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>GIS Data Downloads

Select geospatial data created by CRSSA in support of research and project work are available for download. These data are either ESRI ArcView shape file format or Arc/Info raster grid.

Please read the metadata documentation for information regarding data description, purpose, data sharing policies, etc.

:: To download, please follow the links to the program/project pages.

> Coastal Studies Program
go :: http://crssa.rutgers.edu/projects/runj/bbdata/
note: a new coastal GIS web site is under construction, therefore the above coastal GIS data link will change by the end of 2007.

Follow link to Coastal Studies, then go to 'data'

Available layers:

Barnegat Bay-Little Egg Harbor Data:

Boat Ramps 1999
Bulkheading, extracted from USGS 1:24,000 DLG data
Coastline, extracted from USGS 1:24,000 DLG data
Ditching, extracted from USGS 1:24,000 DLG data
Pumpout Stations 1999
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation and Bottom Type 2003
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation 2003
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation 1996-99
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation 1985-87
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation 1979
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation 1968
USGS Topographic Maps

Riparian Zones in New Jersey Coastal Watersheds (new post 20080325)

go :: http://crssa.rutgers.edu/projects/coastal/riparian/

Available layers
(COMING SOON):

Mapping Horseshoe Crab Spawning Habitat Project Data: (coming soon)

Delaware shoreline land use/land cover classification, 2002
New Jersey shoreline land use/land cover classification, 2002
Water’s edge shoreline, DE
Water’s edge shoreline, NJ

> New York-New Jersey Highlands
Regional Assessment Update 2002
go :: http://crssa.rutgers.edu/projects/highlands/ (follow link, then go to 'GIS data')

Available layers:

General Data:

Study Area
Land Cover
Open Space
Population/Build-out
Subwatershed Conditions

Available layers:

Conservation Values Assessment Data:

Water Quality
Forest Productivity
Biodiversity
Agricultural Productivity
Recreation
Composite Resource Value

> New Jersey Landscape Change Research
go :: http://crssa.rutgers.edu/projects/lc/ (Follow link, then go to 'data/docs')

Follow link to LC, then go to 'data/docs'

Available layers:

New Jersey Land Use and Land Cover Update to Year 2000 and 2001 Data:

2001 Level 1 Landsat 7 ETM+ Satellite Image Land Cover Classification of NJ
NJ 2000/1999 Land Use Change Using SPOTView Imagery

Available layers:

New Jersey Land Cover Change Analysis Project: 1972, 1984, 1995 Data:

New Jersey 1995 Level 3 Land Cover Classification
New Jersey 1984 Level 3 Land Cover Classification
New Jersey 1972 Level 1 Land Cover Classification

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Last Updated: 03/25/2008
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