A newsletter about the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's (NJDEP), Bureau of Geographic Information and Analysis (BGIA). The newsletter covers GIS-related news items, projects, initiatives, conference reports, data reports, GIS events and BGIA staff news. The audience includes NJDEP staff and the New Jersey GIS community, and the public. This is Issue #40 Winter 1999/2000 - contains articles on metadata workshops, maps for mayors, GIS community profile, and more.The GIS Update is published on a semi-annual basis. Current and previous issues can be viewed at the NJDEP-GIS website: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis