Parcels and MOD-IV Composite of New Jersey


Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20240429
Title: Parcels and MOD-IV Composite of New Jersey
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Publication Information:
Publisher: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS)
Online Linkage: https://njgin.nj.gov/njgin/edata/parcels/
Online Linkage: https://njogis-newjersey.opendata.arcgis.com/
Description:
Abstract: The statewide composite of parcels (cadastral) data for New Jersey was developed during the Parcels Normalization Project in 2008-2014 by the NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS.) The normalized parcels data are compatible with the NJ Department of the Treasury system currently used by Tax Assessors, and those records have been joined in this dataset. This composite of parcels data serves as one of the framework GIS datasets for New Jersey. Stewardship and maintenance of the data will continue to be the purview of county and municipal governments, but the statewide composite will be maintained by NJOGIS.Parcel attributes were normalized to a standard structure, specified in the NJ GIS Parcel Mapping Standard, to store parcel information and provide a PIN (parcel identification number) field that can be used to match records with suitably-processed property tax data. The standard is available for viewing and download at https://njgin.state.nj.us/oit/gis/NJ_NJGINExplorer/docs/NJGIS_ParcelMappingStandardv3.2.pdf. The PIN also can be constructed from attributes available in the MOD-IV Tax List Search table (see below).This feature class includes a large number of additional attributes from matched MOD-IV records; however, not all MOD-IV records match to a parcel, for reasons explained elsewhere in this metadata record. The statewide property tax table, including all MOD-IV records, is available as a separate download "MOD-IV Tax List Search Plus Database of New Jersey." Users who need only the parcel boundaries with limited attributes may obtain those from a separate download "Parcels Composite of New Jersey". Also available separately are countywide parcels and tables of property ownership and tax information extracted from the NJ Division of Taxation database.The polygons delineated in this dataset do not represent legal boundaries and should not be used to provide a legal determination of land ownership. Parcels are not survey data and should not be used as such. Please note that these parcel datasets are not intended for use as tax maps. They are intended to provide reasonable representations of parcel boundaries for planning and other purposes. Please see Data Quality / Process Steps for details about updates to this composite since its first publication.***NOTE*** For users who incorporate NJOGIS services into web maps and/or web applications, please sign up for the NJ Geospatial Forum discussion listserv for early notification of service changes. Visit https://nj.gov/njgf/about/listserv/ for more information.
Purpose: This layer was created to provide basic information regarding property location and taxation. The normalized parcels data were developed to be compatible with the NJ Department of the Treasury property tax management system. Attributes have been included from the property tax MOD-IV system where a match could be made confidently between the parcels data and the statewide MOD-IV table, for ease of use of the MOD-IV data in geospatial programs. This layer, intended for public web distribution, has had the contents of the OWNER_NAME field redacted. See Supplemental Information for details.
Supplemental Information: The data distributed to the public have had owner names dropped from the OWNER_NAME field, per the following legislation: Bill A6171 AcaSca (2R) https://njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2020/A6171 Attributes in this feature class table include parcel attributes specified in the NJ GIS Parcel Mapping Standard, available for download at https://geoapps.nj.gov/njgin/parcel/NJGIS_ParcelMappingStandardv3.2.pdf Additional attributes include a large subset of information from matched MOD-IV records as published for public use by NJ Department of the Treasury, Division of Taxation. A statewide extract of these records is processed each year by NJOIT Enterprise Data Services (EDS) and NJOGIS, for use with the parcel data. This processing is performed as soon as is practical after the final statewide table is available. Usually the table containing the data for the previous calendar year becomes available in late spring or early summer. The practical effect of this timing is that the MOD-IV attribute data for a summer or fall release of this feature class generally is for the calendar year previous to that release. Generally there are some parcels for each county for which a MOD-IV record is not matchable. This is due mainly to temporal mis-matches between the datasets and to the way data are organized in MOD-IV (multiple-lot properties with one tax bill are listed only once). There also are errors in the parcel data, including a few duplicated and/or mis-constructed PAMS_PIN values. Detailed QA/QC information is available from the publisher. Normalization of the parcels data is done in concert with statewide municipal boundaries data, provided by NJOGIS, as the spatial framework within which to align the parcel data. The resulting, normalized parcels data accurately and correctly edgematch at and across most municipal boundaries. Improvements to the municipal boundaries data also are made during this process and are released occasionally as warranted. The county parcel datasets are available for download from the NJ Geographic Information Network (NJGIN) Open Data site. Also available separately are county-wide tables of tax assessment information extracted from the NJ Division of Taxation MOD-IV database. A GIS_PIN has been constructed for each record in a manner consistent with the PAMS_PIN definition, in order to provide a join field. Please note cautions about performing this join; the attribute PIN_NODUP should be used. Statewide parcel and MOD-IV composite is also available as various types of map services, which are documented separately.
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 20220101
Ending Date: 20220131
Currentness Reference: mod-iv ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: Irregular
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -75.587077
East Bounding Coordinate: -73.899185
North Bounding Coordinate: 41.357073
South Bounding Coordinate: 38.920659
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None
Theme Keyword: parcel
Theme Keyword: cadastral
Theme Keyword: block
Theme Keyword: lot
Theme Keyword: qualifier
Theme Keyword: MOD-IV
Theme Keyword: MOD4
Theme Keyword: property
Theme Keyword: tax
Theme Keyword: assessment
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme Keyword: planningCadastre
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: None
Place Keyword: New Jersey
Place Keyword: NJ
Place Keyword: USA
Access Constraints: None
Use Constraints: The data layer is not survey data and must not be used as survey data. The polygons delineated in this dataset do not represent legal boundaries and should not be used to provide a legal determination of land ownership. Please note that these parcel datasets are not intended for use as respresentations of tax maps.See the balance of this metadata record for conditions that limit appropriate uses. Users are urged to look at this documentation to assess the fitness of the data for any planned use.Acknowledgment of dataset providers, NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS); and Mercer County Department of Planning, would be appreciated for maps, data or other products derived from this dataset.The State of New Jersey makes great effort to provide secure, accurate, and complete data and metadata. However, portions of the data and metadata may be incorrect or not current. Any errors or omissions should be reported for investigation.The State of New Jersey, its officers, employees or agents shall not be liable for damages or losses of any kind arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of data and metadata, including but not limited to, damages or losses caused by reliance upon the accuracy or timeliness of any such data and metadata, or damages incurred from the viewing, distributing, or copying of those materials.The data and metadata are provided "as is." No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to the data and metadata, or its hyperlinks to other Internet resources.The State disclaims any duty or obligation either to maintain availability of or to update the data and metadata.All web site data distribution by NJOGIS is, in addition, subject to the Conditions of Use for State of New Jersey executive branch web sites, listed on the State’s Legal Statement & Disclaimers page https://www.nj.gov/nj/legal.html.
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS)
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Electronic Mail Address: njgin@oit.nj.gov
Data Set Credit: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS); Atlantic County; Bergen County; Burlington County; Camden County; Cape May County; Cumberland County; Essex County; Gloucester County; Hudson County; Hunterdon County; Mercer County; Middlesex County; Monmouth County; Morris County; Ocean County; Passaic County; Salem County; Somerset County; Sussex County; Union County; Warren County; Newark; East Brunswick; New Brunswick; North Brunswick; Piscataway; South Brunswick; Woodbridge; Civil Solutions; Spatial Data Logic Processing of data from Division of Taxation for use in this dataset was performed by NJOIT, Enterprise Data Services, Data Warehouse.
Native Data Set Environment: Esri ArcGIS 10.7.1
Data Quality Information:
Attribute Value Accuracy Information:
Attribute Accuracy Report: QA/QC procedures include the following: 1) Ran query to find records where the PAMS_PIN does not equal the concatenation of MUN, BLOCK, LOT, and QCODE field. 2) Used Find Identical tool to find duplicate PAMS_PIN values. 3) Used Find Identical tool to find duplicate PCL_GUID values. 4) Ran query for Blank or NULL MUN, BLOCK, LOT, AND QCODE values. 5) Ran query for NULL QCODE field values. 6) Match rate of parcels to MOD-IV determined. Core attributes were generally accepted as reported by the local government steward of the individual parcel data sets (county or municipal). Accuracy is likely to vary by steward. The PAMS_PIN attribute is intended to be unique. However, known errors of duplicate values exist and have been reviewed by OGIS against available source data before publishing. In addition, the join of MOD-IV records to parcel records is not complete for those that have unique PINs. Some parcel records do not have a matching MOD-IV record due to duplicate PINs as described above, incorrect PAMS_PIN values, temporal mismatches in the data sets, or due in part to the organization of the MOD-IV database. In particular, multi-lot sites are recognized under a single MOD-IV record, with the other lots listed in the "additional lots" field. Representational and numbering errors may also exist in the parcel data, such as MOD-IV records that do not have a matching parcel record due to temporal mismatches and errors. Quality of the MOD-IV attributes was not checked thoroughly. The GIS_PIN was checked and is unique in the table. These data match the source data. Consult the NJ Dept of the Treasury, Division of Taxation for information on how the MOD-IV table attributes are maintained and checked, and Process Steps in this metadata record for the derivation of MOD-IV attributes.
Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Assessment:
Attribute Accuracy Explanation: Attribute verification implemented using 1Integrate rules-based software to identify and correct the following: 1) where PAMS_PIN does not equal concatenation of MUN, BLOCK, LOT, and QCODE field 2) where duplicate PAMS_PIN values exist 3) where duplicate PCL_GUID values exist 4) where empty or NULL MUN, BLOCK, or LOT values exist 5) where QCODE value is NULL 6) match rate of parcels to MOD-IV
Logical Consistency Report: Data sources differ for each county, and within some counties by municipality. Parcel polygon boundaries have been edgematched at and across all municipal boundaries.
Completeness Report: The entire extent of NJ property ownership is covered. However, the parcel polygons do not completely cover the state, due both to expected gaps (e.g. road rights-of-way) and erroneous gaps.
Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: Horizontal accuracy varies according to original source and development process. Many, but not all areas were developed from a combination of scanned, georeferenced tax maps and statewide orthophotography at a nominal scale of 1:2400.
Quantitative Horizontal Positional Accuracy Assessment:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Explanation: None
Lineage:
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20210715
Title: MOD-IV Tax List Search Plus Database of New Jersey
Type of Source Media: onLine
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 20200101
Ending Date: 20201231
Source Currentness Reference: Ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: MOD-IV Tax List Search Plus Database of New Jersey
Source Contribution: Statewide tax information for property in NJ. The table is derived from the NJ MOD-IV system each year. MOD-IV provides for the uniform preparation, maintenance, presentation and storage of property tax information required by the Constitution of the State of New Jersey, New Jersey Statutes and rules promulgated by the Director of the Division of Taxation. MOD-IV maintains and updates all assessment records, and produces all statutorily required tax lists. This list accounts for all parcels of real property as delineated and identified on each municipality's official Tax Map, as well as taxable values and descriptive data for each parcel. The MOD-IV system cuts off data submissions in October, and provides an extract to the NJ Division of Taxation in January. The Division of Taxation arranges for processing and releases the statewide results for the previous tax year in late spring or early summer. NJOGIS and EDS process the statewide table further for GIS use.
Process Step:
Process Description:
As part of the NJOGIS effort to develop a statewide composite of parcel datasets, parcels sharing boundaries with municipal boundaries were modified to be coincident to the municipal boundaries data developed in 2008 by NJOGIS and adopted by GIS users throughout the state. Parcel boundaries that cross municipal boundaries were also modified to properly align at and across the municipal boundary. Three additional attribute fields were added to the attribute table to help note changes that occurred as a result of this process. They include a field to store the original size of the parcel before editing, a field to store the percentage change in area size, and a field to code parcels that were significantly altered in size and/or shape. After parcel geometry edits were completed, the area percentage change was calculated by comparing the size of the original area to the modified area using the following calculation, ([Shape_Area] / [OriginalAREA]) *100. Each parcel with a value below 90 percent and above 110 percent was considered significant and reviewed more closely against 2007/2008 orthophotography and municipal tax maps to determine if the parcel modification was appropriate. If, upon further inspection, the parcel modification was not consistent with the dimensions or acreage values shown on tax maps and/or orthophotography, the parcel (and neighboring parcels, if necessary) was again modified to minimize the size and/or shape distortion of the polygon. After additional editing, the area change was recalculated. If the recalculated change was still outside of the acceptable distortion level, the parcel was given a production code with an explanation for why the shape and/or area of the parcel was altered to a significant degree. Definitions for the production codes were given to each data steward to assist in their review of the data. The three additional attribute fields added to the attribute table to help note changes were deleted before final delivery of the dataset to the data steward and NJOGIS.
Process Date: 20090101
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJOGIS
Contact Person: Douglas M. Schleifer
Contact Position: Manager
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-376-7594
Contact Electronic Mail Address: doug.schleifer@tech.nj.gov
Hours: M-F 9-4
Contact Instructions: email preferred
Process Step:
Process Description:
Updates to records for the following counties were deployed in a new statewide parcel feature class with minimal attributes. Atlantic County Burlington County Camden County Cape May County Monmouth County Morris County Somerset County Hunterdon County South Brunswick Township Middlesex County Warren County Ocean County
Process Date: 20100630
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJOGIS
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: Use email
Contact Electronic Mail Address: njgin@oit.nj.gov
Contact Instructions: For access to the ArcSDE feature class (Garden State Network users ONLY), contact edith.konopka@tech.nj.gov. Please include your phone number in the email.
Process Step:
Process Description:
In a continuing effort to improve parcels data quality, NJOGIS and several county partners coordinated work to identify and fix duplicate PAMS_PIN records. Most duplicates were related to condominium qualifier codes. A much smaller proportion were due to incorrect data input and/or duplicate block and lot numbers on tax maps.
Process Date: 20110701
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJOGIS
Contact Person: Douglas M. Schleifer
Contact Position: Manager
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-376-7594
Contact Electronic Mail Address: doug.schleifer@tech.nj.gov
Hours: M-F 9-4
Contact Instructions: email preferred
Process Step:
Process Description:
By August 2011 additional corrections received as updated parcel layers from stewards as listed below: Atlantic County, Bergen County, Burlington County, Camden County, Gloucester County, Hudson County, Hunterdon County, Mercer County, Monmouth County, Ocean County, Passaic County, Salem County, Sussex County, Union, and Warren County, and the following municipalities: Newark, East Brunswick Township and South Brunswick Township. September 2011: Cape May County updates. January 2012: Cumberland County update incorporates a significant revision developed for the county in 2010 using updated tax map information. It was reconciled with the 2009 NJOGIS normalized parcels dataset. The modifications affected Salem County. February 2012: Burlington County updates. See details at https://njgin.state.nj.us/oit/gis/NJ_NJGINExplorer/docs/parcelAnnounce.pdf
Process Date: 20120201
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJOGIS
Contact Person: Yelena Pikovskaya
Contact Position: GIS Specialist
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-376-7580
Contact Electronic Mail Address: yelena.pikovskaya@tech.nj.gov
Hours: 9-4
Contact Instructions: e-mail is preferred
Process Step:
Process Description:
A new composite statewide feature class was created by appending the latest feature class for each county or municipality into a new feature class structure. The attribute "PIN_NODUP" was filled as described below. The new structure included all previous attributes and some additional MOD-IV attributes. As of end of June 2013 corrections received as updated parcel layers from stewards as listed below were included: Cumberland County Monmouth County City of Newark - March 13, 2012 Mercer County ( MUN_CODE only) to reflect the upcoming merger between Princeton Borough and Princeton Township in January 2013. - December 11, 2012 Cape May County - March 26, 2013 Ocean County - April 11, 2013 Camden County - May 20, 2013 Hudson County - May 24, 2013 Bergen County - June 20, 2013 Burlington County - June 26, 2013 See details at https://njgin.state.nj.us/oit/gis/NJ_NJGINExplorer/docs/parcelAnnounce.pdf. Appropriate values for PIN_NODUP were calculated for the composite feature class from PAMS_PIN by using the following queries in sqlplus: UPDATE Cad_parcel_mod4 SET DUP = 'y' WHERE pams_pin in (select pams_pin from Cad_parcel_mod4 group by pams_pin having ( count(pams_pin) > 1)); UPDATE Cad_parcel_mod4 SET DUP = 'n' WHERE pams_pin in (select pams_pin from Cad_parcel_mod4 group by pams_pin having ( count(pams_pin) = 1)); At this point, contents were checked by query to make sure all records were filled appropriately. UPDATE Cad_parcel_mod4 SET PIN_NODUP = 'XXXNLL' WHERE DUP = 'y'; UPDATE Cad_parcel_mod4 SET PIN_NODUP = PAMS_PIN WHERE DUP = 'n'; Note that PIN_NODUP was set to dummy value XXXNLL for those records with non-uniqe PIN values.
Process Date: 20130628
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJOGIS
Contact Person: Yelena Pikovskaya
Contact Position: GIS Specialist
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-376-7580
Contact Electronic Mail Address: yelena.pikovskaya@tech.nj.gov
Hours: 9-4
Contact Instructions: e-mail is preferred
Process Step:
Process Description:
Parcels and MOD-IV data for Essex County, and updated data for Middlesex County, Princeton Borough and Princeton Township, were processed to create a feature class with the same attributes as Cad_parcel_mod4. The statewide feature class was updated by deleting records for Middlesex County and the Princetons, and appending updates including records for Princeton. Then the following fields were indexed: PAMS_PIN PCL_MUN PCL_BLOCK PCL_LOT PCL_QCODE PIN_NODUP COUNTY CD_CODE
Process Date: 20130919
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJOGIS
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: Use email
Contact Electronic Mail Address: njgin@oit.nj.gov
Contact Instructions: For access to the ArcSDE feature class (Garden State Network users ONLY,) contact edith.konopka@tech.nj.gov. Please include your phone number in the email.
Process Step:
Process Description:
Tax List records from the statewide table released in May, 2014 were received June 5, 2014, as raw data from the Taxation Team of NJOIT which collected source information from the MOD-IV system. The csv file was loaded into an Oracle database by EDS staff. They then created a table for use by GIS, including processing of Lot, Block, and Qualifier code fields to format needed for GIS Parcel Identification Number, and creating the GIS_PIN. Because of the degree of variation in assessor entries to the block, lot, and qualifier fields in MOD-IV, processing those entries into the correct format is a non-trivial task and required examining and correcting for a number of different formats. EDS also processed a number of the MOD-IV content fields into more GIS user - friendly formats, requested by NJOGIS. The final contents are described in Entity and Attribute Information. For 2014, changes were made to the MOD-IV table including the number of fields and some data types. For example LAST_YR_TX was converted to a text field with contents in US dollars and cents, and the format was changed for field entries in BLOCK, LOT, AND QUALIFIER. The processed table was copied to NJOGIS enterprise geodatabase, and examined for quality. Eight records with duplicate GIS_PIN values were researched and four of them corrected, resulting in a table with unique values for this attribute (as designed).
Process Date: 20150123
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJOGIS
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: Use email
Contact Electronic Mail Address: njgin@oit.nj.gov
Contact Instructions: For access to the ArcSDE feature class (Garden State Network users ONLY,) contact edith.konopka@tech.nj.gov. Please include your phone number in the email.
Process Step:
Process Description:
An Oracle/ArcSDE view was created by joining MOD-IV 2014 table to the 2014 parcel composite layer. SDE view was exported to File Geodatabase feature class. Please note that there are some added fields compared to previous versions of the expanded feature class, and for a few fields the format of the contents have changed (see previous process step for 2014 MOD-IV data.) The following fields are indexed on the feature class once it has been transferred to a geodatabase: PAMS_PIN PCL_MUN PCLBLOCK PCLLOT PCLQCODE PIN_NODUP CD_CODE PROP_CLASS COUNTY MUN_NAME LAND_VAL IMPRVT_VAL NET_VALUE CALC_ACRE The following script was used for the view: sdetable -i 5156 -s abbott43.oit.state.nj.us \ -u gis -p xxx -o create_view \ -T CAD_PARCEL_MOD4_V \ -t "GIS.Cad_parcel,GIS.Cad_mod4" \ -c "Cad_parcel.OBJECTID,Cad_parcel.PAMS_PIN,\ Cad_parcel.MUN,Cad_parcel.BLOCK,Cad_parcel.LOT,\ Cad_parcel.QCODE,\ Cad_parcel.LASTUPDATE,Cad_parcel.PIN_NODUP,\ Cad_parcel.SHAPE,\ Cad_mod4.GIS_PIN,Cad_mod4.CD_CODE,\ Cad_mod4.PROP_CLASS,\ Cad_mod4.COUNTY,Cad_mod4.MUN_NAME,\ Cad_mod4.PROP_LOC,\ Cad_mod4.OWNER_NAME,\ Cad_mod4.ST_ADDRESS,Cad_mod4.CITY_STATE,\ Cad_mod4.ZIP_CODE,\ Cad_mod4.LAND_VAL,Cad_mod4.IMPRVT_VAL,\ Cad_mod4.NET_VALUE,Cad_mod4.LAST_YR_TX,\ Cad_mod4.BLDG_DESC,Cad_mod4.LAND_DESC,\ Cad_mod4.CALC_ACRE,Cad_mod4.ADD_LOTS1,\ Cad_mod4.ADD_LOTS2,Cad_mod4.FAC_NAME,\ Cad_mod4.PROP_USE,Cad_mod4.BLDG_CLASS,Cad_mod4.DEED_BOOK,\ Cad_mod4.DEED_PAGE,Cad_mod4.DEED_DATE,Cad_mod4.YR_CONSTR,\ Cad_mod4.SALES_CODE,Cad_mod4.SALE_PRICE,Cad_mod4.DWELL,\ Cad_mod4.COMM_DWELL,Cad_mod4.OLD_PROPID,\ Cad_mod4.ZIP5,Cad_mod4.ZIP_PLUS4" \ -a "OBJECTID,PAMS_PIN,PCL_MUN,PCL_BLOCK,PCL_LOT,PCL_QCODE,PCL_LASTUPD,\ PIN_NODUP,SHAPE,GIS_PIN,CD_CODE,PROP_CLASS,COUNTY,MUN_NAME,PROP_LOC,\ OWNER_NAME,ST_ADDRESS,CITY_STATE,ZIP_CODE,LAND_VAL,\ IMPRVT_VAL,NET_VALUE,LAST_YR_TX,BLDG_DESCR,LAND_DESCR,CALC_ACRE,\ ADD_LOTS1,ADD_LOTS2,FAC_NAME,PROP_USE,BLDG_CLASS,DEED_BOOK,DEED_PAGE,DEED_DATE,\ YR_CONSTR,SALES_CODE,SALE_PRICE,DWELL,COMM_DWELL,OLD_PROPID,\ ZIP5,ZIP_PLUS4" \ -w "(Cad_parcel.PIN_NODUP = Cad_mod4.GIS_PIN(+))"
Process Date: 20150124
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJOGIS
Contact Person: Yelena Pikovskaya
Contact Position: GIS Specialist
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-376-7580
Contact Electronic Mail Address: yelena.pikovskaya@tech.nj.gov
Process Step:
Process Description:
Metadata were edited extensively and imported. Inapplicable details from previous publication processing were eliminated, and updates reflecting the data were added.
Process Date: 20150212
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJOGIS
Contact Person: Edith Konopka
Contact Position: Spatial Database Manager
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-376-7530
Contact Electronic Mail Address: edith.konopka@tech.nj.gov
Process Step:
Process Description:
New Statewide composite feature class was complied from the latest individual county parcel datasets on file with NJOGIS. 2012 City of Newark parcel dataset was used, since it was more complete than the latest Essex County parcel information for Newark. The same Oracle/SDE View described in process step 8 was still used to join the revised 2014 statewide parcel composite to the 2014 MOD-IV table. SDE view was exported to File Geodatabase feature class. The following fields are indexed on the feature class once it has been transferred to a geodatabase: PAMS_PIN PCL_MUN PCLBLOCK PCLLOT PCLQCODE PIN_NODUP CD_CODE PROP_CLASS COUNTY MUN_NAME LAND_VAL IMPRVT_VAL NET_VALUE CALC_ACRE
Process Date: 20150325
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJOGIS
Contact Person: Patrick McDonald
Contact Position: Supervisor, Data Development
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-376-7552
Contact Electronic Mail Address: patrick.mcdonald@tech.nj.gov
Hours: M-F 9-4
Contact Instructions: email preferred
Process Step:
Process Description:
The parcels for Burlington County (City of Beverly only), Essex County, Passaic County, Salem County (certain parcels only), and Union County were removed and replaced with updated parcels from file geodatabases. Details are as follows:

Burlington County - The previous parcels for Beverly City were removed by NJOGIS and all parcels were replaced with updated parcels from Burlington County GIS. This replacement was needed due to citywide block and lot re-numbering from a newly approved set of tax maps for the city. Topology was validated and any errors were corrected.

Essex County - The Essex parcels were edge matched with the Passaic and Union County parcels by the NJOGIS using Essex County tax maps, property deed info from the Passaic and Union County Clerks and Passaic and Union County municipal tax maps. 2012 NJ orthophotography was used as a base the help with this edge matching process.

City of Newark parcels were imported into Essex County parcels by NJOGIS and edge matched with Essex, Passaic, and Union parcels as described above. Several large areas of parcel shift of +/- 4' were fixed by NJOGIS as part of this process.

Topology (parcel gaps & overlaps) was set up and validate for the entire parcel dataset. Any topology errors were corrected by NJOGIS.

An attribute analyis was performed for the entire parcel dataset. This analysis included looking for duplicate PAMS_PIN values and PAMS_PIN vaues that did not match the concatenation of the MUN, BLOCK, LOT & QCODE fields. NJOGIS corrected as many of these errors as possible.

Analysis report was created to send to the county parcel steward that shows the parcel to MOD-IV and MOD-IV to parcel match rate info for each town in the county, listings of the parcel and MOD-IV records that do not have a matching parcel, remaining duplicate PAMS_PIN values, remaining PAMS_PIN values that do not match the concatenation of the MUN, BLOCK, LOT & QCODE fields, listing of MOD-IV records with a QUALIFIER field value that do have a matching parcel (along with match rates for each town in the county).

Passaic County - The Passaic parcels were edge matched with the Essex County parcels by the NJOGIS using property deed info from the Passaic County Clerk and municipal tax maps. 2012 NJ orthophotography was used as a base the help with this edge matching process.

Topology (parcel gaps & overlaps) was set up and validate for the entire parcel dataset. Any topology errors were corrected by NJOGIS.

An attribute analyis was performed for the entire parcel dataset. This analysis included looking for duplicate PAMS_PIN values and PAMS_PIN vaues that did not match the concatenation of the MUN, BLOCK, LOT & QCODE fields. NJOGIS corrected as many of these errors as possible.

Analysis report was created to send to the county parcel steward that shows the parcel to MOD-IV and MOD-IV to parcel match rate info for each town in the county, listings of the parcel and MOD-IV records that do not have a matching parcel, remaining duplicate PAMS_PIN values, remaining PAMS_PIN values that do not match the concatenation of the MUN, BLOCK, LOT & QCODE fields, listing of MOD-IV records with a QUALIFIER field value that do have a matching parcel (along with match rates for each town in the county).

Salem County - Parcels were adjusted to coincide with the revised municipal boundaries for Upper Pittsgrove Township, Pittsgrove Township, and Elmer Borough. Municpal boundary revisions were based on the Anthony Farm Green Acres Survey (Block 2 Lots 49 & 56) in Elmer Borough.

Union County - The Union parcels were edge matched with the Essex County parcels by the NJOGIS using property deed info from the Union County Clerk and municipal tax maps. 2012 NJ orthophotography was used as a base the help with this edge matching process.

Topology (parcel gaps & overlaps) was set up and validate for the entire parcel dataset. Any topology errors were corrected by NJOGIS.

An attribute analyis was performed for the entire parcel dataset. This analysis included looking for duplicate PAMS_PIN values and PAMS_PIN vaues that did not match the concatenation of the MUN, BLOCK, LOT & QCODE fields. NJOGIS corrected as many of these errors as possible.

Analysis report was created to send to the county parcel steward that shows the parcel to MOD-IV and MOD-IV to parcel match rate info for each town in the county, listings of the parcel and MOD-IV records that do not have a matching parcel, remaining duplicate PAMS_PIN values, remaining PAMS_PIN values that do not match the concatenation of the MUN, BLOCK, LOT & QCODE fields, listing of MOD-IV records with a QUALIFIER field value that do have a matching parcel (along with match rates for each town in the county).
Process Date: 20151102
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJOGIS
Contact Person: Patrick McDonald
Contact Position: Supervisor, Data Development
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-376-7552
Contact Electronic Mail Address: patrick.mcdonald@tech.nj.gov
Hours: M-F 9-4
Contact Instructions: email preferred
Process Step:
Process Description:
Added unique value primary key field (PCL_GUID).  The value in this field will never change during the lifetime of the parcel.  The value in PCL_GUID field was populated for all parcel records using the ArcGIS Field Calculator and applying the following Python Script:

def ID():
  import uuid
  return str(uuid.uuid4())

# Calculates 36-character GUID values, without curly braces
# Be sure to set parser=Python in field calculator window

PCL_GUID = ID()

After the script was run, the Find Identical Tool was run to make sure all records had a unique value.  No duplicate values were found for any of the parcel records.
Process Date: 20160408
Process Step:
Process Description:
Essex County - All Verona Township parcels were updated with the current block and lot numbers from the tax maps that were approved by the Division of Taxation in 2015. Re-numbering was completed using an Microsoft Excel crosswalk spreadsheet supplied by the municipal Tax Assessor. 

Monmouth County - Existing parcels for Asbury Park, Bradley Beach Borough, and Neptune Township were replaced with municipal parcels based on digital tax maps for each town. Asbury Park and Neptune Township had recently undergone town wide block and lot renumbering, so the existing parcels did not correspond to the MOD-IV database. As part of this replacement process, each of the three town's parcels were edge matched with the existing county parcels and each other. Parcels along the boundary that span the boundary, but are assessed in one town only, were merged and represented as one parcel. Any missing subdivisions, parcel mergers, or condos in the surrounding towns that were found during the edge matching process, were added. 

Morris County - All block, lot numbers, adn QCODE values for Kinnelon Borough were updated to reflect the current block, lot, and QCODE values on the 2015 tax maps. This was completed using a spatial join of the current Kinnelon Borough parcel shapefile from Morris County to the existing parcels. Where the spatial join did not properly conflate the block, lot, and QCODE values, the information was manually updated in the Morris County parcels. Where possible lot mergers and subdivisions were also completed from the municipal tax maps. The final match rate for Kinnelon Borough between parcels and MOD-IV is now over 99%. 

Union County - The Block, Lot, and QCODE values for evey parcel in Mountainside Borough were updated to match the current MOD-IV data. The values in the OLD_PROP_ID field in the MOD-IV were used to determine new Block, Lot, and QCODE values for the parcels. Upon completion, 100% of the parcels had a matching MOD-IV record and more than 99% of the MOD-IV records had a matching parcel. The Mountainside parcels were also edge matched with the adjacent municipalities. All parcels along the municipal boundary that spanned the boundary were merged into one parcel if they were fully assessed in only one town. Any missing subdivisions, parcel mergers, or missing condos, that were discovered during the edge matching or parcel re-numbering processes, were added.
Process Date: 20160720
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJOGIS
Contact Person: Patrick McDonald
Contact Position: Supervisor, Data Development
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-376-7552
Contact Electronic Mail Address: patrick.mcdonald@tech.nj.gov
Hours: M-F 9-4
Contact Instructions: email preferred
Process Step:
Process Description:
Somerset County Submitted Updates

Parcels from Montgomery Township and Franklin Township are mainatained by each municipality. Data from both municipalities are directly incorporated into the county parcel dataset.

Using the MOD-IV data, unmatched parcels are investiagted for discrepancies and errors. Errors or required updates are corrected by Somerset County.

QA/QC proceedurs are run by Somerset County to find and correct discrepancies in the PAMS_PIN, BLOCK, LOT AND QCODE fields.

New subdivisions are added to parcels using digital CAD files or filed subdivision plats. ArcMap COGO tools are used to perform updates.
Process Date: 20170501
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Somerset County Management Information Services
Contact Person: Ann Borowik
Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: 20 Grove Street
City: Somerville
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08876
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: (908) 231-7671
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (908) 707-1332
Contact Electronic Mail Address: borowik@co.somerset.nj.us
Process Step:
Process Description:
The parcels for the following Monmouth County municipalities were replaced with tax map based municipal parcels:

  Ocean Township
  Marlboro Township
  Eatontown Borough
  Manasquan Borough

Prior to incorporating the municipal parcels, QA/QC checks were run against the muncipal parcel data. The checks included the following steps:

Topology - The following topology rules were applied and data were validated against these rules. Any parcel errors were corrected or marked as exceptions where appropriate. Gaps for rights-of-way were marked as exceptions:

  Parcels must be covered by county polygon
  Parcels must be covered by a municipality
  Parcels must not overlap
  Parcels must not have gaps

Edge Matching - Parcels were edge matched at county and municipal boundaries using the tax maps and filed legal documents where required. 2015 NJ orthophotos were used as the base map for this process. All parcels that span a municipal or county boundary, but are only assessed in one municipality, were merged info one parcel based on the muncipality where they are assessed per the MOD-IV database.

  Attribute Validation - The following steps were used to validate parcel attributes:

  Verified and corrected the PAMS_PIN field against the MUN, BLOCK, LOT and QCODE. 
  NJOGIS checked the MUN, BLOCK and LOT fields for missing values.
  Verified and corrected records with duplicate PAMS_PIN values. There are a small number of records
  where the duplicate values could not be corrected at this time.
  All QCODE records with a NULL value were replaced with a zero-length string value (blank).
Process Date: 20170524
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJOGIS
Contact Person: Patrick McDonald
Contact Position: Supervisor, Data Development
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-376-7552
Contact Electronic Mail Address: patrick.mcdonald@tech.nj.gov
Hours: M-F 9-4
Contact Instructions: email preferred
Process Step:
Process Description:
Somerset County

NJOGIS Ran QA/QC processes on the submitted parcel data

Topology Rules
Parcels must be covered by county polygon
Parcels must be covered by a municipality
Parcels must not overlap
Parcels must not have gaps

All ROW gaps marked as exceptions. All parcel “crop circles” (parcels representing the house on a farm) marked as exceptions. Gaps and overlaps resolved based on best judgement, context clues and tax maps.

Edge Matching

Edge matched parcels along county boundary first, then between municipal boundaries in Somerset County. To do this, we looked at adjacent parcels across boundaries and called out areas where we thought they should line up. We then looked at varies sources like NJ aerial imagery, MOD-IV and tax maps for further information. Parcels spanning the boundary were merged based on where they are assessed according to the MOD-IV. 

Attribute Validation

1. Verified and corrected the PAMS_PIN field against the MUN, BLOCK, LOT and QCODE. 
2. We checked the MUN, BLOCK and LOT fields for missing values.
3. Verified and corrected records with duplicate PAMS_PIN values. There are a small number of records where the duplicate values could not be corrected at this time.
4. All QCODE records with a NULL value were replaced with a zero-length string value (blank).
5. For farmland asessed parcels the non-QFARM and QFARM ploygons were reversed.  The QFARM value was assigned to the non-FARM circular polygon.  Queries were run and where found these values were properly reversed.
Process Date: 20171101
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJOGIS
Contact Person: Patrick McDonald
Contact Position: Supervisor, Data Development
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-376-7552
Contact Electronic Mail Address: patrick.mcdonald@tech.nj.gov
Hours: M-F 9-4
Contact Instructions: email preferred
Process Step:
Process Description:
Metadata revised to correct formatting errors, rearrange selected information, and add distribution formats.
Process Date: 20180105
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJOGIS
Contact Person: Edith Konopka
Contact Position: Spatial Database Manager
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-376-7530
Contact Electronic Mail Address: edith.konopka@tech.nj.gov
Process Step:
Process Description:
Statewide parcel composite was re-generated with a join to the MOD-IV data for the 2017 tax year.  Processing model was used to create the joined parcel and MOD-IV feature class, using the PIN_NODUP field.  Using this method, any parcels with a duplicate PAMS_PIN value were excluded from joining with the MOD-IV data.
Process Date: 20180803
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJOGIS
Contact Person: Patrick McDonald
Contact Position: Supervisor, Data Development
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-376-7552
Contact Electronic Mail Address: patrick.mcdonald@tech.nj.gov
Hours: M-F 9-4
Contact Instructions: email preferred
Process Step:
Process Description:
The following county parcels were edge matched with adjacent counties that were recently updated.

Monmouth County
Union County
Morris County
Bergen County
Atlantic County

Any parcels from at a county boundary that are fully assessed in one county only were merged into one parcel that spans the county boundary.
Process Date: 20190715
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJOGIS
Contact Person: Patrick McDonald
Contact Position: Supervisor, Data Development
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-376-7552
Contact Electronic Mail Address: Patrick.McDonald@tech.nj.gov
Hours: M-F 9-4
Contact Instructions: Email is preferred.
Process Step:
Process Description:
Middlesex County
Ocean County
Burlington County
Camden County
Mercer County
Hunterdon County
Salem County
Hudson County

NJOGIS Ran QA/QC processes on the submitted parcel data.

Topology Rules
Parcels must be covered by county polygon
Parcels must be covered by a municipality
Parcels must not overlap
Parcels must not have gaps

All ROW gaps marked as exceptions. All parcel “crop circles” (parcels representing the house on a farm) marked as exceptions. Gaps and overlaps resolved based on best judgement, context clues and tax maps.

Edge Matching

Edge matched parcels along county boundary first, then between municipal boundaries in Somerset County. To do this, we looked at adjacent parcels across boundaries and called out areas where we thought they should line up. We then looked at varies sources like NJ aerial imagery, MOD-IV and tax maps for further information. Parcels spanning the boundary were merged based on where they are assessed according to the MOD-IV. 

Attribute Validation

1. Verified and corrected the PAMS_PIN field against the MUN, BLOCK, LOT and QCODE. 
2. We checked the MUN, BLOCK and LOT fields for missing values.
3. Verified and corrected records with duplicate PAMS_PIN values. There are a small number of records where the duplicate values could not be corrected at this time.
4. All QCODE records with a NULL value were replaced with a zero-length string value (blank).
5. For farmland asessed parcels the non-QFARM and QFARM ploygons were reversed. The QFARM value was assigned to the non-FARM circular polygon.  Queries were run and where found these values were properly reversed.
Process Date: 20190715
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJOGIS
Contact Person: Patrick McDonald
Contact Position: Supervisor, Data Development
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-376-7552
Contact Electronic Mail Address: patrick.mcdonald@tech.nj.gov
Hours: M-F 9-4
Contact Instructions: email preferred
Process Step:
Process Description:
Statewide parcel composite was re-generated with a join to the MOD-IV data for the 2018 tax year. Processing model was used to create the joined parcel and MOD-IV feature class, using the PIN_NODUP field. Using this method, any parcels with a duplicate PAMS_PIN value were excluded from joining with the MOD-IV data.

All of the MOD-IV records for Vernon Township, Sussex County were exluded from joining with the parcels due to block and lot renumbering for new tax maps.  The current parcels for Sussex County do not yet reflect the new block and lot numbers, but the MOD-IV data has already been updated with the new block and lot numbers.
Process Date: 20190715
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJOGIS
Contact Person: Patrick McDonald
Contact Position: Supervisor, Data Development
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-376-7552
Contact Electronic Mail Address: patrick.mcdonald@tech.nj.gov
Hours: M-F 9-4
Contact Instructions: email preferred
Process Step:
Process Description:
Metadata were edited to provide corrections, improved wording to Overview sections, and updated contact information. No changes were made to the data. Preliminary edits were made by Doug Schleifer, Manager, NJOGIS.
Process Date: 20201203
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS)
Contact Person: Edith Konopka, Ph.D., GISP
Contact Position: Spatial Database Manager
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-376-7530
Contact Electronic Mail Address: edith.konopka@tech.nj.gov
Hours: 9-4
Contact Instructions: Email is preferred.
Process Step:
Process Description:
Sussex County - Vernon Township

Revised block and lot numbers from the new Vernon Township Tax Maps, approved the NJ Department of Treasury, Tax Map Division on 02/11/2019, were incorporated using parcel data obtained from Sussex County in January, 2020.  These updated parcels do not include the tax map based parcel geometry prepared by Spatial Data Logic.  The revised geometry will be incorporated during the next overall Sussex County parcel update.
Process Date: 20201210
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS)
Contact Person: Patrick McDonald, GISP
Contact Position: Supervisor, Spatial Data Development
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-376-7552
Contact Electronic Mail Address: Patrick.McDonald@tech.nj.gov
Hours: M - F, 9am - 5pm
Contact Instructions: Email is preferred.
Process Step:
Process Description:
Essex County-Irvington Township

Block 183 Lots 9.01 - 9.04 - In the Essex County parcels the parcels were attributed starting with lot 9.01 from south to north.  Per the Irvington tax maps, lot 9.01 is actually located at the north end and then run sequentially south.  Lot numbers were revised by NJOGIS to correspond to the tax maps.  Address points also had to be properly revised and reloacted.
Process Date: 20210108
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS)
Contact Person: Patrick McDonald, GISP
Contact Position: Supervisor, Spatial Data Development
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-376-7552
Contact Electronic Mail Address: Patrick.McDonald@tech.nj.gov
Hours: M - F, 9am - 5pm
Contact Instructions: Email is preferred.
Process Step:
Process Description:
Monmouth County-Millstone Township

Block 7 Lots 4, 4.01 and 5.03 - Per the request of the parcels owner, NJOGIS reviewed parcels per Millstone Township tax maps.  Lot 5.03 was merged into lot 4.01 back in 2002.  NJOGIS merged parcels amd adjusted lots 4 and 4.01 to more accurately represnt the tax maps.  Lot 7.03 also had to be slightly adjusted to maintain topology.
Process Date: 20210112
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS)
Contact Person: Patrick McDonald, GISP
Contact Position: Supervisor, Spatial Data Development
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-376-7552
Contact Electronic Mail Address: Patrick.McDonald@tech.nj.gov
Hours: M - F, 9am - 5pm
Contact Instructions: Email is preferred.
Process Step:
Process Description:
Cumberland County

NJOGIS ran QA/QC processes on the submitted parcel data

Topology Rules
Parcels must be covered by county polygon
Parcels must be covered by a municipality
Parcels must not overlap
Parcels must not have gaps

All ROW gaps marked as exceptions. All parcel “crop circles” (parcels representing the house on a farm) marked as exceptions. Gaps and overlaps resolved based on best judgement, context clues and tax maps.

Edge Matching

Edge matched parcels along county boundary first, then between municipal boundaries in Cumberland County. To do this, we looked at adjacent parcels across boundaries and called out areas where we thought they should line up. We then looked at varies sources like NJ aerial imagery,  and tax maps for further information. Parcels spanning the boundary were merged based on where they are assessed according to the . 

Attribute Validation

1. Verified and corrected the PAMS_PIN field against the MUN, BLOCK, LOT and QCODE. 
2. We checked the MUN, BLOCK and LOT fields for missing values.
3. Verified and corrected records with duplicate PAMS_PIN values. There are a small number of records where the duplicate values could not be corrected at this time.
4. All QCODE records with a NULL value were replaced with a zero-length string value (blank).
5. For farmland asessed parcels in Vineland, the non-QFARM and QFARM ploygons were reversed.  The QFARM value was assigned to the non-FARM circular polygon.  Queries were run and where found these values were properly reversed.
Process Date: 20210112
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS)
Contact Person: Patrick McDonald, GISP
Contact Position: Supervisor, Spatial Data Development
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-376-7552
Contact Electronic Mail Address: Patrick.McDonald@tech.nj.gov
Hours: M - F, 9am - 5pm
Contact Instructions: Email is preferred.
Process Step:
Process Description:
Atlantic County
Cape May County

During Cumberland County parcels edge matching process, some parcels in the above adjacent counties were adjusted along the county boundary.
Process Date: 20210112
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS)
Contact Person: Leslie O'Hara
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609-376-7093
Contact Electronic Mail Address: Leslie.Ohara@tech.nj.gov
Hours: M - F, 9am - 5pm
Contact Instructions: Email is preferred.
Process Step:
Process Description:
NJOGIS requested the latest Parcel data from the following Counties:

Bergen, Passiac, Sussex, Union and Montclair Township in Essex County

And performed the following QA/QC processes on the submitted parcel data.
Topology Rules for Spatial data include:
-Parcels must be covered by county polygon
-Parcels must be covered by a municipality
-Parcels must not overlap
-Parcels must not have gaps
Parcel gap and overlap errors resolved based on best judgement, context clues, and tax maps.  
1Integrate software used to identify and correct polygon geometries such as kickbacks, multipart geometries, and spikes.
Where applicable, parcel edge matching occurred along municipal boundaries within the County and along County boundary with neighboring County parcel data.  Sources for verification included NJ aerial imagery, municipal tax maps, and Mod IV tax records.  Parcel geometries split across municipal boundaries were merged into a single polygon if Land Value was 0 for one polygon according to Mod IV tax records.
Process Date: 20211201
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS)
Contact Person: Stephen Eckhardt
Contact Position: Spatial Data Development Specialist
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609.376.7575
Contact Electronic Mail Address: stephen.eckhardt@tech.nj.gov
Process Step:
Process Description:
Block and Lot numbers revised to the new Highland Park Borough Tax Maps, approved by the NJ Department of Treasury, Tax Map Division, using parcel data obtained from Middlesex County in July, 2021.
Process Date: 20211202
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS)
Contact Person: Stephen Eckhardt
Contact Position: Spatial Data Development Specialist
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609.376.7575
Contact Electronic Mail Address: stephen.eckhardt@tech.nj.gov
Process Step:
Process Description:
Statewide parcel composite was re-generated with a join to the MOD-IV data for the 2020 tax year.  Processing model was used to create the joined parcel and MOD-IV feature class, using the PIN_NODUP field.  Using this method, any parcels with a duplicate PAMS_PIN value were excluded from joining with the MOD-IV data.

In compliance with the provisions and protections afforded the personally identifiable information of certain persons, as enacted by P.L. 2020, c. 125, OGIS has redacted owner names from this database.
Process Date: 20211203
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS)
Contact Person: Stephen Eckhardt
Contact Position: Spatial Data Development Specialist
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609.376.7575
Contact Electronic Mail Address: stephen.eckhardt@tech.nj.gov
Process Step:
Process Description:
NJOGIS requested the latest Parcel data from the following Counties: Burlington, Cape May, Mercer

And performed the following QA/QC processes on the submitted parcel data. 
Topology Rules for Spatial data include:
-Parcels must be covered by county polygon
-Parcels must be covered by a municipality
-Parcels must not overlap
-Parcels must not have gaps

Parcel gap and overlap errors resolved based on best judgement, context clues, and tax maps.  
1Integrate software used to identify and correct polygon geometries such as kickbacks, multipart geometries, and spikes.
Where applicable, parcel edge matching occurred along municipal boundaries within the County and along County boundary with neighboring County parcel data.  Sources for verification included NJ aerial imagery, municipal tax maps, and Mod IV tax records.  Parcel geometries split across municipal boundaries were merged into a single polygon if Land Value was 0 for one polygon according to Mod IV tax records.
Process Date: 20220414
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS)
Contact Person: Stephen Eckhardt
Contact Position: Spatial Data Development Specialist
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609.376.7575
Contact Electronic Mail Address: stephen.eckhardt@tech.nj.gov
Process Step:
Process Description:
Parcels in the following tax blocks, located in Hamilton Township - Atlantic County, were recreated to align with Statewide aerial imagery and other Statewide datasets, such as road centerlines and address points.  Information contained on the municipal tax maps were used to as the primary source to update parcel boundaries in Blocks 1132.18, 1132.29 – 1132.33, and portions of 1132.01.  The boundaries of approximately 430 parcels were updated during this effort.
Process Date: 20220825
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS)
Contact Person: Stephen Eckhardt
Contact Position: Spatial Data Development Specialist
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609.376.7575
Contact Electronic Mail Address: stephen.eckhardt@tech.nj.gov
Process Step:
Process Description:
NJOGIS requested the latest Parcel data from the following Counties: Camden, Gloucester, Morris, Ocean, Salem, Warren

And performed the following QA/QC processes on the submitted parcel data. 
Topology Rules for Spatial data include:
-Parcels must be covered by county polygon
-Parcels must be covered by a municipality
-Parcels must not overlap
-Parcels must not have gaps

Parcel gap and overlap errors resolved based on best judgement, context clues, and tax maps.  
1Integrate software used to identify and correct polygon geometries such as kickbacks, multipart geometries, and spikes.

Where applicable, parcel edge matching occurred along municipal boundaries within the County and along County boundary with neighboring County parcel data.  Sources for verification included NJ aerial imagery, municipal tax maps, and Mod IV tax records.  Parcel geometries split across municipal boundaries were merged into a single polygon if Land Value was $0 for one of the polygons, with both having the same landowner, according to Mod IV tax records.

Statewide parcel composite was re-generated with a join to the MOD-IV data for the 2021 tax year.  Processing models were used to create the joined parcel and MOD-IV feature classes, using the PIN_NODUP field.  Using this method, any parcels with a duplicate PAMS_PIN value were excluded from joining with the MOD-IV data.

In compliance with the provisions and protections afforded the personally identifiable information of certain persons, as enacted by P.L. 2020, c. 125, OGIS has redacted owner names from this database.
Process Date: 20221003
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS)
Contact Person: Stephen Eckhardt
Contact Position: Spatial Data Development Specialist
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609.376.7575
Contact Electronic Mail Address: stephen.eckhardt@tech.nj.gov
Process Step:
Process Description:
All parcels within Edison Township were replaced with data created from new tax maps, approved by the NJ Department of Treasury, Tax Map Division, and obtained from Middlesex County in October 2022.  Parcels resulting from the digital tax maps also included new tax Block and Lot numbers.  

Parcels adjustments and edge matching along the boundary with Union County.
Process Date: 20221017
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS)
Contact Person: Stephen Eckhardt
Contact Position: Spatial Data Development Specialist
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609.376.7575
Contact Electronic Mail Address: stephen.eckhardt@tech.nj.gov
Process Step:
Process Description:
Statewide parcel composite was re-generated with a join to the MOD-IV data for the 2021 tax year.  Processing model was used to create the joined parcel and MOD-IV feature class, using the PIN_NODUP field.  Using this method, any parcels with a duplicate PAMS_PIN value were excluded from joining with the MOD-IV data.

In compliance with the provisions and protections afforded the personally identifiable information of certain persons, as enacted by P.L. 2020, c. 125, OGIS has redacted owner names from this database.
Process Date: 20221101
Process Step:
Process Description:
All parcels within Elizabeth Township were replaced with data created from new tax maps, approved by the NJ Department of Treasury, Tax Map Division, and obtained from Union County in September 2023. Parcels resulting from the digital tax maps also included new tax Block and Lot numbers.  

Parcels adjustments and edge matching occured along the boundary with neighboring municipalities within Union County and along the Essex County boundary.
Process Date: 20230920
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS)
Contact Person: Stephen Eckhardt
Contact Position: Spatial Data Development Specialist
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609.376.7575
Contact Electronic Mail Address: stephen.eckhardt@tech.nj.gov
Process Step:
Process Description:
NJOGIS requested the latest Parcel data from the following Counties: Atlantic, Essex, Somerset

And performed the following QA/QC processes on the submitted parcel data. 
Topology Rules for Spatial data include:
-Parcels must be covered by county polygon
-Parcels must be covered by a municipality
-Parcels must not overlap
-Parcels must not have gaps

Parcel gap and overlap errors resolved based on best judgement, context clues, and tax maps.  
1Integrate software used to identify and correct polygon geometries such as kickbacks, multipart geometries, and spikes.
Where applicable, parcel edge matching occurred along municipal boundaries within the County and along County boundary with neighboring County parcel data.  Sources for verification included NJ aerial imagery, municipal tax maps, and Mod IV tax records.  Parcel geometries split across municipal boundaries were merged into a single polygon if Land Value was 0 for one polygon according to Mod IV tax records.
Process Date: 20231004
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS)
Contact Person: Stephen Eckhardt
Contact Position: Spatial Data Development Specialist
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609.376.7575
Contact Electronic Mail Address: stephen.eckhardt@tech.nj.gov
Process Step:
Process Description:
Statewide parcel composite was re-generated with a join to the MOD-IV data for the 2022 tax year.  Processing model was used to create the joined parcel and MOD-IV feature class, using the PIN_NODUP field.  Using this method, any parcels with a duplicate PAMS_PIN value were excluded from joining with the MOD-IV data.

In compliance with the provisions and protections afforded the personally identifiable information of certain persons, as enacted by P.L. 2020, c. 125, OGIS has redacted owner names from this database.
Process Date: 20231018
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS)
Contact Person: Stephen Eckhardt
Contact Position: Spatial Data Development Specialist
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609.376.7575
Contact Electronic Mail Address: stephen.eckhardt@tech.nj.gov
Process Step:
Process Description:
NJOGIS requested the latest Parcel data from the following Counties: Cumberland, Hudson, Middlesex, Somerset

At the request of the municipality, parcels for Marlboro Township in Monmouth County were replaced with a more current dataset.

The following QA/QC processes were performed on the submitted parcel data. 
Topology Rules for Spatial data include:
-Parcels must be covered by county polygon
-Parcels must be covered by a municipality
-Parcels must not overlap
-Parcels must not have gaps

Parcel gap and overlap errors resolved based on best judgement, context clues, and tax maps.  
1Integrate software used to identify and correct polygon geometries such as kickbacks, multipart geometries, and spikes.
Where applicable, parcel edge matching occurred along municipal boundaries within the County and along County boundary with neighboring County parcel data.  Sources for verification included NJ aerial imagery, municipal tax maps, and Mod IV tax records.  Parcel geometries split across municipal boundaries were merged into a single polygon if Land Value was 0 for one polygon according to Mod IV tax records.
Process Date: 20240423
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS)
Contact Person: Stephen Eckhardt
Contact Position: Spatial Data Development Specialist
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 609.376.7575
Contact Electronic Mail Address: stephen.eckhardt@tech.nj.gov
Spatial Data Organization Information:
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:
SDTS Terms Description:
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point and Vector Object Count: 3455605
Entity and Attribute Information:
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: Cad_Parcel_mod4
Entity Type Definition: NJ GIS Parcel Mapping Standard
Entity Type Definition Source: NJOGIS
Attribute:
Attribute Label: OBJECTID
Attribute Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Shape
Attribute Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Coordinates defining the features
Attribute:
Attribute Label: PAMS_PIN
Attribute Definition: Concatenated Parcel Identification Number.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ GIS Parcel Mapping Standard
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Concatenated MUN, BLOCK, and QCODE, separated by underscores. See https://njgin.state.nj.us/oit/gis/NJ_NJGINExplorer/docs/NJGIS_ParcelMappingStandardv3.2.pdf for details
Attribute:
Attribute Label: PCL_MUN
Attribute Definition: Parcel county & municipality code (DISTRICT CODE).
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Codeset Domain:
Codeset Name: NJ municipality code
Codeset Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute:
Attribute Label: PCLBLOCK
Attribute Definition: Parcel block identifier.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ GIS Parcel Mapping Standard
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Text string, field width 10
Attribute:
Attribute Label: PCLLOT
Attribute Definition: Parcel lot identifier.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ GIS Parcel Mapping Standard
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Text string, field width 10
Attribute:
Attribute Label: PCLQCODE
Attribute Definition: Parcel qualifier code identifier.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ GIS Parcel Mapping Standard
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Text string, field width 11
Attribute:
Attribute Label: PCLLASTUPD
Attribute Definition: Date of last parcel update.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ GIS Parcel Mapping Standard
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Date of last parcel edit
Attribute:
Attribute Label: PIN_NODUP
Attribute Definition: Parcel Identification Number for records with PAMS_PIN that is unique.
Attribute Definition Source: NJOGIS
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: PAMS_PIN identifier
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: NJ GIS Parcel Mapping Standard
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: https://njgin.state.nj.us/oit/gis/NJ_NJGINExplorer/docs/NJGIS_ParcelMappingStandardv3.2.pdf
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: XXXNLL
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Record does not have a unique PAMS_PIN; the entry is duplicated in at least one other record in the statewide parcel layer
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NJOGIS
Attribute:
Attribute Label: GIS_PIN
Attribute Definition: Tax parcel record identifier
Attribute Definition Source: NJOGIS
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Parcel identifier as text, designed to match the appropriate PAMS PIN in the parcel spatial dataset. Calculated by concatenating CD_CODE, BLOCK_GIS, LOT_GIS, and QUAL_GIS
Attribute:
Attribute Label: CD_CODE
Attribute Definition: Four digit county/municipality code.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: County and municipality (district) identifier as text: A two (2) character numeric code representing the county and a two (2) character numeric code representing the municipality within the county. Concatenated from MOD-IV county ID and municipality (district) ID
Attribute:
Attribute Label: PROP_CLASS
Attribute Definition: Property Class Code: An alpha-numeric field which identifies real property by use.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 1
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Vacant Land
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV DataFields.doc
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 2
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Residential
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV DataFields.doc
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 3A
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Farm (Regular)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV DataFields.doc
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 3B
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Farm (Qualified)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV DataFields.doc
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 4A
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Commercial
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV DataFields.doc
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 4B
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Industrial
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV DataFields.doc
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 4C
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Apartment
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV DataFields.doc
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 5A
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Class 1 Railroad Property
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV DataFields.doc
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 5B
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Class II Railroad Property
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV DataFields.doc
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 6A
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Personal property Telephone
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV DataFields.doc
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 6B
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: machinery, Apparatus, or Equipment of Petroleum Refineries
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV DataFields.doc
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 15A
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Public School Property
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV DataFields.doc
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 15B
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Other School Property
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV DataFields.doc
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 15C
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Public Property
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV DataFields.doc
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 15D
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Church & Charitable Property
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV DataFields.doc
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 15E
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Cemeteries & Graveyards
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV DataFields.doc
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 15F
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Other Exempt properties not included in the above classifications
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV DataFields.doc
Attribute:
Attribute Label: COUNTY
Attribute Definition: Name of the county corresponding to the cd_code value for the record.
Attribute Definition Source: NJOGIS
Attribute Domain Values:
Codeset Domain:
Codeset Name: nj_munis (Municipalities of NJ boundary feature class)
Codeset Source: NJOGIS
Attribute:
Attribute Label: MUN_NAME
Attribute Definition: Name of the municipality corresponding to the cd_code value for the record.
Attribute Definition Source: NJOGIS
Attribute Domain Values:
Codeset Domain:
Codeset Name: Govt_admin_municipal_bnd (Municipalities of NJ boundary feature class)
Codeset Source: NJOGIS
Attribute:
Attribute Label: PROP_LOC
Attribute Definition: Property Location: the actual street address of the parcel.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Text string of parcel street address
Attribute:
Attribute Label: OWNER_NAME
Attribute Definition: Name(s) of the current owner(s) of the parcel.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Text string of owner's name NJOGIS has redacted owner names from this database. Data for public distribution has null contents in OWNER_NAME field in compliance with the provisions and protections afforded the personally identifiable information of certain persons, as enacted by P.L. 2020, c. 125,
Attribute:
Attribute Label: ST_ADDRESS
Attribute Definition: Street address of the current owner(s)
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Text string of owner's full street address: address number, name and other elements
Attribute:
Attribute Label: CITY_STATE
Attribute Definition: City and state of the current owner(s) for mailing purposes.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Text string of postal city and state names
Attribute:
Attribute Label: ZIP_CODE
Attribute Definition: Postal (Zip) Code of the current owner(s).
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Text string representing the U.S. postal service code
Attribute:
Attribute Label: LAND_VAL
Attribute Definition: The assessed value of the site as an integer.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Maximum: 970399700
Attribute Units of Measure: US Dollars (Integer)
Attribute:
Attribute Label: IMPRVT_VAL
Attribute Definition: Improvement Value: The assessed value of the all improvements to the site.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Maximum: 800000000
Attribute Units of Measure: US dollars (Integer)
Attribute:
Attribute Label: NET_VALUE
Attribute Definition: NET TAXABLE VALUE: The value of the land plus the improvement value minus limited exemptions; expressed as an integer.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Maximum: 999999000
Attribute Units of Measure: US dollars (integer)
Attribute:
Attribute Label: LAST_YR_TX
Attribute Definition: LAST YEAR TAX: Net amount of tax for the year prior to the publication year, expressed in dollars and cents as a text entry. Book closure is in the fall, extract created the following January, data release the following spring or early summer. For data released in mid-2017, book closure was fall 2016, and the last year tax value is for 2016.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Maximum: 99999.99
Attribute Units of Measure: US dollars including cents
Attribute:
Attribute Label: BLDG_DESC
Attribute Definition: Composite code expressing stories, exterior structural material, style, number of stalls, type of garage. Each part has a domain. Example: 1.5SSTL2AG means 1.5 story stone colonial with a 2 car attached garage.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: #S
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Number of stories, followed by "S"
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: AL
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Exterior structure is aluminum siding
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: B
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Exterior structure is brick
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: CB
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Exterior structure is concrete block
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: F
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Exterior structure is frame
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: M
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Exterior structure is metal
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: RC
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Exterior structure is reinforced concrete
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: S
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Exterior structure is stucco
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: SS
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Exterior structure is structured steel
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: ST
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Exterior structure is stone
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: W
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Exterior structure is wood
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: A
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Style is commercial
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: S
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Style is split level
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: B
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Style is industrial
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: C
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Style is apartments
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: D
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Style is Dutch Colonial
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: E
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Style is English Tudor
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: L
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Style is Colonial
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: M
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Style is mobile home
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: R
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Style is rancher
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: T
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Style is twin
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: W
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Style is row home
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: X
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Style is duplex
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Z
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Style is raised rancher
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: O
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Style is other
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 2
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Style is bi-level
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 3
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Style is tri-level
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: #AG
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Attached garage with number of cars prefix
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: #UG
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Unattached garage with number of cars prefixed
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual
Attribute:
Attribute Label: LAND_DESC
Attribute Definition: Size of the parcel in one of several formats; stored as text.
Attribute Definition Source: NJOGIS
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 150x351
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Lot dimensions in feet
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual 7/2011
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 52658SF
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Lot size in square feet
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual 7/2011
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 1.211 AC
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Lot size in acres
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual 7/2011
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 7.5 Acres
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Lot size in acres
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: MOD-IV User Manual 7/2011
Attribute:
Attribute Label: CALC_ACRE
Attribute Definition: Size of the parcel in acres and/or decimal fractions. Entry derived from MOD-IV contents by converting to a double precision number and dividing by 10,000. For rectangle parcels showing dimensions in feet, value for CALC_ACRE is calculated as area in sq feet and then divided by 43,560.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Size of the parcel
Attribute:
Attribute Label: ADD_LOTS1
Attribute Definition: Identifier(s) for any additional contiguous lots that were acquired with the primary lot in a common deed.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: lot identifiers as text
Attribute:
Attribute Label: ADD_LOTS2
Attribute Definition: Identifier(s) for any additional contiguous lots that were acquired with the primary lot in a common deed; overflow from first additional lots field.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: lot identifiers as text
Attribute:
Attribute Label: FAC_NAME
Attribute Definition: Type or name of exempt facility/property.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Name or type as text (standardized or ad hoc entries)
Attribute:
Attribute Label: PROP_USE
Attribute Definition: Three character property use code designating a specific description of commercial or class 4 property.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Codeset Domain:
Codeset Name: MOD-IV layout and description 58. PROPERTY USE CODE (O)
Codeset Source: NJ Division of Taxation https://www.nj.gov/treasury/taxation/pdf/lpt/MODIVLayoutandDescrip.pdf
Attribute:
Attribute Label: BLDG_CLASS
Attribute Definition: Building class code describing the quality of a property.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Codeset Domain:
Codeset Name: Appraisal manual for New Jersey assessors
Codeset Source: NJ Division of Taxation, MOD-IV Layout and Description (2013)
Attribute:
Attribute Label: DEED_BOOK
Attribute Definition: Deed book number where the current deed is filed.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Book number as text
Attribute:
Attribute Label: DEED_PAGE
Attribute Definition: Page number where the current deed is filed.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Page number as text
Attribute:
Attribute Label: DEED_DATE
Attribute Definition: Date of deed for the sale of a property as text (YYMMDD).
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Date as YYMMDD; two-digit years are ambiguous. Important note: the YYMMDD format is the REVERSE of the format in the MOD-IV system.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: YR_CONSTR
Attribute Definition: Year of building construction.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Four-character year as text
Attribute:
Attribute Label: SALES_CODE
Attribute Definition: Sales price code indicating how a sale price was investigated for sales ratio purposes.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: A
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Actual
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation, MOD-IV Layout and Description (2013)
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: F
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Field
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation, MOD-IV Layout and Description (2013)
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Q
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Questionnaire
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation, MOD-IV Layout and Description (2013)
Attribute:
Attribute Label: SALE_PRICE
Attribute Definition: Sales price indicated on the deed as an integer. Number one (1) indicates a nominal consideration sale.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Maximum: 800000000
Attribute Units of Measure: U.S. Dollar (integer)
Attribute Measurement Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute Label: DWELL
Attribute Definition: Number of residential dwelling units within the property, stored as text
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Two character number as text with leading zeros
Attribute:
Attribute Label: COMM_DWELL
Attribute Definition: Number of commercial units within the property, stored as text.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Two character number as text with leading zeros
Attribute:
Attribute Label: OLD_PROPID
Attribute Definition: Old property ID. Populated with old block and lot designations upon the execution of a property ID change.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Old block - lot - qualifier value as text
Attribute:
Attribute Label: ZIP5
Attribute Definition: First five characters only of the owner's zip code.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Five character text zip (postal) code as text
Attribute:
Attribute Label: ZIP_PLUS4
Attribute Definition: Last four characters after dash, only, of the owner's zip code, if they exist in ZIP_CODE.
Attribute Definition Source: NJ Division of Taxation
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Four character text Plus4 part of zip code string, if it exists
Attribute:
Attribute Label: PCL_PBDATE
Attribute Definition: Date NJOGIS last published the parcel.
Attribute Definition Source: NJOGIS
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Date NJOGIS last published the county parcel dataset
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Shape_Length
Attribute Definition: Length of feature in internal units.
Attribute Definition Source: Esri
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Shape_Area
Attribute Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute Definition Source: Esri
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated
Attribute:
Attribute Label: PCL_GUID
Attribute Definition: Unique value primary key field. Ultimately the value in this field will not change during the lifetime of the parcel. At this time, the value for all parcels in a given county may change during the update process.
Attribute Definition Source: NJOGIS
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: GUID type value which is unique for each parcel record. This field is intended to be the primary key field for this feature class
Overview Description:
Entity and Attribute Overview:
Tax parcel boundary polygons, with attribute information joined from MOD-IV. PAMS_PIN provides a foreign key to property tax system records from MOD-IV or PAMS. By definition this identifier should be unique, but in practice it is not. PIN_NODUP, established by querying for unique values of PAMS_PIN, is used for a unique foreign key to MOD-IV data.
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation: For parcel feature class base attribute information details, see the NJ GIS Parcel Mapping Standard document at https://njgin.state.nj.us/oit/gis/NJ_NJGINExplorer/docs/NJGIS_ParcelMappingStandardv3.2.pdf.
Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS)
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: use email
Contact Electronic Mail Address: njgin@oit.nj.gov
Distribution Liability: See General Constraints, Use Limitation (Use Constraints)
Standard Order Process:
Digital Form:
Digital Transfer Information:
Format Name: Esri File Geodatabase Feature Class
Format Version Number: 10.7
Format Specification: https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis/open-vision/standards/open-apis-specs
Format Information Content: Vector spatial features and attribute table
File Decompression Technique: zip
Transfer Size: 871
Digital Transfer Option:
Online Option:
Computer Contact Information:
Network Address:
Network Resource Name: https://njogis-newjersey.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/parcels-and-mod-iv-composite-of-nj-download
Computer Contact Information:
Network Address:
Network Resource Name: https://maps.nj.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Framework/Cadastral/MapServer/0
Fees: 0.00
Ordering Instructions: Download zipped file geodatabase from NJGIN Open Data or stream as an ArcGIS REST service from maps.nj.gov. See the NJGIN Parcel page for additional details: https://njgin.nj.gov/njgin/edata/parcels/
Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date: 20240424
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS)
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 212
City: Trenton
State or Province: NJ
Postal Code: 08625-0212
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: use email
Contact Electronic Mail Address: njgin@oit.nj.gov
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time
Metadata Security Information:
Metadata Security Classification System: ArcGIS
Metadata Security Handling Description: no special handling required