Current GIS Research
Changing Landscapes in the Garden State
The data used in the report and animated maps was provided by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and is available for download.
Approximately 1 million map tiles were generated to produce all of the project’s maps. Our GIS server runs an open-source stack, utilizing GeoServer and TileCache for rendering the maps. Due to the massive amount of data used in this project, the map tiles are stored on an Amazon S3 instance and delivered through CloudFront.
Our interactive maps work well with modern web browsers. If you have the option, use a web browser other than Internet Explorer, as it has issues properly rendering the semi-transparent map tiles. Internet Explorer 6 and earlier are not supported.
The interactive, animated web maps were colaborative effort developed by John Reiser and John Hasse of the Rowan Geospatial Research Lab.
National Guard GIS Internship Program
Rowan University was contracted in 2009 to map various facilities of the New Jersey National Guard (NJNG). The GeoLab uses GPS enabled technology to map the exterior structures of NJNG’s Readiness Centers. The data collected support the National Guard’s Real Property Inventory (RPI) and Common Installation Picture (CIP).
Reports and data are presented to the National Guard through a GIS web enabled server based at Rowan University. Through this program interns have the opportunity to explore and gain valuable experience in GIS outside of the classroom.