About Digital Geodata Series
The Digital Geodata
Series (DGS) are a set of digital data files that can be retreived
using Internet browsers for the World-Wide-Web. The Series includes DGS products and other reference
and utility files. DGS products include data sets compiled for
use in Geographic Information System (GIS) software, and other
software applications stemming from Survey projects. DGS products
for GIS include ESRI's ARC/INFO exported coverages (e00) and GRIDs,
Arc Marco Language (AML) scripts and form menus, ArcView 3.x shapefiles,
and geodatabases. Other DGS products include
georegistered bit map and raster imagery, Microsoft Excel workbooks, Microsoft Acess databases, executable
software programs, FGDC compliant metadata files, and other ASCII
text files providing references, specifications, and notes.
DGS files are reviewed according to standards for the Survey Open-File products.
They are provided here at no cost as compressed or archived binary files
MIME type multipart/x-zip or multipart/x-tar). Some browsers may have to
be configured to download a file using these MIME (Multimedia Internet Mail
Extensions) protocols.
Pursuant to the NJ Department of Environmental Protection GIS data-sharing
policy, any maps, publications, reports, or other documents that utilize
NJDEP digital data will credit the NJDEP's Geographic Information System
as the source of the data with the following credit/disclaimer:
"This (map/publications/report) was developed using New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Geographic
Information System digital data, in conjunction with the DATA
USER's work, but this secondary product has not been verified
by NJDEP and is not state-authorized."
Data from the Digital Geodata Series are also available for distribution
upon written request to the State Geologist. These data include
topographic base-map imagery and other utility data that can be supplied
in response to custom orders with costs reflecting data preparation and
reproduction.
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