes.*This GIS data layer represents potentially degraded marshes along the coastal areas of New Jersey. This layer was developed by summing and ranking 4 metrics determined by the TNC and CRC and include marsh edge erosion, undeveloped dredged lagoons, manmade ditching and canals, and percent unvegetated cover. The CRC established a grid across the coastal marsh areas. This grid is comprised of 1,080 1- mile square cells which contain the final ranking and summaries of each of the four metrics. Summary statistics for each cell include: Dredged Lagoon Rank, Linear Ditch Rank, Erosion Rank, Unvegetated Rank, Final Rank, Final Rank (No Dredged Lagoon), Dredged Lagoon (Acres), Linear Ditching (Miles), Ditching per Wetland Acre, Edge Erosion (Acres), Erosion per Wetland Acre, NDVI Vegetated Acres, NDVI Unvegetated Acres, % Unvegetated Wetland, Unvegetated-Vegetated Ratio, NDVI Wetland (Acres), LULC Wetland (Acre), Display Rank, Display Description , % Marsh remaining from TLC, % Marsh Lost since TLC, and Tidelands Claim Loss Rank.Each cell is ranked for its degradation potential and is separated into 5 classes: Rank 5: highest (degradation potential), Rank 4: Medium, Rank 3: Moderate, Rank 2: Low and Rank 1: Lowest.
Copyright Text: Stockton University - Coastal Research Center 30 Wilson Ave. Port Republic, NJ 08241
E-mail: crc@stockton.edu Phone: (609) 652-4245
Description: *This dataset has been eddited by the Stockton University Coastal Research Center to include only navigable waterways in and around the project area.The National Waterway Network is comprised of a link database and a node database. Links are line strings, which consist of beginning and end points (nodes) with intermediate vertices (shape points). Links represent either actual shipping lanes (i.e., channels, Intracoastal Waterways, sealanes, rivers) or serve as representative paths in open water (where no defined shipping paths exist). Nodes may represent physical entities such as river confluence's, ports/facilities, and intermodal terminals, USACE nodes, or may be inserted for analytical purposes (i.e., to facilitate routing).The NWN databases were developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Vanderbilt University, with input from the National Waterway GIS Design Committee (NWGISDC). The NWGISDC contains members from several agencies, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), USDOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (VNTSC), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Military Traffic Management Command (MTMC), Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Bureau of Census, U.S. Coast Guard, and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).Several data sources were used to create the network. Therefore, network links vary in scale. The majority of the inland links are at 1:100,000 scale(derived from 1:100,000 scale Digital Line Graph files). Off-shore links were derived from variable scale NOAA Navigational Charts. Therefore, the off-shore links vary in scale, with larger scale NOAA charts used in harbor/bay/port areas, and smaller scale NOAA charts used in open waters.All links in the USACE (non geo-coded) Waterway Link Network are represented in the NWN. The USACE network was used as a base for the NWN; "USACE links" form a contiguous subset within the NWN, and can be extracted through queries on the "link number" (linknum) field in the link database (where linknum<1000000). Additional (non- USACE) links and nodes were added to the USACE network to more realistically represent shipping patterns. Approximately 200 USACE ports are geo-coded in the node database, including the top 150 ports.ORNL initially developed databases for the inland waterways; Vanderbilt constructed databases for the off-shore waterways. ORNL then merged the inland and off-shore databases to form a continuous national network. Vanderbilt revised the inland waterway network through use of USGS Digital Line Graph (DLG) files. Vanderbilt, ORNL, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (WCSC) are continuously enhancing and performing validation tasks to improve the accuracy of the NWN.
Copyright Text: Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center
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New Orleans, LA 70161-1280
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Description: Sediment sample locations were randomly generated using ArcView GIS software. Engineering judgment was used to determine sufficient point coverage/sample location density to assure that major thorofares and waterways were covered by the sampling plan.Coordinates of each point were programmed into the research vessel’s Global Positioning System (GPS) that was used to navigate to for collection of the sediment sample. Cores were collected using 2” diameter lexan coring tubes equipped with a steel handle and rubber piston. The length of the sediment core was a function of the depth of the water at the time of the sampling, and the material being sampled (i.e. cores in shallow water with higher percentage mud were generally longer than sandy cores in deeper water). If water depth at the randomly generated sampling position was too deep to obtain a sample, adjustments were made to the core location as needed to reduce the sampling depth while still retaining the desired sampling density on the county-wide scale.Field notes and photographs of the sample’s composition were recorded in the field and the sample was stored for further testing. In the lab, each core sample was cut in half longitudinally to reveal the depositional stratigraphy and composition. Stratigraphic logs were prepared and photographs taken. A composite of the material from each core was created for the grain size analysis. A sub-sample of the composite was wet-sieved to separate the sand (>0.0625mm, 4.0 phi) from the silt/clay (<0.0625mm, 4.0 phi). The resultant sand portion was then used to describe statistical parameters such as color and mean grain size.
Copyright Text: Stockton University - Coastal Research Center 30 Wilson Ave. Port Republic, NJ 08241
E-mail: crc@stockton.edu Phone: (609) 652-4245