The LiDAR acquisition of the Meadowlands was completed on Friday, April 11, 2014. LiDAR raw files will be processed by the PhotoScience Team, delivering the following products: 1)LAS files of 1st, 2nd and 3rd Returns; 2)DEM created for the Meadowlands region at 1-foot resolution; 3)Contours derived form LiDAR data; 4)Hydro-breaklines
A record 40 maps were entered in the NJDEP’s 27th annual GIS mapping contest held April 10 in Trenton. There were eight categories that accompanied this year’s theme: GIS Keeping New Jersey Safe. The contest winner, “Using a Mobile Device to Collect and Retrieve Pre-Plan Information for Fire Emergencies” was created by Marielis Nunez and … Read more
University students’ visions of the conceptual transformation of a former trash transfer facility into an aviation museum are the subject of a new exhibit at the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission’s (NJMC) Flyway Gallery. The show, “NJIT Design Studio,” will be on display from Thursday, March 6, through Friday, April 25. An opening reception is scheduled … Read more
As part of the GIS Outreach Program of the Meadowlands Commission, the GIS & IT Group has been working on a brand new version of this popular web-mapping module that has been utilized by NJMC’s constituent towns since 2003. This new version will highlight new and improved tools that have become the staple for a … Read more
FINDING OUR PLACE IN HISTORY MAP EXHIBITION PROJECT OPENING EVENT Friday, JUNE 28th, 7:30 pm – 9:00pm Saturday, 10am – 4pm Location: The Meadowlands Museum, Yereance Berry House 91 Crane Avenue, Rutherford, NJ 07021 The Meadowlands Museum, preserved in a historic 19th Century Dutch-American farmhouse, within view of the NYC skyline and the Meadowlands … Read more
The Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute (MRRI), the science branch of the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC), released a study on Hurricane Sandy, concluding no specific break was to blame for the historic flooding experienced by local towns, but rather the sheer size of the unprecedented storm surge caused the area to become inundated with water. … Read more
State Sen. Paul Sarlo, D-Wood-Ridge, met for the first time Monday afternoon with a group of roughly 15 representatives from the Meadowlands Commission, the state Department of Environmental Protection, the mayors of Moonachie and Little Ferry, and local engineers to discuss the Oct. 29 storm and lay out preventative measures. “We talked about some of … Read more
A daylong MRRI Library Open House for NJMC Staff was held on December 6, 2012. The highlight of this event was a demonstration and presentation of the new AGent VERSO Library Automation System by the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission Librarian, Tammy Marshall. Features of the new system include Personal Account Access and an integrated Circulation … Read more
Restoration and monitoring of an urban estuary in northern New Jersey. The Hackensack River estuary in northern New Jersey sits just six miles west of Manhattan Island. It is surrounded by some of the most densely populated and industrialized areas of the nation. In the early 1900s, municipal landfills were established in the estuary and … Read more
“Nitrous oxide is the world’s third largest greenhouse gas which, in high concentrations, can negatively affect both plant and animal health. It is released into the atmosphere by a process known as the Nitrogen Cycle. This is a natural process where nitrogen is reduced with hydrogen to yield ammonia, a form of nitrogen commonly used … Read more