About


NJ MAP is an interactive atlas for ecological resources, environmental education and sustainable communities. The Geospatial Research Lab at Rowan University’s Department of Geography, Planning and Sustainability created this free online map viewer to connect NJ citizens, municipalities and advocacy groups with real time geospatial tools to support their planning and conservation efforts.

Organized into a suite of publicly available geospatial tools, each NJ MAP project focuses on a specific New Jersey environmental, land use and sustainability issue. Intended users include Sustainable Jersey Green Teams, municipal planning boards, environmental commissions, land trusts, watershed organizations and concerned citizens among others. The NJ MAP vision is to make statewide GIS data relatable and easy to understand.

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Winner of APA NJ's 2020 Outstanding Community Engagement and Education Award Winner of ANJEC's 2019 Environmental Achievement Award Winner of NJDEP's 2019 Governor's Environmental Excellence Award

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Meet the Team


Get to know the people who make NJ MAP.

John Hasse

John Hasse

Principle Investigator

Dr. John Hasse Ph.D. AICP is a professor of geography in Rowan University’s Department of Geography, Planning & Sustainability. He has been engaged in land use/environmental/sustainability planning for over two decades. He has testified as an expert on land use and New Jersey planning policy and established the Rowan University Planning BS degree program. Hasse established the Rowan Geolab as a means of communicating geospatial knowledge to the broader community.

Mark Corbalis

Mark Corbalis

Web Development Architect

Mark has been the chief programming architect for NJ MAP for over ten years. He has extensive experience with database management systems and incorporating GIS data into web delivery.

Katrina McCarthy

Katrina McCarthy

Director of NJMAP

Katrina has worked in the Geospatial Research Lab since 2011. She has a passion for supporting environmental advocacy efforts and using GIS to tackle a myriad of NJ specific topics including affordable housing, open space preservation, conservation, land stewardship and land use change. Serving as the Director of the NJ MAP project, Katrina oversees geospatial research projects from start to finish.

Makenzie Franco

Makenzie Franco

Web Mapping Specialist

Makenzie first started working on the NJ MAP project as a GIS intern during her undergraduate degree at Rowan University. She is currently enrolled in a master’s degree program in urban and regional planning.

Makenzie recognizes how important land preservation is in New Jersey and is proud to be a part of the NJ MAP team’s role in preserving lands for future generations. She lives on Cape Island in Cape May County, where she can be found biking around town or identifying plants growing at any of the nearby nature preserves.

Mike Brein

Mike Brein

GIS Technician and Support Specialist

Mike works full-time for Rowan University’s Department of Geography, Planning, & Sustainability, of which NJ MAP and the GeoLab are a part. While he had his start on the NJ MAP team as a student intern during his undergrad, he now offers technical support from his position within the department. This includes front and back-end web development, management of cloud service infrastructure, team onboarding, and occasionally video tutorial production.

Adam Taylor

Adam Taylor

Communications and Outreach Manager

Though Adam works full time for NJDEP protecting already preserved open space, it is through his part-time work on NJ MAP, and specifically Conservation Blueprint, that enables him to contribute to the collaborative process that is critical to the goal of accelerating the rate of preserving New Jersey’s remaining priority lands. Adam has been with the NJMAP / Blueprint team since 2017, assisting in a variety of ways and championing the mission and online maps to organizations and individuals throughout the state.

In his free time, of which there is a little with a toddler in his household, he enjoys exploring backroads, playing guitar, going to concerts, playing soccer, going for hikes and cooking with and for his wife.

Ellie Moorer

Ellie Moorer

Graduate Student Intern

Throughout Ellie’s life, geography and open spaces have consistently captured her curiosity. This fascination ultimately led her to pursue a graduate degree in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Currently, she is working towards completing a capstone project as the final step towards obtaining her graduate degree. Her ultimate objective is to persistently advocate for conservation endeavors and actively encourage the valuable knowledge of geospatial science.

Arianna Qira

Arianna Qira

Graduate Student Intern

Arianna is currently pursuing Rowan University’s master degree in Urban and Regional Planning and Sustainability Studies Certificate. She works full time as a Project Manager in Systems Engineering and part time with NJ MAP as a graduate assistant, focusing on the partnership with the State Agricultural Department Committee.

She has a love for outdoor sports and hopes to contribute to the conservation of our natural spaces and resources.

Akshat Baranwal

Akshat Baranwal

Undergraduate Student Intern

Shauna Hurley

Shauna Hurley

Undergraduate Student Intern

Shauna is pursuing a BS in computer science at Rowan University. She also works part-time as a coding coach. Her interest in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) combined with her experience in coding with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python is what led her to become an intern at NJ MAP.

Brendan Bermingham

Brendan Bermingham

Undergraduate Student Intern

Brendan is a student at Rowan University working on a BS in Geographic Information Systems and a BA in Environmental and Sustainability Studies. He has worked as an intern for NJ MAP since 2021 where he performs various GIS tasks such as digitizing land use/land cover or updating data layers across the NJ MAP web maps. He hopes to use his GIS skills to help plan for a more sustainable and equitable future for all.

Made Possible By


The Dodge Foundation
GeoLab
Kirby Foundation
The Nature Conservancy
New Jersey Conservation Foundation
William Penn Foundation
Garden State Preservation Trust
New Jersey State Agriculture Development Committee

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Disclaimer


NJ MAP utilizes best available data from a variety of sources. These sources can be made available so users may assess the integrity and objectivity of the data. While attention is given to present the most up-to-date information, The NJ MAP Team, and its funders, assume no responsibility for the spatial accuracy, completeness or timeliness of data used, and expressly disclaim any and all responsibility for errors, misinterpretations, omissions or other inconsistencies depicted arising from or otherwise related to the maps maintained within this site.

Maps and data sets found on this site are for planning activities only and cannot and should not be used for any regulatory purposes - this applies to both the parcel and state-wide levels. The information on this website should be used only as a guide; an on-site investigation is the only true way to know which features exist on the ground.